Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Gainesville

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   robert

   VIP

   Richmond

   64 reviews

   5.0

   64 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Tried the 3 course dinner special with the NY Strip as the entree. Good value for $39.99 with salad and mimi desert.
   

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   Glenda

   Orlando

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We really enjoy Firbird and Sabastian will be our go to waiter from now on. It is easy to have a conversation even next to the kitchen. Definitely glad we had reservations on a Friday evening.
   

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   Mimi

   Washington DC

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Awesome, as always! Lobster queso, spinach and salmon salad, filet with sides…delicious!
   

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   Patricia

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   They have the best fillets they’re always cooked to perfection. Their wine is too expensive but the three course $39.99 deal that they have is awesome.
   

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   Elaine

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Our server was excellent. We were celebrating a birthday and was so impressed with the way the desert was presented and the card signed by staff.
   

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   Kim

   VIP

   Washington DC

   83 reviews

   2.0

   83 reviews

   Dined on 12 January 2025

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

   As much as my husband and I have enjoyed dining at Firebirds over the years, the past few visits have not met our expectations. We keep hoping it was just an off-night and that things will be different next time, but our experiences seem to be trending in the other direction. While not an ultra-high-end steakhouse, we still consider Firebirds a very nice place and a bit higher priced than most. So, we expect both good service and food. Our dinner date last night was neither of those things and left us disappointed, again. We both ordered the three course meals. We like the concept and appreciate the effort to make things more affordable. Our salads came out in a timely manner and were delicious. About 5 minutes later, and only half way through our salads, both our meals arrived. That is just terrible timing and made us feel very rushed to finish our salad or skip it and enjoy a hot dinner. At this point, it felt as though we were being herded in and out as quickly as possible in order to turn the table for the next set of dinner guests. We inhaled the rest of our salads, in less than a minute, hoping our steak dinners would not get cold. Unfortunately, we discovered our steaks were barely warm. My husband sent his steak back. Instead of providing a new, hot steak, they simply warmed up his original one with a new baked potato added on the side. Warming up a cold steak simply doesn’t taste as good and it is now overly cooked. When you come to a Firebirds restaurant, you expect everything to be top-notch – well timed, fresh and not rewarmed. The final part of our trifecta meal was dessert. We both ordered the Crème Brulé cheesecake. It was quite bad. The cheesecake was dry, very cold and they used canned whipped cream. Yuck! This latest experience could be the final straw and I’m not sure we will go back. There are too many other options in Northern Virginia for exceptional service and food. To the management’s credit, they did apologize and comped my husband‘s meal.
   

   Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - GainesvilleResponded 4 days ago

   Dear Kim We are so sorry to hear that the quality of food/service fell short of the standards we strive to deliver. We’d love the opportunity to learn more and make things right. Will you please send us an email. Thank you.
   

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   Tan

   VIP

   Washington DC

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 10 January 2025

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

   Great food, our server Kiara provided excellent recommendations.
   

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   William

   Atlantic City

   28 reviews

   5.0

   28 reviews

   Dined on 10 January 2025

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

   The food, blue cheese bacon wrapped filet and Chilean Sea Bass, were very food. Service was great. It was a Friday night so the noise level, especially from the bar area, was pretty loud. Definitely worth a try.
   

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   Lisa

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 5 January 2025

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

   Our waiter Mack was excellent! Thank you for the superb service.
   

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    Bonnie

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 January 2025

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

    Our server, Mac, was attentive and helpful, and mindful of my food allergy. The meals were all unique and delicious. As we were celebrating a birthday Mac brought out a lovely decorated dessert with a card signed by staff- such a special touch! Definitely a five star experience!
    

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