Mawn

Mawn reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Karla

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I’ve been to this restaurant four times now, and each visit has been better than the last. The food is consistently outstanding — full of flavor, beautifully presented, and clearly made with care. The ambience is just perfect, whether you’re going for a casual night out or a special occasion. The staff is warm and attentive, and the overall experience always feels effortless and enjoyable. It’s rare to find a place that keeps impressing you like this. Highly recommend — already looking forward to my next visit!
   

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   Becky

   New York City1 review

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a nice meal. While good, this spot did not live up to its hype for me. Reservations are nearly impossible to score, going out on the first of the previous month. I was lucky and got a 7:15 on the first Friday of the month. We were seated right away. This spot is BYOB which is a positive. Based on the way you are supposed to dine, I’m not the biggest fan of the atmosphere. The tables are small, making it difficult to have multiple dishes on at one time. It’s small and intimate, which I loved, but the music is loud making it difficult to hear conversation. It’s silly to gripe about, but the napkins are paper, which for the eating experience, we either needed more or I would have preferred cloth. We had to wipe down our table a few times, which meant less napkins too. I want to say the food is good. It’s not my favorite, and I think a lot of the hype comes from people trying this cuisine for the first time. I appreciate that it’s something different in the restaurant scene. We did the puck and see, which meant they picked the dishes for us. Appetizers we had were the wild boar dip, which was too salty for my taste, grilled saht koh, which was tender but overpowered with ginger, and then my favorite, the burmese ginger & melon salad. The salad was fresh and crisp and a good palate cleanser for the salty dip. For the mains, we had the all star seafood rice, and the khao soi. The seafood rice was good, though for the price I would not order it on its own. I love fried rice, so I expected to love this dish (which I did) but nothing stuck out enough to me to make it worth over $50. The Khao soj was creamy and had good flavor. Finally we ended with a funnel cake, which was not the best. It was overwhelmingly sweet, and so soft it just was like a lump of dough in your mouth. Service was fine and our server was kind. Overall do I think this was worth the price? No. Would I return? Absolutely not if I have to predict my schedule a month in advance. If a friend asked
   

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   Catherine

   Orange County4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best restaurant in Philadelphia! So happy to take my family from Japan here :)
   

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   Nicholas

   Philadelphia1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Brilliant. Totally worth the hype. Put yourself in the servers hands… they will add more than just the puck and see but it is all worth trying and not super expensive for a James Beard award nominee
   

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   Tiffany

   Philadelphia18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was a great experience! Our server Chelsea was a gem, everything was explained well. Food was fantastic! I cannot wait to go again with a bigger group so we can try more!
   

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   lsoz

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing from start to finish! Every dish was fresh and full of flavor. Portions are definitely meant to be shared but it's OK to have one all to yourself, too!
   

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   Kaitlyn

   New Jersey2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Mawn is definitely worth the hype! Every dish we had was beautifully prepared and so uniquely delicious. Our waiter was friendly and very helpful with explaining the menu and offering suggestions. Definitely get the khao soi, grilled saht koh, and banh chow salad!
   

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   Jacob VIP

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Fantastic service. Really hard res and probably not worth how hard the res was to get but really solid food.
   

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   Victoria Guiteras

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We have dined at Mawn a few times now and we’ve officially made it our birthday celebration spot! It’s beyond a perfect evening. Don’t sleep on the garlicky cabbage!
   

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    Deborah

    Washington DC2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 28, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Get a reservation here as soon as possible. You won’t regret it, that’s all.
    

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