(212) 677-2233

38 E 19th St (Between Broadway and Park Avenue S)
New York, NY 10003 40.738312 -73.989531

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Hours:

Mon-Thu 12pm-11pm

Fri 12pm-12am

Sat 11am-12am

Sun 11am-10:30pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 10.17.11

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Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Fine Dining, Outdoor Dining, Historic Setting, Online Reservations, Live Music, Notable Wine List

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates

What People Are Saying About Pipa

Featured Review

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The Scene – Inside, the restaurant feels almost tent-like. Entering the candle-filled space is like opening the doors on a gypsy hideaway. – – The Food – The traditional and interpretive tapas throw a sharp focus on the definitive themes of Spanish cuisine. Few styles of cooking place such an importance on texture--baby eels in a sizzling slick of oil, for example, is nudged just a shade away from pasta by the crackle of tiny bones under your teeth. Garlic is another constant, with its fascinating range of application throughout a meal--from subtle background agent to…

ambiance
97.11000442504883% positive
  1. Wonderful decor
  2. Firstly, the decor is simply beautiful and spacious.
  3. The food and sangria are excellent and it's fun to go with a group of people.
  4. We waited at the bar for only 10 minutes (we had a reservation) - can't complain about that, the restaurant was full and I enjoyed the lively atmosphere and music.
  5. definitely recommend this hotspot for people as a pre- or post-night out for a way to wind up or down; both of which are abetted by the chic and cute decor and candle-light glow.
  6. The food is very very good, but it's the room and overall atmosphere that made the night a swinging success.
  7. But the food was excellent, the sangria was great, the service was very good and the atmosphere was wonderful!
  8. great food, yummy sangria, very romantic
  9. The ambience was nice, although the servers aren't equally as friendly.
  10. Obviously the location is good, too.
  11. It's by far one of my favorite tapas place in the city and the decor is awesome - I love all the chandeliers!
  12. The food and ambiance is great in this restaurant that I have now been to a few times.
  13. The atmosphere strikes perfectly the balance between a party (relaxed, great music, great drinks) and intimacy (not so loud you can't talk, low lighting, classy decor).
  14. Great food + ambiance, below average service
  15. Absolutely incredible atmosphere for a groups, couples, singles -- and anyone looking to have a good time!
  16. Good sangrias, some very unique decor from the furniture department store next door (although leaving the price tags on is a bit tacky but in the dark you won't notice.
  17. beautiful decor - excellent mojitos
  18. I'd wanted to come here bc the space is very cozy and pretty, but the menu was ridiculous.
  19. The decor is very pretty, which is one of my favorite things about this place.
  20. Beautiful Chandeliers, great food, and perfect atmosphere.
  21. love this restaurant for it's fabulous ambiance, delicious food and the sangria, oh the sangria.
  22. Some excellent points of Pipa: delicious sangria, great atmosphere with beautiful decor and its very attentive & friendly staff.
  23. Have a pitcher of cool sangria with a great atmosphere.
  24. The atmosphere is amazing and the sangria is delicious.
  25. Good food, great fun!
  26. the food is great, sangria is delicious and the atmosphere is very romantic.
  27. The service was actually quite good, and the decor was fascinating.
  28. The ambiance is beautiful, perfect for a first, second or, for that all important, third date (*wink wink*)
  29. The tapas we ordered were all wonderful, the service was good (although not noteworthy), and the room has a very romantic ambiance.
  30. The server and helpers seemed to be in perfect sync, and their sense of hospitality ( sadly, a rarity in NYC ) did create an overall cordial and festive atmosphere.
  31. The ambiance is really wonderful but I don't recommend sitting too close to the store or you feel like you're in a mall restaurant.
  32. The ambiance is great: dark lighting, exposed brick, and beautiful for-sale chandeliers hung from high ceilings.
  33. left alone after finishing the scrumptious dulce de leche cake, we enjoyed the romantic nature of pipa, not so much from the lighting, but from the negligence of the waitstaff who would never return to bring change from the check.
  34. The four of us drank two good bottles of wine, savored the food and enjoyed the atmosphere.
  35. The decor is beautiful and the food was excellent.
  36. Food, service and ambience was great, but $112 for 4 tapas and a pitcher of Sangria is not good value
  37. The place is really cozy and great for a date - my husband and I go here all the time, but you should definitely make reservations since this place fills up.
  38. The decor is romantic and welcoming and exactly the kind of space that makes eating enjoyable.
  39. Love all the chandeliers in the restaurant, it's always fun picking out which one you wish you had the money to buy.
  40. The ambience is great.
  41. the ambiance is perfect for a date but yet great to go with girlfriends or a large group.
  42. Great food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and the service was great.
  43. don't think the pretty chandeliers or cozy atmosphere are worth the overpriced food.
  44. The atmosphere is great and the food is great as well.
  45. decor may cool and trendy.
  46. The food is outstanding and the atmosphere is lovely.
  47. Perfect romantic dinner!
  48. The music was super too the feeling is romantic and you just feel like your somewhere else.
  49. The decor is very interesting, kind of sexy.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. but the 3 chocolate desert dish was divine.
  2. My first visit to Pipa was excellent all around: from the very pleasant hostesses who greeted us at the door, to the delicious Sangria, appetizers and desserts (Dulce de Leche-my favorite & highly recommended), great music, to the extremely friendly Maitr
  3. The butternut squash soup was to die for, the lamb flatbread was fantastic - but the highlight were the unbeliveable chocolate croquettes we had at the end - filled with hot liquid chocolate.
  4. left alone after finishing the scrumptious dulce de leche cake, we enjoyed the romantic nature of pipa, not so much from the lighting, but from the negligence of the waitstaff who would never return to bring change from the check.
  5. HOWEVER, the dessert was amazing - the sorbet was delicate and wonderful, the molten chocolate cake was phenomenal, and the dulce de leche cake was perfect.
drinks
85.29000282287598% positive
  1. couple of friends and I wanted to enjoy drinks and tapas outside.
  2. Every single tapas dish that we had, from the octopus to the assorted meats and cheeses plate, to the absolutely delectable shrimp in white wine and butter sauce, was above perfect.
  3. Awful service, rude waiter who insulted our intelligence and ignored us unless he wanted to push drinks on us all while being seated under a dripping a/c unit.
  4. The bar is great,we had so much Sangria and food my mouth waters just thinking of my next glass,and can't forget the the bartenders they were great!
  5. great food but really incompetent service--forgot orders, poured some drinks but not others.
  6. had a bad heache the rest of the night due to the cheap wine used in the sangria and it was way too strong.
  7. Terrific red wine sangria and an amazing array of tasty, interesting dishes that you won't find anywhere else.
  8. And surprisingly, for the amount of delicious food we ate, plus wine and coffee, we thought the price was very reasonable.
  9. The four of us drank two good bottles of wine, savored the food and enjoyed the atmosphere.
  10. The staff is friendly, the place is large enough that you aren't sitting on top of your neighbors and the food and drinks are amazing!
  11. The duck breast was amazing and they have a great, extensive wine list.
  12. We sat at the bar tables and tried almost one of every tapa and had several pitchers of their famous sangria.
  13. The atmosphere strikes perfectly the balance between a party (relaxed, great music, great drinks) and intimacy (not so loud you can't talk, low lighting, classy decor).
  14. This place is awesome with friends, for dinner, drinks and lots of sangria.
  15. We waited at the bar for only 10 minutes (we had a reservation) - can't complain about that, the restaurant was full and I enjoyed the lively atmosphere and music.
  16. Definitely recommend the red wine sangria and many tapas dishes.
  17. Again, the wine was so good and the wait staff was great.
food quality
89.6500015258789% positive
  1. This past Friday, the service was terrible (we waited 15 minutes for a menu), the food was mediocre (don't get the octopus, I am an octopus lover and it was not very good), the music terrible (I would expect more from an affilitation of ABC then to play p
  2. The cheeses are wonderful, as is the Chicken Rice dish.
  3. The white gazpacho was stellar - the grilled sardines perfect - the arroz con pollo was competent - the spicy duck confit with foie gras mousse and orange peel intriguing - the goat cheese empanada was a nice finish.
  4. The chorizo was like stale sausages, the paella had rooten cray fish, the octupus was disgusting.
  5. The main dishes are decent, you probably won't be able to finish both plates.
  6. The bartender recommended plates and every one was delicious.
  7. However, once you order, all the food comes in an incredible speed making your conversations concentrate at the beginning and end of the dinner.
  8. yummy vittles, dummy service
  9. The food is outstanding!
  10. (I love salsa)as soon as we seat the waiter with a beautiful smile greets us and indulge us into the menu with a dominican accent(puerto rican) well to make the story short the dates,shrimp and sangria a must have.
  11. The atmosphere is amazing and the sangria is delicious.
  12. The food and sangria are excellent and it's fun to go with a group of people.
  13. Definitely recommend the red wine sangria and many tapas dishes.
  14. Another cool thing is that because it's tapas, you can order a bunch of plates, and if you're still hugnry or want to try something else after you've started eating, you can keep ordering and the food keeps coming, in a timely matter no less.
  15. straining to read the menu under the low-lighting-tag-sale-chandelier motif, we were able to order a salad, tapas, and entrees from the first of several waiters, none of whom were able to introduce themselves, recommend dishes, present silverware, remove
  16. Great food + ambiance, below average service
  17. love this restaurant for it's fabulous ambiance, delicious food and the sangria, oh the sangria.
  18. I've never spent so little on such a fantastic meal.
  19. The food was excellent, the service outstanding.
  20. The only semi disappointing aspect was the price, considering how much food you get.
  21. The shrimp was amazing.
  22. Everything was delicious.
  23. The staff is friendly, the place is large enough that you aren't sitting on top of your neighbors and the food and drinks are amazing!
  24. My favorite was the shrimp tapas.
  25. Overall, I enjoyed my meal at Pipa and would recommend it to my friends.
  26. the food is great, sangria is delicious and the atmosphere is very romantic.
  27. The food was good however they need to relax on the garlic.
  28. but the 3 chocolate desert dish was divine.
  29. Not only was the food incredible (and very reasonably priced), but the staff was friendly and knowledgable about their product (which is hard to find these days).
  30. The food is very very good, but it's the room and overall atmosphere that made the night a swinging success.
  31. The food is really tasty, but stick to the tapas.
  32. The food and ambiance is great in this restaurant that I have now been to a few times.
  33. The service was good, however it would have been more pleasurable if the servers smiled and had been a little more attentive at the beginning of our meal.
  34. the dishes were good and large, the service was very sad!
  35. The food is very good, however, yesterday i brought in a group of clients to entertain for lunch and we had a group of 8.
  36. Great if you enjoy horrific service and sub-par food served 3 hours late.
  37. Highly recommend the escalivada and any of the flatbread dishes.
  38. The food was great and the sangria was even better, but the seating was a bit too crowded.
  39. Went to Chicama and loved their food!
  40. The food is outstanding and the atmosphere is lovely.
  41. The food we had was fantastic.
  42. We wished the plates kept coming and coming but our waistbands were tight and of course with tapas, like sushi - you order a bunch of things and then it ads up at the end.
  43. great food, yummy sangria, very romantic
  44. However, each time I am surprised by the slowness of the initial service to the extreme fast pace of the food to come out.
  45. went there on a Saturday night with 2 girlfriends and we ordered a great variety of food: the octopus was over cooked and instead of being chewy, it was soft (like fat) and swimming in oil and that was pretty much the theme of the evening - everything w
  46. The food wasn't even that good.
  47. great food but really incompetent service--forgot orders, poured some drinks but not others.
  48. If you got lucky you had a great dish, otherwise it was just fair.
  49. Every single tapas dish that we had, from the octopus to the assorted meats and cheeses plate, to the absolutely delectable shrimp in white wine and butter sauce, was above perfect.
  50. Not a whole lot of selection, nothing really 'wowed' me on the menu, it's a bit overpriced, the portions are small, and the food came out luke warm at best.
  51. After a round of very tasty mojitos, we ordered several of the tapas - excellent.
  52. The food was near perfect and prices moderate.
  53. We had at least 10 of the appetizers on the menu, which all were delicious.
  54. The cheese plate was tasty but it's kind of difficult to mess up cheese.
  55. Don't waste your time, food is ok, service is terrible.
  56. The food is good as well as the service.
  57. The steak flat bread and ham croquetas were delicious as well.
  58. food is excellent!
  59. If you are looking for delicious tapas, Pipa is the place to go.
  60. The food was overpriced.
  61. Next the bacon-wrapped almond-stuffed dates were delicious but with only 4 dates on your plate, I felt jipped.
  62. We ordered a variety of dishes and all were great.
  63. We did have to wait about half an hour for our table, but the manager was very nice and at one point sent over a complimentary pitcher of their delicious sangria.
  64. am a little bit more picky but had to agree the food was pretty good--but VERY EXPENSIVE.
  65. Overall, the experience there was great, but if you are more about food than anything else, take a stroll around the block to Chicama for a better fare of food.
  66. The food is amazing and during times when it's slow, you are also able to order from sister restaurant Lucy's Kitchen.
  67. Dont go out of your way to get here, but overall its a decent meal.
  68. Terrific red wine sangria and an amazing array of tasty, interesting dishes that you won't find anywhere else.
  69. Great food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and the service was great.
  70. quick search later i found Pipa, a rustic bohemian meets grand ballroom feel with tasty and reasonably priced fare for all.
  71. The decor is beautiful and the food was excellent.
  72. well, while the tapas were tasty, I still think that if it's plural on the menu, it should be plural on the plate.
  73. While the Sangria was a bit weak, the tapas were really tasty and more authentic than most ?
  74. The bar is great,we had so much Sangria and food my mouth waters just thinking of my next glass,and can't forget the the bartenders they were great!
  75. To be fair, my $10 open-faced mushroom sandwich was delicious and quite large.
  76. dont know if he didnt care b/c he knew he would be getting the 20% gratuity for a party our size or what, but i've always been one to tip extra for good service and i did not yesterday b/c he ruined our meal.
  77. Service was efficient and the food excellent.
  78. Excellent food, excellent service!
  79. And surprisingly, for the amount of delicious food we ate, plus wine and coffee, we thought the price was very reasonable.
  80. like the food, despite the limited menu.
  81. don't think the pretty chandeliers or cozy atmosphere are worth the overpriced food.
  82. We ordered a good amount of small plates and enjoyed the red and white sangria which was absolutely delicious.
  83. Some excellent points of Pipa: delicious sangria, great atmosphere with beautiful decor and its very attentive & friendly staff.
  84. Scallops, dates, croquettes and Paella were truly delicious.
  85. Yes, certain dishes were very good such as the Hongo Flat Bread and the Piggy Back Dates.
  86. The atmosphere is great and the food is great as well.
  87. Good food, great fun!
  88. The four of us drank two good bottles of wine, savored the food and enjoyed the atmosphere.
  89. The calamari was so tasty that we had 4 orders of it, and the sangria flowed like the Nile.
  90. But the food was excellent, the sangria was great, the service was very good and the atmosphere was wonderful!
  91. Nothing sounded appetizing and as a vegetarian i was basically limited to potato leek soup.
  92. My first visit to Pipa was excellent all around: from the very pleasant hostesses who greeted us at the door, to the delicious Sangria, appetizers and desserts (Dulce de Leche-my favorite & highly recommended), great music, to the extremely friendly Maitr
  93. nice place, bad food
  94. Beautiful Chandeliers, great food, and perfect atmosphere.
  95. The butternut squash soup was to die for, the lamb flatbread was fantastic - but the highlight were the unbeliveable chocolate croquettes we had at the end - filled with hot liquid chocolate.
menu variety
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. The duck breast was amazing and they have a great, extensive wine list.
  2. like the food, despite the limited menu.
  3. went there on a Saturday night with 2 girlfriends and we ordered a great variety of food: the octopus was over cooked and instead of being chewy, it was soft (like fat) and swimming in oil and that was pretty much the theme of the evening - everything w
  4. We ordered a variety of dishes and all were great.
  5. straining to read the menu under the low-lighting-tag-sale-chandelier motif, we were able to order a salad, tapas, and entrees from the first of several waiters, none of whom were able to introduce themselves, recommend dishes, present silverware, remove
  6. Except - I just called to make a reservation and they didn't have anything available so I was trying to talk to the "host" about options and he was soooooo rude - in fact, he hung up on me before I was finished speaking.
  7. (I love salsa)as soon as we seat the waiter with a beautiful smile greets us and indulge us into the menu with a dominican accent(puerto rican) well to make the story short the dates,shrimp and sangria a must have.
  8. We had at least 10 of the appetizers on the menu, which all were delicious.
  9. The variety and the quality of the Tapas menu was very good.
  10. This past Friday, the service was terrible (we waited 15 minutes for a menu), the food was mediocre (don't get the octopus, I am an octopus lover and it was not very good), the music terrible (I would expect more from an affilitation of ABC then to play p
  11. I'd wanted to come here bc the space is very cozy and pretty, but the menu was ridiculous.
  12. well, while the tapas were tasty, I still think that if it's plural on the menu, it should be plural on the plate.
  13. Not a whole lot of selection, nothing really 'wowed' me on the menu, it's a bit overpriced, the portions are small, and the food came out luke warm at best.
  14. was their for Saturday lunch, adn I think that there's a different dinner menu, but everything was great.
  15. My doubts were cleared immediately, the host was friendly and yes they suggest the pitcher of sangria before you look at the menu but you should take it anyway!
overall
95.0% positive
  1. The food and ambiance is great in this restaurant that I have now been to a few times.
  2. My favorite restaurant in New York City.
  3. it is a great place to go on with groups and on a date for sure.
  4. nice place, bad food
  5. This is a great place to go with friends or to entertain out-of-town guests, as I was.
  6. can't say enough about this great restaurant.
  7. The sangria was great and I would recommend this place to anyone.
  8. For well over a year Pipa was my favorite restaurant.
  9. The place is really cozy and great for a date - my husband and I go here all the time, but you should definitely make reservations since this place fills up.
  10. had heard about the Sangria before but what a great place!
return potential
60.0% positive
  1. very nice treat - we plan to go back with a bunch of friends.
  2. It's a bit loud, service was slow but it was totally worth it i would 100% go back!
  3. Then about 3 years ago I went with friends for my birthday and was so thoroughly offended by the extraordinarily bad service that I vowed never to return, and I stayed true to my word.
  4. left alone after finishing the scrumptious dulce de leche cake, we enjoyed the romantic nature of pipa, not so much from the lighting, but from the negligence of the waitstaff who would never return to bring change from the check.
  5. With some of the best tapas I have had in NYC, and a bill that does not put a dent in your wallet, I will be happy to return to Pipa.
service
65.35999774932861% positive
  1. don't need my waiter to be my best bud.
  2. Excellent food, excellent service!
  3. Inexcusably bad service
  4. This past Friday, the service was terrible (we waited 15 minutes for a menu), the food was mediocre (don't get the octopus, I am an octopus lover and it was not very good), the music terrible (I would expect more from an affilitation of ABC then to play p
  5. Don't waste your time, food is ok, service is terrible.
  6. To those people who complain about the service and the small servings - 1) sitting and lingering over your dinner is a luxury - the thing that makes Pipa so great is that they understand this - they never rush you, 2) small plates = tapas, 3) the tapas po
  7. the dishes were good and large, the service was very sad!
  8. The bar is great,we had so much Sangria and food my mouth waters just thinking of my next glass,and can't forget the the bartenders they were great!
  9. The bartender recommended plates and every one was delicious.
  10. Boy howdy, some slow service.
  11. dont know if he didnt care b/c he knew he would be getting the 20% gratuity for a party our size or what, but i've always been one to tip extra for good service and i did not yesterday b/c he ruined our meal.
  12. Worst of all was the rude bartender.
  13. Except - I just called to make a reservation and they didn't have anything available so I was trying to talk to the "host" about options and he was soooooo rude - in fact, he hung up on me before I was finished speaking.
  14. Our waiter was immensely helpful and patient.
  15. It's unfortunate that some people have had bad experiences there.
  16. After eating, and drinking the worst sangria ever, we practically had to beg the waiter for our bill.
  17. The service was so poor at this restaurant that it ruined the experience.
  18. great food but really incompetent service--forgot orders, poured some drinks but not others.
  19. Very rude.
  20. Great food + ambiance, below average service
  21. But the food was excellent, the sangria was great, the service was very good and the atmosphere was wonderful!
  22. The service can be a little slow but not enough to be a big deal.
  23. usually take a table outside, and service has been always very solid and consistent, maybe bacause I always get the same polite, fast and attentive server.
  24. My first visit to Pipa was excellent all around: from the very pleasant hostesses who greeted us at the door, to the delicious Sangria, appetizers and desserts (Dulce de Leche-my favorite & highly recommended), great music, to the extremely friendly Maitr
  25. The food was excellent, the service outstanding.
  26. awful service
  27. The waitress was very polite,sweet and helpful and the staff was all smiles.
  28. Great food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and the service was great.
  29. There are too many great restaurants in NYC to put up with substandard service.
  30. straining to read the menu under the low-lighting-tag-sale-chandelier motif, we were able to order a salad, tapas, and entrees from the first of several waiters, none of whom were able to introduce themselves, recommend dishes, present silverware, remove
  31. The service is also good; the waiters always try to explain everything as if it were your first time there.
  32. The staff is friendly, the place is large enough that you aren't sitting on top of your neighbors and the food and drinks are amazing!
  33. The server and helpers seemed to be in perfect sync, and their sense of hospitality ( sadly, a rarity in NYC ) did create an overall cordial and festive atmosphere.
  34. (I love salsa)as soon as we seat the waiter with a beautiful smile greets us and indulge us into the menu with a dominican accent(puerto rican) well to make the story short the dates,shrimp and sangria a must have.
  35. It was not crowded in the slightest bit and our server was TERRIBLE.
  36. Not only was the food incredible (and very reasonably priced), but the staff was friendly and knowledgable about their product (which is hard to find these days).
  37. Only once I had a problem with my mojito, but my waiter was more than helpful in resolving the situation.
  38. The service was actually quite good, and the decor was fascinating.
  39. The food is good as well as the service.
  40. We did have to wait about half an hour for our table, but the manager was very nice and at one point sent over a complimentary pitcher of their delicious sangria.
  41. It's a bit loud, service was slow but it was totally worth it i would 100% go back!
  42. The tapas we ordered were all wonderful, the service was good (although not noteworthy), and the room has a very romantic ambiance.
  43. the service is terrible.
  44. came for my friend's birthday, and the waitstaff was just plain rude.
  45. Service: managers, Ricardo and George, nice people, but severly inexperienced.
  46. The ambience was nice, although the servers aren't equally as friendly.
  47. Then about 3 years ago I went with friends for my birthday and was so thoroughly offended by the extraordinarily bad service that I vowed never to return, and I stayed true to my word.
  48. My dinner experience last Thursday at Pipa was memorable, and still lingers in my palate and mind thanks to the succulent tapas and the outstanding service provided by our server that night, an extremely professional and affable Spaniard.
  49. Some excellent points of Pipa: delicious sangria, great atmosphere with beautiful decor and its very attentive & friendly staff.
  50. My doubts were cleared immediately, the host was friendly and yes they suggest the pitcher of sangria before you look at the menu but you should take it anyway!
  51. The hostess was not helpful at all and did not beleive that, right in our faces, she had given the table to another group.
  52. The waitstaff was attentive without being obtrussive.
  53. The staff was attentive and courteous.
  54. The service was EXCELLENT: friendly, attentive, and prompt.
  55. yummy vittles, dummy service
  56. felt that the service was good.
  57. Great if you enjoy horrific service and sub-par food served 3 hours late.
  58. The service was good, however it would have been more pleasurable if the servers smiled and had been a little more attentive at the beginning of our meal.
  59. there's a blonde waiter (male) working for this place who's pretty cold and is always in a rush.
  60. The food and sangria are excellent and it's fun to go with a group of people.
  61. service was awful.
  62. was a bartender at one point in my life and i'm usually very forgiving for bad service if the person is at least giving it a full effort, but he obviously was not.
  63. within minutes, the professional hostess had secured seating for us, which much to our disappointment, was in a communal table.
  64. Again, the wine was so good and the wait staff was great.
  65. Awful service, rude waiter who insulted our intelligence and ignored us unless he wanted to push drinks on us all while being seated under a dripping a/c unit.
  66. Food, service and ambience was great, but $112 for 4 tapas and a pitcher of Sangria is not good value
  67. However, each time I am surprised by the slowness of the initial service to the extreme fast pace of the food to come out.
  68. definitely recommend this hotspot for people as a pre- or post-night out for a way to wind up or down; both of which are abetted by the chic and cute decor and candle-light glow.
  69. His attitude was terrible and he was not friendly at all.
  70. However, what would bring me back is the wonderful service.
value
58.70999813079834% positive
  1. And surprisingly, for the amount of delicious food we ate, plus wine and coffee, we thought the price was very reasonable.
  2. Not a whole lot of selection, nothing really 'wowed' me on the menu, it's a bit overpriced, the portions are small, and the food came out luke warm at best.
  3. Finally the sangria was expensive grape juice.
  4. To those people who complain about the service and the small servings - 1) sitting and lingering over your dinner is a luxury - the thing that makes Pipa so great is that they understand this - they never rush you, 2) small plates = tapas, 3) the tapas po
  5. little pricey for the small portion size of some of the tapas.
  6. Very good portions of tapas, and the flatbreads were all wonderful.
  7. The food was near perfect and prices moderate.
  8. Good sangrias, some very unique decor from the furniture department store next door (although leaving the price tags on is a bit tacky but in the dark you won't notice.
  9. Great food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and the service was great.
  10. Food, service and ambience was great, but $112 for 4 tapas and a pitcher of Sangria is not good value
  11. don't think the pretty chandeliers or cozy atmosphere are worth the overpriced food.
  12. Love all the chandeliers in the restaurant, it's always fun picking out which one you wish you had the money to buy.
  13. really want to love this place b/c it's in such a fantastic, magical space, but I need a much better value.
  14. It's a bit loud, service was slow but it was totally worth it i would 100% go back!
  15. Making an online reservation was totally convenient and the prices were totally reasonable.
  16. Great space - poor value
  17. had a bad heache the rest of the night due to the cheap wine used in the sangria and it was way too strong.
  18. The food was overpriced.
  19. Completely unacceptable that a restaurant this expensive would think that it is acceptable to put couples together at communal tables.
  20. The only semi disappointing aspect was the price, considering how much food you get.
  21. Tapas was very good -- very large portions which was unexpected.
  22. Totally reasonable prices.
wait time
48.15000057220459% positive
  1. The service can be a little slow but not enough to be a big deal.
  2. We waited at the bar for only 10 minutes (we had a reservation) - can't complain about that, the restaurant was full and I enjoyed the lively atmosphere and music.
  3. Food was fine, and the place is pretty cool, but the waitstaff was slow and pretty clueless.
  4. quick search later i found Pipa, a rustic bohemian meets grand ballroom feel with tasty and reasonably priced fare for all.
  5. Boy howdy, some slow service.
  6. This past Friday, the service was terrible (we waited 15 minutes for a menu), the food was mediocre (don't get the octopus, I am an octopus lover and it was not very good), the music terrible (I would expect more from an affilitation of ABC then to play p
  7. It's a bit loud, service was slow but it was totally worth it i would 100% go back!
  8. The food is amazing and during times when it's slow, you are also able to order from sister restaurant Lucy's Kitchen.
  9. within minutes, the professional hostess had secured seating for us, which much to our disappointment, was in a communal table.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/14/10

Best Spanish Tapas I've EVER had

by PatrickM

Every single tapas dish that we had, from the octopus to the assorted meats and cheeses plate, to the absolutely delectable shrimp in white wine and butter sauce, was above perfect.

They sell chandeliers from the store next door, which are lit and on display for potential buyers as well. I highly, highly recommend this place and can't say enough about it.

  • Pros: Gorgeous decor, food, excellent service
  • Cons: Price, if you care.
3 Star Rating: Average

01/19/10

Good Food but was the sangria just fruit juice?

by Run20

The chandeliers are cute but after a while it seems weird that there are so many. The food was good however they need to relax on the garlic. Good thing I went for Brunch… We ordered the pitcher of sangria which between the two of us we had 3 glasses each. I would normally be a little buzzed off of 3 glasses of sangria but I did not feel a thing.

At the end of the meal the waiter just placed the check in between us and didn’t even ask us if we wanted anything else… Drink? Dessert? The place was empty and it wasn’t like people were waiting for our seat. I would have ordered a marg!

Overall I am glad I went but I would not go again. Just felt like I was at my grandparents house and not out in NYC.

  • Pros: Mushrooms/ sausages
  • Cons: Very greasy & too much garlic
3 Star Rating: Average

01/03/10

Nice experience but not rushing back

by mjr6791

We went to Pipa last night with another couple. Our table was ready promptly for our 7pm reservation. Early by city standards. The place was packed when we left around 9:00. The restaurant is truly gorgeous. The seating is tight but that doesn't really bother me. I felt that the service was good. Not overly friendly, but whatever. I don't need my waiter to be my best bud. He was attentive and brought our food out consistently. The reason why I will not be rushing back is because I felt the food was just ok. Yes, certain dishes were very good such as the Hongo Flat Bread and the Piggy Back Dates. But I've had better elsewhere. The calamari which I had heard so many good things about was grossly oversalted and greasy. The cheese plate was tasty but it's kind of difficult to mess up cheese. The sangria was ok. Too sweet for my taste. I will say that we were pleasantly surprised when we got the bill - 1 pitcher of sangria, 2 beers, and 9 tapas later our bill was only $145!!! That is a steal for a nice dinner out in NYC. While I enjoyed my evening I feel like there are far better restaurants in the city to spend a night at.

  • Pros: beautiful restaurant
  • Cons: food was just ok
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/23/09

Amazing tapas

by BooStuff21

If you are looking for delicious tapas, Pipa is the place to go. I orgered about 9 different plates with my aunt and not one was a dissapointent. We wished the plates kept coming and coming but our waistbands were tight and of course with tapas, like sushi - you order a bunch of things and then it ads up at the end.

It's a bit loud, service was slow but it was totally worth it i would 100% go back!

  • Pros: variety, atmosphere, sangria
  • Cons: small plates add up to one big bill
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/09/09

Good Outing

Contributor

The mood at Pipa was warm and casual. The variety and the quality of the Tapas menu was very good. The service was good, however it would have been more pleasurable if the servers smiled and had been a little more attentive at the beginning of our meal.

They had live flamenco music and a dancer. They were entertaining but it was difficult to talk when they were performing. However, their short sets allowed diners to pay attention to them for a few minutes and then return to their table conversations. I think if they worked on the acoustics that would have provided a better ambience.

Overall, I enjoyed my meal at Pipa and would recommend it to my friends.

The Details on Pipa

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • great tapas place
  • great shrimp tapas
  • great horrific service
  • beautiful decor
  • slow service
  • great lively atmosphere
  • great food ambiance
  • nice dinner experience
  • favorite tapas restaurant
  • friendly wait staff
  • overpriced food
  • large certain dishes
  • love pipa
  • reasonable prices
  • not equally as friendly server
  • love forsale chandeliers
  • fantastic space
  • rude waiter
  • pretty clueless waitstaff
  • fantastic meal
  • great everything
  • favorite dinner
  • great drinks
  • great sparkling sangria
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