| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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Casual french dining with a romantic patio. ”
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Lilly's has everything going for it: great location, delicious food, pleasant waitstaff and wonderful ambiance. ”
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will com back because the atmosphere and the food fel like in france. ”
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For a romantic outdoor dining experience, Lilly's is the place. ”
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the outdoor patio has a great romantic ambiance that adds to the accents of the waitstaff, and the cuisine which is just totally from the french pallate. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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the desserts are awesome. ”
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The salads (I believe they grow their own vegetables) and dessert are WONDERFUL and the service is up to par. ”
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The desserts--chocolate souffle with pistachio ice cream, blood orange sorbet, and grape ice cream with blueberry filo (looked like a blueberry crepe)--were delicious. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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Oh, and they know about wine, so if you are like me and not an expert on french wine, they can suggest wine for specific dishes. ”
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enjoyed the wine the waiter suggested. ”
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Nice wine list. ”
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Our waitress recommended the wine which was great! ”
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Waiters will are happy to impart their knowledge and steer you in the direction of a good wine suitable to your tastes. ”
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I've been twice with my girlfriends and it's a great plae to go for wine and aps! ”
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| food quality |
78.9300012588501% positive |
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possibly the best food on Abbott Kinney ”
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The French bistro menu was limited but the food was ok and the service was slow and mediocre. ”
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The food is decent, not great, but passable. ”
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and poor food ”
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Lovely place, great food, good prices ”
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Lilly's has wonderful food. ”
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In fact, it seemed to be a huge inconvenience to him that I actually expected to receive food at all. ”
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The appetizers where weak, escargot lacked flavor, the lobster bisque had no lobster and was more like tomato soup and not good tomato soup. ”
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The frisee salad with lardons and a poached egg is the best I've had outside of France, but some of the other salad dishes are simply average. ”
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The service is terrific, the lunch is inexpensive with lots of options and my favorite dinner dish is Mussels and Fries. ”
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The grilled salmon was good, but it was a very small dish. ”
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When I finally asked for a fresh cup, our classy waitress brought the entire huge thermos to our table to splash in a 3 hour old re-fill. ”
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However, my friends and I were disappointed with our Sunday brunch entrees: the chicken salad and the onglet a l'echalotte had somewhat dry meat. ”
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Lilly's has everything going for it: great location, delicious food, pleasant waitstaff and wonderful ambiance. ”
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White table cloths and fresh baguette on the table perfect the French touch. ”
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Loved the food. ”
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think for a date spot, this place is great, it's not too pricy, middle of the road but the value of the food is expensive. ”
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The menu is a mix of french brasserie and restaurant classics like juicy steak with french fries with some traditionals such as ceasar salad, and franco-cal dishes like goat cheese puffs that are pretty sublime. ”
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I'm a big fan of French onion soup, but it was only mediocre here. ”
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even the chicken (which is usually a boring dish) is great. ”
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Oh, and they know about wine, so if you are like me and not an expert on french wine, they can suggest wine for specific dishes. ”
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highly recommend the mussel dish. ”
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brought our group of eight here for a celebratory business dinner--a well-traveled, upscale group--and ended up embarassed by the listless greeting, the indifferent waitress (an 18 percent tip was added automatically, perhaps explaining her lack of enga ”
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Wonderful, authentic french bistro -- unfortunately this includes the standard-issue french attitude. ”
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First the staff was cold and disorganized, the food was fair to poor. ”
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The orange sorbet is delicious but the lemon tart is big enough and heavy enough for two to split. ”
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the seared ahi tuna salad melts in your mouth, the fish is always good, even if there is not a lot of selection. ”
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Fantastic food at terrific prices ”
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Incredible food at great prices. ”
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Then, because I had read on this site many reviews that said the food was just ok and the waiters were terrible (yes Joe's and Axe were booked and we had to stay on Abbot Kinney)- I was persistent to even get our order in. ”
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Everything was delicious. ”
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loved Lilly's, the waiters were really cool to us and the food was excellent. ”
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You can tell everyone is having a great conversation; in other words, not a place where people are worried about making connections in the biz, checking each other out; but intent on full enjoyment of a meal with their ”
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the service was great, the food was great, and going there for lunch is a bargain! ”
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The food was slow coming from the kitchen, the bread basket went un-refilled, and any change to the menu seemed especially challenging. ”
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don't generally go here to be surprised by unique dishes but to eat great food. ”
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Poor service makes good food difficult to enjoy. ”
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to our surprise, we read the menu at the door, and found the prices pretty reasonable for french food. ”
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I've been coming to this place for years and I've never had a bad meal. ”
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the outdoor patio has a great romantic ambiance that adds to the accents of the waitstaff, and the cuisine which is just totally from the french pallate. ”
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The food was really, really good: warm chicken sandwich on fabulous french bread, fresh spring salad, and split pea soup (so good I ordered a second bowl). ”
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The dishes we ordered were good--I thought the salmon was the best. ”
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The fish is also excellent. ”
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we have a great time and great food the satff very good but the food amazing. ”
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ordered the Canard a la lavande, a roasted duck breast specialty, which was delicious. ”
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The desserts--chocolate souffle with pistachio ice cream, blood orange sorbet, and grape ice cream with blueberry filo (looked like a blueberry crepe)--were delicious. ”
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Go next door to Joe's -- nice place, same price range, better food, and much better service. ”
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have liked every dish I have ordered. ”
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will com back because the atmosphere and the food fel like in france. ”
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both the food & the staff are authentic & great. ”
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Great food ”
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And I really don't like chefs who refuse to cook meat (the Hanging Steak in my case) the way the customer wants. ”
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Food was tasty - they serve french fries with everything that resemble McDonalds but better. ”
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| menu variety |
71.4300012588501% positive |
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The French bistro menu was limited but the food was ok and the service was slow and mediocre. ”
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Our server was very nice, pretty and very helpful with the menu (the fact that she spoke French was very helpful). ”
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The food was slow coming from the kitchen, the bread basket went un-refilled, and any change to the menu seemed especially challenging. ”
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the seared ahi tuna salad melts in your mouth, the fish is always good, even if there is not a lot of selection. ”
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The service is terrific, the lunch is inexpensive with lots of options and my favorite dinner dish is Mussels and Fries. ”
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The menu is a mix of french brasserie and restaurant classics like juicy steak with french fries with some traditionals such as ceasar salad, and franco-cal dishes like goat cheese puffs that are pretty sublime. ”
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to our surprise, we read the menu at the door, and found the prices pretty reasonable for french food. ”
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| overall |
87.5% positive |
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You can tell everyone is having a great conversation; in other words, not a place where people are worried about making connections in the biz, checking each other out; but intent on full enjoyment of a meal with their ”
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waitstaff is awesome, the quiche is great, i really like this place. ”
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Go next door to Joe's -- nice place, same price range, better food, and much better service. ”
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great place for lunch ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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don't normally do it, but I loved this place and I can't wait to return. ”
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| service |
65.0% positive |
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The waitstaff are very professional and it's refreshing to have service that is not intrusive -- not "Hi, I'm so and so and I'll be your server tonight. ”
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Go next door to Joe's -- nice place, same price range, better food, and much better service. ”
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Then, because I had read on this site many reviews that said the food was just ok and the waiters were terrible (yes Joe's and Axe were booked and we had to stay on Abbot Kinney)- I was persistent to even get our order in. ”
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enjoyed the wine the waiter suggested. ”
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Our waitress recommended the wine which was great! ”
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Our server was very nice, pretty and very helpful with the menu (the fact that she spoke French was very helpful). ”
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First the staff was cold and disorganized, the food was fair to poor. ”
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You can tell everyone is having a great conversation; in other words, not a place where people are worried about making connections in the biz, checking each other out; but intent on full enjoyment of a meal with their ”
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loved Lilly's, the waiters were really cool to us and the food was excellent. ”
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the service was great, the food was great, and going there for lunch is a bargain! ”
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The service was great and very friendly. ”
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The service was awful. ”
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brought our group of eight here for a celebratory business dinner--a well-traveled, upscale group--and ended up embarassed by the listless greeting, the indifferent waitress (an 18 percent tip was added automatically, perhaps explaining her lack of enga ”
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had to write after I saw something about poor service. ”
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Worst service ever! ”
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The service is always amazing and the price is right. ”
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both the food & the staff are authentic & great. ”
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In a great neighbourhood we were expecting the typical excellent service you experience on most of Abbott Kinney. ”
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Small, intimate and friendly, this place offers some of the best casual French dining in town. ”
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Upon complaining to the manager/owner, his attitude was much the same, which explained more why he allowed such rude, stuck-up attitude upon his staff. ”
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When I finally asked for a fresh cup, our classy waitress brought the entire huge thermos to our table to splash in a 3 hour old re-fill. ”
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The service is friendly and prompt and the prices are very reasonable for such a charming setting. ”
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The server was so incredibly snotty, however, that I actually couldn't in good conscience leave a tip. ”
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The French bistro menu was limited but the food was ok and the service was slow and mediocre. ”
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The service is terrific, the lunch is inexpensive with lots of options and my favorite dinner dish is Mussels and Fries. ”
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The service, however, is consistently slow and rude. ”
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went to Lilly's about 2 weeks ago and had the absolute worst service I've EVER had - rude, disorganized, inattentive. ”
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The salads (I believe they grow their own vegetables) and dessert are WONDERFUL and the service is up to par. ”
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Poor service makes good food difficult to enjoy. ”
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Very much like the excellent service at La Cachette, although obviously slightly more casual. ”
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| value |
85.71000099182129% positive |
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Go next door to Joe's -- nice place, same price range, better food, and much better service. ”
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have to say though, this place is a bit pricey considering. ”
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And the prices are very reasonable for dinner as well. ”
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When I finally asked for a fresh cup, our classy waitress brought the entire huge thermos to our table to splash in a 3 hour old re-fill. ”
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to our surprise, we read the menu at the door, and found the prices pretty reasonable for french food. ”
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In fact, it seemed to be a huge inconvenience to him that I actually expected to receive food at all. ”
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Incredible food at great prices. ”
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Lovely place, great food, good prices ”
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The service is always amazing and the price is right. ”
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my opinion you should save your cash and go to Joe's just next door a little more expensive but vastly better. ”
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The service is terrific, the lunch is inexpensive with lots of options and my favorite dinner dish is Mussels and Fries. ”
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think for a date spot, this place is great, it's not too pricy, middle of the road but the value of the food is expensive. ”
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The service is friendly and prompt and the prices are very reasonable for such a charming setting. ”
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Fantastic food at terrific prices ”
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| wait time |
0.0% positive |
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The food was slow coming from the kitchen, the bread basket went un-refilled, and any change to the menu seemed especially challenging. ”
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The service, however, is consistently slow and rude. ”
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The French bistro menu was limited but the food was ok and the service was slow and mediocre. ”
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