Reviews for BABALU® - Knoxville in Knoxville, TN
As a first-time customer, I was impressed. I liked the pink theme of the restaurant, the service, and the food. One of my... favorite sandwiches is the Cuban, and BABALU’s Cuban sandwich did not disappoint. Just about everything is made in house. Ithought it was delicious. Read more
My family and I visited on a Sunday evening for dinner. We were able to be seated immediately. The waiter Aaron was very polite... and attentive. We had the kid's pasta, the Cuban sandwich with fries and tacos (1 Mahi and 1 shrimp). Everything came out fairlyquickly and freshly made. The tacos were delicious and perfectly cooked. My husband enjoyed the Cuban as always (one of hisfavorites). Read more
Great vibe at this place. Haven't been since the remodel and it did not disappoint. We got the dip trio. It was delicious. The... black bean hummus was a real surprise dish. I was not expecting it to be that good. And the chips were thick, fresh, andperfectly salted. Read more
I love the aesthetic of this place. We went between lunch and dinner, so we practically had the place to ourselves, but I'm sure... it's packed in the evenings. The charcuterie was good, but my favorite part was the preserves. I had the grilled peach andburrata salad. Great combination of flavors, but it could have used a little salt. I would go back. Read more
Torn on leaving a negative review. On a seemingly slow night (day before thanksgiving) we had to wait 60 min for a table in a... less than half full restaurant due to limited wait staff. Understandable. I asked if this was going to effect food from thekitchen and they said no. We waited. Service started quick, with appetizers. Fried manchego seems to be cooked In oil that wastoo cool. Entrees, mostly tacos, came out over a very wide time range. First people could have eaten all their tacos by the timethe second people got theirs, and same until the third group got theirs. Of those tacos, most looked small, oily, and lackingany finishing bits. Burger, advertised to have among other things, guacamole and bacon, had neither. Wait time is understandablegiven what is happening. Very unfortunate that it carried over to the kitchen as well. Read more
Wonderful ambience, excellent service, delicious salads for my husband and I. I had the Spanish salad with grilled shrimp. My... husband had peach burrata salad-fantastic! They even gave me a sample of the guacamole. So good! Definitely coming back when wevisit next time. Read more
Everything was really good. food was delicious and drinks were good. However I paid extra for one of their Pods. I was told we... would be more private and get our own waiter. The privacy was good but our waiter was hard to find most of the time and we wentlong periods waiting for him to reappear. Read more
This restaurant is a beautiful mixture of modern and cozy spanish style. We ordered manchego cheese, tacos, crispy shrimp,... paella, and bread pudding. Everything was really wonderful and fresh. The pork tacos were a bit greasy for my taste, but therest of the did made up for it. The Manchego cheese, Mahi and jerk chicken tacos were well worth the visit. My favorite wasthe bread pudding. It was crispy on the outside with a gooey caramel'type topping. They serve it with vanilla ice cream, but thepudding was so good I didn't want the ice cream. We will definitely be back. Read more