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I thought the bar was fair in terms of decor, but how long do you have wait at the bar before a bartender with an attitude (he wasn't rude, but not friendly) makes you an awful drink, but food was delightful and music light and tasty as well. | ambience, staff, food | positive, negative, negative |
I thought the service was a little slow and not attentive enough for the price but other than that I'll be back when I can afford to spend $60 on dinner! | price, food | negative, neutral |
I told the waiter that my drink tasted very bad and asked if he could swap it out for a Petron Margarita. | staff, food | neutral, negative |
I took 8 clients to lunch and was appaled by the overall service. | food, service | neutral, positive |
I took a few clients for lunch and the service was lackluster, food was fair at best, and the prices were outrageous - Don't wast your time with this place ! | food, service | neutral, negative |
I tried almost everything on the menu, but my fav is the pumkin raviloi, too bad it's only seasonal. | menu, food | neutral, positive |
I tried several dishes, while at dinner with friends, and was amazed to discover that even their Caesar Salad was completely lacking in flavor. | food, ambience | neutral, negative |
I tried the price fix and te waiter looked offended when I requested the price fix menu. | staff, menu | negative, neutral |
I understand its a very busy night of the week but it is unacceptable that I was hung up on by the hostess twice (I also called back and she refused to answer the phone for 15 minutes) and was told that I should have picked up my food instead of having it delivered. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I use to always get the turkey club, until recently where I have gotten more bread than turkey. | place, food | neutral, positive |
I used to live in Japan, and have had some pretty good raw fish, but I was blown away by the Chef's tasting plate, which includes 6 appetizers including a stunning octopus portion and some incredible sashimi. | food, staff, miscellaneous | positive, neutral, positive |
I usually run the other way when I hear of an Italian restaurant with huge portions, because it's usually a lot of mediocre food. | miscellaneous, food | positive, negative |
I visited the Park Slope location on Fifth Avenue, and was impressed with the menu, and that they offered chicken fried steak. | menu, food | positive, neutral |
I waited 10 minutes to get change for a drink I ordered at the bar, my friend had one of her drinks dumped all over the floor by the same waitress above who took too long to get me my change, and it took forever for that much to happen. | place, food, staff | neutral, neutral, negative |
I waited 15 minutes for the waiter to take the bill from me and finally I got fed up with him walking past our table I had to start waving the bill in the air and finally some other waitress took our bill. | staff, ambience | negative, neutral |
I waited for 45 minutes for my entree to realize that the waiter never put the order in. | food, staff | neutral, negative |
I walk in ask to take a look a the menu and was greeted by the a nasty not so passive aggressive hostess. | menu, staff | neutral, negative |
I was NOT told this before when I made the reservation and explained to the manager RICHARD who has the poorest customer service ever and rude and said he didn't believe me. | miscellaneous, staff, service | neutral, negative, negative |
I was a bit taken aback by the paper napkins and the flyer like menu, but was excited nevertheless to taste the food praised by at least 6 people on this site. | miscellaneous, menu, food | neutral, neutral, positive |
I was disappointed to hear another waiter (or it could've been the owner) was reading completely different specials (most of which I would've wanted to try if I didn't overhear at the end of our meal) to the table next to us. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I was interrupted by the waiter to say that when we are done with dinner he'd bring one. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
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. | staff, place | negative, neutral |
I was really excited when our waiter read off the list of specials. | staff, food | neutral, positive |
I was shocked by the amount of butter used in the pork and lamb dishes -- the smell of butter was literally wafting off the plate! | food, miscellaneous | negative, neutral |
I was tempted to try the dessert because I've heard rave reviews about it, but we were stuffed, as the portions are fairly large. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, positive |
I was their for Saturday lunch, adn I think that there's a different dinner menu, but everything was great. | food, menu | neutral, positive |
I was thinking I am gonna have a nice dinner in that place that a friend of mine recommended to me , but beside the expensive prices that it has was nothing more. | food, price | positive, negative |
I was told by the hostess that a specific table would be mine once the customers left and I waited 45 minutes for that to happen. | staff, miscellaneous | negative, neutral |
I was told they had one(early) reservation; felt deceived b/c when I left the place was empty! | miscellaneous, place | neutral, negative |
I was told(very snottily) no, but then not even 10 minutes later another group of people came in, asked the same thing and because the same woman waiter knew them she gave them regular menus! | staff, menu | negative, neutral |
I went anyway and was greeted by the rude owner who practicly ripped our outside drink from our hands (although we were trying to throw it out anyway. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I went back (with my cold soups) They said they would have to make me another dish since they couldn't scrape off the unwanted ingredients. | food, ambience | neutral, negative |
I went back a different night, once again I can't remember which, probably Friday and the place was a ghost town, with a corny DJ and a waitress who couldn't get my friend's drink right after several tries. | place, staff, food | neutral, negative, neutral |
I went back to telly's because i heard that they changed the Chef and the food was again, after a very very small break, was excellent again. | staff, food | neutral, positive |
I went for an early dinner the other night and encountered the worst service i have experienced in a long time. | food, service | neutral, negative |
I went for dinner at Lucy the other night with five friends and it was the best experience I've had in a long time. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, negative |
I went for lunch and the staff does not welcome you upon entering. | food, staff | neutral, negative |
I went for lunch yesterday and had a lovely time. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, positive |
I went here for a dinner with some relatives from out of town that I was eager to catch up with, but the noise level at this place made that really difficult! | food, ambience | neutral, negative |
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. | food, place | positive, neutral |
I went on a Saturday night on the recommendation of the new General Manager, Mike who also did Cheetah Club and Le Souk. | food, place | positive, neutral |
I went on a saturday and the atmosphere was no more exciting than eating dinner at home. | ambience, food | negative, neutral |
I went there about three times, one for dinner on a sunday evening which is a salsa night after dinning, the service was slow and a bit rude, the plates average some shrimp octopus and empanadas. | food, service | neutral, negative |
I went there for a late dinner last night with a friend and the service was aweful. | food, service | neutral, negative |
I went there for lunch a couple of times but whenever I went there (even though we pinpointed our order on menu), waitress messed up our order and they never said sorry. | food, menu, staff | neutral, neutral, negative |
I went there for lunch with co-workers and found the service to be prompt and very friendly. | food, service | neutral, positive |
I went there on my 2nd day in New York ever for a quick lunch and ended up staying and chatting with the owners wife and a waiter, Javi for two hours. | food, staff | positive, neutral |
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! | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I went there with family and even though we had reservations, we were seated 30 minutes late, the food took 45 minutes to arrive and when I got the wrong order, I had a hard time trying to find the server. | miscellaneous, food, staff | neutral, neutral, negative |
I went to Ciao on a Saturday evening and the food was not up to the price asked for. | food, price | negative, neutral |
I went to Joy hoping to find some great Indian, but unfotunately found curry that was no better than average. | miscellaneous, food | positive, negative |
I went to Sushiden on a Friday night around 8:00, the place was pretty empty, we had reservations, but we didnt need them. | place, miscellaneous | negative, neutral |
I went to the Hudson bar with my boyfriend and the guy at the front door was extremely rude. | place, staff | neutral, negative |
I went to the tasting before Nobu opened and the menu and service has greatly improved since then. | menu, service | neutral, positive |
I went with a friend from out the town - the best thing on the menu was the Veal. | menu, food | neutral, positive |
I went with my sister and neither of us had wine so the final bill was a bit shocking. | food, price | neutral, negative |
I will definitely try dinner, but they do need to fix the kitchen shifts so that people get served in a reasonable time. | food, place | positive, neutral |
I will have to say the food was good and the chance to sample wines not often found in other restaurants was a positive but the abyssmal service left a bad taste. | food, service | positive, negative |
I will say that often times they make their drinks very strong (may tell your bartender / waitress to keep it mild). | food, staff | negative, neutral |
I won't even wait for an hour and a half when I don't have reservations, but the hostess and the pompous maitre d' just jerked me around and kept on promising me that I'd be the next to be seated. | miscellaneous, staff, food | neutral, negative, negative |
I would definitely recommend getting reservations as the wait can be very long. | miscellaneous, service | neutral, negative |
I would have told the wait staff if anyone had asked me if I enjoyed my meal, but no one asked. | staff, food | negative, positive |
I would love the owner to consider hosting a 'tango bar' once - twice a week. | staff, place | positive, neutral |
I would not recommend this place until they get a new staff that can complement the food. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
I would not suggest dining here unless you get a different server. | food, staff | negative, neutral |
I would recommend going at off-times (before 7 perhaps) to avoid the crowds as it gets packed and there isn't much room by the bar. | miscellaneous, place | negative, neutral |
I would say it's suitable for a romantic date or quiet family meal, as there is no bar so the atmosphere is a little quiet. | food, place, ambience | positive, neutral, positive |
I would say that the atmosphere was nothing amazing, I didn't feel like the authenticity of the history of the place was nearly as prevelant as it could have been in the experience. | ambience, place | positive, neutral |
I write that in quotes becuase iceberg lettuce, stale Pepperidge Farm croutons and bottled dressing does not a salad make. | food, miscellaneous | neutral, negative |
I'd like to try their brunch - the menu looks good. | food, menu | neutral, positive |
I'd recommend going across the street to Recharge for some healthy burgers and fries before hitting the bar. | food, place | positive, neutral |
I'd say the menu is generally below-average for the neighborhood, but if you want a burger, this is the place to go. | menu, food | negative, positive |
I'll second the recommedation for the Purity--which has much faster, better service at half the price and a whole lot more selection. | miscellaneous, price | positive, neutral |
I'm a chef (30 years), and I can honestly say that I've finally found Italian food worth eating at a reasonable price. | staff, price | neutral, positive |
I'm also a big fan of the chicken pizza on their new bar menu (no bread - weird, huh? | menu, food | neutral, negative |
I'm not going to trash the place simply because I had a bad experience there, but here's the facts: the food is very good, the portions are small-to-medium, and the prices are large. | place, food, miscellaneous, price | negative, positive, negative, negative |
I'm sorry, but the prices at Boi are outrageous for this type of cuisine. | price, food | negative, neutral |
I'm totally into the space-age vibe of this place, but I wish they had more tables to sit down at. | ambience, place | negative, positive |
I've been here several times for Sunday brunch now - (note: it helps if you're a late riser as I find the wait is always reasonable if you show up after 3pm). | food, service | neutral, positive |
I've been here twice for brunch, and I found the ambience and food to be much better than the overly-hyped Kitchenette next door. | food, ambience | neutral, positive |
I've eaten at this Zen Palate location a few times, and each time have had the same reaction- I feel the food's sub-par, but decide to give it another chance and order something else. | place, food | neutral, negative |
I've had Gnocchi from the Bronx to Coney Island and this place is, hands down, the best. | food, place | neutral, positive |
I've had the ribeye, the salmon, and a burger/fries at the bar, and they were all exceptional. | food, place | positive, neutral |
I've heard all the complaints about food and staff at this place, and perhaps some people have had an unfortunate encounter with the host or a cranky waiter. | food, staff, place | negative, negative, neutral |
I've heard such wonderful things about Pluck U and had the pleasure of trying their infamous chicken while having learned a few things: 1) rushed service 2) limited menu 3) semi-reasonable 4) overly popular. | food, menu | positive, negative |
I've never been able to find a lunch place in the midtown with the same quality and service, until now. | food, miscellaneous, service | neutral, positive, positive |
I've never been during the dinner rush, whence I think most of the service complaints originate. | food, service | neutral, negative |
I've sampled several other dim sum places here, and none feature the winning combination that Triple 8 offers: reasonable prices, large range of standard _and_ less common dim sum, little/no wait (not like the Mott St. | food, price, service | neutral, positive, positive |
I've since been back for a regular dining night out, it was packed and I should have made a reservation (the wait was a little long). | food, miscellaneous, service | neutral, neutral, negative |
If I went back, I'd have dinner in the bar--better service and even better atmosphere. | food, place, service | neutral, neutral, positive |
If coming to Tea and Anthipathy (yea u heard me) during conventional dining hours, expect a good long wait on the curb till tables open up. | food, service | neutral, negative |
If going for lunch, best to go by 12:30, even if getting take-out, the place is tiny and fills up quickly, both with people eating there, and standing waiting for take-out orders. | food, place, service | neutral, positive, neutral |
If it was outstanding I could see it as a nice change for lunch, but the peanut butter wasn't any better than one you could buy at any grocery store and the chocolate peanut butter brownie was horrible. | miscellaneous, food | positive, neutral |
If it's atmosphere you want go to the River Cafe under the bridges and pay an arm and a leg for hospital-type food. | ambience, food | neutral, negative |
If only they'd get a better wine list - the reds are all so mediocre - this would be the perfect meal. | miscellaneous, food | negative, positive |
If the food is out of your price range then at least go for happy hour for a drink - although the drinks cost a bit more then the average happy hour bar after you receive one you would agree that it is worth it. | price, place | negative, neutral |
If the staff actually got it together and showed some customer service this place would be good. | staff, service | negative, neutral |
If the waitress had been remotely available or had come by to enquire about our food, I certainly would have sent it back, but since I was being taken out for a birthday dinner I did not want to make a fuss. | staff, food | negative, neutral |
If you are a person who wants perfect service, you should probably skip it, you may wait for your server to sing a song before you get your drinks but that is half the fun. | service, staff | positive, negative |
If you are expecting big portions, go find a Cheesecake Factory. | miscellaneous, food | positive, neutral |