01/27/09

WASTE OF TIME, DON'T GO HERE

by nycva123

Ok, so after reading reviews below, totally agree -- NEVER in my life have I been treated like I was from the little scrawny man at the door (and i'm not that tall), and I've been to MANY exclusive clubs in nyc. He was mean, nasty, disrespectful for no reason. I was heading there for a birthday party with my boyfriend. As soon as he saw him and 2 of his friends, he said 'bottle service' only. This is fine that he said this, but he had no reason to be nasty and mean along with it. Don't go here unless you want to party with 50 something year olds and overpriced drinks .... come on, this bar has been around for how many years? Go with something fresher. HUDSON HAS GONE WAY DONE.

• Pros: Hudson Hotel itself is nice, decent music
• Cons: Mean, little guy at the door, senior citizens, and overpriced drinks (this is not mandarin oriental)

12/19/08

An indifferent manager unacceptable for Hudson Cafeteria !

by Sidamo

I like Hudson Cafeteria very much and had been there several times before and always enjoyed the food there. But on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 I took two very good friends to have dinner there, I had a very unpleasant experience.

Although the steak and the tuna ordered by my friends turned out to be pretty good and well prepared, the steak I ordered was a disaster. I had told the server clearly I would like it well done, but it came medium rare. I called the server and showed him my steak, but he expressed no apologies. So I told manager on shift about it, and he promised that my steak would be done the way I liked. After 25 minutes? waiting and my friends had almost finished their meals I asked where my steak was, the steak was delivered and the server rushed away ?I took a cut into it and it was still medium rare!! I was hoping to find the manager to make a complaint, but I felt so hungry at the time that I had to eat around the edge of the steak which was well done. When I finally had a chance to point out to the manager what went wrong with the steak, he did not apologize at all, but said ?but you managed to eat most of your steak!? We were all appalled and shocked to hear that. The indifference and rude attitude of the manager prompted me to ask him for his name. When the manger returned reluctantly 10 minutes later, he threw a piece of paper with his name on it onto the table and said ?if that makes you feel any better.?

The point I want to make is that a good place like Hudson Cafeteria can not afford to retain managers with rude manners, because it will scare away customers. Even if I like the place, now I have to think it over before I want to go back again.

• Pros: atmosphere, space
• Cons: service, attitude

12/13/08

great space, average food, small portions, expensive

by sriman

The setting and ambiance is 4-5 stars, the food is comfort food, taste is about 3/5, quantity is 2/5, price is about 1/5---$90 for 2 entrees and 1 appetizer and 1 dessert before drinks/tip. Service was good during our night. All in all, if it wasn't for the ambiance and atmosphere, there would be no reason to go here, unless you have an expense account or money is not an object for a $130-150 night with dinner and drinks in a place that is priced like a 4 star restaurant

• Pros: space
• Cons: price