Negril Restaurant

(212) 477-2804

70 W 3rd St
New York, NY 10012 40.7294 -73.9984

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Neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, Downtown

NEGRILVILLAGE.COM

Last updated 10.17.11

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Cuisine:

Caribbean

What People Are Saying About Negril Restaurant

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The Village location of the upscale Caribbean spot features Sunday brunch and specialty cocktials.

ambiance
91.3599967956543% positive
  1. The environment was cozy and sophisticated.
  2. The host was a charm, the food was excellent, and the atmosphere was great!
  3. loved the place, the ambience was perfect, and the staff were friendly.
  4. The atmosphere is great and its good for large parties or one-on-one dates.
  5. The ambiance is great and the staff is very attractive.
  6. Good food, terrible atmosphere, awesome wait staff
  7. loved the ambience.
  8. am guaranteed a good meal great drinks and a beautiful ambiance.
  9. Negril Village provided the perfect ambience to close a week of events my company was involved in.
  10. have been here several times and each time the food was very good, the staff was friendly and the ambiance cool.
  11. absolutely LOVED the design and atmosphere of the Rhum Bar.
  12. Tonight we celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary & the food & ambiance were great.
  13. The ambiance was classy with a nice Caribbean twist.
  14. When we got there the ambience were beautiful.
  15. The cocktails are very great, and if you know the right night to go, the downstairs lounge is fun.
  16. great food and ambiance
  17. The lounge used to be a comfortable, free space to enjoy some drinks in the company of like minded folks.
  18. what was once a friendly, comfortable resturant has turned into a robotic, impersonal place.
  19. enjoyed the food and drinks and the general atmosphere.
  20. like the service and atmosphere of Negril but I am not a fan of the food in the restaurant portion.
  21. We all throughly enjoyed (and continued to talk about) the quality of the meals, the drinks, and the fun everyone had on the dance floor downstairs.
  22. But the place has a great ambience of dim lights and reggae music.
  23. the stank hostess), great atmosphere!
  24. The ambience was comfortable and inviting, the temperature and lighting were perfect.
  25. long story short, the experience was incredible, the food, service, ambiance.
  26. Its extremely unrealistic that groups, especially a group of 13 will be there all at once especially w/ the bad parking.
  27. the waiters, who used to seem like they were having fun, all looked unhappy.
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Their service contributes that much more to the excellent food and dessert and cocktails!
  2. Just so you know if you bring a cake there is a $15 fee which is very reasonable.
  3. We felt so uncomfortable, we ate our meals quickly and didn't even order dessert.
drinks
84.20999526977539% positive
  1. Manager apologized for bad service and bought us drinks.
  2. Our drinks were tasty and the background music was just right.
  3. The food, staff and drinks are great.
  4. The cocktails are very great, and if you know the right night to go, the downstairs lounge is fun.
  5. Their service contributes that much more to the excellent food and dessert and cocktails!
  6. We all throughly enjoyed (and continued to talk about) the quality of the meals, the drinks, and the fun everyone had on the dance floor downstairs.
  7. The lounge used to be a comfortable, free space to enjoy some drinks in the company of like minded folks.
  8. The food was average (at best) and the drink service was slow.
  9. Food is excellent! Wait, bar and cocktail staff are wonderful! The crowd is really good!
  10. Yet that just made it easier to appreciate the great physical set-up of the restaurant, from the funky chairs and lights to the supremely cool bar arcing into the center of the room.
  11. Apps and drinks can be pricey, but there are sandwiches and smaller meals available.
  12. the waitress was very helpful in recommending and describing drinks and meals.
  13. enjoyed the food and drinks and the general atmosphere.
  14. am guaranteed a good meal great drinks and a beautiful ambiance.
  15. The drinks were also great - try the sorrel mojito!
  16. Negril is a one stop shop for good drinks, good food, good service and good music.
  17. All of my girls were happy with the drinks and loved all the food.
  18. If you like a strong drink, this is the place to go (I am not a drinker but did have a sip of my friends cocktail) I think I may have grown hair on my chest (that's how potent it was) which wouldn't be a bad thing if I were not a woman :)
  19. The drinks are strong, the service is pretty good and i recommend this place to anyone who wants an adult crowd, good music (althought a tad loud at times...)
food quality
81.31999969482422% positive
  1. The food was great with one huge mixup.
  2. Good food, terrible atmosphere, awesome wait staff
  3. All of my girls were happy with the drinks and loved all the food.
  4. Negril is a one stop shop for good drinks, good food, good service and good music.
  5. frequent Negril Village and absolutely love their food.
  6. While perhaps a touchy pricey for two college students, the meal was more than reasonable, and I can't wait to go again!
  7. Highly recommend the codfish fritters and jerk shrimp.
  8. had the everything pina colada (virgin), a combination of mango, banana and strawberry- very tasty.
  9. Our drinks were tasty and the background music was just right.
  10. OUTSTANDING SERVICE, Great food (in the lounge area)
  11. am guaranteed a good meal great drinks and a beautiful ambiance.
  12. Really good food
  13. An enjoyable meal
  14. love spicy food, but this was the painful type of spicy where you dont even enjoy the food.
  15. The coconut shrimp was good, though I still prefer those from Red Lobster.
  16. It was an amazing discovery, on a wet night walking through the west village;my friends and I were hungry and thirsty and decided to give it a try, even thou we are not familiar with Jamaican food.
  17. have been here several times and each time the food was very good, the staff was friendly and the ambiance cool.
  18. Appetizers were in full swing and those consisted of: coconut shrimp, cod fritters and salmon crabcakes.
  19. Everyone complimented the food so much and the waiter was amazing and catered to everyone's need that night.
  20. Her fish was excellent, very moist and flavorful, and my sweet potatoes were fairly divine.
  21. Everyone remarked that they enjoyed their food - many of the presentations were equal to the good quality of the food.
  22. If you've had experience with Carribbean food, Negril Village will horribly disappoint.
  23. The food is a little overpriced, but everytime I have gone, its been worth it.
  24. The food was average (at best) and the drink service was slow.
  25. enjoyed the food and drinks and the general atmosphere.
  26. Tonight we celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary & the food & ambiance were great.
  27. The chicken was gross!
  28. and excellent food.
  29. My waitress was nice and the food was ok.
  30. long story short, the experience was incredible, the food, service, ambiance.
  31. Three years ago, I would have recommended this restaurant to anyone that wanted a nice time with some great food.
  32. But anyway, the food is delicious, and I've never had a problem with seating when dining with a friend.
  33. terrible food.
  34. The food was great, the music was great and after we ate, everyone was able to get up and dance.
  35. love the Blue Mountain steak and yucca fries.
  36. Good food but poor service
  37. Apps and drinks can be pricey, but there are sandwiches and smaller meals available.
  38. Great food but needs to up there service.
  39. Their service contributes that much more to the excellent food and dessert and cocktails!
  40. The food was good and we liked our waitress.
  41. The cod fritters were delicious and reminded me of an old favorite, the Puerto-Rican bacalaito.
  42. The food was good but definitely not worth the wait or the price.
  43. The host was a charm, the food was excellent, and the atmosphere was great!
  44. Finally, as if the food wasn't bad enough, the service was horrendous, particularly the rude management.
  45. My companion ordered the coconut salmon which was excellent and our tablemates ordered the rasta pasta with j. chicken and the seafood wrap.
  46. The food was dry and not very exciting, nothing I intended on waiting so long for.
  47. Everything was delicious - especially the red snapper dish!
  48. customer service and the meal were excellent!
  49. The food and service was excellent considering it was big group.
  50. The food at Negril is pretty good but the management is the WORST!
  51. The food, staff and drinks are great.
  52. like the service and atmosphere of Negril but I am not a fan of the food in the restaurant portion.
  53. Rasta pasta is great for vegetartians and to this day, I love the tomato-coconut salmon.
  54. To top off poor food and service, there was a 20% tip included (for 2 people).
  55. great food and ambiance
  56. The prices here are very reasonable and the food is sooooo worth it.
  57. They were all delicious but my favorite were the crabcakes.
  58. The food was very authentic and delicious.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The combo platter is good and so are their beverage selections!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. good place for family and dates.
  2. The drinks are strong, the service is pretty good and i recommend this place to anyone who wants an adult crowd, good music (althought a tad loud at times...)
  3. Yet that just made it easier to appreciate the great physical set-up of the restaurant, from the funky chairs and lights to the supremely cool bar arcing into the center of the room.
  4. In spite of a very lively and busy crowd, this staff has a good handle on the place, ushering people promptly, never letting an ounce of attention slip.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. loved the restaurant and I'd love to go back again!
service
76.86999797821045% positive
  1. What I didn't like was the small portions and slow service, the waiter would move in a semi circle motion thru tables, like a stop; So if one table stopped him, we had to continually wait, since we were the last table.
  2. poor service, pricy and simply not good.
  3. What a warm staff.
  4. In spite of a very lively and busy crowd, this staff has a good handle on the place, ushering people promptly, never letting an ounce of attention slip.
  5. loved the place, the ambience was perfect, and the staff were friendly.
  6. Even though the hostess was friendly the restaurant was not accomadating.
  7. Plus they sat us downstairs while waiting b/c we were so large and even though none of us had to check coats-the guy refused to let the last 2 people in our group join us unless they checked theirs-it wasn't expensive- its more about the principle.
  8. the people at my table, the people at the next 2 tables and people at a back table saw not 1, not 2, but 3 HUGE insects!
  9. My waitress was nice and the food was ok.
  10. like the service and atmosphere of Negril but I am not a fan of the food in the restaurant portion.
  11. The food was good and we liked our waitress.
  12. Finally, as if the food wasn't bad enough, the service was horrendous, particularly the rude management.
  13. The food and service was excellent considering it was big group.
  14. the waitress was very helpful in recommending and describing drinks and meals.
  15. came here hoping to have good time with my BF for his BDay and was greeted by the most obnoxious hostess ever.
  16. Our waiter, Freddy was great!
  17. have been here several times and each time the food was very good, the staff was friendly and the ambiance cool.
  18. The food, staff and drinks are great.
  19. Manager apologized for bad service and bought us drinks.
  20. The staff was attentive and made sure my 25 guests and I had a great time.
  21. Good food but poor service
  22. had the best service.
  23. The entire staff was just wonderful.
  24. Negril is a one stop shop for good drinks, good food, good service and good music.
  25. The drinks are strong, the service is pretty good and i recommend this place to anyone who wants an adult crowd, good music (althought a tad loud at times...)
  26. Their service contributes that much more to the excellent food and dessert and cocktails!
  27. The service at Negril Village sucked we made a birthday party reservation for 15 and waited 2 hours and still didnt get seated.
  28. The service was nice and the crowd excellent.
  29. would like to thank you for the outstanding service that was provided to my group on the night of
  30. what was once a friendly, comfortable resturant has turned into a robotic, impersonal place.
  31. Great food but needs to up there service.
  32. Though, the hostess was cool.
  33. The food was average (at best) and the drink service was slow.
  34. Wait staff was very good.
  35. the stank hostess), great atmosphere!
  36. the waiters, who used to seem like they were having fun, all looked unhappy.
  37. The bartender ****was amazing, as well!
  38. Food is excellent! Wait, bar and cocktail staff are wonderful! The crowd is really good!
  39. Host and waiters are great.
  40. Wait Staff= excellent, they cleared the table after everything we ate and were very attentive.
  41. To top off poor food and service, there was a 20% tip included (for 2 people).
  42. customer service and the meal were excellent!
  43. long story short, the experience was incredible, the food, service, ambiance.
  44. Everyone complimented the food so much and the waiter was amazing and catered to everyone's need that night.
  45. Discriminatory practices and rude
  46. The ambiance is great and the staff is very attractive.
  47. Nice Manager, Terrible service
  48. Our waiter was the best.
  49. Good food, terrible atmosphere, awesome wait staff
value
72.7299976348877% positive
  1. While perhaps a touchy pricey for two college students, the meal was more than reasonable, and I can't wait to go again!
  2. The food was good but definitely not worth the wait or the price.
  3. The food is a little overpriced, but everytime I have gone, its been worth it.
  4. The prices here are very reasonable and the food is sooooo worth it.
  5. dont know what was it, just a bad experience or this restaurant just doesnt worth visiting at all.
  6. What I didn't like was the small portions and slow service, the waiter would move in a semi circle motion thru tables, like a stop; So if one table stopped him, we had to continually wait, since we were the last table.
  7. Plus they sat us downstairs while waiting b/c we were so large and even though none of us had to check coats-the guy refused to let the last 2 people in our group join us unless they checked theirs-it wasn't expensive- its more about the principle.
  8. The price is reasonable.
  9. Apps and drinks can be pricey, but there are sandwiches and smaller meals available.
  10. Drinks tend to be more pricer than the best lounges, and prices overall are quite high.
  11. The food was great with one huge mixup.
wait time
25.0% positive
  1. What I didn't like was the small portions and slow service, the waiter would move in a semi circle motion thru tables, like a stop; So if one table stopped him, we had to continually wait, since we were the last table.
  2. long story short, the experience was incredible, the food, service, ambiance.
  3. The food was dry and not very exciting, nothing I intended on waiting so long for.
  4. The food was average (at best) and the drink service was slow.
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/09/11

horrible

by natasha1013

The service was horrible I found something in my food as i am writing this i am currently trapped in the er for food poising i am so sick to my stomach this was the worst experience ever this was my first time to NY and first place i ate at and my experience is the worst for one the waitress was so rude, the managers as well they didn't even address the fact that i stated something was in my food now i am here sick on a vacation i was supposed to enjoy.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/20/10

Good Time

by Tiffeny LH

Went for a birthday celebration, my own actually. Seated promptly upon arrival. Wait staff was very good. Our appetizers came promptly and were excellent. Highly recommend the codfish fritters and jerk shrimp. Entrees were good too. Ox tails, snapper, stew chicken - all good. No complaints at the table. And the drinks, lets just say there were a few rounds. LOL. The prices are Village prices, if you want cheaper, you should stay in the outer boros. Will go back anytime. Maybe next time, will sit in the Lounge.

  • Pros: Good Drinks, Atmosphere
  • Cons: Journey to Ladies Room
3 Star Rating: Average

02/08/10

Could be better, but nice experience

by Petite Miss

I like the service and atmosphere of Negril but I am not a fan of the food in the restaurant portion. I normally go to the lounge section downstairs and order appetizers. The combo platter is good and so are their beverage selections! I say you're better off in the lounge area if you want to visit Negril Village.

  • Pros: Service; Atmosphere; Rhum Lounge
  • Cons: The food isn't that great
3 Star Rating: Average

12/28/09

What Was the Hype About?

by Momo876

Went here for the first time for 2009 Christmas Dinner with my boyfriend. Immediatly got a seat because it was half empty due to the heavy rain. Server was VERY nice and courteous. I myself am Jamaican so I was expecting a real caribbean atmosphere, instead we were pegged upstairs near the loudest Jamaican men ever, words cant describe how loud they were, Not one employee asked them to tone it down. But the place has a great ambience of dim lights and reggae music. The food was pretty regular if you ask me, nothing I couldnt get right on Church Ave. in Brooklyn, Lets be reasonable here, $22 for some oxtail? The appetizers were good though, We had some Codfish fritters and Mango BBQ Wings. What I didn't like was the small portions and slow service, the waiter would move in a semi circle motion thru tables, like a stop; So if one table stopped him, we had to continually wait, since we were the last table. Also took forever just to get our food then the bill. The food was dry and not very exciting, nothing I intended on waiting so long for. Also the bathroom thing is a bit weird too, you have to walk thru the kitchen which was very weird. I would say this place is good for anyone new to Caribbean food, a Tourist or just an after work drink. If it hadnt been for the waiter, this place wouldve gotten two stars, But if your looking for ambience, this place has it.

  • Pros: Fast Seating, Good Service
  • Cons: Bland Food, Prices, Long Wait
2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/13/09

Great place to WAIT!

by RcLou86

Went there to celebrate a friends birthday on a Saturday night. Got there at 11:40pm for midnight reservation, wasn't seated until 12:45am and didn't get our food until almost 2:00am. The food was good but definitely not worth the wait or the price.

$25 for 2 drinks -> they were good but "c'mon son!"

And you have to walk through the kitchen to get to the bathroom, made random.

  • Pros: Food, ambience, and drinks
  • Cons: Wait time,

The Details on Negril Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great spicy food
  • great drinks
  • friendly wait staff
  • excellent customer service
  • recommend place
  • favorite restaurant
  • great terrible atmosphere
  • perfect ambience
  • great waiter
  • enjoyable meal
  • absolutely wonderful everything
  • overpriced food
  • good music
  • great dinner spot
  • incredible experience
  • cool hostess
  • flavorful fish
  • nice waitress
  • recommend highly
  • dry worse
  • sophisticated environment
  • helpful waitstaff
  • poor drink service
  • great ambiance
  • dull macaroni
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