Gansevoort Hotel
(212) 414-1008
18 9th Ave
New York,
NY
10014
40.74
-74.006
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Meatpacking District
What People Are Saying About Gansevoort Hotel
The Editor
Allison Austin
Citysearch
The Scene
Silk shades hang from vaulted ceilings, spilling warm, flattering light over the already dashing diners. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the bamboo-filled outdoor gardens, the restaurant's most coveted see-and-be-seen seating in warmer months. Service is swift and efficient, but has a tendency to rush through courses.
The Food
The menu is huge, listing traditional Japanese fare (tempura, dumplings), inventive sushi rolls and pieces, and robata (grilled meats and veggies), as well as full entrees. The best bet: Order as you go and share everything, starting with the Kobe-style beef, dramatically presented on a tabletop grill. For the carb-phobic, there's the rice-less spicy crab roll stuffed with tobiko and avocado, and robata: grilled skewers of lobster, asparagus, clams and much more. But the real draw are the nontraditional sushi pieces, like decadent foie gras with sweet-salty shiso and plum, salmon with tomato-onion marmalade and toro with jalapeno and fried garlic.
User Reviews
manhattanisland
February 09, 2009
Went here for my friends birthday dinner. The whole experience was great. We were a larger party and we opted to have our server put together an order for us. The food was great, the drinks were strong and they had a great DJ. We will definitely come back for another party
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nycviki
January 20, 2009
Went for diner during restaurant week, Will never visit again. Rock shrimp tempura was made from frozen shrimp & did not resemble anything close to rock shrimp. Kumamoto oyster shooters with wasabi tobiko & quail egg ??A? the picture had 4 of them, the restaurant served 2. Surf and turf was horrible. We all felt like we had a piece of meat without any seasoning with too much sauce. Warm chocolate miso cake was the best part of the dinner. We were asked if we want water & then charged $10 per bottle. Waste of money. Too noisy. Horrible food.
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Katrinalily
October 06, 2008
I just wanted you to know what an awful experience we had on Saturday night. We arrived at 9:20 for our 9:30 reservation. We were told to go to the bar and have a drink while our table was being set. After 3 (!) different trips to the reservations desk to ask what was happening, we were told that it would be "just a moment." At 10:45 PM we still we waiting at the bar. We had a $300 bar tab and by that point we were starving and our night was headed downhill. Had we known we would not be seated for an hour and 15 min we would not have chosen to spend the night at the bar. After being told at 10:45 that our table would be ready any second, we decided that we had had enough. We ended up at Pop Burger eating burgers in fries. Although it was very good, it was not what I had originally planned and was extremely disappointed. I won't plan on coming to Ono again, ever. I am sure this is completely fine with them as when we were leaving not one person said anything to encourage us to stay.
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What to Drink:
The sake list is quite good; ask the sake steward for advice. Wines by the glass are $9-$16. Several bottle choices are in the $40 range.
Know Before You Go:
Book one of the semi-private tatami rooms, which seat from four to six diners. For larger parties of 20 to 75, the mezzanine dining room is ideal.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Celeb Hangout, Outdoor Dining, Private Rooms, People Watching, Family Style Dining, Business Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining, Bar Scene
