| ambiance |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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The food and service were great and the atmosphere and music upstairs made you feel like you were somewhere in Europe. ”
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It took awhile to find the location as it is hidden not in the best neighborhood, but the masses waiting to eat told us it was probably worth it. ”
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Fabulous food - cozy atmosphere ”
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From the engaging staff to the inspiring dishes, it represents a fantastic place to reconnect with old friends or have a romantic dinner. ”
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The fun and joy of eating a nice meal was completely lost. ”
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The atmosphere inside is actually nice and relaxed, waiters and waitresses are very friendly and the service is reasonably fast. ”
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great cozy dinner. ”
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was skeptical after reading the recent negative reviews on Citysearch, but thought we'd just give it a try - after all Anthony Bourdain made the food look so unique and good, and the place looked cozy. ”
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thought the food was great but kind of expensive for that atmosphere, the tables were too close and it was too noisy. ”
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The food is excellent and the atmosphere is intimate and inviting. ”
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My only other complaint was the music, which was set just slightly too loud for comfortable conversation. ”
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Why anyone would travel to the lower east side when there are a hundred famous NYC restaurants with beautiful decor and great food is beyond me. ”
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Looked dirty, not cute and cozy. ”
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It is not a comfortable place. ”
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The views of the lower East Side are spectacular for my out-of-town guests, as is the food and the friendly, attentive service. ”
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| dessert |
62.5% positive |
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The dishes offered were unique, very tasty and fresh from the lamb sausages, sardines with biscuits, large whole shrimp to the amazing pistachio ice cream (the best and freshest I've ever had). ”
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The waiters didn't clean it up until they brought our dessert. ”
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At one of my dinner's, a great wine was recommended, a beautiful fish was served, and a fabulous chocolate dessert topped it all off. ”
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The dessert menu featured a delicious sounding chocolate cake, which I thought would be just the thing, but when it came it was the size of a brownie, tasted like a brownie, but a really bad brownie, again overcooked. ”
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| drinks |
87.5% positive |
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The white wine Sancerre was bitter and likely sitting in a re-corked bottle. ”
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Bar and wait staff very friendly, and the cocktails are potent (beware all stool-perchers). ”
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Whomever is buying the wine is selecting tasty choices at reasonable prices. ”
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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. ”
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The food was excellent, bloody mary bar and great service is why I would reccommend it to anyone. ”
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We also had a very good bottle of wine which was reasonably priced. ”
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At one of my dinner's, a great wine was recommended, a beautiful fish was served, and a fabulous chocolate dessert topped it all off. ”
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If you like savory this is a fantastic place with a great bar menu that includes white anchovies and other great picks. ”
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| food quality |
77.49000072479248% positive |
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One of the best burgers ever! ”
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Having frequented Prune twice, I think that my second meal was even more enjoyable. ”
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Shaved artichoke and celery salad was good, but not earthshaking by any stretch. ”
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Great food, good size menu, great service and an unpretensious setting. ”
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The head on shrimp were sweet and flavorful and the sweetbreads were soft and with a great caper sauce. ”
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The food was very good, but I wish the host was more realistic about expected wait time. ”
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and a beautiful sauce with fresh mint. ”
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Although the food was very good, it was deeply overpriced. ”
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Yes the tables were close but we ended up having great conversations with both tables to either side of us, mostly about how incredible the food was. ”
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The food, however, was almost inedible. ”
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you wait one hour to get ripped off at this box so called restaurant, we went there for brunch to get a joke eggs rancheros with three chips, and one $15 pancake, which you need a lot of syrup to get the flavor, i don't understand the chef that cooks over ”
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It's rare that there is a place in this city that serves such great food consistently, has a staff that provides great customer service, and comes without the typical New York snobbery attitude. ”
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on to better topics- the food- delicious and delicate order the plum sorbet. ”
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We went there a couple of months ago and really enjoyed our meal. ”
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The dishes offered were unique, very tasty and fresh from the lamb sausages, sardines with biscuits, large whole shrimp to the amazing pistachio ice cream (the best and freshest I've ever had). ”
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good food, rude hostess ”
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The food was very fantastic and the prices while not cheap where on par for what you are eating. ”
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If you pick the right items you can have a really good meal here, but if you pick the wrong ones you'll be disappointed for the cost. ”
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the whole fish was very good. ”
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This used to be a good place, lively but not packed, good food, good vibe. ”
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The food is excellent and the atmosphere is intimate and inviting. ”
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It is pricey than you'd hope for, but we could tell the chefs know what they are doing and they pick the best material to prepare the best food, so at least to me it's worth the money. ”
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am sad to say that my entree was absolutely awful (I had the chicken. ”
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With the exception of our lemon salad that had so much pepper on it that our eyes started watering, the food here was decent, not great. ”
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The food is fantastic, but I find the brunch portions rather small. ”
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have come to the restaurant many times and each time I have had an absolutely wonderful meal and great service. ”
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thought the food was great but kind of expensive for that atmosphere, the tables were too close and it was too noisy. ”
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light dish of farmer's cheese, with fresh figs and pignoli. ”
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The food here is really amazing. ”
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The food wasn't bad - not at all. ”
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Yes, it's tiny, and the tables are crammed in like sardines in a can, but the food is exquisite! ”
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good, solid food and very helpful service but overpriced. ”
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however, service was slow and food was not worth the price. ”
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the oyster and sausage dish was good but it needed eggs or something to make it a full meal. ”
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Good food, but not worth the hype ”
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It was dressed up with pretentious raisins on the vine but these added flourishes didn't add to the flavor, they merely seemed to be screaming out, look at me, look at me, I'm trying to disguise the fact that this food is flavorless. ”
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The food is only just okay and the staff is rude, they husstle you out too fast. ”
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From the engaging staff to the inspiring dishes, it represents a fantastic place to reconnect with old friends or have a romantic dinner. ”
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the food, while somewhat lacking in presentation, was delicious. ”
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was skeptical after reading the recent negative reviews on Citysearch, but thought we'd just give it a try - after all Anthony Bourdain made the food look so unique and good, and the place looked cozy. ”
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The service is so bad at this restaurant that we don't even remember the food. ”
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I've been to PRUNE for dinner and for brunch and have always had a great meal. ”
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It's not about status or luxury - this is for serious food lovers who aren't at all pretentious. ”
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The most delectable fresh fruit dish, with I think Ruby Red Grapefruit, grapes, raspberries, and what's that larger berry. ”
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While the pocket-sized restaurant could have been charming, the food, served in miniscule portions, went from ok to really not good. ”
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Why anyone would travel to the lower east side when there are a hundred famous NYC restaurants with beautiful decor and great food is beyond me. ”
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food was good and it is eccentric and different. ”
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This is truly a place where people who love food go. ”
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The main menu offers interesting dishes like sweetbreads with capers, chestnuts with ricotta, beets with goat cheese, etc. ”
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had one of the best burgers I've ever eaten! ”
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The food was excellent, bloody mary bar and great service is why I would reccommend it to anyone. ”
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good food but kind of pricey ”
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The food truly is terrible, comfort food does not mean overpriced, bland garbage. ”
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lamb sausages and deviled eggs are great, but the homemade pate sandwich is the best. ”
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The views of the lower East Side are spectacular for my out-of-town guests, as is the food and the friendly, attentive service. ”
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Delectable food ”
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The whole grilled fish was delicious and the green tomatoes side were sweet and sour like those pickled cukes from your youth. ”
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The food is also very good and inexpensive. ”
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So here are the bottomlines: plan your visit well and make a reservation; plan on spending a considerable (yet not ridiculously much) money; and enjoy the food. ”
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This hole in the wall had the most overpriced sub par food I've ever eaten. ”
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The food was good: very good quality (even something standard like the eggs benedict was very well made), but it wasn't anything to write home about. ”
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wonderful food, wonderful staff ”
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Whomever is buying the wine is selecting tasty choices at reasonable prices. ”
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The food and service were great and the atmosphere and music upstairs made you feel like you were somewhere in Europe. ”
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Imagine peeling that shrimp skin right off and getting at the juicy, flavorful meat. ”
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For entrees the suckling pig is a ho-hum pile of pulled pork and the fish-of-the-day was merely good. ”
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The food was waaaaay too expensive for the place. ”
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At one of my dinner's, a great wine was recommended, a beautiful fish was served, and a fabulous chocolate dessert topped it all off. ”
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very creative approach to food and eating as you enjoy the dishes of Gabrielle Hamilton and observe how calmly she crafts each plate. ”
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The fun and joy of eating a nice meal was completely lost. ”
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Unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best, expensive, and served on small chipped plates, and in minimal quantities. ”
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Fabulous food - cozy atmosphere ”
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The problem is, it's not a good as home-cooked food from a reasonably skilled cook and they are over-charging for it. ”
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In addition, although I am someone who really likes all kinds of food, the selection is not great. ”
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The rotsi potatoes were the worst. ”
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Her Monkfish Liver with warm toast is simple but uniquely delicious. ”
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The dessert menu featured a delicious sounding chocolate cake, which I thought would be just the thing, but when it came it was the size of a brownie, tasted like a brownie, but a really bad brownie, again overcooked. ”
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am surprised i even enjoyed my meal despite the surly hostess' welcome. ”
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Brunch has a great pancake, great omelette's, and an amazing list of different yummy Bloody Mary's. ”
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The service was very professional yet friendly, the food was excellent - we shared the dry cured rib-eye steak, and it was the most delicious steak ever I ate (and for me, an avid fish lover/eater, to say this is something really exquisite). ”
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the fried oyster omelet is a neighborhood favorite and the hot sugary sauce is a must have condiment for more than that dish. ”
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Maybe it was an off night, but the food was mediocre at best (the famed marrow bones were so over-roasted the "marrow" was a puddle of grease on the plate), the service friendly but very haphazard, and the quality of the experience did not justify the pri ”
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The restaurant is as brilliantly charming as the waitstaff and the food is even better. ”
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Good service, but the real star was the food. ”
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Go see for yourself if you want cramped seating, mediocre appetizers (avoid the briny, vein in 'ruby shrimp appetizer). ”
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There's a scene in there, and the food is wonderful, but the host wasn't even close on wait times, and the service was acceptably prompt without being spectacular. ”
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the food is incredible, simple and yet very interesting. ”
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| menu variety |
95.0% positive |
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Great food, good size menu, great service and an unpretensious setting. ”
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They offer a great menu for an exceptionally reasonable price. ”
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The main menu offers interesting dishes like sweetbreads with capers, chestnuts with ricotta, beets with goat cheese, etc. ”
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If you like innards, the appetizer list at Prune has as good a selection as you'll find in the city, and several of them are quite good, especially the veal heart and the signature bone marrow. ”
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One of the most inventive menus in town, with the most incredible taste to match. ”
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If you like savory this is a fantastic place with a great bar menu that includes white anchovies and other great picks. ”
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In addition, although I am someone who really likes all kinds of food, the selection is not great. ”
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love the innovative menu - simplicity at its best. ”
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The dessert menu featured a delicious sounding chocolate cake, which I thought would be just the thing, but when it came it was the size of a brownie, tasted like a brownie, but a really bad brownie, again overcooked. ”
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Whomever is buying the wine is selecting tasty choices at reasonable prices. ”
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| overall |
91.66999816894531% positive |
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This used to be a good place, lively but not packed, good food, good vibe. ”
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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. ”
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great place for showing outtatowners a hip NYC experience. ”
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was skeptical after reading the recent negative reviews on Citysearch, but thought we'd just give it a try - after all Anthony Bourdain made the food look so unique and good, and the place looked cozy. ”
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| return potential |
50.0% positive |
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made the mistake of coming here with 5 friends for brunch so the wait was extremely long and then we got stuck at the only table big enough for 6 (downstairs near the bathroom away from all of the other patrons) so that was dissapointing but I will be b ”
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the last time i went, the hostess was so rude i decided that i will not go back there. ”
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| service |
68.82999897003174% positive |
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My years in the industry assured me that this would precipitate a dizzying rush to order and hack service in-between sidework. ”
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The service, while cheerful and friendly, was very very slow. ”
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Maybe it was an off night, but the food was mediocre at best (the famed marrow bones were so over-roasted the "marrow" was a puddle of grease on the plate), the service friendly but very haphazard, and the quality of the experience did not justify the pri ”
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The service was very professional yet friendly, the food was excellent - we shared the dry cured rib-eye steak, and it was the most delicious steak ever I ate (and for me, an avid fish lover/eater, to say this is something really exquisite). ”
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Our waitress was friendly and accomodating. ”
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The atmosphere inside is actually nice and relaxed, waiters and waitresses are very friendly and the service is reasonably fast. ”
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There's a scene in there, and the food is wonderful, but the host wasn't even close on wait times, and the service was acceptably prompt without being spectacular. ”
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the last time i went, the hostess was so rude i decided that i will not go back there. ”
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Bar and wait staff very friendly, and the cocktails are potent (beware all stool-perchers). ”
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and listen to the helpful waitress' recommendations! ”
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The servers are delightful. ”
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Prune is full of itself yet the staff never misses and opportunity to tell you how incredibly fabulous it all is. ”
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rude service ”
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Our waitress was great and gave good recommendations when asked. ”
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The staff was friendly and unpretenious. ”
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The food is only just okay and the staff is rude, they husstle you out too fast. ”
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the brunch at prune is very good, but it is not worth waiting in long lines with very rude hostesses. ”
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good, solid food and very helpful service but overpriced. ”
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The service is so bad at this restaurant that we don't even remember the food. ”
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Great food, good size menu, great service and an unpretensious setting. ”
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My husband and I are HUGE brunch people - Saturday and Sunday brunches are sacred times for us, and we've been to almost all the top-rated brunch places in NYC - so of course we had to try this. ”
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The food and service were great and the atmosphere and music upstairs made you feel like you were somewhere in Europe. ”
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good food, rude hostess ”
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It's rare that there is a place in this city that serves such great food consistently, has a staff that provides great customer service, and comes without the typical New York snobbery attitude. ”
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The food was excellent, bloody mary bar and great service is why I would reccommend it to anyone. ”
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am surprised i even enjoyed my meal despite the surly hostess' welcome. ”
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Good service, but the real star was the food. ”
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The wait staff was nice; pleasant but the hostess was abrasive. ”
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is it off topic to rant about the rude hostess? ”
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Also, I agree with a prior poster that the service is not good. ”
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From the engaging staff to the inspiring dishes, it represents a fantastic place to reconnect with old friends or have a romantic dinner. ”
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The hostess was absolutely delightful and welcoming. ”
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This is truly a place where people who love food go. ”
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The waiters didn't clean it up until they brought our dessert. ”
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However, after a good huevos rancheros that was solid, but not special and service that was not very helpful and somewhat inattentive, I don't get the hype. ”
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have come to the restaurant many times and each time I have had an absolutely wonderful meal and great service. ”
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however, service was slow and food was not worth the price. ”
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The place is cramped, but the wonderful thing is you get a cool scene with a nice-looking crowd and neither the patrons nor the staff have attitude. ”
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wonderful food, wonderful staff ”
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sat there for a good 15 mins before we got our check, while a bunch of people were waiting outside for a table. ”
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The staff members have always been very friendly, welcoming, and very knowledgeable about what they were serving. ”
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The service was attentive in a way that you would expect from a Michelin-starred joint. ”
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In the end, our happy, jig-dancing, song-belting waitress wilted into condescending and dehydrated into snooty by checktime. ”
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The views of the lower East Side are spectacular for my out-of-town guests, as is the food and the friendly, attentive service. ”
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| value |
58.63999843597412% positive |
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Whomever is buying the wine is selecting tasty choices at reasonable prices. ”
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The food was very fantastic and the prices while not cheap where on par for what you are eating. ”
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huge portion tried to make up for the fact that there are no sides unless you pay for them. ”
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thought the food was great but kind of expensive for that atmosphere, the tables were too close and it was too noisy. ”
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This hole in the wall had the most overpriced sub par food I've ever eaten. ”
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good, solid food and very helpful service but overpriced. ”
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however, service was slow and food was not worth the price. ”
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Although the food was very good, it was deeply overpriced. ”
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Unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best, expensive, and served on small chipped plates, and in minimal quantities. ”
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They offer a great menu for an exceptionally reasonable price. ”
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The food was waaaaay too expensive for the place. ”
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So here are the bottomlines: plan your visit well and make a reservation; plan on spending a considerable (yet not ridiculously much) money; and enjoy the food. ”
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It took awhile to find the location as it is hidden not in the best neighborhood, but the masses waiting to eat told us it was probably worth it. ”
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The food is also very good and inexpensive. ”
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They also do that nasty thing they are starting to do at pretentious places like Prune, they serve entrees ranging from 21-29 dollars, way too expensive for what you get, yet force you to order your sides (another 6-10 dollars) separately. ”
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The food truly is terrible, comfort food does not mean overpriced, bland garbage. ”
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The food is fantastic, but I find the brunch portions rather small. ”
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Prune works as a good neighborhood restaurant, but not as a destination restaurant--it simply isn't worth the trip if you don't live in the East Village. ”
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While the pocket-sized restaurant could have been charming, the food, served in miniscule portions, went from ok to really not good. ”
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Good food, but not worth the hype ”
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This place is totally overrated and totally overpriced. ”
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Maybe it was an off night, but the food was mediocre at best (the famed marrow bones were so over-roasted the "marrow" was a puddle of grease on the plate), the service friendly but very haphazard, and the quality of the experience did not justify the pri ”
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you wait one hour to get ripped off at this box so called restaurant, we went there for brunch to get a joke eggs rancheros with three chips, and one $15 pancake, which you need a lot of syrup to get the flavor, i don't understand the chef that cooks over ”
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good food but kind of pricey ”
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It is pricey than you'd hope for, but we could tell the chefs know what they are doing and they pick the best material to prepare the best food, so at least to me it's worth the money. ”
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And although that's typically not a huge consideration for us when we go for brunch, I was a bit shocked when I got the check: $50 before tip for two average size portions, two coffees and two orange juices. ”
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the brunch at prune is very good, but it is not worth waiting in long lines with very rude hostesses. ”
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| wait time |
55.56000232696533% positive |
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the brunch at prune is very good, but it is not worth waiting in long lines with very rude hostesses. ”
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however, service was slow and food was not worth the price. ”
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sat there for a good 15 mins before we got our check, while a bunch of people were waiting outside for a table. ”
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Our table was ready within 5 minutes after we arrived for our reservation which on a Friday night is not bad. ”
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made the mistake of coming here with 5 friends for brunch so the wait was extremely long and then we got stuck at the only table big enough for 6 (downstairs near the bathroom away from all of the other patrons) so that was dissapointing but I will be b ”
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The service, while cheerful and friendly, was very very slow. ”
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