Lamberts Downtown Barbecue

Lamberts Downtown Barbecue reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Minneapolis4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined today

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

   Super impressed for the first time here! This is going to be a little weird, but I’m going to start, not with the barbecue, but with the broccoli and the mac & cheese! I am going to go home and keep working until I can copy the recipe for that broccoli! If I’m in a barbecue restaurant and my first four bites are of food are is green, it must be amazing!! I also wanted to use my bread to sop up the rest of the cheese sauce from the baked mac & cheese… Oh…. Yeah… and the brisket, ribs, and jalapeño/cheddar sausage were in the 8.5-9.0 range out of 10! Definitely worth it! Unfortunately, we didn’t try any of the desserts, we were too full! I rarely give five stars. I rate all restaurants from the front of the house to the back of the house. The staff were super friendly, attentive, and professional. The bathrooms were extremely clean and tidy. (This is where most restaurants lose a star from me. If they can’t keep their bathroom clean, I wonder what their kitchen looks like.).  These guys deserve all five stars, and I look forward to getting back to try those desserts someday!
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined today

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

   Really good food, amazing service, a bit windy and noisy outdoors but whaddya gonna do
   

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   Thomas VIP

   New York City27 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Great brisket Fair pricing on the wine by the glass Our server was attentive and courteous Overall a great dining experience
   

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   Soufyan

   Austin1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Excellent food but more importantly, perfect service. I invited business relations there and everything was done so we could spend a great time
   

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   Michael VIP

   Denver7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Great staff and pretty good food. Get the lamb chops.
   

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   SRF26 VIP

   Milwaukee22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   It’s a must! Food was delicious! Best brisket ever!
   

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   Margaret VIP

   Austin6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   it was incredible foodwise but sooo loud inside you couldn't hear anyone speak. suspect this is sx.
   

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   Karenk

   Los Angeles17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 6 March 2025

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

   The best, and I mean the best brisket I have ever tasted. The band upstairs was loud so conversation was limited, however, the band was great! Overall, a great experience!
   

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   Benjamin

   San Diego1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 5 March 2025

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

   Food was good, service was just very average. Hopefully next time will be better
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner VIP

    London10 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 5 March 2025

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

    Very loud music makes conversation very difficult. The music intrudes rather than enhances the dining experience, particularly where you cannot see the band just hear it Food was ok but not special and service patchy. Only 2 of our 3 starters were delivered together, when the third arrived we had no plates
    

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