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Hostess finally brought it, saying if we wanted dessert, we could move to another table. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
Hostess was extremely accommodating when we arrived an hour early for our reservation. | staff, miscellaneous | positive, neutral |
However for one appetizer, three entree's, one shared dessert, and two bottles of white, the bill was a cool $100! | food, price | neutral, positive |
However for the price I paid to have dinner there, you would have thought I ate a horse. | price, food | negative, neutral |
However service was quite slow for a lunch hour. | service, food | negative, neutral |
However the casual atmosphere comes in handy if you want a good place to drop in and get food. | ambience, food | positive, neutral |
However the hostess completely ignored us, we waited 40 min at the bar (even with reservation), our waitress was incredibly uninterested in us (never even offered dessert menus) and the somelier could have taken a look at the label before he made a mistake about his favorite wine. | staff, place, miscellaneous | negative, neutral, neutral |
However the manager came over and aplogized and all drinks were on him. | staff, food | positive, neutral |
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. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
However, another server kept hovering over our table, wanting to take our half-finished plates away. | staff, miscellaneous | negative, neutral |
However, didnt take too long to get drinks and the hostess seated us promptly. | food, staff | neutral, positive |
However, it takes ages to get seated (even with a reservation), and the waiters don't seem very knowledgeable about the menu (or receptive to questions). | miscellaneous, staff | neutral, negative |
However, it was a very long wait (over 45 min) and I confronted the hostess who stated that she could not find me at the bar and she had seated 6 other parties before me. | service, staff, place | negative, negative, neutral |
However, our one and only complaint was when I received my drink I gave my coupon to our waiter, he returned minutes later to tell me that it could not be used in the dining room, only at the lounge or at the bar. | food, staff, place | neutral, negative, neutral |
However, the drinks are very good and this place is alright for brunch, if you don't mind sitting in a very cramped spot and/or waiting on line. | food, miscellaneous, service | positive, negative, negative |
However, the service has SIGNIFICANTLY declined since they expanded into the back room. | service, place | negative, neutral |
However, the service was so excellent, we added $10 to the tip! | service, price | positive, neutral |
However, unlike a lot of places the service was great: we walked in after not being able to get a reservation and were seated within 10 mins. | service, miscellaneous | positive, neutral |
However, you don't even really need the menu, because the daily specials are always tempting and delicious. | menu, food | neutral, positive |
Huge selection of farm roasted coffee served with a smile, absolutely no attitude, and accompanied with the best pastries in Manhattan. | food, service | positive, negative |
Hunan Delight has one page in their menu full of Vegetarian dishes. | menu, food | neutral, positive |
Husband and Wife owners are always pleasent and accomidating, food is top notch quality made with care, and now, recently renovated to accomidate more tables and a young fresh feel. | staff, food, place | positive, positive, neutral |
I KEPT WAITING FOR THE FLAVORS IN THIS RICH LOOKING SAUCE TO TAKE OVER, BUT THEY DID NOT, THE SCALLOP WAS A LITTLE RUBBERY. | ambience, food | neutral, positive |
I STRONGLY recommend to try something other than typical menu items and go for the short ribs over rice, black cod, sea bass, or duck (there are two dishes that are great). | menu, food | neutral, positive |
I absolutely hate communal seating and closely spaced tables and this place had both, but the atmosphere and the food were such that I was able to get beyond the grumpy mood that put me in to have a really good experience. | miscellaneous, ambience, food | negative, positive, positive |
I adore Zen Palate - and both the formal upstairs dining room and the crowded, counter-style cafe downstair, have their pros and cons. | miscellaneous, food | positive, neutral |
I agree that the wait staff wasn't very friendly, but the service was adequate and our food arrived without too much of a wait. | staff, service, food | negative, positive, positive |
I agree with the many posters addressing an oppressively aggressive waitstaff, and I'm in particular support of the review directed at Franny's bizarrely adamant refusal to cut pizza (or provide adaquate knives/plates for us to do it ourselves). | staff, food, miscellaneous | negative, neutral, neutral |
I agree with the other poster who wrote about the service: the waiter challenged every single dish we ordered with a special (I've never had a more money hungry waiter) and after waiting 20 minutes for the check we had to call the manager over; who was unapologetic. | service, food, staff | negative, neutral, negative |
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. | food, staff | neutral, negative |
I also do not think waiters there are rude- yes there are not friendly and chatty, but do provide great service. | staff, service | negative, positive |
I also watched several other frustrated customers getting the wrong orders or trying to catch the waiter's attention (he was posing at the soda fountain). | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I always find myself asking the waiter to make something bland and different than what is on the menu. | staff, menu | negative, neutral |
I always listen to the waiters' recommendations, because they're always awesome - either a special or just one of their faves off the menu. | staff, menu | positive, neutral |
I always thought the food was decent, but not spectacular and the price fair, but no bargain. | food, price | positive, negative |
I always trek to Bar 89 and get one of their huge sandwiches that comes with fries. | place, food | neutral, positive |
I am a martini guy - vodka, not gin - and their classic martini with blue cheese olives is pretty damn near definitive. | staff, food | neutral, positive |
I am an extremely low maintenance diner and the staff at this restaurant managed to insult my dinner party and refuse kitchen service minutes after seating us and informing us that the kitchen was open. | place, food | negative, neutral |
I am hoping the stale service was a one shot deal because it was deplorable for what we paid for dinner! | service, food | negative, neutral |
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! | miscellaneous, staff | neutral, positive |
I am not one to waste dessert but we threw away the box after taking a few bites of it. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, negative |
I am not sure if this was just an off night or what, our waiter forgot wine, brought us desert menus before dinner came, then brought us the wrong dinner. | staff, food, menu | negative, neutral, neutral |
I am vegetarian - so this review applies only to the veg portion of their menu. | miscellaneous, menu | positive, neutral |
I arrived with one other person at ~8:30 on a Wed night -- the hostess was very kind and showed me the reservation computer which showed that they were completely booked. | staff, miscellaneous | positive, neutral |
I asked one of the more elderly managers what we were eating and he joked that he didn't really know so he referred someone else to us who basically repeated what was written in the menu. | staff, menu | negative, neutral |
I asked one waitress if I could change tables and she didn't say no outright. | staff, place | negative, neutral |
I asked the captain to bring the food in separate bags and he loudly said, Oh, I guess you are not getting lucky tonight. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I asked the waiter about the vintages of the wines, to which he replied, I don't know, probably 2003/2004. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I asked the waiter to move us to another table because we didn't want to rush our meal. | staff, miscellaneous, food | neutral, neutral, negative |
I asked the waitress what this was for and her responses were as follows: We put in an extra shot, We had to use ice in the drink, and It must have been the computer. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I came here b/c someone gave a trashy review to my favorite coffee place (Grey Dog's) and compared it to this place so I had to see for myself what was so great about 71. | place, miscellaneous | positive, neutral |
I came in for brunch with my parents on Saturday and the place was packed. | food, miscellaneous, place | neutral, neutral, positive |
I can only say that the soup dumplings are almost as good as Joe's Shanghai and some dishes I had (like Eight Spice appetizer) were tasty while others (Shanghai style Shumai) were less so. | food, miscellaneous | positive, neutral |
I can't even remember if they serve anything else -- a busy hole in the wall sized place and atmosphere. | place, ambience | negative, neutral |
I can't imagine how small the fish portion on the $10 lunch menu must be if I got the large one. | food, menu, miscellaneous | negative, neutral, positive |
I can't imagine waiting for 20 minutes to have my plates removed, given that usually the waitstaff hover around like birds of prey waiting for a fork to drop etc. | miscellaneous, staff | neutral, negative |
I can't speak on the food, but I went there for a show the other week and here is my experience: one of the friendliest servers ever (no attitude); the drinks were avg. | food, staff | neutral, positive |
I couple of weeks ago we went to Supper in the east village and it was so bad that we got up and left and the only way to save the evening of horrible food was to go to Blue Ribbon Bakery and have at least one thing off the menu. | food, menu | negative, neutral |
I definitely liked the vibe in the restaurant - the food is good with enough variety to please everyone - i'd say the portions were quite skimpy where it counts - meat whether fish or steak- and for those prices this is very irksome. | ambience, food, miscellaneous | neutral, positive, negative |
I did not find the wait staff to rude at all, how involved do you really want them in your meal right? | staff, food | positive, neutral |
I didn't even have time to finish my single cocktail and the waiter didn't even ask if we wanted coffee but instead, gave us our check without us even requesting it. | food, staff | neutral, negative |
I didn't know what to expect from Frankie and Johnnie's when I made the reservation after my friend told me it was the best steak he had had. | miscellaneous, food | neutral, positive |
I didn't take a look at the rest menu, but the oysters were fantastic. | menu, food | neutral, positive |
I dined at Belleville and my meal was distrupted by the manager yelling at the wait staff in the middle of the dining room. | food, staff, place | neutral, negative, neutral |
I dined in the Main Dining Room which is surrounded by authentic Spanish decorations. | place, ambience | neutral, positive |
I dined there on a Wednesday night, the restaurant was practically empty, and we had to ask our waiter for everything, the menu, more water, the check, etc. | staff, menu, food | negative, neutral, neutral |
I discovered recent new management has made major improvements at this location ie the bar, dining areas, party room and bathrooms and keeping the kitchen open after 11PM. | staff, place | positive, neutral |
I don't claim that the place as the most authentic, but when you're talking about Southeast Asian street food, which really represents a melting pot of cultures and have slight variation in style for many similarly-named dishes depending where yuo're specifically from, who's to claim what's authentic? | place, food, miscellaneous | positive, neutral, neutral |
I don't expect an enormous, heaping plate of food, but c'mon. | miscellaneous, food | positive, neutral |
I don't have much to say about the cafe itself; you can order out from the family-run cafe in the front, or take a seat in the back, which opens up to the outdoors and can offer a less seedy and more homey atmosphere. | miscellaneous, ambience | negative, positive |
I don't know why people complain about the service - our waiter brought our drinks and food out promptly. | staff, food | positive, neutral |
I don't know why the place was almost empty until 8PM, but the food and service were perfect for the price. | place, food, price | negative, positive, neutral |
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. | food, staff, miscellaneous | neutral, negative, negative |
I don't think the menu is particularly creative, but I've gotten solidly tasty sushi here and it's always enormous. | menu, food | negative, positive |
I don't understand the other negative reviews of the service because we had amazing waiter. | service, staff | neutral, positive |
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. | food, miscellaneous, service | neutral, neutral, negative |
I ended up wasting $24 on the most expensive dish on the menu. | food, menu | negative, neutral |
I especially love the korean dish's they add into there menu consider its 2 for 1 its hard not to resist with asian cuisine being so expensive in all in New York. | food, menu | positive, neutral |
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. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I excused myself from my table went downstairs to inform the hostess that I would like to suprise my dinner guest by recognizing his birthday in a very understated way. | staff, food | positive, neutral |
I expected high prices at Nello, but as I looked at the menu my eyes became as large as the Birkin Mary-Kate has been seen toting around these days--$18 for soup, $22 for a plate of mixed greens, $40 for pasta. | price, menu, food | negative, neutral, neutral |
I expected professionals, but was instead met with an amateur waitstaff that made several ominous errors during the course of the meal. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I expected there to be more options for tapas the food was mediocre but the service was pretty good. | food, service | neutral, positive |
I felt that the meat had little flavor(ribs and chicken) and as result I had to use A ALOT of their bbq sauce (which is good) and the ribs were not falling of the bone. | food, ambience | positive, negative |
I finally cancelled our order, the waiter came back in 5 min with our plates. | staff, miscellaneous | negative, neutral |
I find the attitude of the managers to be appallingly superior, and the food below average, at sky-high prices. | service, staff, food | positive, positive, negative |
I followed my handsome waiter's suggestions for everything from my cranapple martini, BBQ duck tostada appetizer and rum-glazed pork tenerloin entree to the scandalously good brownie sundae. | staff, food | positive, neutral |
I for one do not plan to go back, there are many other places in Manhattan that have just as good food if not better, at the same prices with much better service. | food, price, service | positive, neutral, positive |
I found my dinner to be a bit on the heavy side and blamed the large portions. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, negative |
I found that the food variety was great, and the waitress was very accommodating to my vegan boyfriend describing all items' ingredients and how you may request more of what YOU like, creating a unique experience. | food, staff, ambience | positive, positive, neutral |
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. | miscellaneous, service, place | neutral, positive, neutral |
I go there to eat dinner, brunch, or to just drink and hang out at the bar with the friendly staff. | food, place, staff | neutral, neutral, positive |
I go to Hing Won pretty often for lunch because it is close by and the prices are right. | food, price | neutral, positive |
I got fed up waiting that I went to get the check and paid for it at the counter where my waitor was busy flirting with the cashier. | service, place | negative, neutral |
I guess Mars 2112 keeps the food bland for the family fare, but it only serves to detract from its overall experience. | food, price | negative, neutral |
I guess if you order the chef's tasting menu, which is a seven course meal with an optional wine matching for $125pp then your tummy will be well satisfied. | staff, menu | neutral, positive |
I had a 9pm reservation and wound up sitting down closer to 10, but the bar was entertaining enough for the almost-an-hour wait (excellent martinis). | place, food | neutral, positive |
I had a party of 9 reservation and was very disappointed at the service. | miscellaneous, service | neutral, negative |
I had been to Blue Fin previously for drinks and appetizers and thought the atmosphere was very good (expecially for people watching). | food, ambience | neutral, positive |
I had dinner here with a few friends recently, and while I must admit that the food and service was okay, the prices simply did not match the environment and cuisine. | food, service, price | positive, positive, negative |