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I don't usually go there over the weekends or during prime dinner hours--but for a weekday dinner it's great, and I've never had any problems with crowds, waiting, or bad service.
A+ for the food but the wait staffs need to educate themselves better.
The food was awful and took forever to arrive - which considering the limited menu, few diners and the fact that we ordered chili, mac cheese and a grill cheese was annoying.
Finally got our food after waiting a long time for oysters, doesn't take that long to shuck 'em, the place isn't that big, and it was OK.
After a crazy day @ work, with no reservation, we were so lucky to score a seat at the bar on an incredibly busy evening.
I also asked for a chef (thought that may be able to talk about the food for the party), but the waitress said that there was no chef at the restaurant.
Our waiter (who also seemed to be the manager) dropped red wine all over me the contents of my purse and all he did was apologize quickly, hand me some club soda and avoid me for the rest of the time I was there.
The place was so dark, I needed the table candle to read the menu and could not properly see what I was eating.
People were leaving because they had been waiting for hours, however we decided to stay and have a complimentary drink at the bar which was absoloutely beautiful along with the view, the only plus.
Dining experience begins with cracked, filthy vinyl tile flooring tables so small close together that you couldn't move.
*Food:Just about anything on the menu, however the sandwhiches are most popular and recommended.
To be fair, I realize I was there for lunch and that the food is probbably better at dinner service when a full kitchen staff has arrived and prepped, but I doubt I'd return to find out with so many other options in the neighborhood i already trust.
Food and Service of the same high quality elsewhere in NY would have been twice the cost.
Silky black bass with porcini mushrooms carries smoky, earthy and buttery overtones that somehow never overpower the fish, and whole-roasted baby pig includes belly meat, braised for 24 hours in five spice-ginger glaze, and yet the pork flavor is still fully present.
Overall,it's a good place to have dinner and hang out if you do not mind waiting for food,weird music and rude manager.
Went there for dinner last night w/ my boyfriend and a friend after work and got there around 7 so we were able to score seats in this tiny cramped space.
The chips and salsa are good, but the meal is not worth the wait.
There is NO waiting area - waiters, diners,and staff all converge in a tight space.
The chefs and staff are welcoming and happy to make substitutions or tune the spice up or down to your requests.
So I go into the bar, and I ask the (extremely hot) waitress, what's the soup of the day?
The wait could be long because of the limited number of seats but it is worth it, especially if you leave your cell phone # with them and go off for a drink at any one fo the excellent bars nearby, like lokie, great lake, etc.
When the manager came to our table at the end of the meal and asked how our experience was, I complained to him about the cold.
The food took forever to come out from the kitchen.
The meal arrived just as we were finishing the appetizers, each good portions.
Aperitif was the Casablanca; it was served carelessly with ice chunks large enough to sink the Titanic.
both appetizer and main were poorly made by some random cooks the picked up from who knows where.
While I liked the place, I'd never come back in a weekend night again, and with reservations.
The inattentive waiters never refilled our water glasses, never offered more drinks, our silverware was never replaced, and it took almost half an hour at times for them to clear our table after we finished a course.
when the waitress finally took our order after being seated at the table for over 30 minutes only to wait another 45 minutes for food and when the food arrived the order was incomplete.
The choices on the menu were very limited-discounting raw items, there were practically no appetizers The foie gras de canard was mediocre with a syrupy sauce.
Lastly, the bartender didnt give me detailed bill, just my credit card receipt to sign.
The Food The restaurant boasts an impressive raw bar and samplings from the bait menu a big draw.
In the hour we waited for our food we had to remind our mentally challenged waitress 3times to bring our chipssalsa.
The strong suit of this place is the decor, alas we was seated and served by some guy who looked like he was out of a seedy 70's porn movie and everything went downhill after.
They did a great job on the decor but it seems that the food has gotten a bit less in the quality department, as well as in the portion size!
We decided to order soup (over $6 a bowl), thinking that would be quick, however our waitress then said the soup is OUT OF A CAN and still would be a 20 minute wait since the tickets are processed in order.
Waitress didn't know anything about the menu, but other than that I would recommend.
the service was somewhat spotty, but we were rewarded with free drinks and the waiters were all sweet and lovely, genuinely french-speaking but not snooty!
The irony of it all is that I tried the fish and chips at a sports bar across the street the following week, 1/2 the price (w/ fries included), and the portion was bigger and much tastier.
brunch menu had nice variety to choose from, miniblueberrrymuffins better than some bakeries, included in their price mimosa/bloody mary's were nice.
The man working the door (red hair)-very funny and warming.
One of my friends told them it was my birthday and the staff relally surprised me when their came to me singing with the mexican hats and a dessert with a candle on it.
The spaghetti with ricotta cheese is hands down my favorite thing on the menu and I am big fan of the house wine.
) I also noticed the table next to ours didn't enjoy her dish and they went above and beyond to try to make up for it.
The ambience is cool, and the cocktails might be worth coming by, but head somewhere else for dinner.
After sitting without any beverages for about fifteen minutes, the manager got up and poured a glass of water for his smacking companion.
PDiddy need a new staff you would have thought it was a bunch of old people cooking the food and waiting on us.
We ended up having appetizers in the lounge, while listening to a really great DJ.
No extra pickles, no AC, no ice water, slow service, the whole thing was just dissapointing.
Keep in mind, no one else was even in the restaurant and we were asking the waitress questions about entree options.
i went in one day asking for a table for a group and was greeted by a very rude hostess.
The waitress was kind and helpfull with the menu.
Dishes feature intriguing names, and interesting combinations of fresh ingredients.
The servers, casual in their striped button-downs, anticipate and fulfill needs as if they were trained as mind readers.
The menu prices are a bit expensive for what you get in quality and portion size.
Fortunately the hostess was nice enough to take our appetizers off the bill after we complained.
What it lacks in decor it more than makes up in the cuisine.
It was not the mistake of the frozen lasagna, it was the icy service of the manager which has spoiled this restaurant for me.
Since it changed owners/chefs, the portions are smaller (I always used to ask for a doggie bag for my chic-parm), now I can finish and still be hungry even after appetizers (which aren't as good anymore).
I was their for Saturday lunch, adn I think that there's a different dinner menu, but everything was great.
Greek Glasswine is still on menu along side good value bottle selections fromaround the world.
Though we had to wait about 45 minutes from our dinner reservation time, we were given breadsticks, olives and parmasean to nibble on while we waited, albeit in the very cramped bar area.
The manager (or someone very important that was able to be seated 1/2 hour before opening) sat in the corner, with a glass of wine, a date, and talked on his cell for about an hour, loudly, while the first arrivals were sent to the hotel tearoom next door.
We had to ask for bread after 45 minutes and even though our waiter was GREAT, he had to ask the stiff manager to comp us a round of drinks for waiting so long.
These are all new items on the menu the waiter told us, and they were delicious!
They offer a sushi bar with very fresh fish, and the side dishes are excellent.
you go all out with dress, tastes, and performance, and in the end its really about having a good time where you truly indulge yoursef in good vodka, compnay, music, and food.
There's even a nice menu of savory items served during late lunch and dinner hours.
The only reason they seem to taste so good is because the food is well decorated with its super small portion.
The wait time for food can be long, so don't dine here if you're in a hurry.
On another occasion, this same gentleman brought bottled water for our entire party [4] on the house again, when we missed our cab and asked to wait inside.
The only thing whihc i (and my partner) never heard before was: the waitress mentioned the price of the specials (?
I live around the corner and I miss the unpretentious and always lovely, Irving on Irving, that used to occupy this space where you didn't need a reservation three weeks in advance to eat dinner after 5:30 and before 11 pm.
The waitress did try to get the manager to at least give us the Sangria on the house but the manager refused.
One friend's pizza arrived about 15 minutes before the rest of our meals (the remainder of our entrees did not even arrive at the same time), and our waiter half-heartedly apologized for the delay while rolling his eyes.
large portions so unless you are of large stature you should not get 2 appetizers.
We asked for bread plates when the bread was brought to the table and the server's response was management has decided not to offer bread plates.
First, the waiter brought us to a table where people were still finishing their coffee from their meal - he told them the restaurant was busy and they needed to finish now and to pay their bill inside.
If you can't tolerate slow service at a pizza place, then spend more money elsewhere.
The Food This Cajun-Italian menu is lengthier than its Manhattan counterparts--here, adventuresome diners can still design their own pies, but they can also feast on oversized plates of peel-and-eat old bay shrimp and cajun spaghetti with meatballs enlivened with andouille sausage.
In Short It's a bakery, takeout place and cafe all in one, and thanks to dishes prepared using the same ingredients stocked at famed gourmet food emporium, Zabar's, prices and quality are upscale.
And then he'll forget to bring your drink every time you order one, won't pay attention to your table of 8, will give you unwarranted attitude, and never be friendly or smile.
complaints were shrugged off and service was slow, causing the dinner to go on for over 2 hours.
' When I called the waitress on it, she said that they simply couldn't serve tap water.
With all of the kitchen goof-ups (appetizer coming out before the entree and one entree coming out ten minutes before the other) you would think that the wait staff would have been more attentive.
The decor was mediocre and honestly, I can get a better brunch at a Cracker Barrel restaurant.
Once seated, there was no waitress to give us our menus.
We initially ordered a bottle of wine and the waitress though we may not like it, so she offered us a taste.
I go generally with one friend but on occasion have popped in with more, if a table is not possible, as they are booked solid every night, well, the food and service is just as over-the-top amazing at the bar or in the lounge as it is in the dining room.
The food was certainly fine, although prices were high by any standard, with dinner for four being over $300 without drinks.
The cajun food is great but there is something for everyone on the menu and I have yet to be disappointed.
The staff was accomodating towards our daughter and nice enough to check up on her after they served dinner (I was a little concerned about the spices and they suggested a dish).
The price is cheap - 5 dumplings for $1.
The portions were pretty small for the price, I thought, and I never got the coffee I ordered.
She then sent over the owner, and his only recourse was to give us a free bottle of sparkling wine.
While the decor is a bit bland--a white room with a few fake palm trees and thatched roof--the service is fast and friendly.
Service during dinner was alright, but one's perception to a restaurant usually starts from the very beginning: the entrance.
The pancakes I ordered were nothing like the menu's description.
I've had Gnocchi from the Bronx to Coney Island and this place is, hands down, the best.
I went to Joy hoping to find some great Indian, but unfotunately found curry that was no better than average.
The food, congeniality, and service have all deteriorated overf the past few years and so the wait is not worth it.
I was not allowed to transfer my credit card to the table, and was treated disgracefully while the hostess waited for the bar to sign off my card.
When our first order came, they forgot the torro (which we later learned it was finished for the night.
service, one would be overpaying for the experience and for the food.
(try the Queso Fundido and fire) Upstairs there is a dining room which is decorated with brightly colored mexican theme.
I don't remember the dessert item but when it was brought out flashing lights overhead threw colored beams on the walls and a young waiter came over to our table and did a little dance that was Bollywood MTV for the East Village set.
They've also got a huge salad/sushi/appetizer bar that you won't even get to if you're eating the meat.
The first time I went, and was completely taken by the live jazz band and atmosphere, I ordered the Lobster Cobb Salad.
The fact that the resteraunt staff couldn't even keep a reservation straight, not to mention that after screwing up, they told us to go scratch and made us wait almost 2 hours.
One waitress was downright rude when we asked for the check.
Drinks took a while, and after a few rounds pf the we're sorry, we don't have this bottle sir routine.
A waiter looked me in the eye and said we did not order wine, as if to infer we were making this up.
Moules were excellent, lobster ravioli was VERY salty!
I am not good with using chopsticks and asked for a fork, instead the owner insisted that I try using a chopstick an made me an easy-to-use chop stick right there on the spot!
When the bill came, both appetizers were charged even though we had one bite of the first and it should not have served competely overcooked.
Basic facts: sub-par limited menu; poorly made drinks; random crowd; and a waitress (although entertaining) that was doing shots behind the bar.
The store has a great atmosphere amd amazing staff who are always there to help if its a cup of coffee or a nice chat.
The Scene The main dining room of this boisterous Carnegie Hall restaurant, dubbed the New York Room, is a cavernous space with high ceilings and sweeping glass windows.
The only drawback was slow service, but the food and ambience are so nice that your wait is A) pleasant and B) worth it.
It's interesting but after eating dinner here once the only thing I remember is that the bar was nice, drinks expensive and food was only average.
however the dessert porportions somehow ballooned to regular conventional sizes.
I went on a saturday and the atmosphere was no more exciting than eating dinner at home.
why go there to deal with staffs' attitude and eat bad food?
The only concern i have is with the slighly all-business waitstaff who order and throw the food down, rushing you out.
When my group complained to our waiter about a cake cutting fee that involved no cutting, the manager came over to the table and basically told us that it was our fault for not knowing that their policy was just to serve the plates, not to cut.
They don't offer recommendations, take a long time with drink orders, don't check back after serving the entree, and plan on waiting a long time for the check.
Diners sit around large tables where chefs ostentatiously chop, slice, stir-fry and grill.
Interestingly, cost only becomes truly apparent when dinner is over, as there is no menu before that presented for deserts.
The menu was nothing special (I had to switch my entree choices several times because the server told me that the portion is really REALLY small!)
I had to wait quite a while to get my food and the waitress almost knocked me in the head with her tray.
For a menu in a similar price range with some similar items, but mostly unique entrees, try the less formal Toast 13 or so blocks north on the same side of Broadway.
We waited about 10 minutes for a table and enjoyed peanuts and cocktails at the bar (drinks are $3.
I even had a waiter who was carrying a tray of beers actually TELL me to get out of the way as I was making my way towards the door.
The menu is pricey and the food was not tasty - except for the tostones with garlic and oil.
the place had open doors and windows and a very relaxed, candle-lit type of atmosphere.
Beyond the green awning and floor-to-ceiling windows, sophisticated (and often European) patrons drink wine from the bar in back and dine on French fare like nicoise salad, foie gras, and steak tartare at tightly packed tables.
Coffee served without sugar/milk and took more than 10 min to catch the waiter to ask for it.
I had read good reviews about the value and food quality at this restaurant, so I was not surprised to see a decently priced menu (pasta under $10 and entrees approx $12 to $15).
The menu of upscale American fare is somewhat intimidating as there are almost too many choices, but our wonderful waiter Eric came to the rescue suggesting and describing specials as if he had just polished off dinner himself.
The waiter simply comped off our appetizer and then stayed away for the rest of the night--we waited an additional twenty minutes after we were done eating for the check!
I have tried to make reservations, but both times, the hostess didn't have my name.
Otoro tuna, gorgeously marbled with fat, is captivating; hamachi sashimi, topped by the chef with a whisper of sea salt and a barely-there squeeze of lemon, creates eye-rolling pleasure.
The place is huge, but it's always packed with people waiting to be seated because they made the mistake of not making a reservation!
If you're not looking for a pretentious atmosphere and a restaurant that serves the best steak you've ever eaten.
It took about ten minutes to get out drink ordering after sitting down and once we recieved the bottle our waitress never once refilled our glasses!
Save the $$ and go to to curry hill (just 2-3 blocks away) or spend the $$ at a midtown indian eatery  (Also: I commented to hostess prior to seating that there were a lot of tables empty when choosing my seat, and she snapped back that they had a lot of reservations coming in at one time.
Upon entering Alta the bar and restaurant decor ironically misguide the patron.
The waitress conveniently added in her tip into our bill, charged $10 for each margarita.
The space is grand with a very high ceiling although it is one of those places that they keep so dark you are not really sure what you are eating anyway.
Waiters take your order and you don't get your food for at least 1 hour so you can prchase drinks.
waitstaff was more into pushing the sparkling water than give me a wine menu.
Beer selection is a bit slim, but seats are plentiful and there are several sports monitors placed about the bar.
The place got really crowded around 8ish when I went right before Christmas so reservations might be necessary.
We ordered 1/2 bottle of Gruner, 2 appetizers - foie gras and oysters, 2 entrees - steak and diver scallops, and 1 dessert, the pastry chef's favorite a mixture of crushed avocado, salt glazed caramel and lime sorbet (which really tasted like margarita infused guacamole, to try only if you're feeling wd-50 adventurous) for around $100.
The waiter was very attentive and always kept the bread and drinks coming.
The drinkers beside us had fresh glasses of water brought on trays to replace the empties and a smiling waitress to cater to their every whim.
Never on the menu or in my inquiry to the waitress was the word garlic mentioned.
Also, be wary of what time of the day you go; around dinnertime, the restaurant becomes a jungle of diners and hustling waitresses.
I went there recently with my boyfriend and not only did it take the waitress 20 minutes to acknowledge we were even there, 20 minutes to get us water and coffee and even MORE time to place our order and get food!
The ingredients used are of a good quality and the taste is superb.
We are 30 plus year olds, very gainfully employed, were not being loud or obnoxious, there were other diners around us as well as a bunch of people at the bar and nobody seemed to have a problem with us except for this manager.
we ordered simple salads, which were outrageous in price and def.
Limited menu but for STEAK,,, and giant onion and tomato salad.
In Short Many Murray Hill locals gladly overlook the dull green walls and fluorescent lighting for Jaiya's quick and affordable Thai cooking--if not, they take meals to go or get them delivered.
The service was non-existant, the manager spent all of his time at the bar.
(So long that it prevented me from increasing their sales by getting more possible drinks) If i just saw my one waiter the whole night I would have known who to talk too.
I went here for a fun dinner with friends - they do not take reservations during the week, but we were seated pretty swiftly for a Friday night, having had a delicious glass of Spanish wine at the bar.
Wide range of dim sum and food.
The food is decent at best, and the ambience, well, it's a matter of opinion, some may consider it to be a sweet thing, I thought it was just annoying.
Mojitos were good and prices werent bad but sides should be included in price as portions are tiny.
About a half hour wait with reservations.
We stumbled onto this diamond in the rough after our dinner plans at Schiller's were thwarted by a 90 minute wait.
And when a waiter, in answer to a question by a diner, turns to another table and asks excuse me, do you know what this is?
Party of 4 after a Sunday matinee, no reservation, seated promtply, but service was slow.
I go to Hing Won pretty often for lunch because it is close by and the prices are right.
Whether it is a weekend brunch, dinner, or just hanging at the bar for cocktails, we always have THE BEST TIME.
Although I usually go out mid-week for lunch, I now make it a habit to stop out Thursday or Friday evening to enjoy the live Jazz band.
Out waitress never came back to our table after taking our food orders.
However, after speaking with the manager on the phone for about 15 minutes, the waitress said they couldn't give us any discount but would gladly give us a free pitcher of sangria.
Our waiter suggested a fantastic Greek wine that was far less expensive then we were willing to spend.
The service is disorganised, no one gave us a menu for 15 mins once we were seated, but after that it went smoothly enough but no where near the stella performance of many half as pretensious restaurants.
The food and the value had been ok on our meal, and then after only a little more than an hour, the check was slipped onto the table for our large party, and a few minutes later, waiters began yelling at us to leave.
sam adams on tap, french fries served out of a brown paper bag and a burger cooked perfectly.
When asked to explain the hostess told us she would lose money by seating us instead of them.
The prices are reasonable but they don't have a sushi lunch.
I asked one waitress if I could change tables and she didn't say no outright.
Food is okay for the price, however there is definitely better thai restaurants!!
The whole fish was excellent--not overcooked and served in a light tomato broth.
After we sat down and started ordering, the waiter informed us that they were really only into serving dinners.