Jekyll & Hyde Club

(212) 541-9517

1409 Avenue of the Americas (Between 57th Street and 58th Street)
New York, NY 10019 40.7647 -73.9772

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Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown

JEKYLLANDHYDECLUB.COM

Hours:

Mon-Thu, Sun 11:30am-11:30pm

Fri-Sat 11:30am-12:30am

Price:

$$$

Last updated 5.13.12

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Fireplace, Private Rooms

Cuisine:

Traditional American

What People Are Saying About Jekyll & Hyde Club

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The Scene – Mad scientists lurk in dark corners, concocting their next experiments--or is it your dinner? Suspend your disbelief and indulge your kids' curiosity for the dark side by entering the peculiar world of Jekyll & Hyde, featuring ambient black-and-white horror movies augmented by scary soundtracks and rock-and-roll oldies. – – The Food – The scene is the main attraction, but dinner's an easy second. Stick with the safe, moderately priced fare like pizzas, burgers, salads and sandwiches. Kid faves include grilled cheese and, quite possibly, the biggest peanut…

ambiance
95.0% positive
  1. The server was fun and you can tell really enjoyed working there.
  2. The decoration is mildly entertaining, but there is little ambiance here.
  3. This place is so much fun.
  4. The decor is great and the place really is aimed at kids.
  5. told one of the managers, and with a smile he moved us downstairs to a great table with a wonderful view of the entertainment.
  6. The food is adequate, but its made up in fun and a great staff.
  7. Very unique and cool atmosphere with all these crazy collections and artifacts.
  8. it was a little dark, the franknstine stuff was fun and the girl that sat us was funny.
  9. The atmosphere is certainly fun with entertainment and all kinds of haunted house like decorations, but it still doesn't quite justify paying $20 for a t.v. dinner quality entree.
  10. The best location is the avenue of americas.
  11. However, I think Jeckll and Hydes t is one of those places that is fun to do once.
  12. If the decor doesn't scare you, the stupid rules and the bill will.
  13. My children enjoyed the shows and the unique atmosphere.
  14. Food is nothing to brag about great atmosphere.
  15. We visited the Jekyll and hyde downtown and enjoyed the atmosphere so much we made sure to visit their uptown location.
  16. The food is good (although a bit overpriced), the entertainment is quite amusing, and the atmosphere is perfect for an evening of fun.
  17. recommend this restaurant to anyone who is a child at heart who still knows how to have fun.
  18. The atmosphere was great, the eccentric characters who interacted with me and my kids were very entertaining and funny.
  19. This plae is no unique and fun with all kinds of crazy haracters walking around and little shows and things coming to life all over the place.
  20. The restuarants ambience was great.
  21. Atmosphere is the most important and I love the decorations and the shows.
  22. The food was great, the service was great, but the best thing was interior decoration and the entertainment.
  23. The decor and artifacts on each floor really makes this palce so unique.
  24. They have great food and a great atmosphere.
  25. We had so mcuh fun and really enjoyed the large selction of beer.
  26. The entrance was cool and so was the ambiance.
  27. It was fun, the food was OK, and the prices were decent.
  28. The food was great but the atmosphere is what we will be back for.
  29. Very strange and eerie atmosphere, but I guess kids would enjoy this.
  30. The decor maybe great for young kids but as an adult this place was an horrible experiance, it didn't bring the kid in me.
  31. This place is fun for the entire family.
  32. The atmosphere is cute, but the poorly-trained children running under your legs while you eat ruins even the best efforts.
  33. Great food Great fun!
  34. times square is much more fun and has better places to eat.
  35. My wife and I also enjoyed our food, but the best part is the unusual atmosphere, shows and decorations.
  36. Food was good service was friendly and the entertainment was fun.
  37. The place was very busy and the entire staff was fun and attentive.
  38. We recommend the Jekyll and Hyde Club to anyone who wants to have fun while they eat and drink.
  39. definitely recommend this place for birthdays and just for fun when you are tired of the same old restaurants.
  40. so we asked Amanda who was really fun and nice if we could see some sizes, unfortunately they did not have 3xl's so we settled with the regular xl's.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. The food was suprisingly very good and the chocolate fudge cake for desset was superb!
drinks
76.91999912261963% positive
  1. They had a beer menu with over 100 choices for the adults and a delicious T-bone steak.
  2. We recommend the Jekyll and Hyde Club to anyone who wants to have fun while they eat and drink.
  3. We always enjoy the 10oz burger and a beer from there extensive beer menu.
  4. The portions (for our meals) were decent, but do not go there for anything more than "fancy" bar food.
  5. Wonderful beer list with over 100 selections.
  6. What to expect: watered-down drinks, sub-par food, slow service and animals' heads speaking to you from the walls.
  7. We ordered a half yard of beer, two delicious tasting burgers and the fettucinne with chicken.
  8. The drinks were awful.
  9. The staff was attentive and the food and drinks were delicious for a reasonable price.
  10. The hostess was very nice and asked us to wait by the bar and as soon as they have an available table we would be sat.
  11. have been here 3 years ago and enjoyed a few beers and some pizza.
  12. But as soon as we walked in the place stunk so bad like stale old beer.
  13. We had so mcuh fun and really enjoyed the large selction of beer.
food quality
66.76000118255615% positive
  1. We all enjoyed our food, it was quite tasty and cooked just right!
  2. The food was horrible.
  3. The food is a little expensive and not everything on the menu is that great.
  4. Had to wait 1 hour for a table to have cold, undercooked, over-priced food.
  5. Order the nachos appetizer it was enough for 4 people and the Ribeye steak was delicious.
  6. It was pretty pricesy (i dont mind pricey if the food is good) Anyway when we did get the food, it was cold and tasteless.
  7. The fam didn't like their food either.
  8. got bad service, and the night went down hill from there when the waiter told me the chef said it was not possible to cook this steak as I requested, because of the two different cuts.
  9. The food is adequate, but its made up in fun and a great staff.
  10. The food was good and the portions were large.
  11. The food was delicious, and the fact that they let you roam around all 4 floors--each with a different theme-- allowed my kids to have a great time.
  12. We ordered a half yard of beer, two delicious tasting burgers and the fettucinne with chicken.
  13. Fun place but poor food
  14. My wife and I also enjoyed our food, but the best part is the unusual atmosphere, shows and decorations.
  15. The food was great, the service was great, but the best thing was interior decoration and the entertainment.
  16. liked the entrance where a guy just tries to terrorify you but nothing xtreme happens ($2.75 P.P) for the entertainment fee, there was no wait in line so that was a plus, the waiter was nice and he even run to the 3rd floor to tell us that the food was
  17. This is one of the worst places to have a meal.
  18. have been here 3 years ago and enjoyed a few beers and some pizza.
  19. Jekyll and Hyde not just a scary restaurant, Scary, gross food as well!
  20. The portions (for our meals) were decent, but do not go there for anything more than "fancy" bar food.
  21. really enjoyed my dinner and the kids were very happy with the pizza and the chicken fingers.
  22. Not only was the food extremely overpriced but the entire presentation was worse than any other theme restaurant I've ever seen (even Mars 2112).
  23. recommend this place as a sit down, rest your feet, get some food and close out the day for you children type of place.
  24. got a undercooked, pink burger, cold waffle fries laced with a long black hair.
  25. The food was mixed - my salad stunk, my wife said hers was good -- and the service, acriss the board, was among the worst I ever experienced in my life.
  26. We always like to try something new, but my bank account and stomach could have gone without this ridiculously expensive and salty meal.
  27. When I first walked in I thought the kids would enjoy it and the food would be subpar.
  28. Our food was great too!
  29. By the way, food that did get delivered was absolutely disgusting.
  30. They have great food and a great atmosphere.
  31. If you are looking for great food, this is not the place for you.
  32. The staff was attentive and the food and drinks were delicious for a reasonable price.
  33. Great food Great fun!
  34. The food was expensive and not worth the price.
  35. The food was horrible-small portions, and ridiculous prices for the quality of the food.
  36. We all enjoyed the food and entertainment and glad we waited.
  37. overpriced horrible food.
  38. The food was tasty with healthy size portions.
  39. It was fun, the food was OK, and the prices were decent.
  40. Because the service is so slow, and the dirty rodent filled basement houses the kitchen, food is lifted up through an ancient dumbwaiter.
  41. The food is good (although a bit overpriced), the entertainment is quite amusing, and the atmosphere is perfect for an evening of fun.
  42. The service was above average, and the was food was excellent.
  43. The food was decent, as I recall, but not super-memorable.
  44. The server had such a nice attitude and food came out fast and tasty.
  45. Terrible Service, Long Wait to be sat, Long wait for food as well, rude waitstaff, rude managers.
  46. I personal had the BBQ Combo it was great chick was tender and juicy and the ribs the meat fell off the bone.
  47. We always enjoy the 10oz burger and a beer from there extensive beer menu.
  48. You dont go here for some great NYC meal.
  49. They had a beer menu with over 100 choices for the adults and a delicious T-bone steak.
  50. The nachos were good, the food was so-so.
  51. VERY POOR service and food was not good!
  52. We got he best table in the house, the wait staff was attentive and friendly, the food was prompt, and not even that bad!
  53. Horrible rude staff and manager, lousy food, none of the "entertainment" was at all up to par.
  54. My friend had a monster burger with crispy fried O's with waffle fries the fries were great and the burger was cooked just like i like them very juicy and bloody.
  55. No salads were ever received, 20% of guests did not receive food at all, the food that was finally delivered - after THREE HOURS of waiting and excuses - was horrible.
  56. The food is BAD.
  57. This is an expensive place for the kind of food that you are getting.
  58. The worst food yet
  59. Wow the best burgers and rib i have had in a long time.
  60. The fries are really good.
  61. The food was great but the atmosphere is what we will be back for.
  62. The food wasn't bad as well.
  63. The place is overpriced, there is no doubt about it, the service is on the verge of being slow and careless, but the food is (surprisingly) quite good and the entertainment memorable, particularly if you come with a bunch of young pre teen out-of-towners.
  64. This place has horrible food, I dont think i have tried anything on the menu that was worth recommending to any of you that might visit.
  65. The food was good with very large portions.
  66. The food was suprisingly very good and the chocolate fudge cake for desset was superb!
  67. The food we ordered was delicious.
  68. The Salmon was fresh and the ribeye steak was scrumptous.
  69. The food was very good and the service was friendly.
  70. find it hard in the city to find excellent food, service and entertainment all under one roof.
  71. We really enjoy the food and exploring all 4 floors of the amazing building filled with all kids of artifacts and antiques right out of a Univeral Hooror movie but with a great sense of humor.
  72. absolutely recommend the salmon which is what I had, although the carrots were a little under cooked the salmon was cooked perfectly.
  73. The food isn't the best.
  74. The food is fairly good, although my wife got a serving of cold and saggy waffle fries and again the servers were of no help to us and skillfully ignored us throughout this dreadful evening.
  75. Unique, but bad food and worse prices
  76. The food was good too.
  77. The food is good.
  78. Well I was pleasantly surprised the food was above average and the service friendly and very helpful.
  79. Awful food, awful service, cheesey entertainment.
  80. The reason you go is for the "show", not the food so stick to the less expensive stuff.
  81. The food was excellent.
  82. been come to New York for 10 years from Boston and I tell you what the food,service and entertainment was excellent.
  83. We really enjoyed our food too!
  84. The service and food were great.
  85. What to expect: watered-down drinks, sub-par food, slow service and animals' heads speaking to you from the walls.
  86. The kids really enjoyed their food and the value on the kids menu is good.
menu variety
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. The kids really enjoyed their food and the value on the kids menu is good.
  2. We always enjoy the 10oz burger and a beer from there extensive beer menu.
  3. They had a beer menu with over 100 choices for the adults and a delicious T-bone steak.
  4. This place has horrible food, I dont think i have tried anything on the menu that was worth recommending to any of you that might visit.
  5. They had a grat kids menu and the portions were large so our kids were very happy.
  6. Their menu is very expensive.
  7. liked the entrance where a guy just tries to terrorify you but nothing xtreme happens ($2.75 P.P) for the entertainment fee, there was no wait in line so that was a plus, the waiter was nice and he even run to the 3rd floor to tell us that the food was
  8. The food is a little expensive and not everything on the menu is that great.
  9. Wonderful beer list with over 100 selections.
overall
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. If you are looking for great food, this is not the place for you.
  2. It seems to be a great place to bring kids, but still we had a great time without them.
  3. This is the best place to go with a family.
  4. Our kids had the best time of their entire holiday in this amazing restaurant.
  5. The decor is great and the place really is aimed at kids.
  6. This is a great place to go and visit.
  7. The decor maybe great for young kids but as an adult this place was an horrible experiance, it didn't bring the kid in me.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. The food was great but the atmosphere is what we will be back for.
  2. Life has come back to the Jekyll and Hyde club, with a strong management staff, great service, excellent kitchen and impressive entertainment, it is apparent that Jekyll and Hyde has made a huge turn around within the two years of our last visit.
service
54.86000061035156% positive
  1. The service and food were great.
  2. The service was friendly and really took the time to make my family feel special.
  3. The wait staff was friendly and engaging.
  4. The food was great, the service was great, but the best thing was interior decoration and the entertainment.
  5. VERY POOR service and food was not good!
  6. The server had such a nice attitude and food came out fast and tasty.
  7. The service is slow.
  8. Order the nachos appetizer it was enough for 4 people and the Ribeye steak was delicious.
  9. Also, the service was TERRIBLE - the server blamed everything on the kitchen.
  10. The staff is rude and unprofessional.
  11. Horrible rude staff and manager, lousy food, none of the "entertainment" was at all up to par.
  12. Food was good service was friendly and the entertainment was fun.
  13. The server was full of energy and very appeasing.
  14. Our waiter wasn't attentive at all.
  15. but i must say i had a real good time we were seated promptly and the staff was very attentive and lively and hilarious that hostess lady she is too much she had me cracking up.
  16. The service was not bad at all.
  17. The service is poor.
  18. find it hard in the city to find excellent food, service and entertainment all under one roof.
  19. We got he best table in the house, the wait staff was attentive and friendly, the food was prompt, and not even that bad!
  20. Awful food, awful service, cheesey entertainment.
  21. We had a very nice and entertaining waitress who was very much on top of our table.
  22. liked the entrance where a guy just tries to terrorify you but nothing xtreme happens ($2.75 P.P) for the entertainment fee, there was no wait in line so that was a plus, the waiter was nice and he even run to the 3rd floor to tell us that the food was
  23. First of all the service was just awful.
  24. To say the service was bad would be an outrageous compliment - the staff clearly doesn't care.
  25. What to expect: watered-down drinks, sub-par food, slow service and animals' heads speaking to you from the walls.
  26. Because the service is so slow, and the dirty rodent filled basement houses the kitchen, food is lifted up through an ancient dumbwaiter.
  27. My family and I ate at Jekyll and Hyde Thursday evening and had the most friendly service we've encountered in the city.
  28. It was very funny and I enjoyed it, but am not sure it was worth the price or poor service.
  29. Our waiter was terrible.
  30. the waitress was rude and ditzy and spent a lot of time chatting up the four kids at the next table who were her age.
  31. Great guest service
  32. The staff was attentive and the food and drinks were delicious for a reasonable price.
  33. The service was great!
  34. Our server said that our order was cold, so she had it remade.
  35. The service was friendly and helpful and even walked my kids around the different themed floors.
  36. The place is overpriced, there is no doubt about it, the service is on the verge of being slow and careless, but the food is (surprisingly) quite good and the entertainment memorable, particularly if you come with a bunch of young pre teen out-of-towners.
  37. like i said they are very attentive, the host got a a lil annoyin but its all good.
  38. Our server was very helpful and friendly.
  39. The food was mixed - my salad stunk, my wife said hers was good -- and the service, acriss the board, was among the worst I ever experienced in my life.
  40. The food was very good and the service was friendly.
  41. Do they think people are stupid?
  42. In the end, we had waited forever for our bill and our awful server was rude and filthy.
  43. The food is adequate, but its made up in fun and a great staff.
  44. The entertainment was mostly for kids, and the service was slow.
  45. got bad service, and the night went down hill from there when the waiter told me the chef said it was not possible to cook this steak as I requested, because of the two different cuts.
  46. Terrible Service, Long Wait to be sat, Long wait for food as well, rude waitstaff, rude managers.
  47. The hostess was very nice and asked us to wait by the bar and as soon as they have an available table we would be sat.
  48. Life has come back to the Jekyll and Hyde club, with a strong management staff, great service, excellent kitchen and impressive entertainment, it is apparent that Jekyll and Hyde has made a huge turn around within the two years of our last visit.
  49. guess honesty and good service is something they do not know at this filthy restaurant.
  50. been come to New York for 10 years from Boston and I tell you what the food,service and entertainment was excellent.
  51. The food is fairly good, although my wife got a serving of cold and saggy waffle fries and again the servers were of no help to us and skillfully ignored us throughout this dreadful evening.
  52. The service was horrible and we were charged an "entertainment fee" for just coming in!
  53. Well I was pleasantly surprised the food was above average and the service friendly and very helpful.
  54. Slow service
  55. The server was fun and you can tell really enjoyed working there.
  56. Bad service.
  57. Horrible and rude staff.
  58. The place was very busy and the entire staff was fun and attentive.
  59. The service was good as well.
  60. The service was above average, and the was food was excellent.
value
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Definitely NOT worth the trip here, the wait on line, or the nasty feeling in my stomach after eating here.
  2. It was fun, the food was OK, and the prices were decent.
  3. nice portions but way too pricey.
  4. It was pretty pricesy (i dont mind pricey if the food is good) Anyway when we did get the food, it was cold and tasteless.
  5. Life has come back to the Jekyll and Hyde club, with a strong management staff, great service, excellent kitchen and impressive entertainment, it is apparent that Jekyll and Hyde has made a huge turn around within the two years of our last visit.
  6. They had a grat kids menu and the portions were large so our kids were very happy.
  7. The kids really enjoyed their food and the value on the kids menu is good.
  8. We were huge fans of the Jekyll and Hyde club years ago; our last two visits about (two years ago) did not impress us.
  9. This place has horrible food, I dont think i have tried anything on the menu that was worth recommending to any of you that might visit.
  10. The staff was attentive and the food and drinks were delicious for a reasonable price.
  11. The characters were very entertaining, and while the prices are a little steep, it is well worth the cost.
  12. The food was good with very large portions.
  13. Food was good, portions huge, and entertainment was very interactive.
  14. The food was horrible-small portions, and ridiculous prices for the quality of the food.
  15. huge, fat, filthy rodent - sitting on a staircase in the middle of the dining room!
  16. The food was expensive and not worth the price.
  17. overpriced horrible food.
  18. Best Restaurant/Entertainment value in NYC
  19. The reason you go is for the "show", not the food so stick to the less expensive stuff.
  20. This establishment is a huge rip-off.
  21. The place is expensive but REALLY FUN!
  22. It was very funny and I enjoyed it, but am not sure it was worth the price or poor service.
  23. The food was good and the portions were large.
  24. The place is overpriced, there is no doubt about it, the service is on the verge of being slow and careless, but the food is (surprisingly) quite good and the entertainment memorable, particularly if you come with a bunch of young pre teen out-of-towners.
  25. Although the prices is a bit on the high, you do get big portions for it.
  26. The food is a little expensive and not everything on the menu is that great.
  27. We arrived at 5:30 on a Sunday to a huge 30-minute queue.
  28. Best Restaurant/Entertainment value in NYC!
  29. The portions (for our meals) were decent, but do not go there for anything more than "fancy" bar food.
  30. This is an expensive place for the kind of food that you are getting.
  31. Their menu is very expensive.
  32. We always like to try something new, but my bank account and stomach could have gone without this ridiculously expensive and salty meal.
  33. Not only was the food extremely overpriced but the entire presentation was worse than any other theme restaurant I've ever seen (even Mars 2112).
  34. The food is good (although a bit overpriced), the entertainment is quite amusing, and the atmosphere is perfect for an evening of fun.
  35. Food was great and really big portions.
  36. Unique, but bad food and worse prices
  37. The food was tasty with healthy size portions.
  38. had the ribs, which were huge.
wait time
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. What to expect: watered-down drinks, sub-par food, slow service and animals' heads speaking to you from the walls.
  2. Wow the best burgers and rib i have had in a long time.
  3. The entertainment was mostly for kids, and the service was slow.
  4. Went on a very slow Tuesday.
  5. After a long day in the city and visiting the Rockefellar Christmas tree, this place was a perfect ending to our day in NYC.
  6. got a undercooked, pink burger, cold waffle fries laced with a long black hair.
  7. Because the service is so slow, and the dirty rodent filled basement houses the kitchen, food is lifted up through an ancient dumbwaiter.
  8. We arrived at 5:30 on a Sunday to a huge 30-minute queue.
  9. The place is overpriced, there is no doubt about it, the service is on the verge of being slow and careless, but the food is (surprisingly) quite good and the entertainment memorable, particularly if you come with a bunch of young pre teen out-of-towners.
  10. The service is slow.
  11. Service was extreamly slow, the wait is ridiculous.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/03/10

Very Entertaining

by Ypitch3000

Very entertaining! Especially for children. My 9 year old daughter really enjoyed. This place is described as "spooky"

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/02/10

A wonderful time......

by Dproper

We celebrated our daughters birthday here, and had a wonderful time

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/29/10

Unique experience

by GuestNY

Very fun and unique experience! Always great service

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/24/10

Had a great time

by bramacone

Me and my husband had a great time for his 50th birthday

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/22/10

Enjoyed visit

by Louisa98

We really enjoyed our visit here

The Details on Jekyll & Hyde Club

Place Categories:

  • good food
  • definitely recommend place
  • horrible overpriced food
  • great guest service
  • great entertainment
  • slow service
  • loved kids
  • worst dining experience
  • worst restaurant
  • friendly wait staff
  • nice portions
  • like cool shows
  • rude awful server
  • rude staff
  • very entertaining eccentric characters
  • rude waitress
  • very enjoyable dinner
  • cold meal
  • always enjoy beer
  • really fun
  • best restaurantentertainment value
  • incredible special effects
  • nice waiter
  • great atmosphere
  • rude manager
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