My friend and I had dinner here before an event at the Miller Theater and it was the perfect spot! The food was outstanding! We had the crab hush puppies and pimento & cheese...WOOOOOOW! We shared the caesar salad (big and perfect maybe even for three)-dressing was lightly applied (which I prefer) and the romaine was fresh. For our main course we had fried chicken w/biscuits and the braised beef stroganoff. BOTH were outstanding and will be the main reason we return! Last but certainly not least......the banana cream pie ! Fresh bananas that had been sliced and caramelized.....perfect graham cracker or possibly vanilla wafer crust! The only small, tiny negative was the place is tight! Tables are very close to one another and you are in some places eating with your neighbors, so conversations should stay relatively subdued. BUT all that said this is a RETURN IMMEDIATELY restaurant!
Nathan
The food here used to be good, unfortunately the quality seems to have declined. We shared the wedge salad with grilled chicken and the tofu bowl for brunch. If I got this food in a hospital cafeteria, I'd be thrilled. In a nice sit down restaurant, pretty meh
Linda
I try to go to Bud & Marilyn's whenever I am in Philly. On this visit I brought in a newbie for the fried chicken, and she loved it. We started with the tuna tostada shareable, and it was a great palate waker-upper. So fresh and delicious! Great mix of textures. I had the salmon with autumn veggies and it rocked. Crispy skin and succulent fish. We capped our meal off with the banana cream pie, which is the only version of that dish that I've ever liked... and at Bud & Marilyn's I LOVE it. A little noisy, as usual, but with everyone having such good times, who can blame them! Great service too.
Anna
The people were fantastic! Everyone from the host that greeted at us, to our server, to the extra wait staff that was pitching in, were friendly and efficient. Our food came out amazingly fast. We were there after an Eagles game so it was a rowdy and loud environment. It did not bother us. Sadly, both our fried chicken, and our buttermilk biscuits were very dry. This is not what we have enjoyed in the past and hope it was just a one time oversight.
Allison
This was our 2nd visit to Bud & Marilyn's and it was delightful agaiin, everything about it. We appreciated splitting an entree and salad. Both were substantial so we avoided over-eating and spending too much. Thank you for this memorable meal! We'll be back :-)
kathy
We had a resy for 6pm on a Tues and we're seated right away. My dinner companions ordered the crab and pasta and sausage dish and the barbecued rib dish. I ordered the kimchi rice with temporary shrimp. All three dishes were delicious. My colleague didn't care for the cornbread that came with the ribs. He said it was too dense for his liking. Our drinks were delicious. We got margarita and white wine and a beer and all three were great. It was very loud during our meal and we had to use raised voices to have conversation. The server was out outstanding as was his assistant who brought drink drinks.
Megan
We had reservations during Happy Hour and were presented with both the traditional menu and the Happy Hour menu, which we requested to see. I ordered a sandwich from the Happy Hour menu, but it wasn't clear that it would be a single, small slider. While it was delicious, it was not enough for a full meal (it wasn't listed as a starter). I ended up ordering a side of Cheese Curds, which were fantastic! My friend chose the burger and beer Happy Hour special. To complement her burger, she also ordered a side of fries. She mentioned that the burger was a good, standard option. Although the food was tasty, the service was incredibly slow, and the restaurant was not crowded. My slider was served before both of our drinks arrived. The server informed us that the bar was backed up, but it was not a busy night. The timing of everything was just off. We were headed to a show afterward and requested our check, but we waited about 15 minutes for it to be brought to our table. Overall, while the food was enjoyable, I wouldn't rush back.
Kim
Great food in the perfect location! We go every time we have theatre tickets!! Highly recommend getting an assortment of appetizers so you can taste as many of their shareables/small plates as possible.
Mary Beth
Bud and Marilyn's is a longtime favorite as it never disappoints. Cheese curds for an app and the Marilyn's fried chicken entree were delicious. Others in our party had meatloaf and chicken and dumplings and reported they were delicious; however, a comment was made that there were more dumplings than chicken. Peanut butter chocolate cake was a delicious way to finish the meal and the four of us shared the very large slice.
Thaddeus
From the moment we walked in, every member of the staff was friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. The food was every bit as delicious as we hoped, and the cocktails were perfectly balanced and flavorful. The only regret we had was not saving room for a slice of their cake—we'll definitely be back to fix that next time!
Shaky service at the beginning - had to ask twice about drinks. The drinks finally came as the appetizers arrived. The food is what made everything okay as it was amazing! Crab hush puppies, fried curds, tuna apps were light and delicious. The chicken waffles were perfect blend of savory and sweet. Honestly, you don't feel gross afterward because as they did with the apps, they somehow made something so decadent taste so refined and light. One of the best brunch food ever
Jim
We like this place, and have for years. But while the old standbys are holding up, there was a little feeling of slipshod this time: the usually hot, crisp, and delicious hush puppies were slightly cool, a bit undercooked and slushy not hushy in their interiors, the pimento cheese a little salty for my southern taste, the table settings were missing forks, our water spilled while being poured with no effort to do a mop up; on the other hand, my salad, a peach tomato burrato concoction, was great, a surprising comingling of ingredients that really popped (though better large tomatoes would have improved the mix—these felt like winter tomatoes from a supermarket which is weird when great seasonal tomatoes are still coming off the vines around here); the famous fried chicken and biscuits were ad good as ever; the mac and cheese topped with, I think, crisped brussel sprout leaves, was extraordinary, and the garlic mashed potatoes creamy and good, if maybe, again, a bit heavy on the salt and garlic (made me wonder if the kitchen had a canister of garlic salt a little too handy). But what almost did us in was the noise level. We arrived at five for an early meal before a play, and for a half hour, all was well, but by 5:30, as the place filled and alcohol flowed, the noise ramped up until when we left at 6:30, we couldn't hear anything except a crushing level of sound, wave after wave careening around the room, as folks near and far screamed louder and louder to be heard. Can't imagine what the room was like by 8! So if you want a place to talk, have a conversation, or even a moment of peace, this is probably not it. For a fun night out, sans an iota of intimacy but with reliably good food and drink, Bud and Marilyn's might be just the ticket.
Joe
We've been to Bud & Marilyn's and it's become one of our favorite restaurants in Philly. Sorry to say, that all changed last night mostly because of the food. The fish & chips and fried chicken both tasted like they were pre-cooked and reheated when ordered making them dry. Nothing tasted like they were cooked to order. Sorry to say, it just not as good as good as it was before.
Sefali
It was good; portions were very small! Our server was just running away before we even complete ordering she would not even recommend anything when I asked for good cocktails! Little disappointed because of experience hence low ratings! However whatever we ordered food wise was good!
Kristina Huynh
We stopped by for drinks (5/5 it was great) while we were waiting for our table at their sister restaurant around the corner. Loved the vibes and the drinks. The food that was coming out looked and smelled wonderful!
My friend and I had dinner here before an event at the Miller Theater and it was the perfect spot! The food was outstanding! We had the crab hush puppies and pimento & cheese...WOOOOOOW! We shared the caesar salad (big and perfect maybe even for three)-dressing was lightly applied (which I prefer) and the romaine was fresh. For our main course we had fried chicken w/biscuits and the braised beef stroganoff. BOTH were outstanding and will be the main reason we return! Last but certainly not least......the banana cream pie ! Fresh bananas that had been sliced and caramelized.....perfect graham cracker or possibly vanilla wafer crust! The only small, tiny negative was the place is tight! Tables are very close to one another and you are in some places eating with your neighbors, so conversations should stay relatively subdued. BUT all that said this is a RETURN IMMEDIATELY restaurant!
The food here used to be good, unfortunately the quality seems to have declined. We shared the wedge salad with grilled chicken and the tofu bowl for brunch. If I got this food in a hospital cafeteria, I'd be thrilled. In a nice sit down restaurant, pretty meh
I try to go to Bud & Marilyn's whenever I am in Philly. On this visit I brought in a newbie for the fried chicken, and she loved it. We started with the tuna tostada shareable, and it was a great palate waker-upper. So fresh and delicious! Great mix of textures. I had the salmon with autumn veggies and it rocked. Crispy skin and succulent fish. We capped our meal off with the banana cream pie, which is the only version of that dish that I've ever liked... and at Bud & Marilyn's I LOVE it. A little noisy, as usual, but with everyone having such good times, who can blame them! Great service too.
The people were fantastic! Everyone from the host that greeted at us, to our server, to the extra wait staff that was pitching in, were friendly and efficient. Our food came out amazingly fast. We were there after an Eagles game so it was a rowdy and loud environment. It did not bother us. Sadly, both our fried chicken, and our buttermilk biscuits were very dry. This is not what we have enjoyed in the past and hope it was just a one time oversight.
This was our 2nd visit to Bud & Marilyn's and it was delightful agaiin, everything about it. We appreciated splitting an entree and salad. Both were substantial so we avoided over-eating and spending too much. Thank you for this memorable meal! We'll be back :-)
We had a resy for 6pm on a Tues and we're seated right away. My dinner companions ordered the crab and pasta and sausage dish and the barbecued rib dish. I ordered the kimchi rice with temporary shrimp. All three dishes were delicious. My colleague didn't care for the cornbread that came with the ribs. He said it was too dense for his liking. Our drinks were delicious. We got margarita and white wine and a beer and all three were great. It was very loud during our meal and we had to use raised voices to have conversation. The server was out outstanding as was his assistant who brought drink drinks.
We had reservations during Happy Hour and were presented with both the traditional menu and the Happy Hour menu, which we requested to see. I ordered a sandwich from the Happy Hour menu, but it wasn't clear that it would be a single, small slider. While it was delicious, it was not enough for a full meal (it wasn't listed as a starter). I ended up ordering a side of Cheese Curds, which were fantastic! My friend chose the burger and beer Happy Hour special. To complement her burger, she also ordered a side of fries. She mentioned that the burger was a good, standard option. Although the food was tasty, the service was incredibly slow, and the restaurant was not crowded. My slider was served before both of our drinks arrived. The server informed us that the bar was backed up, but it was not a busy night. The timing of everything was just off. We were headed to a show afterward and requested our check, but we waited about 15 minutes for it to be brought to our table. Overall, while the food was enjoyable, I wouldn't rush back.
Great food in the perfect location! We go every time we have theatre tickets!! Highly recommend getting an assortment of appetizers so you can taste as many of their shareables/small plates as possible.
Bud and Marilyn's is a longtime favorite as it never disappoints. Cheese curds for an app and the Marilyn's fried chicken entree were delicious. Others in our party had meatloaf and chicken and dumplings and reported they were delicious; however, a comment was made that there were more dumplings than chicken. Peanut butter chocolate cake was a delicious way to finish the meal and the four of us shared the very large slice.
From the moment we walked in, every member of the staff was friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. The food was every bit as delicious as we hoped, and the cocktails were perfectly balanced and flavorful. The only regret we had was not saving room for a slice of their cake—we'll definitely be back to fix that next time!
Restaurantji Recommends
Shaky service at the beginning - had to ask twice about drinks. The drinks finally came as the appetizers arrived. The food is what made everything okay as it was amazing! Crab hush puppies, fried curds, tuna apps were light and delicious. The chicken waffles were perfect blend of savory and sweet. Honestly, you don't feel gross afterward because as they did with the apps, they somehow made something so decadent taste so refined and light. One of the best brunch food ever
We like this place, and have for years. But while the old standbys are holding up, there was a little feeling of slipshod this time: the usually hot, crisp, and delicious hush puppies were slightly cool, a bit undercooked and slushy not hushy in their interiors, the pimento cheese a little salty for my southern taste, the table settings were missing forks, our water spilled while being poured with no effort to do a mop up; on the other hand, my salad, a peach tomato burrato concoction, was great, a surprising comingling of ingredients that really popped (though better large tomatoes would have improved the mix—these felt like winter tomatoes from a supermarket which is weird when great seasonal tomatoes are still coming off the vines around here); the famous fried chicken and biscuits were ad good as ever; the mac and cheese topped with, I think, crisped brussel sprout leaves, was extraordinary, and the garlic mashed potatoes creamy and good, if maybe, again, a bit heavy on the salt and garlic (made me wonder if the kitchen had a canister of garlic salt a little too handy). But what almost did us in was the noise level. We arrived at five for an early meal before a play, and for a half hour, all was well, but by 5:30, as the place filled and alcohol flowed, the noise ramped up until when we left at 6:30, we couldn't hear anything except a crushing level of sound, wave after wave careening around the room, as folks near and far screamed louder and louder to be heard. Can't imagine what the room was like by 8! So if you want a place to talk, have a conversation, or even a moment of peace, this is probably not it. For a fun night out, sans an iota of intimacy but with reliably good food and drink, Bud and Marilyn's might be just the ticket.
We've been to Bud & Marilyn's and it's become one of our favorite restaurants in Philly. Sorry to say, that all changed last night mostly because of the food. The fish & chips and fried chicken both tasted like they were pre-cooked and reheated when ordered making them dry. Nothing tasted like they were cooked to order. Sorry to say, it just not as good as good as it was before.
It was good; portions were very small! Our server was just running away before we even complete ordering she would not even recommend anything when I asked for good cocktails! Little disappointed because of experience hence low ratings! However whatever we ordered food wise was good!
We stopped by for drinks (5/5 it was great) while we were waiting for our table at their sister restaurant around the corner. Loved the vibes and the drinks. The food that was coming out looked and smelled wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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