abacus

sorely disappointed. my wife and i recently took our in-laws to abacus for a very special dinner. abacus has always been the standard indallascuisine in our opinion. well, i can tell you we will never go back. the food was above average but the service was absolutely horrible. our waiter would not shut up. he wanted to tell us where he was from; his life's story, etc... i couldn't believe it. in fact, me wife commented to our family that the coolest thing about abacus was that the waiters and servers appeard to come out of the walls. the service was always awesome in the past. well that expectation was shattered the other night. our dinner was served exactly 50 minutes after our appetizers which is unacceptable. when you spend the kind of money you spend at abacus you expect a very special experience. i am out on all rathbun restaurants form here on out. i used to take clients to blue plate for lunch once or twice a week but no more. good riddance mr. rathburn.

decent meal. not the best i've had in thedallasarea but, decently delicious. the staff was great, the drinks weren't really worth it. the entrees could have been much better.

abacus has been on my list of restaurants to try for a while and my wife and i finally went saturday evening. we had late reservations and arrived early expecting to wait in the bar until our table was ready. the staff was able to seat us immediately to our surprise. we had a wonderful experience and can see why abacus' service and food is award winning. the lobster shooters were awesome. my wife said her tenderloin was the the best she has ever had at a restaurant. i had the duck and it was very well prepared. the creme brûlée / cinnamon roll desert was outstanding. equally impressive were the drinks and wine list. they have some impressive wines and champagne by the glass and bottle.

we will definitely have abacus on the top of our list when we return todallasand highly recommend

awesome!. i was recently indallasand went to abacus (it had been a few years). it was as good as i remembered. the lobster shooters are as unique as the robust sauce accompanying the buffalo filet. i like a lot of different flavors and this was it!

the wine selections are vast, even if a little overpriced. the 1966 port was amazing.

the server was jennifer who was amazing and took great care of my parents.

best food i have ever eaten.. if you know of a place indallasthat has better food please let me know!!!

i'm not joking either

will not be signing up to waste money and be serviced poorly again!. for the cost (about $100 per person without wine or cocktails), one would expect better food and service. unfortunately, the food was lackluster. i used to love love the lobster scallion shooters,. the last visit, they tasted overwhelmingly sweet, without any of the complexity from the other supposed "19 ingredients". the other entrees were lackluster as well. i tend to agree with some other reviewers that many fine dining spots seem to have deteriorated their food quality, perhaps in response to the bad economy. anyhow, the worst part of my experience was the service. the manager lady seemed to mistakenly believe that part of her job was to be curt & condescending. i think for the amount of money i dropped, the food should be outstanding and i should at a minimum be treated with respect. very sad. this used to be one of my favoritedallasspots, but i will not be signing up to waste money and be serviced poorly again!

everythng was great!!! started with lobster shooter which was ok, i am not a bug fan of fry food but very creative and tasttes good. foie grois amazing , kobe carpaccio delicious , lamb rack amazing , chocolate dessert excellent. i will be back next time a visitdallas. great experience