| ambiance |
94.27000045776367% positive |
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The place was crowded to capacity late Wednesday night (so much for being a romantic destination); the decor was nice but thats where it ended. ”
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From the moment we walked in the door the lovely hostess greeted us warmly seated us in the cozy and sleek lounge while we waited just a few minutes for our table. ”
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Loved the place- great ambiance, warm, and great space- loved the woodburning oven in the back. ”
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Peasant is good restaurant with a nice atmosphere, consistent food and service. ”
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If you're like me and find that paying just a little extra for premium quality food, wonderful ambiance and excellent service is well worth it, than I'm sure your experience at Peasant will be at least as pleasurable as mine. ”
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This place has a really amazing design and atmosphere I was surprised to see a place like this with such a poor service and average food that's everything but italian. ”
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Food was outstanding, ambiance warm - really lovely. ”
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Maybe some wouldn't find the room romantic (I did - dark lighting, warm brick walls, fire burning in the kitchen stove), but this place has great ambience simply because the tables are spread apart - no crowding at all. ”
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otherwise the food is excellent and it's the perfect location for a date, to take a business client, meet for drinks and bites with friends, i love it here. ”
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The pretty atmosphere is not enough to counter the horrible service. ”
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The atmosphere is warm and cozy yet sophisticated. ”
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The restaurant is in a cool location and is beautiful to look at when you walk in. ”
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Clean, comfortable and understated elegance meshes well with an unpretentious, warm & friendly atmosphere. ”
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Its cozy, romantic and comfortable but I found the food too simple bordering on flavorless and more surprisingly too greasy! ”
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great food, nice ambiance and very good service. ”
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Service was the best we ever had and we loved our waiter , he made the experience for us so much fun. ”
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The decor is okay, the service okay but the food is wonderful! ”
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The ambiance is beautiful with the open kitchen and its rustic charm. ”
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You pass through the red curtains and enter a very cozy and charming space with communal tables and a small bar with plenty of space for eating. ”
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The bar is comfortable; the cosmo's are tart and delicious. ”
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The ambiance and decor are nice, kind of made me think of the book "Under the Tuscan Sun ”
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Don't pay attention to the negative reviews - this is a great restaurant, w/ a cozy atmosphere, and delicious food! ”
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Ambiance is romantic and charming with low lighting and a slight view of the kitchen in the back. ”
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Ambience is really romantic yet with enough edge to make it fun for a group. ”
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The decor is very romantic, and our waiter was helpful and perceptive. ”
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We had a really fun server and the room is nice enough for a big date. ”
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Did i mention the warm, inviting atmosphere and deliciously aromatic open wood-burning oven? ”
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Wow, talk about a fantastic ambiance able to mingle higly romantic sophistication with a seductive coziness. ”
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The wood beamed interior with low ceilings and warm candlelight creates a beautiful and transformative atmosphere. ”
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Great atmosphere, food and service. ”
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Its the real authentic Italian cuisine in a warm, rustic atmosphere. ”
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The service was a 10plus the waitress was patient and attentive, and the food and ambiance was excellent. ”
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| dessert |
80.0% positive |
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highly recommend the rare lamb served over creamy Parmesan polenta, the gnocchi in a creamy mushroom sauce and the Mango desert was exquisite. ”
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Bread pudding dessert was dry. ”
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heavenly decadent warm, white chocolate bread pudding. ”
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Having said that, the food (sardines, grilled fish, gnocci, salad and dessert) were delicious. ”
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.... dessert was outstanding. ”
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| drinks |
79.62999820709229% positive |
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From the delicious, rustic bread to the finishing chamomile tea, Peasant is impeccable. ”
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Unfortunately after all the great food and yummy cocktails (the bartender named one after my sis) we went home early. ”
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When they didn't have the bottle of wine in stock that we asked for they gave us a much more expensive bottle at the same price. ”
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Olives served at the bar are wonderful. ”
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We wanted to try somewhere new so I called a girlfriend of mine to recommend a good italian place with a decent wine selection and she told us Peasant wine bar. ”
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We drank some great Italian wine I had never heard of and had some amazing homemade breadsticks and olives. ”
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The people sitting at the bar seemed to get decent, or at least timely, service. ”
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Great vibe, great wine ”
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outstanding place for a glass of wine ”
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Great food wine and beautiful interior ”
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In a very rude "we're so above you" tone, we were told to keep waiting at the bar, 30 min after our reservation! ”
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The wine list is much improved with some good options. ”
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Our gnocci was outtanding, and the wine list was great - numerous bottles in all price ranges. ”
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Went with 3 friends, started with a nice bottle of wine. ”
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Peasant has to be the best italian restaurant in nyc (no offense mario) Great food, good prices, interesting wine list. ”
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The plates were well presented very attractively rustic the wine recommended by the server was nice. ”
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Better than we expected, my girl loved the pasta with truffles, I had a great squab, wine list had some good buys. ”
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The manager was called, and he too had a very rude, matter-of-fact attitude on our wait, and he did not offer us a "thanks for waiting" drink. ”
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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. ”
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octopus apetizer tasted like nothing but garlic and the bottarga spaghetti only tasted like butter (at least use olive oil) the wine were a little overpriced too. ”
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So the rude Asian hostess told us to have a drink at the bar where the female bartenderess even copped an attitude with us when I asked what type of wine they offered. ”
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The wines are very good and the meat and cheese platter is just right for sharing. ”
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You pass through the red curtains and enter a very cozy and charming space with communal tables and a small bar with plenty of space for eating. ”
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otherwise the food is excellent and it's the perfect location for a date, to take a business client, meet for drinks and bites with friends, i love it here. ”
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The only drawback is that the winelist is only Italian and my Dad only drinks big Californian red! ”
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Great wines at a decent price, and the best cheese plate I have had in this city. ”
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All in all, we would definetely go back- very nice bar scene as well. ”
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Doesn't have loud music, has a big bar. ”
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had a few glasses of wine and margherita pizza, which were delicious. ”
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Our waiter, translated the menu from the printed Italian, seemed to know every dish personally and recommended a great wine from Sardegna. ”
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Good food, great wine, lousy crowds ”
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The bar is comfortable; the cosmo's are tart and delicious. ”
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Cozy with real authentic Italian food and a great wine list. ”
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The service was beyond slow to begin with, and they squeezed too many people onto the bench tables in the wine bar to the point we could barely eat our food properly. ”
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We started out at the bar at had a fabulous time with Aaron the bartender and his delicious Pomegranate Martinis ”
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good food good wine that's it. ”
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| food quality |
87.98999786376953% positive |
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Here's a few tips about what you should eat to have the world's best meal at Peasant: First, they start you off with delectable, crusty bread and the most incredible, delicious ricotta cheese like you've never had to spread all over it. ”
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It was definetly NOT the case at Peasant, everything was perfect and there is no way I could ever make any of the food at home. ”
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unfortunately we had already ordered our food, so we waited it out for the most mediocre, overpriced italian food in nyc. ”
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After you get past the door( which is all business) the meal was fantastic. ”
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The food was overpriced and mediocre at best. ”
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Don't go here if you're going to order a mundane pizza or boring spaghetti dish - then yes, you may think it's overpriced. ”
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Having said that, the food (sardines, grilled fish, gnocci, salad and dessert) were delicious. ”
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Its the real authentic Italian cuisine in a warm, rustic atmosphere. ”
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good food to, i think this room is the most original i have seen in a while so simple, ”
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The only pleasurable part of the meal was the delicious, farm-fresh marscapone served with crusty Italian bread. ”
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Great food, Great Service, and most importantly great women. ”
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We had the octopus to start which was baked in the wood fire oven it was so good and the pizza magarita which is the best we ever had. ”
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especially love the lamb. ”
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had the venison and the delicious mozerella to start off. ”
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The food was delicious and we can't wait to go back in the fall to really enjoy the burning fires! ”
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sampled the venison, also great, and gnocchi in mushroom sauce which was excellent. ”
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The Prosciutto salad was served with huge chunks of delicious parmesan. ”
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Peasant has to be the best italian restaurant in nyc (no offense mario) Great food, good prices, interesting wine list. ”
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best food best service best restaurant ”
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Cozy with real authentic Italian food and a great wine list. ”
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expected excellent food and Peasant FAR exceeded my expectations! ”
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Excellent food - ok service ”
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The whole cooked sardine appetizer was very tasty. ”
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The food was not all that bad. ”
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The simple grilled fish served with herbed olive oil is surprisingly sublime, the gnocci the lightest and most delicious, osso bucco and steak are amazing for meat lovers, the pizza is perfection. ”
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The best was the Cornish game hen and ricotta cheese for the bread was out of this world! ”
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It's top-quality buffalo mozzerella wrapped in delicious procuitto and then somehow baked until it comes out sizzling and crispy on the outside, gooey and unbelievable. ”
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Service and food is not good. ”
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This is authentic countryside delicacies from every corner of the peninsula. ”
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Amazing food (love the ricotta), very friendly service (waitress read the whole menu without us having to ask and was very attentive). ”
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... the whole grilled fish is just that, a whole fish grilled to perfection, no smoke screens, no fusion cuisine, no "butter pecan infused garlic mousse sauce" just good fish. ”
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I've had a whole fish which was amazing, rabbit lasagne which was just okay, a couple of the pizzas, the tripe, and a few other things which were okay. ”
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Great food wine and beautiful interior ”
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During a business trip to NYC I was brought to Peasant by a customer and I had a great meal and a great time. ”
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This place has a really amazing design and atmosphere I was surprised to see a place like this with such a poor service and average food that's everything but italian. ”
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must say peasant has been terrific to me in the last few years,except for those common stupid things everyone i know complains about,the menu in all italian, mean hostess,who screams at her staff in front of customers,,but food,amazing, now i went to th ”
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simply delicious,osso bucco to die for, and sardines cooked in a pizza oven,oh yeah,nice people to, ”
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We had heard that their pizza was fantastic, so attempted to order one as an appetizer. ”
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The food was rich & robust. ”
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best steak, 28 oz. ”
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The decor is okay, the service okay but the food is wonderful! ”
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For entrees we had the rissotto YUM, the spagetti with clams, and the chicken, which is the best I ever had. ”
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We also love the Skate fish and grilled Polpi (like calamari only WAY better) in this unbelievable sauce that i also dip my bread in. ”
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love that they bring you fresh ricotta with the bread to start, rather than just the typical olive oil. ”
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All in all, still a cute space, but the service was horrific, punctuated by the bad food. ”
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The pizza was nice and the olives are to die for. ”
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langoustine pasta was bland, and a whole fish was neither crispy nor hot. ”
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highly recommend the rare lamb served over creamy Parmesan polenta, the gnocchi in a creamy mushroom sauce and the Mango desert was exquisite. ”
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It's just good food, nothing more and that's all we want! ”
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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. ”
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abusive, awful service, and mediocre food ”
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Win list is great and the food amazing. ”
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The bar is comfortable; the cosmo's are tart and delicious. ”
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Peasant is good restaurant with a nice atmosphere, consistent food and service. ”
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heavenly decadent warm, white chocolate bread pudding. ”
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The suckling pig is to die for and my husband had the pannacotta, delicious. ”
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The food was so phenomenal the entire table of 9 was exchanging bites, I had the riquissimo gnocchi, and steak that was equally scrumptious. ”
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If you're looking for good food try it, but if you need a scene or a celebrity chef go elsewhere! ”
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Wonderful smell, delicious food ”
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had such a great meal here. ”
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like most places with a huge name (magnolia bakery above all), the food is mediocre at best, as italian as the olive garden, and absolutely overpriced. ”
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The fresh mozzarella appetizer was another winner served with olives, green peppers, and roasted peppers. ”
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It was an incredible meal, and our server was a really upbeat person. ”
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The food was good, the prices were reasonable and our server was pleasant, helpful and friendly. ”
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Great atmosphere, food and service. ”
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Delicious food, nice menu, pleasant setting ”
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best bread (with ricotta). ”
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i'm generally very minimal and reserved and quiet with the staff but one guy here really had an attitude problem (i got there late, upstairs was closed, they said please go downstairs where we're serving meat dishes (not seafood, not pastas, not poultry), ”
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If you're like me and find that paying just a little extra for premium quality food, wonderful ambiance and excellent service is well worth it, than I'm sure your experience at Peasant will be at least as pleasurable as mine. ”
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Turned out to be an expensive meal in a loud setting. ”
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Don't pay attention to the negative reviews - this is a great restaurant, w/ a cozy atmosphere, and delicious food! ”
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The food was incredible, the service was so attentive, and our waiter was very likeable. ”
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I'd highly recommend the risotto or lasagna, both which are prepared with prime seasonal meat. ”
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The food was delicious and although we were intimidated by the menu at first we actually enjoyed learning about Italian food. ”
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It's a shame because the pasta was very tasty. ”
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Our first course was terrific; a simple beet salad with greens and gorgonzola. ”
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Good food, great wine, lousy crowds ”
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Appetizers inlcluding the octopus were tasty. ”
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good food good wine that's it. ”
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The Bocconcini is delicious as is the suckling pig. ”
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The skate was delicious. ”
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Unfortunately after all the great food and yummy cocktails (the bartender named one after my sis) we went home early. ”
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The service was beyond slow to begin with, and they squeezed too many people onto the bench tables in the wine bar to the point we could barely eat our food properly. ”
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Go expecting the best food and something refreshing. ”
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We drank some great Italian wine I had never heard of and had some amazing homemade breadsticks and olives. ”
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The meal was a bit pricey. ”
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There are places where you will get good food and great service. ”
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great food, nice ambiance and very good service. ”
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We order 3 apps and a pizza, as well as the "Pork" pulled off the bone as our entrees. ”
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The sardines and octopus were excellent and the pizza with speck and arugula was one of the best I've ever had (I think all the pizzas would be amazing). ”
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The food was not bad. ”
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Went to Peasant last nite and had great food. ”
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one of NY's most authentic Italian restaurants ”
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Our waiter, translated the menu from the printed Italian, seemed to know every dish personally and recommended a great wine from Sardegna. ”
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The service was a 10plus the waitress was patient and attentive, and the food and ambiance was excellent. ”
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had the best seafood pasta I've had since staying on the Amalfi coast, the black squid ink pasta with cuttlefish. ”
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Better than we expected, my girl loved the pasta with truffles, I had a great squab, wine list had some good buys. ”
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Making a reservation for last night, we recalled the number of times we had delicious meals at Peasant, the people we recommended the restaraunt to who loved it, the personable service. ”
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otherwise the food is excellent and it's the perfect location for a date, to take a business client, meet for drinks and bites with friends, i love it here. ”
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Being a vegetarian probably robbed me of a good meal but i didnt expect to be served bland pasta. ”
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Mediocre food - wait time of at least 1 hour before food arrives. ”
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my favorite items are the bread and ricotta (placed at the table when you sit down -- i like to throw a few grains of salt on it, give it some fresh pepper, and put a little bit of olive oil, mmm) -- it's really delicious -- and the 28 oz steak which is i ”
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But what's really important is the food, which was awesome. ”
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Though the food was good, (Love the sardines and the papardelle!) ”
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The food is ok but service is terrible. ”
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We started out at the bar at had a fabulous time with Aaron the bartender and his delicious Pomegranate Martinis ”
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We sucked it up and ordered the pizza and another appetizer, both of which I have to admit were quite good. ”
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From the delicious, rustic bread to the finishing chamomile tea, Peasant is impeccable. ”
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This is a great place for a casual meal. ”
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The food was really great though. ”
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We were told, in a very condescending tone, that their RULE was that we could only order a pizza as an appetizer if we also order a second appetizer. ”
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The fires burning in the kitchen warm us on cold winter nights and the food is as good as it was 3 years ago. ”
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The food is amazing and although it takes awhile to order ( the menu is in italian only) it is worth the wait. ”
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Terrible experience with manager - food not worth the trouble ”
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The wines are very good and the meat and cheese platter is just right for sharing. ”
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had a few glasses of wine and margherita pizza, which were delicious. ”
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Its cozy, romantic and comfortable but I found the food too simple bordering on flavorless and more surprisingly too greasy! ”
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best food for the girls ”
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| menu variety |
85.29000282287598% positive |
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Everything I've tried on the menu has been exquisite, and i have eaten there MANY times. ”
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We wanted to try somewhere new so I called a girlfriend of mine to recommend a good italian place with a decent wine selection and she told us Peasant wine bar. ”
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Our waiter, I think his name was Kosta, was as bad as I've had in recent memory- snide, resented translating the Italian menu which is part of the kitsch novelty of this place, and totally inequitable in time allocation across his tables, meaning we saw h ”
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Aside from the waitress having to recite the entire menu because it was written in Italian the restaurant was good. ”
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know alot of people hate the italian menu but I crave it. ”
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Amazing food (love the ricotta), very friendly service (waitress read the whole menu without us having to ask and was very attentive). ”
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must say peasant has been terrific to me in the last few years,except for those common stupid things everyone i know complains about,the menu in all italian, mean hostess,who screams at her staff in front of customers,,but food,amazing, now i went to th ”
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The staff is super nice and helpful-- they never mind translating the whole Italian menu for us! ”
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The only problem is we wanted to order everything on the menu. ”
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The wine list is much improved with some good options. ”
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Delicious food, nice menu, pleasant setting ”
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Had a hard time ordering (confusing italian menu) and it was a bit pricey but overall very good experience! ”
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loved everything from the ricotta cheese they put on the table to the osso bucco with risotto, wish i understood their menu its all in italian, not good for a sweed. ”
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The food is amazing and although it takes awhile to order ( the menu is in italian only) it is worth the wait. ”
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It is very clear that the Italian menu (no English translations) are a huge burden not only to non Italian speaking cutomers but to the wait staff who now has the added task of translating the entire menu. ”
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Our waiter, translated the menu from the printed Italian, seemed to know every dish personally and recommended a great wine from Sardegna. ”
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The food was delicious and although we were intimidated by the menu at first we actually enjoyed learning about Italian food. ”
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| overall |
97.22000122070312% positive |
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Don't pay attention to the negative reviews - this is a great restaurant, w/ a cozy atmosphere, and delicious food! ”
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best italian restaurant ”
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This is a great place to bring large groups and parents from out of town. ”
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Peasant has to be the best italian restaurant in nyc (no offense mario) Great food, good prices, interesting wine list. ”
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My old favorite restaurant is Il Buco but I have to admit Peasant has bumped it to second place! ”
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This is a great place for a casual meal. ”
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best food best service best restaurant ”
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We wanted to try somewhere new so I called a girlfriend of mine to recommend a good italian place with a decent wine selection and she told us Peasant wine bar. ”
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Peasant is the best Italian restaurant we have come across in NYC. ”
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favorite restaurant ”
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That was one of these cold nights my friend and i were in a good mood to go out after work and wanted to go in a nice and warm place, so i thought why don't we go to Peasant? ”
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Peasant is just a great place to bring friends,a date or your parents. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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All in all, we would definetely go back- very nice bar scene as well. ”
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Seriously loved it and will definitly return! ”
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The food was delicious and we can't wait to go back in the fall to really enjoy the burning fires! ”
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| service |
67.96999931335449% positive |
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The food was good, the prices were reasonable and our server was pleasant, helpful and friendly. ”
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The staff is super nice and helpful-- they never mind translating the whole Italian menu for us! ”
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i'm generally very minimal and reserved and quiet with the staff but one guy here really had an attitude problem (i got there late, upstairs was closed, they said please go downstairs where we're serving meat dishes (not seafood, not pastas, not poultry), ”
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great food, nice ambiance and very good service. ”
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The attention of the wait staff magnificent. ”
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The manager was called, and he too had a very rude, matter-of-fact attitude on our wait, and he did not offer us a "thanks for waiting" drink. ”
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All in all, still a cute space, but the service was horrific, punctuated by the bad food. ”
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Even the people in the restaurant seemed to have a great cheer about them. ”
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now, downstairs is very nice and actually quite desirable but, the waiter also had the same attitude. ”
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It is very clear that the Italian menu (no English translations) are a huge burden not only to non Italian speaking cutomers but to the wait staff who now has the added task of translating the entire menu. ”
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The waiter was obnoxious, conceited and not professional. ”
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The food is ok but service is terrible. ”
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The other reviews on here mentioning the bad service are dead on (especially the one from 12/2006 - nothing has changed). ”
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The service was extremely poor from the time we asked for a table NOT crammed between two other couples (they said they had reservations, yet no one arrived before we had finished our meals) till the time we left. ”
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best food best service best restaurant ”
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The service is a tiny bit slow, or it was the one time I went, but I was so happy there it didn't really matter. ”
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Aside from the waitress having to recite the entire menu because it was written in Italian the restaurant was good. ”
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Service was the best we ever had and we loved our waiter , he made the experience for us so much fun. ”
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If you're like me and find that paying just a little extra for premium quality food, wonderful ambiance and excellent service is well worth it, than I'm sure your experience at Peasant will be at least as pleasurable as mine. ”
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Our waiter, translated the menu from the printed Italian, seemed to know every dish personally and recommended a great wine from Sardegna. ”
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Excellent food - ok service ”
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This truly has become our new favourite restaurant the service was fantastic and friendliest in New York. ”
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Amazing polenta, warm service. ”
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abusive, awful service, and mediocre food ”
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Clean, comfortable and understated elegance meshes well with an unpretentious, warm & friendly atmosphere. ”
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think there's sharp disagreement among reviewers because Peasant is a little bit of a Euro/hipster place right now and because the service is a tad snotty. ”
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Great atmosphere, food and service. ”
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great staff of knowledgeable folks, always someone to answer a question. ”
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So the rude Asian hostess told us to have a drink at the bar where the female bartenderess even copped an attitude with us when I asked what type of wine they offered. ”
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we were in a celebratory mood, so we quickly ate a few bites of the very bland entrees and left as soon as possible so those horrible rude people would not ruin our night. ”
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Amazing food (love the ricotta), very friendly service (waitress read the whole menu without us having to ask and was very attentive). ”
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Peasant is good restaurant with a nice atmosphere, consistent food and service. ”
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The decor is okay, the service okay but the food is wonderful! ”
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We had a really fun server and the room is nice enough for a big date. ”
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The decor is very romantic, and our waiter was helpful and perceptive. ”
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the host with the ugly,cheap looking sweater and glasses was condescending and rude and the "general manager" with the australian accent was equally disappointing. ”
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The service was a 10plus the waitress was patient and attentive, and the food and ambiance was excellent. ”
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In a very rude "we're so above you" tone, we were told to keep waiting at the bar, 30 min after our reservation! ”
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flaw, service was excellent throughout. ”
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The food was incredible, the service was so attentive, and our waiter was very likeable. ”
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Making a reservation for last night, we recalled the number of times we had delicious meals at Peasant, the people we recommended the restaraunt to who loved it, the personable service. ”
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We started out at the bar at had a fabulous time with Aaron the bartender and his delicious Pomegranate Martinis ”
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Our waiter, I think his name was Kosta, was as bad as I've had in recent memory- snide, resented translating the Italian menu which is part of the kitsch novelty of this place, and totally inequitable in time allocation across his tables, meaning we saw h ”
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Unfortunately after all the great food and yummy cocktails (the bartender named one after my sis) we went home early. ”
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It was an incredible meal, and our server was a really upbeat person. ”
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This place has a really amazing design and atmosphere I was surprised to see a place like this with such a poor service and average food that's everything but italian. ”
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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. ”
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Possibly the worst hostess+manager in NY ! ”
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know alot of people hate the italian menu but I crave it. ”
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The people sitting at the bar seemed to get decent, or at least timely, service. ”
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From the moment we walked in the door the lovely hostess greeted us warmly seated us in the cozy and sleek lounge while we waited just a few minutes for our table. ”
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We went during the heat wave and although the restaurant was a little warm the staff did everything they could to cool us down. ”
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Having been there several times, the people are still not friendly. ”
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simply delicious,osso bucco to die for, and sardines cooked in a pizza oven,oh yeah,nice people to, ”
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worst service ever experienced ”
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Horrible hostess ”
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Terrible experience with manager - food not worth the trouble ”
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The service was beyond slow to begin with, and they squeezed too many people onto the bench tables in the wine bar to the point we could barely eat our food properly. ”
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There are places where you will get good food and great service. ”
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must say peasant has been terrific to me in the last few years,except for those common stupid things everyone i know complains about,the menu in all italian, mean hostess,who screams at her staff in front of customers,,but food,amazing, now i went to th ”
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have eaten in the best restaurants in Manhattan and have never seen such terribly trained and obnoxious support staff. ”
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The waiter was helpful and knowledgeable. ”
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The plates were well presented very attractively rustic the wine recommended by the server was nice. ”
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The pretty atmosphere is not enough to counter the horrible service. ”
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51.99999809265137% positive |
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Course after overpriced course, I was wishing I had gone somewhere else. ”
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Terrible experience with manager - food not worth the trouble ”
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The meal was a bit pricey. ”
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If you're like me and find that paying just a little extra for premium quality food, wonderful ambiance and excellent service is well worth it, than I'm sure your experience at Peasant will be at least as pleasurable as mine. ”
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Expensive but worth every penny. ”
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Great wines at a decent price, and the best cheese plate I have had in this city. ”
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no fine china, no expensive silver. ”
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Don't go here if you're going to order a mundane pizza or boring spaghetti dish - then yes, you may think it's overpriced. ”
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When they didn't have the bottle of wine in stock that we asked for they gave us a much more expensive bottle at the same price. ”
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Turned out to be an expensive meal in a loud setting. ”
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the host with the ugly,cheap looking sweater and glasses was condescending and rude and the "general manager" with the australian accent was equally disappointing. ”
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The food was good, the prices were reasonable and our server was pleasant, helpful and friendly. ”
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am a huge fan of tradition but when it begins to compromise the experience I say it's better to accomodate your clientele -please. ”
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octopus apetizer tasted like nothing but garlic and the bottarga spaghetti only tasted like butter (at least use olive oil) the wine were a little overpriced too. ”
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It is very clear that the Italian menu (no English translations) are a huge burden not only to non Italian speaking cutomers but to the wait staff who now has the added task of translating the entire menu. ”
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Our gnocci was outtanding, and the wine list was great - numerous bottles in all price ranges. ”
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Just about that time three huge barrels of some of the smelliest trash I've ever smelled were wheeled right through the dining room. ”
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like most places with a huge name (magnolia bakery above all), the food is mediocre at best, as italian as the olive garden, and absolutely overpriced. ”
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Had a hard time ordering (confusing italian menu) and it was a bit pricey but overall very good experience! ”
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unfortunately we had already ordered our food, so we waited it out for the most mediocre, overpriced italian food in nyc. ”
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The Prosciutto salad was served with huge chunks of delicious parmesan. ”
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was really disappointed and next time i want to eat white truffle i will go at Alain Ducasse, at least you pay more but you have decent garnish with and that worth it! ”
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Peasant has to be the best italian restaurant in nyc (no offense mario) Great food, good prices, interesting wine list. ”
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The food was overpriced and mediocre at best. ”
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The food is amazing and although it takes awhile to order ( the menu is in italian only) it is worth the wait. ”
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62.5% positive |
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From the moment we walked in the door the lovely hostess greeted us warmly seated us in the cozy and sleek lounge while we waited just a few minutes for our table. ”
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The service is a tiny bit slow, or it was the one time I went, but I was so happy there it didn't really matter. ”
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The service was beyond slow to begin with, and they squeezed too many people onto the bench tables in the wine bar to the point we could barely eat our food properly. ”
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My husband and I moved to Nolita 6 years ago and for as long as we have lived here, Peasant has been our favorite! ”
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