"The staff (especially Sharif) is attentive, personable, and treats you like you are the only customer in the restaurant."
"The service was first class and attentive."
"Staff is outstanding, food is beyond delicious, every dish is made to perfection."
"Servers were attentive and helpful."
"The service was beyond five star!"
"The staff was very professional and knowledgeable of the menu."
Cons:
"I wish the waiter wouldn't have asked me every 2/3 minutes how I'm enjoying and the food were better."
"The wait staff was a bit pushy when it came to ordering our meals."
"The waiting was unacceptable, over 20 minutes for drinks, entrees that never came."
"Took our waiter forever to come get our orders."
"The wait staff was difficult concerning COVID."
"The waitstaff was very friendly but the service was very slow."
"Service and waiting for any small detail like a coke or a French fries... is minimum 20 minutes."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The decor and ambiance is 5 stars."
"The ambiance is second to none and it was a truly joyful experience."
"The vibe was classy yet relaxing."
"The ambiance of the restaurant is immaculate and their attention to detail shines through."
"The ambiance and decor here are amazing and add to the whole experience."
"Ambiance was amazing."
"The ambiance is wonderfully done with lot of references to the Tabernacle winery."
Cons:
"Restaurant atmosphere is tired and probably due for some renovations and updates."
"Nice ambiance but not particularly trendy looking inside."
"The attitude from those who were not directly waiting on us was condescending and dismissive."
"The area is extremely dangerous and scary."
"Area is terrible."
"The completely empty restaurant at 6pm should have been our sign to try going somewhere else."
"When you pay high-end prices, you'd expect high-end dishes. These dishes look like a kid put them together. No class. No decor no garnish."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Boneless Ribeye - Perfectly spiced and cooked to a nice pink medium rare."
"The steak dishes were so juicy and done just right."
"The food at Tabernacle is delicious, each dish carefully curated to tantalize your taste buds and leaving you desiring for more."
"The food was out of this world!!!"
"The juicy and succulent steak was the perfect complement to the appetizers."
"The food was wonderful."
"Food was absolutely amazing! I had the best sushi roll of my life called the Tabernacle."
Cons:
"Extremely overpriced for mediocre food."
"The roasted chicken had a weird smell and flavor."
"The steak came out and looked like it was cooked well, but was completely flavorless."
"The food was not good at all the food we got was meatball sliders which was supposed to have 'bone marrow' BS TASTE LIKE FROZEN MEATBALLS disgusting."
"The rib steak was not seasoned properly."
"Food is a disaster."
"The soup was terrible. The risotto looked like someone threw up in a bowl and tasted the same way."
Value
Pros:
"The Maryland crabcakes are homemade and quite large; well worth the price."
"A bit pricey but so worth it!"
"For a kosher restaurant the prices are really reasonable."
"Prices were fair for the amount of food you receive."
"It’s money well spent."
"Although the menu is certainly on the pricey side, this is justified by the high-end and high-quality dining experience we received."
"Absolutely the best kosher restaurant in America. Maybe the world."
Cons:
"Our bill was over $2,000."
"You will walk out with a minimum between $700-1500 easy."
"The food was pretty decent but for the price, it was not worth it."
"No burger should ever be $52 unless there's gold in it."
"The example of the fries is tasteless despite their steep price ($16)."
"The quality of the food didn't quite live up to the cost."
"This space is extremely expensive and not worth a dollar."