Loi (formerly Compass Restaurant)
(212) 875-8600
208 W 70th St, New York, NY | Directions
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Mon-Thu 5pm-11pm Fri-Sat 5pm-12am Sun 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm
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- Neighborhoods:
- Lincoln Square, Midtown
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100% ambiance
“The ambience was gorgeous, the food unusual and delicious and the service impeccable.”
100% dessert
“The only complaint was that I never received a requested refill of my coffee with dessert, and the Key Lime tart was too delicious not to need a second cup.”
94% drinks
“Waiter suggests a beer, and offers to bring a small glass, to taste it and see if I like it, before I even order the beer!”
85% food quality
“The salad with duck was horrible, the filet was probably one of the worst i ever had.”
83% menu variety
“The service and food was awful--we sat at the table for a good 15 mintues before menus were brought over.”
88% overall
“You would expect a nice place like this not to have mounds of fat on their meat.”
100% return potential
“Just an great experience and I can't wait to come back.”
76% service
“The service and food was awful--we sat at the table for a good 15 mintues before menus were brought over.”
79% value
“Rude bartenders, indifferent host who forgot to seat us, flustered and totally untrained staff, food which is overpriced and took ages to come out of the kitchen.”
13% wait time
“Service was slow and while the waiter made an error with our food, we were not upset about the mixup until he became defensive and combative about it!”
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March 01, 2012
What a let down. Had a friend in town for the evening and decided to go to Loi for dinner, after waiting for 10 minutes we decided to wait at the rather extravagent looking bar and I see mouse droppings on bar. Bartender wipes away right away and I say nothing and we get our drink and buy this time our table is ready. Wait staff was friendly and courtious but food was less then mediocre and in my eyes a bit too pricey. None the less, I will not be going back anytime soon, sorry, nice try.
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January 15, 2012
Fabulous.
The food was wonderful and the service was very good too. We had lobster salad, the bronzino, and special of the day was a Greek-style lasagna. Got 2 veggie sides too. All of it was delicious. They have a funky bar area offering some very different cocktails. Maria Loi comes around and asks about the food as well, which is a nice touch. I would eat here again as many items on the menu were appealing.
Enjoy!
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November 27, 2011
Family Thanksgiving. Loi: We had a wonderful Thanksgving for 20 in a beautiful private party room, with views into the kitchen and restaurant. The food and the service were great and the staff could not have been more accomodating. We also had a great cocktail hour first with large succulent shrimp, yummy spanokopita, and excellent crabcakes (lots of crab, very little breading.) Maria Loi was a very gracious hostess. We had the option of traditional Thanksgiving fare as well as other options, that satisfied everybody. Our family and guests were all very happy with the experience, and I would definitely recommend Loi for a private event.
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July 18, 2009
Compass. The seafood and wine is excellent here. I'll keep comming back. Alittle pricey though, but thta's the upscale manhattan.
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February 06, 2009
just wonderful.
We went in for dinner after reading about their "lobster special" in the NY Times - a grilled 3 lb lobster is $39.It was more than we expected. My friend had the prix-fixe menu for $35 which is an amazing deal, and I had an apple and endive salad and the lobster. Everything was delicious, we received our food in a timely fashion,our server was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. It was great to see that the restaurant was full during such tenuous times...Good for them, I will be going back soon !
PS: They will be running the lobster special throughout February. Great deal !!!
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December 10, 2008
Just Perfect.
we only came here for dinner, we had a wonderful dining experience. both my friend and i ordered the prix fixe dinner. not only was the food amazing, but the service was outstanding. we will definitely need to come back for other dinners. can't wait
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October 29, 2008
Wonder.
The Compass is wonderful :). I thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience. And it was very good for the price. There's a $35 pre-fix that is a very good deal.
Out of 10:
Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad: 10 (amazing)
Chefs Selection of Soup: Cauliflower Puree: 8.5 (I'm personally not much of a fan
Crispy Skate Wing: 10 (amazing)
Vanilla Panna Cotta: 100000 (omg this is wonderful)
Pistachio Parfait: 7 (not really a fan)
Atmosphere: 10
Service: 10
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June 14, 2008
OK FOOD OK SERVICE. After reading the reviews, we went with an open mind on a friday night. The place was half empty and the service was half hearted and WAY below our expectations. the food did not make up for the average service.
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June 03, 2008
worst customer service.
I was there yesterday with my boss and we could not believe such a poor service with such a good food. It's easy: the manager have more attitude than a French Union representative during his 14 of July speech!!!
However, their way a threating staff doesn't seams better as we heard them insulting a boss boy in a very rude and disrespectful way.
Too bad the food is lovely, I can not support and promote such an attitude and poor service!!!
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