SanDai

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   Katie

   Tahoe

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   They are taking on way more tables than they are set up to handle staff-wise. We arrived exactly on time for our reservation, and waited 25 minutes to get seated. And during that whole time we stood at the bar trying to order drinks for the wait and couldn't even place a drink order. It's not the staff's fault, everyone we saw was busy working and trying their best the entire time, but they had tons of folks waiting to be seated same as us, and even in overbooked manhattan restaurants I'm used to being able to at least order a drink during the wait time. When we were finally seated we realized that other patrons who had already been seated for 30+ minutes barely even had water glasses on their table, we didn't want to be there for 3 more hours so we left. I was pretty disappointed because the food looks great and I was looking forward to it, and like I said it's not the staff's fault, they were working hard, but they need to change how they're managing things or staff up better because they were not at all able to handle the amount of reservations they'd taken that night.
   

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   Elke

   VIP

   San Francisco

   121 reviews

   5.0

   121 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Took my brother here for his birthday. I knew he would like the kind of food and I didn’t know if I would. I had been to the bakery and enjoyed all three pastries I’ve gotten so I wanted to try this new restaurant. It was very nice. We got a combination of probably five dishes and then dessert. There were a lot of unique flavors and we liked everything a lot. I would definitely go back.
   

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   Louise

   VIP

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Too bad the grilled prawns from Nasi Goreng was hard and chewy and the Mussels was too spicy to enjoy. For the price of each meal at $25-$30, I was expecting a little more. I've had better for cheaper.
   

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   Philip

   VIP

   San Francisco

   101 reviews

   5.0

   101 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   Excellent choice for Indonesian cuisine, a rarity in the local food scene. Last night was our third visit: Grilled prawns, Seafood Adam, mussels, roti & nan. Perfectly cooked and presented. Nice selection of cocktails. Server(Frankie) was on point, very friendly. also GM and owner both toured all tables. We will return
   

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   Janelle

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 1, 2025

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

   As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with enthusiasm and had a great experience!
   

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   Julita

   Central Coast

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on January 29, 2025

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

   I brought my team here for an office party. The food was amazing. There was not enough wait staff for our party size. I had to clear our own dishes to make room for some party activities. The server was appreciative, but I shouldn’t have had to do that. All that said, we still had a great experience and I will return again because the food is so amazing . 
   

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   Lamar

   VIP

   San Francisco

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on January 20, 2025

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

   Gado Gado is a perfect vegan dish. It would be nice if one could get some healthy tempeh. Fried tempeh is not very healthy
   

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   vijin

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 18, 2025

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

   Food was very average they could do better with Indonesian cuisine
   

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   Satya

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   We'd never had Indonesian cuisine previously. Our waitress gave us a lot of tips and helped us choose dishes that we'd like especialy since some of our party were vegetarians. The food came out quickly. The Tahu Goreng was outstanding. As was the Gado Gado and the Garlic Mushroom Noodles. Both were very flavorful. We also ordered the Coconut Tapioca Panna Cotta which had minimal sugar which we liked a lot. The waitress brought out an additional Sponge cake with Coconut Crisp on the house. We really appreciated her gesture. We've become big fans of San Dai.
   

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    Alfonso

    VIP

    Caribbean

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2025

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

    If you have time to enjoy an amazing brunch by chef Nora then you will be pleasantly surprised. The food is delicious, prepared to perfection, and equally visually appealing. I have filled her for years and the food she parpares never disappoints.
    

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