| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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It is quite unfortunate because the food is so good and it is a fun place to hang out. ”
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Amazing food and great atmosphere! ”
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It is the type of place you can come with a friend or a crowd (not too big because it is a small space) for great food,incredible wine and atmosphere. ”
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This little restaurant has great food & atmosphere! ”
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The atmosphere was also nice and relaxed. ”
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... great service, great food, great ambiance ”
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The service and ambiance is however very charming. ”
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liked the ambience of this small corner restaurant. ”
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The atmosphere is fun and hip and I've never experienced less than excellent service, from either the hosts or the waitstaff. ”
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had a fabulous time at this cozy eatery. ”
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Really the food is delicious and it is so much fun to sit at the bar and watch the chefs cook. ”
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Although it is small, it has a nice atmosphere. ”
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excellent food & atmosphere ”
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| dessert |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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cancelled. With the time restraint now gone, we went on to order more drinks and dessert. ”
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have never witnessed such a creative menu right down to dessert, bay leaves coated in sugary warm tempura batter which you are meant to scrape off with your teeth as you would an artichoke leaf. ”
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For dessert, I can't resist gobbling up the warm chocolate cake. ”
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| drinks |
83.6400032043457% positive |
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the wine quite pricy for the selections, calamary and mussels decent, but far from the Spanish style. ”
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The moral of the story is: Great wine list. ”
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cancelled. With the time restraint now gone, we went on to order more drinks and dessert. ”
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The wines we tried were quite pricey but ultimately disappointing, thus a rip off. ”
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Sommelier was incredibly rude however, snatching the wine menu out of my fiancee's hand and stomping away. ”
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The food here was very good - and we sampled quite a bit of it along with the wonderful Spanish wines - but the service. ”
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The food is amazingly tasty and definately worth the money ($7-$15 per dish) and the wine list is to-die-for. ”
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It is the type of place you can come with a friend or a crowd (not too big because it is a small space) for great food,incredible wine and atmosphere. ”
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she helped us pick the perfect wines and the tapas were outstanding. ”
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The food is just amazing, the wine selection outstanding and the service so friendly, you don't want to leave. ”
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This place is great for a late bite and a glass of wine if you're in the neighborhood (Union Square). ”
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Good wine, good food. ”
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The wine list was extensive, with a nice range of prices, and the somolier on-hand was very approachable and helpful. ”
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She could have politely asked us to finish up, but instead this sour lemon of a hostess was incredibly rude and practically pulled a glass of wine out of my friend's hand. ”
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have been to Casa Mono many times and every time after having enjoyed great food and a nice bottle of wine, I would walk away with an aftertaste left by outrageously rude hostess. ”
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The service was among the poorest I have experienced, which is very disappointing for a restaurant at which the manager suggested that it would be hard to find something at our "$60/bottle price point", when we asked him to suggest a decent value wine. ”
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we sat at the bar, and the bartender beth was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. ”
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Casa Mono serves interesting dishes (some hit, some miss), and the wine list offers a vast selection that may introduce you to something new. ”
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The wine is a bit pricey but certainly worth it. ”
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Mario Batali is just too big a name to have such a small space and I miss my neighborhood place where you could simply 'drop in' for a great piece of fish and nice glass of wine with a friend or date. ”
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Sitting at the bar was the way to go as you get to see all the delicious dishes being prepared. ”
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And the wine was perfect with our meal, I forget which one it was, but I am not worried as I know I will be back and I can find out then ! ”
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loved the wine list and was blown away with the affordable prices! ”
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While I may be a big portions guy myself, I was extremely happy with the food and wine selection. ”
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was told by the rude hostess that you had to eat a full dinner in order to sit at the bar. ”
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great food, tiny place with only a few tables so may have a long wait unless sit on the bar. ”
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... also I wouldnt mind eating at the bar so much if the barstools weren't so damn uncomfortable. ”
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So, we finished the bottle wine, my friend decided to order on more glass. ”
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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We had to wait about 30-45 mins even though we had a reservation but we went around the corner and got a bottle of wine (which they bring back around to your table when it's ready) and the bartender made a great recommendation for us. ”
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Our waiter passed off my questions regarding wine on his manager, and we had to request refills of our water, as well as the clean plates between each course. ”
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The wine my waitress recommended was so GOOD! ”
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Really the food is delicious and it is so much fun to sit at the bar and watch the chefs cook. ”
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| food quality |
90.19000053405762% positive |
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Awesome food but the space is very tight. ”
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The fried duck egg was fabulous. ”
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the food is good -- there are parts of the menu that stand out, and parts that don't. ”
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love Mario batali restaurants (especially Otto's) and loved the food here but it would take a lot to get me to come back. ”
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If that were not bad enough, the tab for this lousy food was out of line. ”
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It has very good variety of dishes that are special, like quail eggs, squab, duck tongue (wow). ”
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The food is absolutely delicious - we had the foie gras which is a must have, as well as the venison (served on acorn squash with saffron honey. ”
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The food is unique and interesting without trying too hard and just plain great! ”
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While I may be a big portions guy myself, I was extremely happy with the food and wine selection. ”
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love the food here. ”
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Pumpkin and goat cheese croquettes were top-drawer; the special pork shoulder was unbelievably good. ”
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While my husband did enjoy his Goat confit, my pumpkin& goat cheese croqueta's tasted like fried baby food. ”
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Casa mono does have good food, but it is ruined by the rude service. ”
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Even the ramps dish is spiced up to perfection with this incredible " tomato sauce ”
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"Skirt steak": Excellent, really great onions on top, great flavor, loved this one. ”
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An interesting menu of small dishes expertly cooked and presented. ”
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Wine was just perfect and the food was tastey. ”
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Ambience & food recommended, lose a few points for too much salt. ”
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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from the skirt steak to the more unusual cornish hen and musseld with chorizo, everything was excellent. ”
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great food, tiny place with only a few tables so may have a long wait unless sit on the bar. ”
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have been to Casa Mono many times and every time after having enjoyed great food and a nice bottle of wine, I would walk away with an aftertaste left by outrageously rude hostess. ”
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excellent food & atmosphere ”
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We tried several small dishes and I would recommend the boar, sepia(large calamari) and sorbet. ”
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Casa Mono serves interesting dishes (some hit, some miss), and the wine list offers a vast selection that may introduce you to something new. ”
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really liked the food though. ”
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the onion marmelade (cannot remember if that is what they called it or if I made that up but it was onion) with a hint of a unique spice in it (maybe an Indian spice?) ”
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This little restaurant has great food & atmosphere! ”
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amazing food, horrible management ”
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It is the type of place you can come with a friend or a crowd (not too big because it is a small space) for great food,incredible wine and atmosphere. ”
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The octopus with fennel and grapefruit was delicious. ”
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GREAT food ”
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And the wine was perfect with our meal, I forget which one it was, but I am not worried as I know I will be back and I can find out then ! ”
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The soft shell crab is gastrono,ical perfection as is the wild boar and the steak. ”
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super amazing food ”
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Food was decent with exception of the croquetas that look like frozen fish sticks, but don't get misguided, this is no the real tapas or Spanish quality food. ”
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The best dish out of our 3 mains: quail with figs (also had the rabbit & chicken), I suggest ordering a few plates to share as one would normally do with tapas. ”
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Do not order the fried duck egg, they are trying to charge you 15 dollars for 1 fried egg over 2 slices of potato's and 3 small slices of italian ham. ”
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The food was great, but the waitress gave us a dirty look when my friend and I only ordered one plate each (ignoring her mandate that a meal = 3-4 small dishes), and then rushed us out when we had finished eating. ”
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Casa Mono does the best sweetbreads preparation in nyc; a wonderful duck egg (lately it's been a double yolk! ”
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We have been there one other time - and the food and service were good -but this time - the food was still good - but our server made us feel like we were bothering him. ”
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Although the food was really delicious, the service was horrendous that it makes this place not worth it. ”
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Decent food - a good chance to try small portions of uncommon foods (sweetbreads, tripe, etc). ”
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The food is amazingly tasty and definately worth the money ($7-$15 per dish) and the wine list is to-die-for. ”
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love the food at Casa Mono, although the lady at the door is consistenly rude. ”
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We had much more - everything was delicious - but those were the highlights. ”
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... great service, great food, great ambiance ”
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... I will definitely not go back to Casa Mono; I just find it hard to believe that one venue can allow such rude service and management practices, considering the number of places in the city where you can go and enjoy a meal, without having to put up wit ”
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Our food was outstanding and it was a great date. ”
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They offer so many great small dishes & it's such a cute little place! ”
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The razor clams were tasty but way too rubbery, the setas with garlic where inedible - char burnt - and even the pan con tomate, a dish nearly impossible to screw up, was burnt as well. ”
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It might not be the most authentic Spanish tapas place, but it all tastes so good, who gives a damn how you classify the food. ”
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Good food - crowded for a reason ”
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The best dishes had only one or two ingredients like the Serrano ham or the pumpkin and goat cheese fritters. ”
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the cheese couldn't save the salad, the dressing is horrible. ”
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The food is just amazing, the wine selection outstanding and the service so friendly, you don't want to leave. ”
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We really enjoyed the food, can't remember what we had, but it was all tasty. ”
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... duck egg with mojama was our favorite ”
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Mario Batali is just too big a name to have such a small space and I miss my neighborhood place where you could simply 'drop in' for a great piece of fish and nice glass of wine with a friend or date. ”
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The food is excellent (par with my experience in Barcelona) and who doesnt love cava :-) ”
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shame because the food was decent - and it's a block away from my house. ”
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The food here was very good - and we sampled quite a bit of it along with the wonderful Spanish wines - but the service. ”
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Amazing food every time. ”
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Too many great restaurants in NY to waste a higher priced meal here. ”
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She recommended the duck egg over potatoes with cured tuna, very tasty but certainly not worth sixteen dollars. ”
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Wine list is amazing, service is usually good and 50 percent of the dishes are incredible. ”
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It is quite unfortunate because the food is so good and it is a fun place to hang out. ”
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Although the food at Casa Mono was delicious, I don? ”
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Of the nine wonderful dishes we ordered there were two that were just divine. ”
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Amazing food and great atmosphere! ”
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From the moment we walked in, we were treated to fantastic service and even better food. ”
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Three dishes are perfect for 2 people. ”
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The food was truly excellent though a little overpriced. ”
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Sitting at the bar was the way to go as you get to see all the delicious dishes being prepared. ”
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Great dishes, horrible service ”
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The food was excellent. ”
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Food was good with an interesting mix of various meats, vegetables and fruits - my only qualm was a bit too much salt on all our dishes. ”
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"Peppers stuffed with oxtail": Decent seasoning, overall not a bad dish. ”
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For dinner we had the cod which was good, the skirt steak which was great, and the side of potatoes which were ridiculously good. ”
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with mojama (a cured tuna); and an excellent steak with onion marmelade served over an incredible romesco. ”
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The best past was the wild boar - and the mini squid with white beans was delicious. ”
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good food/setting, a little pricey ”
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much better LUPA that have very good service and food ! ”
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Bad Service and unfriendliness really can ruin a place that has amazing food. ”
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certainly recommend the Mussels, Calamari, - and the Dorado was absolutely delicious! ”
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Really the food is delicious and it is so much fun to sit at the bar and watch the chefs cook. ”
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figured that the food would make up for cramped quarters and poor service but I could not be more wrong. ”
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Good wine, good food. ”
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some of the best food in the city. ”
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| menu variety |
83.07999610900879% positive |
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Excellent Wine selection & the best Ribeye Steak! ”
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It has very good variety of dishes that are special, like quail eggs, squab, duck tongue (wow). ”
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have never witnessed such a creative menu right down to dessert, bay leaves coated in sugary warm tempura batter which you are meant to scrape off with your teeth as you would an artichoke leaf. ”
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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the food is good -- there are parts of the menu that stand out, and parts that don't. ”
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And only the good stuff gets on the menu. ”
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Casa Mono serves interesting dishes (some hit, some miss), and the wine list offers a vast selection that may introduce you to something new. ”
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The food is just amazing, the wine selection outstanding and the service so friendly, you don't want to leave. ”
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Sommelier was incredibly rude however, snatching the wine menu out of my fiancee's hand and stomping away. ”
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the wine quite pricy for the selections, calamary and mussels decent, but far from the Spanish style. ”
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While I may be a big portions guy myself, I was extremely happy with the food and wine selection. ”
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The wine list was extensive, with a nice range of prices, and the somolier on-hand was very approachable and helpful. ”
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An interesting menu of small dishes expertly cooked and presented. ”
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| overall |
97.1399974822998% positive |
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great food, tiny place with only a few tables so may have a long wait unless sit on the bar. ”
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It is quite unfortunate because the food is so good and it is a fun place to hang out. ”
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There is my new favorite restaurant! ”
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There are many great tapas place in the city but this was not one of them. ”
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They offer so many great small dishes & it's such a cute little place! ”
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and this is definetelly my new favorite restaurant. ”
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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| return potential |
50.0% positive |
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It was, but I could never return or recommend it based on the horrible hospitality. ”
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And the wine was perfect with our meal, I forget which one it was, but I am not worried as I know I will be back and I can find out then ! ”
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love Mario batali restaurants (especially Otto's) and loved the food here but it would take a lot to get me to come back. ”
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... I will definitely not go back to Casa Mono; I just find it hard to believe that one venue can allow such rude service and management practices, considering the number of places in the city where you can go and enjoy a meal, without having to put up wit ”
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| service |
65.0% positive |
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We didn't have reseravations, so we didn't mind being seated at almost 11 pm- the hostess was very friendly and apologetic about the hour. ”
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I've been to Casa Mono several times and never received a rude greeting as we did on our last visit. ”
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the worst service in the city ”
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... great service, great food, great ambiance ”
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Possibly the worst service in my 5 years of living in NYC ”
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Worst service ever and way overpriced ”
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The food here was very good - and we sampled quite a bit of it along with the wonderful Spanish wines - but the service. ”
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so-called manager had a bad attitude and refused to provide a table for a party of 4 adults and 2 kids Asian, even there were few tables available at that time, keep provided the tables to White who were after us. ”
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The atmosphere is fun and hip and I've never experienced less than excellent service, from either the hosts or the waitstaff. ”
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Casa mono does have good food, but it is ruined by the rude service. ”
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We had to wait about 30-45 mins even though we had a reservation but we went around the corner and got a bottle of wine (which they bring back around to your table when it's ready) and the bartender made a great recommendation for us. ”
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was saddened by the awful service, and then disgusted when the bill came and was close to $400, they should have paid us to endure that service. ”
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Service could have been a bit more attentive, wasn't around to refill champagne but sometimes not a bad thing when on a quiet afternoon date. ”
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She could have politely asked us to finish up, but instead this sour lemon of a hostess was incredibly rude and practically pulled a glass of wine out of my friend's hand. ”
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Unfortunately, the service was horrible. ”
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Server attentive & above par. ”
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have to agree with the consensus: rude service (7/9/09) ”
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Decent snack, good show, questionable service ”
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Three dishes are perfect for 2 people. ”
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Though we had reservations, we still had to wait about 15 minutes, but the hostess was very friendly. ”
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The hostess was so rude - and was CLEARLY ready for us to leave. ”
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and the chef is awesome and friendly. ”
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From the moment we walked in, we were treated to fantastic service and even better food. ”
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Regardless of the fact that the reservation was in place and we were going to have an early dinner, the hostess made us feel that she was doing us a huge favor. ”
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was told by the rude hostess that you had to eat a full dinner in order to sit at the bar. ”
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The wine my waitress recommended was so GOOD! ”
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love the food at Casa Mono, although the lady at the door is consistenly rude. ”
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They should be embarrassed and ashamed of their rude staff (hostess specifically). ”
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After a wonderful dinner which we very much enjoyed, our evening was nearly ruined by the unfortunately juvenile behavior of our server and hostess. ”
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There are plenty of tapas restaurants in NYC to choose from that don't include rude service and cramped table seating. ”
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we sat at the bar, and the bartender beth was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. ”
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The service was among the poorest I have experienced, which is very disappointing for a restaurant at which the manager suggested that it would be hard to find something at our "$60/bottle price point", when we asked him to suggest a decent value wine. ”
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do not recommend this restaurant at all because the service was so incredibly rude. ”
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While we weren't thrilled about waiting so long, once we were seated the waitress apologized and promptly brought over a plate of carpaccio for us on the house, which was a nice gesture. ”
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... I will definitely not go back to Casa Mono; I just find it hard to believe that one venue can allow such rude service and management practices, considering the number of places in the city where you can go and enjoy a meal, without having to put up wit ”
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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It was my first time there and on such a nice day with a nice server I had a great lunch. ”
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The wait staff and the hostess(es) are always attentive and friendly. ”
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Seems people like it though. ”
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Although the food was really delicious, the service was horrendous that it makes this place not worth it. ”
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have been to Casa Mono many times and every time after having enjoyed great food and a nice bottle of wine, I would walk away with an aftertaste left by outrageously rude hostess. ”
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The service and ambiance is however very charming. ”
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It was embarrassing to see - In addition, our waiter was rude and rushed us. ”
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much better LUPA that have very good service and food ! ”
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The food was great, but the waitress gave us a dirty look when my friend and I only ordered one plate each (ignoring her mandate that a meal = 3-4 small dishes), and then rushed us out when we had finished eating. ”
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Sommelier was incredibly rude however, snatching the wine menu out of my fiancee's hand and stomping away. ”
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figured that the food would make up for cramped quarters and poor service but I could not be more wrong. ”
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The food is just amazing, the wine selection outstanding and the service so friendly, you don't want to leave. ”
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Wine list is amazing, service is usually good and 50 percent of the dishes are incredible. ”
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We have been there one other time - and the food and service were good -but this time - the food was still good - but our server made us feel like we were bothering him. ”
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suppose if you're prepared to ring up a big bill, you'll get good service. ”
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Our waiter passed off my questions regarding wine on his manager, and we had to request refills of our water, as well as the clean plates between each course. ”
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think the best thing to do is order takeout if possible to avoid the annoying staff ( chefs not included) ”
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Great dishes, horrible service ”
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| value |
61.75000190734863% positive |
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Casa Mono was such a big disappointment, definitely the worst service I have ever experienced in New York City...The bartender was in a rush to take the order and get us out in no time; for a place that has an extensive and quite overpriced wine list, you w ”
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Although the food was really delicious, the service was horrendous that it makes this place not worth it. ”
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The wine is a bit pricey but certainly worth it. ”
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loved the wine list and was blown away with the affordable prices! ”
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Do not order the fried duck egg, they are trying to charge you 15 dollars for 1 fried egg over 2 slices of potato's and 3 small slices of italian ham. ”
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While I may be a big portions guy myself, I was extremely happy with the food and wine selection. ”
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It's a pricey little joint. ”
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She recommended the duck egg over potatoes with cured tuna, very tasty but certainly not worth sixteen dollars. ”
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good food/setting, a little pricey ”
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Decent food - a good chance to try small portions of uncommon foods (sweetbreads, tripe, etc). ”
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Way overpriced,cramped and bland. ”
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Regardless of the fact that the reservation was in place and we were going to have an early dinner, the hostess made us feel that she was doing us a huge favor. ”
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The food was truly excellent though a little overpriced. ”
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The wines we tried were quite pricey but ultimately disappointing, thus a rip off. ”
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He left without a word to us, she delivered a new check with all items at full price, and neither one provided me with a simple, "thank you", the least of which for being a customer, and particularly in light of my honesty. ”
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If you are expecting big portions, go find a Cheesecake Factory. ”
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The wine list was extensive, with a nice range of prices, and the somolier on-hand was very approachable and helpful. ”
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The plates are also too expensive for what you get- much better tapas at other places in the city. ”
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The food is amazingly tasty and definately worth the money ($7-$15 per dish) and the wine list is to-die-for. ”
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The service was among the poorest I have experienced, which is very disappointing for a restaurant at which the manager suggested that it would be hard to find something at our "$60/bottle price point", when we asked him to suggest a decent value wine. ”
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Worst service ever and way overpriced ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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Though we had reservations, we still had to wait about 15 minutes, but the hostess was very friendly. ”
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While we weren't thrilled about waiting so long, once we were seated the waitress apologized and promptly brought over a plate of carpaccio for us on the house, which was a nice gesture. ”
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We had to wait about 30-45 mins even though we had a reservation but we went around the corner and got a bottle of wine (which they bring back around to your table when it's ready) and the bartender made a great recommendation for us. ”
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great food, tiny place with only a few tables so may have a long wait unless sit on the bar. ”
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