The Essence - Livermore

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   Mandar

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 7, 2024

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

   Wonderful ambience and tasty food. This one is on top of mind whenever we think of dining out for whatever reason..
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 24, 2024

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

   Average food, not outstanding. Tag line said that redefining Indian Food. But in reality, it was just an average run of the mill Dhaba food. Overpriced for the quality and quantity.
   

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   Alnadi

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 6, 2024

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

   Great experience and solid food! Will def be back. The ambiance is classy and welcoming
   

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   MARY

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 12, 2024

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

   i made rsvp for 8.00 pm didnt get table till 8.30 very bad service but still i tip drinks come after we finish eating it was my friend birthday we drove 1 hour to celebrate very bad service no birthday wishes or nothing will never refer no one
   

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   AnandK

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 21, 2024

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

   Amazing ambience, great food, authentic taste, good service !
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto

   11 reviews

   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on July 14, 2024

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

   I informed the front desk of the reso when we came in and he acknowledged it. The table they chose for us had chairs only so we asked for a booth - the waiter told us those were reserved and didn’t allow us to sit there. Then half hour after we sat down, the restaurant called me to see if I was going to make the reso - I had to remind him that we were already seated inside the restaurant and that I had told him about the reservations when we came in. He was clearly not paying attention at all. After the meal was almost over, my husband had to remind them that we were celebrating a birthday. The waiter said we could purchase a dessert if we wanted. Once again, they clearly were not paying attention and/or the least bit interested in accommodating customers who went out of their way to make reservations. I should mention that the restaurant was very empty on a Saturday at 6pm so not sure what they preoccupied with. On the plus side, the chef made great food so we’ll give em that.
   

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   DebraH

   San Francisco

   33 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on July 13, 2024

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

   First time dining here in Springtown area. We really enjoyed the food, good flavors. Better than most Indian food in the area. We will be back.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 8, 2024

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

   Food was really good. Every single meal was highly appreciated by all 3 of us. The restaurant is very nice with indian music playing enough to appreciate but not too much to not disturb conversations at the table. Service was great and price reasonable. Will come back!
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on June 8, 2024

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

   Nice ambiance. Food was good; some dishes were overly salty for my taste. Great service.
   

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    AmyC

    San Francisco

    23 reviews

    2.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on June 1, 2024

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

    Beautiful venue but service lousy. Waiters are rude and unaccommodating. They have poor wine selection and red wine by glass tasted like turning to vinegar. Takes them 20 minutes to make a mixed drink. They bring food out in stages rather than all at once. Food was poor quality. Garlic nan bread was best thing on the menu. First time we went food was decent but service bad and slow. Second time all was bad. We wont be back.
    

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