text: Maybe it is the media hyped downturned economy or maybe Ds was having a bad Friday night butthis is not the same Delmonicos I have experienced for many years prior preyelp and postyelp nn people again dined as we do every year at Delmonicos around the same time of the year and everyone I think felt it was not entirely the same restaurant nnService Great service as always but noticeably reduced in staff size not as sharp forgot my Voss that I ordered with my meal water you better remember itnnAmbiance Not a lot of people in the restaurant for a prime hour on a Friday night Everyone seemed a little sullen nnWine Malbec recommended by Sommelier not good expensive tasting notes did not match the true flavor the server had to notice nobody drinking itnnFood nTruffled Chips They were good truffle oil evident and tasteynAmuse Bouche Flank Steak peanut oil a little overcooked freenWedge Watery blue cheese dressing salty had betternLobster Bisque Soup Fishy thick subpar nBone In Ribeye Did not taste anything like the previous years possible downgraded steaks No earthy taste to the palate thinner chop than normal Foie Gras served over steak made the steak better and could of eaten the FG by itself nFilet good again tasted downgraded maybe Choice nOscar side good and very tasteynLobster not recommended by waiter but it was good actually the better of the entreesstrange rightnDesserts we eat a lot of this Birthday cake the fudge frosting was good but the cake suckednBlueberry Cobbler awesome this is always goodnBanana Cream Pie ehhonly half eatennKey Lime Tart overly sugary and made my teeth hurt it had a strange sugar tastedid not remind me of key lime anything sent backnnLast years I gave stars and would of given if possible this year was a nothing memorable but an expensive bill I hope this economy turns around or what ever it is and I can enjoy my Delmonicos next year at what I have known it to be