Rosa Mexicano

(212) 977-7700

61 Columbus Ave (at 62nd St.)
New York, NY 10023 40.7707 -73.9836

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Neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Midtown

ROSAMEXICANO.COM

Hours:

Sun-Thu, 11:30am-10pm

Fri-Sat, 11:30am-11:30pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Brunch, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Online Reservations, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Mexican

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What People Are Saying About Rosa Mexicano

Featured Review

Liz Zack

Contributor

The Scene – It's hard to miss the dramatic aquatic centerpiece in the David Rockwell-designed interior. A huge water wall, pieced together with thousands of azure blue tiles dotted with white plaster body forms in mid-swan dive, rises up from the foyer to the second floor. – – The Food – If you order only one appetizer, make it the shrimp seviche. It's a delicate combination of tender bay scallops, baby shrimp and calamari served in a martini glass, with a traditional citrus marinade that's made subtly sweet by mango and honeydew melon. That nuance of flavor continues…

ambiance
97.91999816894531% positive
  1. great atmosphere & probable the best service
  2. It's sad because the restaurant is beautiful and it can be romantic.
  3. fantastic layout with grat atmosphere and lively crowd downstairs.
  4. Provides every positive aspect of dining out: great location, ambience, service, drinks, and of course, food.
  5. But the ambience and atmosphere was very pleasant.
  6. magical decor, wonderful guacamole
  7. Make sure to sit upstairs in the beautiful romantic dining room.
  8. The last couple of times I was surprised and disappointed by a change in the atmosphere - it had lost its sophistication and elegance - big tourist/family crowd; the staff was pleasant, but amateurish, They assumed we needed instruction on the food, and t
  9. The decor is nice, but don't waste your time and money on this restaurant.
  10. The Columbus Circle/Lincoln Center location and interior design are very impressive!
  11. All have a nice atmosphere but food is nothing spectacular.
  12. It has a very cool atmosphere as well.
  13. excellent ambiance.
  14. The decor is chic and beautiful, and the food is delicious.
  15. The food is good (although not great), the atmosphere is fun and lively and the sevice quick.
  16. The Guac made at the table was such a treat (although you do pay for it) and made the dining experience fun and entertaining - not to mention the fact that is was so good, my fiance and I were practically licking the bowl!
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. The meats melt in your mouth, the rice and beans are the best I've had, and dessert.
  2. They lit all the candles on our cake and brought it out, and then when they cut and served the cake we had, the chef nicely designed a "Happy Birthday" message on my boyfriend?
  3. for entres, the pork, the filet mignon in tequila and the pie were great!
  4. They have wonderful desserts as well, but what was different was there extensive list of after dinner drinks.
  5. Luckily my boyfriend's mom had also brought a cake (his favorite childhood cake) so Jose said they wouldn't charge us a plate fee because of the mix-up.
  6. All the food was wonderful, you must try the tortilla pie.
drinks
81.66999816894531% positive
  1. The drinks were also amazing, although the sangria was not that great, 2 much grape juice!
  2. The drinks were divine - must try the pommegranite margaritas and mimosa's!
  3. The food was very tasty and the drinks were well made.
  4. They have wonderful desserts as well, but what was different was there extensive list of after dinner drinks.
  5. After the date, i stayed at the bar and enjoyed the icredible margaritas, and subsequently, called several of my friends, and we stayed at the bar and ordered food and drinks.
  6. The last couple of times I was surprised and disappointed by a change in the atmosphere - it had lost its sophistication and elegance - big tourist/family crowd; the staff was pleasant, but amateurish, They assumed we needed instruction on the food, and t
  7. Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere and get some decent Mexican food & drink for half the price.
  8. the service was good, the drinks and food were good.
  9. Provides every positive aspect of dining out: great location, ambience, service, drinks, and of course, food.
  10. wait at the bar for one hour to be seating, the bartender was rude and not very fluent in English and the margaritas terrible.
food quality
92.69000053405762% positive
  1. Overpriced, with overbearing service and poor food.
  2. nice place, good service, good food.
  3. Highly Recommended if you are in NYC and looking for special Mexican food and setting.
  4. The meats melt in your mouth, the rice and beans are the best I've had, and dessert.
  5. My favorite dish is the skirt steak (very tender).
  6. Ambience is very tasty.
  7. If you like Mexican food you will love it.
  8. the food was good though.
  9. Told server we had to rush, and Leo took spectacular care of us, water glasses always filled and tortillas warm and fresh.
  10. for entres, the pork, the filet mignon in tequila and the pie were great!
  11. The decor is chic and beautiful, and the food is delicious.
  12. To impress a first date with a amazing looking restaurant that has awesome food and pretty good service try Rosa Mexicana near Lincoln Center.
  13. Provides every positive aspect of dining out: great location, ambience, service, drinks, and of course, food.
  14. If you like margaritas and food that is fresh, festive, flavorful, and filling.
  15. After the date, i stayed at the bar and enjoyed the icredible margaritas, and subsequently, called several of my friends, and we stayed at the bar and ordered food and drinks.
  16. Service was good but not great -- the waiter forgot to give me a steak knife for my lamb and then disappeared for several minutes, so I sat watching everyone else eat until I could flag down another server.
  17. My bf told me his pork dish was yummy too.
  18. The food was very tasty and the drinks were well made.
  19. Too much attitude, food was shamefully bad, gladly the portions are small.
  20. jmmmm, I received about 5 pieces of chicken on tops of melted cheese "BTW the cheese was good
  21. Great experience, great food
  22. Fresh, delicious, and a perfect NYC night out.
  23. The pomegranate margaritas are delicious, but potent so beware.
  24. the service was good, the drinks and food were good.
  25. The last couple of times I was surprised and disappointed by a change in the atmosphere - it had lost its sophistication and elegance - big tourist/family crowd; the staff was pleasant, but amateurish, They assumed we needed instruction on the food, and t
  26. Everything we had was delicious actually & portions are huge !
  27. The food was amazing!
  28. Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere and get some decent Mexican food & drink for half the price.
  29. Had the most delicious halibut ever the other night, and the guacamole and margaritas did not disappoint.
  30. Good food
  31. If you can't handle paying $14 for fresh guacamole made to order right at your table, you don't belong in New York City.
  32. This is some of the best upscale Mexican food you can get.
  33. Ok, the restaurant is nice, the food is nice balh blah blah, but did you know that in order to have a reservation for more than 8 poeple you have to sign a contract.
  34. thought the food was excellent.
  35. But if you are looking to experience an incredible meal full of interesting flavors served in a wonderful space, Rosa is highly recommended.
  36. All the food was wonderful, you must try the tortilla pie.
  37. the food was great, however i felt really rushed to leave.
  38. The food is good (although not great), the atmosphere is fun and lively and the sevice quick.
  39. The food and the service are fabulous.
  40. The service was excellent and our waiter thoroughly answered any questions that we had about the food.
  41. My girlfriends chicken tacos were so bad she couldnt even finished half of one.
  42. go to a low-key places in downtown, or better yet, try "Santa Fe Grill" in Park Slope - the best Margaritas and the best Mexican food.
  43. The guacomole is super and the whole menu is delicious.
  44. This is a classy place with great food (the best in NYC) and a great young feel.
  45. All have a nice atmosphere but food is nothing spectacular.
  46. And since my favorite food is mexican, I decided to give this place a shot.
  47. Yeah, the food was good (albeit nuevo Mexican), but that was about it.
  48. got the steak tacos and the steak was juicy and flavorful.
  49. highly recommend the guacamole and filet with mushroom tequilla sauce.
  50. Beautiful restaurant with great food
  51. The margaritas were excellent (the Herradura tequila is sooo wonderful) and the food was better than any mexican I've had in awhile (and my boyfriend and I go mexican about once a week).
  52. The pom martini is yummy but expensive.
  53. Plus the food's pretty good!
  54. The service was pretty good, and the food was Amazing!
  55. The dinner was great -- all the food was brought out at once and pretty quickly, but they never rushed us out.
  56. the food was pretty good - i like the guac.
  57. great food and service
  58. They make it fresh right at your table, so even non-avocado fans (me) will enjoy it.
  59. The food was good but we definitely felt rushed.
  60. I've been there a dozen times now and the staff is always great and the food is always superb.
  61. For those who feel that Mexican restaurants are no good unless the chips and salsa is waiting for you on the table, and everything is smothered in jack cheese, this may not be the place for you.
  62. the food is plain, the guacamole (abiet handmade) is overpriced.
  63. The food was great, my kids have never been so enthused about about food that did not come with a toy.
  64. Rosa Mexicano is great for quite authentic mexican food.
  65. When you pay a whopping $14 bucks for some avacodo, tomato and chili mashed together, I expect, at the very least, that the portions would be reasonable.
  66. good food but NOT mexican!
  67. and everyone loved the food.
  68. Good margaritas and a delicious meal.
  69. Of course we started with the Tri-State famous Guacamole, then had traditional style appetizers, followed by Gourmet entrees that were delicious.
  70. Everyone enjoyed their meal.
  71. Great tastings of Tequila, awesome food and who can complain about their guacamole dip?
  72. The Enchiladas suizas were so tasty with a good amount of chicken.
  73. The best Mexican food if you have to have it
menu variety
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. The last couple of times I was surprised and disappointed by a change in the atmosphere - it had lost its sophistication and elegance - big tourist/family crowd; the staff was pleasant, but amateurish, They assumed we needed instruction on the food, and t
  2. They have wonderful desserts as well, but what was different was there extensive list of after dinner drinks.
  3. The guacamole made in front of your table tasted good, but that's about all that tasted decent out of the four dinner choices each of us ordered.
  4. The guacomole is super and the whole menu is delicious.
  5. mean I understand its a good restaurant and well known but if I want to order off the menu and not be stck with a prefixed one, I should be able to do that.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. nice place, good service, good food.
  2. For those who feel that Mexican restaurants are no good unless the chips and salsa is waiting for you on the table, and everything is smothered in jack cheese, this may not be the place for you.
  3. By far the best Mexican restaurant in NYC.
  4. good place for big parties, we went there last weekend with a party of 12 and the service was great.
  5. This was my favorite restaurant in the city.
  6. little on the pricey side but it's a great place to hang with your friends.
  7. This is far from being "the best mexican restaurant in the city" like other reviewers mention.
  8. prefer to pay for the ticket to the nice Art Museum to my Aesthetic satisfaction and have dinner in different place for the smaller price to my Appetite fullfilment rather than staring at all their Glamour and staying hungry and annoyed.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. have plans to go back and enjoy this beautiful restaurant.
service
74.28999900817871% positive
  1. The last couple of times I was surprised and disappointed by a change in the atmosphere - it had lost its sophistication and elegance - big tourist/family crowd; the staff was pleasant, but amateurish, They assumed we needed instruction on the food, and t
  2. great atmosphere & probable the best service
  3. the service was good, the drinks and food were good.
  4. Our waiter was great, very friendly and good with the kids.
  5. Our server was so friendly and made the experience that more enjoyable for us!
  6. The service was excellent and our waiter thoroughly answered any questions that we had about the food.
  7. think some people who come here don't like it because they're used to Americanized Mexican--this is as close to the real thing as you'll get in New York.
  8. Service was good but not great -- the waiter forgot to give me a steak knife for my lamb and then disappeared for several minutes, so I sat watching everyone else eat until I could flag down another server.
  9. To impress a first date with a amazing looking restaurant that has awesome food and pretty good service try Rosa Mexicana near Lincoln Center.
  10. The service was pretty good, and the food was Amazing!
  11. Food was great, but service was pushy and arrogant.
  12. was with two other people and the waiter recommended a double order for a party of more than two, so we fell for it.
  13. wait at the bar for one hour to be seating, the bartender was rude and not very fluent in English and the margaritas terrible.
  14. The service was as cold as the design of the place was festive.
  15. One major complaint was the pushy service.
  16. The service was WAY pushy - even after we ordered and said we did NOT want the guac, it was delivered to our table anyways.
  17. I've been there a dozen times now and the staff is always great and the food is always superb.
  18. good place for big parties, we went there last weekend with a party of 12 and the service was great.
  19. Our waiter was more than excellent, there was even 1 in our party that was going to join us 1 hour into dinner, so i made reservations for 4, and they didn't have a problem with seating us at a 4 top even though we were only 3.
  20. Told server we had to rush, and Leo took spectacular care of us, water glasses always filled and tortillas warm and fresh.
  21. Furthermore, the portion sizes are big enough for two people - sometihng you rarely find in the big apple!
  22. The service was friendly and not too overbearing.
  23. We had really great service, our waiter was very attentive but not pushy in any way.
  24. Overpriced, with overbearing service and poor food.
  25. The food and the service are fabulous.
  26. nice place, good service, good food.
  27. Fish was very good and the service was a plus.
  28. We did go later in the evening but we were there for more than 2 hours & the staff was very patient & we got a great seat near the window.
  29. Overpriced bad service
  30. Provides every positive aspect of dining out: great location, ambience, service, drinks, and of course, food.
  31. What made our dining experience so special was really the way the entire staff treated us from the guacamole guy, server, and to the manager (a bald guy) who really seemed interested in making our evening great.
  32. very professional event manager who accommodated our every request.
  33. great food and service
  34. The service was fine, but not the usual incredible service.
  35. the service was terrible the waitress and the manager were so rude.
value
75.0% positive
  1. prefer to pay for the ticket to the nice Art Museum to my Aesthetic satisfaction and have dinner in different place for the smaller price to my Appetite fullfilment rather than staring at all their Glamour and staying hungry and annoyed.
  2. When you pay a whopping $14 bucks for some avacodo, tomato and chili mashed together, I expect, at the very least, that the portions would be reasonable.
  3. The decor is nice, but don't waste your time and money on this restaurant.
  4. Everything we had was delicious actually & portions are huge !
  5. the food is plain, the guacamole (abiet handmade) is overpriced.
  6. The prices are reasonable by New York standards, so this place is on my list of good "quickies" when I'm rushing to th
  7. Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere and get some decent Mexican food & drink for half the price.
  8. The pom martini is yummy but expensive.
  9. little on the pricey side but it's a great place to hang with your friends.
  10. Too much attitude, food was shamefully bad, gladly the portions are small.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. Great place, had a good time, I went on a Friday night, but try and get there right before the rush, we got there at 6:30 by the time we left there was a pretty long wait.
  2. overall, recommended for a great quick bite to eat
  3. The food is good (although not great), the atmosphere is fun and lively and the sevice quick.
  4. Service was good but not great -- the waiter forgot to give me a steak knife for my lamb and then disappeared for several minutes, so I sat watching everyone else eat until I could flag down another server.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/12/11

So good!

by JDoming at Citysearch

I love this mexican restaurant! It is always a great experience!

You must try the queso fundido and the dessert: tres leches de la casa!

Besides that the pomegrane margarita is terrific!

1 Star Rating: Poor

10/04/10

Over Priced, Noisy, Mediocre

by pheromone at Citysearch

Stopped in with friends had a great cockta! The service was very nice. However, the food was simply middle-of-the-road. Was served cold and waited what seemed like days! Couldn't really have a conversation with friends for the place was too loud.

I will not be back!

2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/29/10

Okay food

by Franny143 at Citysearch

Overpriced in an unreasonable way. The food was not bad, the guac was good, but the prices killed everything good about it

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/22/10

Ehhhh...not impressed

by Elizlikeeats at Citysearch

Very, very unimpressed. The food was ridiculously expensive and not worth it at all. The guacamole was good, sure, but for that price, it was completely not worth it. The mexican food was average at best, the drinks were nothing special, the service was slow on a crowded night, and although we ended up having a good time, we really had to try to make the best of it.

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/21/10

Go to the one at Union Sqaure, not here

by princesskate at Citysearch

First of all, I love Rosa Mexicano, the one at union square. Last Sunday, we decided to try the one at Lincoln Center for the Sunday lunch restaurant week menu and it was a huge mistake. When we asked for the restaurant week menu, the staff told us they don’t do Sunday lunch and that the information on Opentable is inaccurate. It was as if we had to beg for the restaurant week menu and yet when other people were seated, the restaurant week menu was provided to them without asking. We ended up having to order from the regular brunch menu which we did not enjoy much. The guacamole was not prepared thoroughly as we could still see and taste huge chunks of guacamole and the steak was very chewy. Overall, my experience at this location is very poor. The one at Union Square has much better service, food, and decor.

  • Cons: Service

The Details on Rosa Mexicano

Place Categories:

  • good upscale mexican food
  • great service
  • beautiful mexican restaurant
  • overpriced guacamole
  • great place
  • nice dining experience
  • very cool atmosphere
  • like icredible margaritas
  • like guac
  • divine drinks
  • divine pomegranate margarita
  • always great staff
  • very tasty ambience
  • shamefully bad food
  • favorite pork dish
  • incredible meal
  • great rosa mexicano
  • best meats melt
  • beautiful romantic dining room
  • flavorful steak tacos
  • great columbus circlelincoln center location
  • recommended highly
  • not good margarita
  • very attentive waiter
  • flavorful steak
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