Lamberts Downtown Barbecue

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   Gary

   Louisville

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The food was good but nothing extraordinary. Felt it as overpriced for the quantity and quality. I paid with cash and it took at least 10 minutes for the change to be delivered.
   

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   Jennifer

   Louisville

   41 reviews

   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Amazing brisket - highly recommend! Excellent service.
   

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   Jennie

   Atlanta Metro

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Enjoyed dinner on the patio. Nice higher end bbq option. Everything was delicious and very good service.
   

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   FRANK

   San Joaquin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 November 2024

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

   Really enjoyed Lamberts Great food, pleasant staff, nice place. A complete casual dining experience. Loved the brisket
   

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   Ashley

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 13 November 2024

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

   This was one of the best meals of my entire life. I understand that us quite the statement but I mean it. I was in Austin for work and a few days play too. I first ate here with my husband. We ordered the prime ribeye, brisket, and mashed potato side. This ribeye was the best thing I've ever put in my mouth. The flavor was beyond. So delicious. The brisket was so tender, juicy, and flavorful l. This topped the brisket at Terry Blacks. The mashed potatoes were so creamy and perfect. We sat on the patio and the smoker filled the air. It was magnificent. Because our experience was exceptional, I brought five co-workers back a few days later. The praises were through the roof. This time I ordered myself the prime ribeye, it is huge but I had to have it again! We shared the burnt ends queso. We would buy it by the gallon if we could. It was some of the best queso we had ever had. The mac and cheese is also worth ordering. Delicious! This time we were seated downstairs but you can still enjoy the live band being played upstairs. Coincidentally, I had the same server both times and she was great. Friendly and attentive. I'd like to give Yelp the honors for introducing us to Lamberts but it didn't even show up. All praises go to Dax Shepherd and his Armchair Expert podcast discussing how Matthew McConaughey took him to Lamberts and it was the best ribeye experience he had in his life. So thank you McConaughey and Dax for the recommendation. It changed my life and I will need to get back to Austin just for Lamberts!
   

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   Marshall

   New York City

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on 12 November 2024

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

   As usual, excellent food. Because of the noise level downstairs, one needs to be precise with the servers - so Vodka martini needs to be vodka dry martini up front as well as after.
   

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   Jodie

   Atlanta Metro

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 10 November 2024

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

   Lovely spot downtown, reservations needed. Perfect dinner prior to show at the Moody Theatre. Ribeye may be best steak we’ve had. All dishes/sides/drinks were delicious.
   

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   Amaia

   Cancun

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 9 November 2024

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

   We ordered several types of ribs dishes and none of them were actually good. Some were under cooked, and others, the meat was a bit smelly. We will not come back.
   

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   Ron

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 7 November 2024

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

   The food was good. Huge portions - definitely think about the family style option for both appetizers an entrees. Flavors were good, though some proteins were a bit salty for my tastes. The service was mediocre. Our server touched the table twice, once to take our apps/drinks order and once to take our entrees order. We never saw her again and instead had to flag one of the people who was delivering our food from the kitchen. She was great and very responsive, but I question the organization of service. All in all, a good meal, but nothing exceptional. It's worth noting that this was one experience, and I'd want to visit Lambert's again before drawing too many sweeping conclusions.
   

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    Lauren

    Austin

    6 reviews

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    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 2 November 2024

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

    We had the brisket, sausage, beet salad, mac and cheese, fries, broccoli, and slaw. All of the food was delicious. The banana pudding was thick and not very banana-y (heavy on cinnamon) but was still good. But don't expect traditional banana pudding. Not too crowded or too loud.
    

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