| ambiance |
88.24000358581543% positive |
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The service is impeccable and the decor, modern yet classic. ”
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But what's with the super high prices and the lousy location? ”
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The restaurant's decor was the only high point (cool bathroom and great booths) and there was some celeb gazing (Bobby Flay) The food was beautiful but simply not satisfying. ”
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liked the unpretentious ambience, and the servers were knowledgable and polite. ”
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Superb service, relaxed atmosphere, and great food that featured some of the most creative (and odd) blend of flavors. ”
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The "decor" in the plates is quite nice, and the guy should have remained sous chef for another billion years, leaving taste issues to somebody actually having something else than a toilet in the mounth. ”
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The decor is depressing, the food is bland and in extremely small portions and the desserts are easily resistable. ”
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The decor was nice, the wait-staff was relatively unremarkable (not good, not bad). ”
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The decor is nice, but not up to places like Blue Water or Fiamma. ”
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If you have read that this restaurant is fabulous, and then you go expecting good food, good ambience and good service, you will just find this last one. ”
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The room and atmosphere is inviting. ”
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Much needed combination of good food/casual ambiance. ”
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being in my hood this place excites me, its a culinary expierience with out selling out, great new flavors to taste, and decor thats just fabulous. ”
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The service and ambiance were impeccable, but ultimately the food has to impress and it did not. ”
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They make you feel comfortable, casual yet knowledgable servers, extremely hi-end cuisine ”
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The room is delightful and comfortable, the service knowledgeable and friendly. ”
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The service was impeccable, the ambience understated but cozy, and by the end of the meal, I knew I had chosen the best birthday destination. ”
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| dessert |
64.28999900817871% positive |
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all in all, my boyfriend had an amazing birthday dinner (complimentary cake and all :) ”
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The venison tartare with edamame ice cream was a great way to start the meal, but the ocean trout was most impressive- an explosion of flavors, textures, and colors. ”
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The desserts prepared by Sam Mason were also quite delectable. ”
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The have a decent wine list and some interesting cocktails and the dessert was excellent. ”
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Come to think of it, the obsession with foamed/pureed food-mixes at WD-50 was a little weird (they had foamed pineapple on the dessert menu, and a really awful-tasting eggplant-raisin puree with the skate). ”
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Despite the negative comments about the desert, we both found them to be the best dishes. ”
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The Turbot with smoked bulgur, i tought the bulgur was too smoked and the sauce was horrible (saffron-cofee-cream cheese) i mean why would you buy an expensive ingredient like saffron and mix it with cofee wich is going to overpower the whole existence of ”
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My friend and I had gone with the express purpose of eating a few things and then lavishing in dessert but the food was so bad that we found ourselves wanting to ask for our money back. ”
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The desserts are the best! ”
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cocktails, wine, desserts and service are all superb. ”
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The decor is depressing, the food is bland and in extremely small portions and the desserts are easily resistable. ”
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Its like garlic ice cream. ”
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The appetizers and desserts were the best part (the banana dessert was amazing). ”
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After having an appetizer, drinks, entree and full desert- we THEN had pizza and garlic knots at a pizzeria to fill our stomachs. ”
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| drinks |
76.78999900817871% positive |
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The service was perfect, and the only dissappointment was the wine list and the wine manager's advice. ”
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The smoked bulghur was sticky and tasted like musty woodchips, the salsify was lovely on its own but overpowered the fish, and the coffee-saffron foam was terrible - there wasn't a flavour to hang onto (and the foam doesn't feel good on the tongue, either ”
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cocktails, wine, desserts and service are all superb. ”
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Chef Wylie Dufrense supplies some interesting dishes, but the price is steep (watch out for the wine list--ouch). ”
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In addition, the waitress brought us the wrong bottle of wine (a much more expensive bottle at that), and charged us for it even though we pointed out her mistake. ”
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By contrast, a less expensive place we ate the next night had fantastic wine served in Reidel glasses. ”
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Otherwise, we really liked the food (be adventurous if you go), cool wine list system (notice the dots) and the sommelier was both helpful & funny. ”
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the service was excellent and very helpful with our questions about the menu and the wines. ”
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Love that place--can't wait to scrape together a few dollars to go by myself for the tasting menu with wine pairing. ”
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On top of the dizzyingly excellent food, the service was perfect, and the cocktails were unbelievably delicious. ”
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The wines and cocktails complete the picture, delicious, fairly priced and well-chosen. ”
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The price was exceptionally reasonable for the amount of food and wine we recieved. ”
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We were comped 1 round of drinks but that did not make up for the overpriced, incredibly small plates and poorly tasting food. ”
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The wine pairings were good, occasionally unexpected (Cotes du Rhone with Miso soup? ”
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The only good thing was the flat bread (sesame crackers they give in the begining) and drinks. ”
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From the moment we said we didn't want bottled water, we were looked upon with disdain, moving to trying to find an affordable wine, then trying to figure out which things to get as each item had an assemblage of flavors. ”
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The cocktails were just as creative as the food. ”
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The have a decent wine list and some interesting cocktails and the dessert was excellent. ”
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Our waitress was very helpful in making recommendations and in pairing wine with the food. ”
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Great wine and great service BUt we go to every high end and local downtown innovative place. ”
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Precious, overpriced, tiny portions, expensive wines. ”
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they also offer interesting cocktails and specialty shots. ”
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After having an appetizer, drinks, entree and full desert- we THEN had pizza and garlic knots at a pizzeria to fill our stomachs. ”
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Food was delicious and drinks great. ”
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Portions are tiny, prices are silly, service was mediocre, cocktails were excellent. ”
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To be fair, the drinks we had at the bar were delicious. ”
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The drinks were good, too. ”
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Loved the flatiron steak paired with coffee gnocchi. ”
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| food quality |
68.09000015258789% positive |
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The price was exceptionally reasonable for the amount of food and wine we recieved. ”
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To be fair, the drinks we had at the bar were delicious. ”
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The service is flawless and the waiters know their food inside out. ”
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The service was excellent, our servers helped pick an excellent cocktail for my wife and were very attentive throughout the meal describing each dish that came out as part of the tasting menu and no dish was a disappointment. ”
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The food is conceptually interesting yet curiously lacking in emotional impact. ”
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The service and ambiance were impeccable, but ultimately the food has to impress and it did not. ”
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The foie gras terrine was food alchemy, a surreal mix of ingredients that made perfect sense on the palette. ”
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The shrimp and tarragon macaroons were great, and the sweetbreads were some of the best I've ever had. ”
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We were comped 1 round of drinks but that did not make up for the overpriced, incredibly small plates and poorly tasting food. ”
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didn't know food could be so pretentious. ”
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We left feeling satisfied, yet without that disgusting "stuffed" feeling from places that give you too much food. ”
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The foie gras dish is quite simply, disgusting. ”
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The cold fried chicken was excellent as well, the ricotta it is served with is silky smooth and when combined with the chicken it all just worked. ”
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was super-excited about the great food (get the pork belly--perch is cooked to perfection, but the sauce was not my thing, duck appetizer was AWESOME). ”
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Great food but honestly not enough of it. ”
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While the food seemed tasty, there wasn't really enough of it to totally confirm this suspicion. ”
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If you have read that this restaurant is fabulous, and then you go expecting good food, good ambience and good service, you will just find this last one. ”
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But when you eat all these unlikely flavors together the food is actually really good. ”
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The food here was absolutely terrible. ”
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The cocktails were just as creative as the food. ”
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What makes wd-50 unique is the food. ”
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Before I go into details, I'll give the short version: If you like to try new and amazingly creative food that might be a bit weird, you'll love this place. ”
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The food is fantastic, and three courses is a perfect size meal. ”
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We loved the food. ”
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The squab was perfect and it was the first time I've had something cooked sou vide and while the color of the meat is a bit grey the taste was incredible. ”
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creative and delicious food; will challenge, excite and educate your taste buds! ”
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Chef Wylie Dufrense supplies some interesting dishes, but the price is steep (watch out for the wine list--ouch). ”
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This meal was amazing. ”
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They make you feel comfortable, casual yet knowledgable servers, extremely hi-end cuisine ”
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Loved the flatiron steak paired with coffee gnocchi. ”
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wd-50 may be tucked far away in the LES, but it's well worth the trip for their creative, artful cuisine in an intimate setting perfect for special occasions. ”
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Why would you take very nice grilled lamb chops and place in a poddle of banana water? ”
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The venison tartare with edamame ice cream was a great way to start the meal, but the ocean trout was most impressive- an explosion of flavors, textures, and colors. ”
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Excellent, intelligent food that did not fall short on taste ”
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Their bartender's version of a Cosmo is out of this world by the way - not the usual bright red, (many of which border on cough syrup) but rather, a cool, smooth tonic infused with fresh fruit juice & vodka & topped off by a generous slice of fresh lemon ”
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Foie gras with watermelon was tasty and lucious but much too tiny a portion. ”
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It was truly painful to pay an almost $400 check for such awful food and unpleasant experience. ”
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Otherwise, we really liked the food (be adventurous if you go), cool wine list system (notice the dots) and the sommelier was both helpful & funny. ”
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have been there twice and the food has been really really memorable. ”
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My friend and I had gone with the express purpose of eating a few things and then lavishing in dessert but the food was so bad that we found ourselves wanting to ask for our money back. ”
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The octopus was chewey and stale, the cold squash soup tasted mostly like flour (it reminded us of a bad soup at a wedding banquet), the skate was dry, and the salmon was way too fishy (and raw even though we asked for well done). ”
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More importantly, the food is so incredible and obviously labor intensive that you will feel it was worth every penny if you are looking for a delicious and truly innovative meal. ”
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The lamb and shortribs were great (the portions are not that small) and the porkbelly was even better. ”
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If you like weird tasting food, then this is the place for you. ”
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Okay, go there once to see what creative chefs can really do with food but then don't go back until they move to a better locale. ”
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Come to think of it, the obsession with foamed/pureed food-mixes at WD-50 was a little weird (they had foamed pineapple on the dessert menu, and a really awful-tasting eggplant-raisin puree with the skate). ”
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think innovative cuisine is great - I'm all for it - when it tastes good. ”
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There were four of us and we sampled each other's dishes (though there was previous little to share) and ultimately agreed we didn't like the place. ”
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The decor is depressing, the food is bland and in extremely small portions and the desserts are easily resistable. ”
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The only good thing was the flat bread (sesame crackers they give in the begining) and drinks. ”
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The smoked bulghur was sticky and tasted like musty woodchips, the salsify was lovely on its own but overpowered the fish, and the coffee-saffron foam was terrible - there wasn't a flavour to hang onto (and the foam doesn't feel good on the tongue, either ”
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food was just ok,, to many high end places in such a cool lower east side neighborhood,like prune and apizz, prices to high in these places for this hood. ”
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The portions are perfect size and the food is unbelievable and unique. ”
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Ok, first of all, we are from europe, eat routinely in -real- michelin three starred places, and i am friend with quite some famous chefs over there so it's not a 4 Lbs steak fan writing what follows. ”
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Terrible food and even worse service ”
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Great food, but where is the rest of it? ”
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On top of the dizzyingly excellent food, the service was perfect, and the cocktails were unbelievably delicious. ”
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The food was really bad. ”
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The Turbot with smoked bulgur, i tought the bulgur was too smoked and the sauce was horrible (saffron-cofee-cream cheese) i mean why would you buy an expensive ingredient like saffron and mix it with cofee wich is going to overpower the whole existence of ”
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The Foie gras wich I thought was the best dish all night besides the bread , came with mole lentils , that didn't taste like much, but were cool and the foie was cooked perfectly. ”
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The place itself is cool and chic and attracts a very diverse crowd but the focal point of a restaurant is its food and WD-50 missed badly here. ”
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perfect meal ”
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The Fried mayonnaise is so creative and delicious. ”
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Most creative and delicious food in the city ”
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This was the best meal ever. ”
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The wine pairings were good, occasionally unexpected (Cotes du Rhone with Miso soup? ”
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But when the food is inedible- that is a totally different story. ”
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sure, the food is tasty but leaving hungry is wee disappointing after forking out the likes of $14 for starter and $28 for entree. ”
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You don't walk out saying "wow that food was fantastic! ”
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After having an appetizer, drinks, entree and full desert- we THEN had pizza and garlic knots at a pizzeria to fill our stomachs. ”
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Everyone in my party was very disappointed in their meal. ”
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The food, while in very small portions even by NYC standards, was definetly the most creative and thoughtfully prepared meals I have ever eaten. ”
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The service was impeccable, the ambience understated but cozy, and by the end of the meal, I knew I had chosen the best birthday destination. ”
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He also has these lentils which are acutally mole sauce and the Foi Gras is heavenly. ”
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The dish that came next was unbearably terrible. ”
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Also, we happened to think the food was not tasty. ”
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Superb service, relaxed atmosphere, and great food that featured some of the most creative (and odd) blend of flavors. ”
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And, worst of all, I ate a fish that was not fresh and I got ill due to this. ”
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had heard the food was "weird" so I was prepared to be surprised. ”
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Who cares how famous the chef is if the food is bad (even disgusting) and the service below par. ”
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The food was not tasteful at all! ”
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None of us (except person who recommended the place) enjoyed the food or finished any of our plates. ”
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The restaurant's decor was the only high point (cool bathroom and great booths) and there was some celeb gazing (Bobby Flay) The food was beautiful but simply not satisfying. ”
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Sick due to fish that wasn't fresh ”
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The prawn cous cous is one of the worst dishes I've ever eaten. ”
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The wines and cocktails complete the picture, delicious, fairly priced and well-chosen. ”
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The quail was underdone and the sauce that came with it was a nasty banana mush. ”
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Perhaps it wasn't the best cut of that particular fish. ”
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Unlike many who didn't like this restaurant, the problem that my wife and I had was not that the food was too "out-there" or shocked us too much. ”
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The food was inedible. ”
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Food was delicious and drinks great. ”
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There is no restaurant in NY where food is as interesting as here. ”
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Over all i enjoyed the meal but after dropping $90 including tax and tip for 1 person I dont think I'll be heading back anytime soon. ”
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Much needed combination of good food/casual ambiance. ”
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We were seated promptly; our waiter was friendly, helpful and enthusiastic about the food; the courses came at just the right pace ? ”
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with the apricots and tangerine broth , not only the scallops were overcooked , but the whole plate was brown and flavorless, the mushrooms were cool though. ”
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The food at WD 50 is very interesting and I was very impressed by how weird the menu was - but I didn't like anything I ordered. ”
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especially recommend the chicken entree with mole paper. ”
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didn't like the food too much, but it was worth the trip. ”
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pork bellies and lamb were particularly nice. ”
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Despite the negative comments about the desert, we both found them to be the best dishes. ”
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The food portions were super small, which, ironically, was the good news as the flavor, texture and smell of of the dishes was very poor. ”
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have never had a dish that was so bad as the escolar was. ”
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We did not order the tasting menu because they don't tell you what you are getting, It's a $125 mystery, so we ordered from the regular menu, the lamb was very rare/bloody, even though I asked for medium well and super fatty. ”
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Our waitress was very helpful in making recommendations and in pairing wine with the food. ”
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The music, service and food was bad. ”
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Food - duck appetizer was great, as was the beef and ocean trout main courses. ”
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At the end of our expensive meal we were plotting where to go to satiate our hunger. ”
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The service is attentive and everyone knows the dishes. ”
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It's nice to be able to eat great food in a relaxed setting that's not stuffy like so many other places. ”
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My pork belly entree had three nicely sized pieces of meat, plus a good serving of sauerkraut spatzle and romaine lettuce. ”
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The three of us shares each course, and we all agreed that everything was delicious and just right. ”
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The food was truly disgusting; I've never had such awful tasting food at any New York restaurant. ”
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We went to our favorite little place where the food is always delish (Salt on Macdougal St. and Houston) and we had a great night talking about how gross the food was at wd-50! ”
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While all the food was quality enough to stand on its own, Mr. Dufresne's creative combinations and inventive presentations made the meal standout. ”
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The everything bagel with salmon was an interesting take and with a little bit of each component on my fork it tasted like the best bagel and lox i've ever had. ”
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came here when I was visiting New York recently, and really enjoyed my meal. ”
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| menu variety |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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The service was excellent, our servers helped pick an excellent cocktail for my wife and were very attentive throughout the meal describing each dish that came out as part of the tasting menu and no dish was a disappointment. ”
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When we didn't order the tasting menu, the waiter was annoyed. ”
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The food at WD 50 is very interesting and I was very impressed by how weird the menu was - but I didn't like anything I ordered. ”
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it reads good on the menu: Escolar, cranberry, kohrabi, nori crisp. ”
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but we left way before the end of the "tasting" menu, as it was going nowhere but of course we were invited to pay the full menu, which makes me think they're used to customers leaving the place "unhappy ”
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Love that place--can't wait to scrape together a few dollars to go by myself for the tasting menu with wine pairing. ”
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The place itself is cool and chic and attracts a very diverse crowd but the focal point of a restaurant is its food and WD-50 missed badly here. ”
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Try the tasting menu for the best experience of his creativity. ”
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the service was excellent and very helpful with our questions about the menu and the wines. ”
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recommend the tasting menu it's $95, a great deal. ”
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Come to think of it, the obsession with foamed/pureed food-mixes at WD-50 was a little weird (they had foamed pineapple on the dessert menu, and a really awful-tasting eggplant-raisin puree with the skate). ”
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The menu is expensive. ”
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We had high expectations, and concerns about the complexity of the menu before we went, but everything was really great. ”
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We did not order the tasting menu because they don't tell you what you are getting, It's a $125 mystery, so we ordered from the regular menu, the lamb was very rare/bloody, even though I asked for medium well and super fatty. ”
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Chef Wylie DeFresne is constantly creative and there are always new items on the menu. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Smoked eel, as good as any Japanese place, even a little smokier with deeper flavor. ”
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Why would you take very nice grilled lamb chops and place in a poddle of banana water? ”
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This is the best restaurant in NYC in my opinion. ”
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Great wine and great service BUt we go to every high end and local downtown innovative place. ”
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| return potential |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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The service was also excellent but overall, I would not go back. ”
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Okay, go there once to see what creative chefs can really do with food but then don't go back until they move to a better locale. ”
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Everyone was pleasant and I would go back anytime. ”
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| service |
75.58000087738037% positive |
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The service was impeccable, the ambience understated but cozy, and by the end of the meal, I knew I had chosen the best birthday destination. ”
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The service is impeccable and the decor, modern yet classic. ”
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They make you feel comfortable, casual yet knowledgable servers, extremely hi-end cuisine ”
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You could excuse the kitchen which clearly has passion and tries if the service was good but the maitre d' was simply horrible and seemed to blame us for the fact that she sat us 45 mins later than our table was booked for. ”
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The service is attentive and everyone knows the dishes. ”
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On top of the dizzyingly excellent food, the service was perfect, and the cocktails were unbelievably delicious. ”
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If you have read that this restaurant is fabulous, and then you go expecting good food, good ambience and good service, you will just find this last one. ”
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cocktails, wine, desserts and service are all superb. ”
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The people at WD50 are very friendly, welcoming and unpretencious. ”
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The service was perfect, and the only dissappointment was the wine list and the wine manager's advice. ”
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The service is flawless and the waiters know their food inside out. ”
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Making matters worse, the cost was higher than most fineer restaurants and the service was slow. ”
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Their bartender's version of a Cosmo is out of this world by the way - not the usual bright red, (many of which border on cough syrup) but rather, a cool, smooth tonic infused with fresh fruit juice & vodka & topped off by a generous slice of fresh lemon ”
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Portions are tiny, prices are silly, service was mediocre, cocktails were excellent. ”
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Who cares how famous the chef is if the food is bad (even disgusting) and the service below par. ”
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The waitstaff is super friendly and very cognizant. ”
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The service was excellent, our servers helped pick an excellent cocktail for my wife and were very attentive throughout the meal describing each dish that came out as part of the tasting menu and no dish was a disappointment. ”
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liked the unpretentious ambience, and the servers were knowledgable and polite. ”
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In addition, the waitress brought us the wrong bottle of wine (a much more expensive bottle at that), and charged us for it even though we pointed out her mistake. ”
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The room is delightful and comfortable, the service knowledgeable and friendly. ”
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Service has been either good to excellent, depending on the server. ”
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Superb service, relaxed atmosphere, and great food that featured some of the most creative (and odd) blend of flavors. ”
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If that is not enough to feel disapointed about the place, the waitress had a full glass of water splashed all over my girlfriend. ”
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Great service, seated promptly. ”
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The clincher, for us, was the outstanding service from the waitstaff. ”
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Our waitress was very helpful in making recommendations and in pairing wine with the food. ”
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The music, service and food was bad. ”
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Great wine and great service BUt we go to every high end and local downtown innovative place. ”
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service was great. ”
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The bartender was an able server, quite knowledgeable and very entertaining. ”
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The patrons next to us were friendly--get rid of that guy! ”
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One final negative--we ordered a bottle of red Burgundy recommended by the waiter and it tasted like black cherry juice from concentrate. ”
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The decor was nice, the wait-staff was relatively unremarkable (not good, not bad). ”
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honestly agree with people who said it's a bad place. ”
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The service and ambiance were impeccable, but ultimately the food has to impress and it did not. ”
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The service was also excellent but overall, I would not go back. ”
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We were seated promptly; our waiter was friendly, helpful and enthusiastic about the food; the courses came at just the right pace ? ”
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The service was very nice and kind, but all the rest was not at all satisfactory. ”
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From the inept service to the surly maitre d' to the stupid experimentation. ”
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When we didn't order the tasting menu, the waiter was annoyed. ”
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Terrible food and even worse service ”
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the service was excellent and very helpful with our questions about the menu and the wines. ”
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Entire staff were very attentive and nice! ”
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| value |
50.0% positive |
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Chef Wylie Dufrense supplies some interesting dishes, but the price is steep (watch out for the wine list--ouch). ”
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Portions are tiny, prices are silly, service was mediocre, cocktails were excellent. ”
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Yes, this is an expensive restaurant, and yes, the portions are on the small side, but they are not ridiculously small. ”
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In addition, the waitress brought us the wrong bottle of wine (a much more expensive bottle at that), and charged us for it even though we pointed out her mistake. ”
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Their bartender's version of a Cosmo is out of this world by the way - not the usual bright red, (many of which border on cough syrup) but rather, a cool, smooth tonic infused with fresh fruit juice & vodka & topped off by a generous slice of fresh lemon ”
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The portions are perfect size and the food is unbelievable and unique. ”
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Love that place--can't wait to scrape together a few dollars to go by myself for the tasting menu with wine pairing. ”
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The decor is depressing, the food is bland and in extremely small portions and the desserts are easily resistable. ”
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didn't like the food too much, but it was worth the trip. ”
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The food portions were super small, which, ironically, was the good news as the flavor, texture and smell of of the dishes was very poor. ”
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At the end of our expensive meal we were plotting where to go to satiate our hunger. ”
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Precious, overpriced, tiny portions, expensive wines. ”
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My friend and I had gone with the express purpose of eating a few things and then lavishing in dessert but the food was so bad that we found ourselves wanting to ask for our money back. ”
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The price was exceptionally reasonable for the amount of food and wine we recieved. ”
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From the moment we said we didn't want bottled water, we were looked upon with disdain, moving to trying to find an affordable wine, then trying to figure out which things to get as each item had an assemblage of flavors. ”
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food was just ok,, to many high end places in such a cool lower east side neighborhood,like prune and apizz, prices to high in these places for this hood. ”
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By contrast, a less expensive place we ate the next night had fantastic wine served in Reidel glasses. ”
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On our recent trip to NYC, we ate at some places that were less expensive than this restaurant and some that were more expensive. ”
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There are many good places to go in Manhattan, so dont waste your money and your time. ”
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More importantly, the food is so incredible and obviously labor intensive that you will feel it was worth every penny if you are looking for a delicious and truly innovative meal. ”
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The food, while in very small portions even by NYC standards, was definetly the most creative and thoughtfully prepared meals I have ever eaten. ”
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Small portions; huge prices ”
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The lamb and shortribs were great (the portions are not that small) and the porkbelly was even better. ”
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We were comped 1 round of drinks but that did not make up for the overpriced, incredibly small plates and poorly tasting food. ”
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This is the worst value I have ever encountered in NYC. ”
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wd-50 may be tucked far away in the LES, but it's well worth the trip for their creative, artful cuisine in an intimate setting perfect for special occasions. ”
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The menu is expensive. ”
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But what's with the super high prices and the lousy location? ”
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Amazing combinations, expensive ”
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The Turbot with smoked bulgur, i tought the bulgur was too smoked and the sauce was horrible (saffron-cofee-cream cheese) i mean why would you buy an expensive ingredient like saffron and mix it with cofee wich is going to overpower the whole existence of ”
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25.0% positive |
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You could excuse the kitchen which clearly has passion and tries if the service was good but the maitre d' was simply horrible and seemed to blame us for the fact that she sat us 45 mins later than our table was booked for. ”
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Making matters worse, the cost was higher than most fineer restaurants and the service was slow. ”
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