Salud Restaurant & Bar

Voted #1 Tapas Restaurant By Citysearch!

(347) 308-6179

142 Beekman St (Front Street)
New York, NY 10038 40.70716 -74.00267

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Neighborhoods: Financial District (Wall Street), Downtown, Financial District

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Hours:

Mon-Sun 12noon - 12midnight (212) 566-2220

Price:

$$$

Last updated 1.12.12

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Happy Hour, Live Music, Prix Fixe Menu

Cuisine:

Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Latin American

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Salud Restaurant & Bar

Owner

*Latin & South American Cuisine*Private Events/Outdoor Seating*Spanish Tapas & Main Courses*Flavored Mojitos & Martinis*Sangria & Fruit Margaritas*Brazilian Caipirinhas

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Spanish tapas restaurant near the South Street Seaport with elegant plantation-style atmosphere, specialty cocktails, prix-fixe meals and happy hour.

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The Extras:
Live music, such as a Spanish ensemble, is performed Thursday evenings from 7:30pm until 9:30pm.
Happy Hour:
Come in for happy hour after work and enjoy drink specials.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The ambience is great.”
  2. “My husband and I came here for a romantic evening to dine out and we had a superb time!”
  3. “decor was verry inviting.”
  4. “The food was awesome, the service top notch, and the ambience lovely.”
  5. “The atmosphere is great, the space adorable, and the service seemed top-notch when we walked in, so my husband and I expected a treat.”
  6. “Dependant on your mood and day of the week you can sit at this location to enjoy a fun filled evening with great food and great people.”
  7. “enjoyed a romantic dinner with my boyfriend,enjoyed a night out with friends and have also celebrated my parents 30th anniversary at salud.”
  8. “Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great price!”
  9. “Their great service and relaxing ambience makes me want to come back everytime.”
  10. “great lunch nice atmosphere”
  11. “Great ambience, phenomenal drinks, and the bartender was absolutely amazing.”
  12. “It's a cozy place, perfect for an intimate date”
  13. “Even when I am waiting for my party the atmosphere and the people are always nice and interesting!”
  14. “sip on a nice drink, relax and enjoy the atmosphere.”
  15. “The atmosphere is so inviting and warm, the food is almost always consistently delicous!”
  16. “It was my first time there and my date and I found "Salud" to be a romantic, classy spot.”
  17. “Outstanding food; pleasant atmosphere and wonderful service”
  18. “This place is cozy and serves DELICIOUS food!”
  19. “The beautiful ambiance was augmented by relaxing and invigorating music.”
  20. “We loved the food and the location and look forward to making it a regular spot for us.”
  21. “The atmosphere is inviting, the food is great and the drinks are to die for!”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The deserts were great and the specialty drinks like Mojitos are second to none.”
drinks
90.0% positive
  1. “After a few frustrating cigarettes later and numerous attempts to pay for drinks and leave, the food came.”
  2. “The deserts were great and the specialty drinks like Mojitos are second to none.”
  3. “The specialty drinks were really the only thing good but even with them, there were only 5 you could choose from for the happy hour prices - all others were $”
  4. “The food is delicious, the drinks are excellent (the mojitos are the best I've had in the city) and the staff was very welcoming.”
  5. “Salud may be a small plates favorite, but there is nothing small about there attention to detail, even down to the "spotless" glasses the drinks are served in!”
  6. “This restaurant is really the best place where You can eat in NY,try the food and You will remeber incredible taste for a long long time, like I do:) drinks are amazing and the is staff really cool!”
  7. “The drinks are especially great.”
  8. “Great ambience, phenomenal drinks, and the bartender was absolutely amazing.”
  9. “Our waitress was great,the drinks came right away,I definately will go back for more!”
  10. “Not only was the food delicious, but it was very affordable and the drinks were also very good, we really enjoyed the mojitos.”
  11. “overall there is amazing food, great drinks.”
  12. “The atmosphere is inviting, the food is great and the drinks are to die for!”
  13. “The drinks are still tasty but not worth the premium.”
  14. “sip on a nice drink, relax and enjoy the atmosphere.”
  15. “have been to this restaurant on multiple occasions and the food and drinks are always good.”
food quality
95.0% positive
  1. “After a few frustrating cigarettes later and numerous attempts to pay for drinks and leave, the food came.”
  2. “Dependant on your mood and day of the week you can sit at this location to enjoy a fun filled evening with great food and great people.”
  3. “consistently excellent food”
  4. “the tapas are tasty and so nice to be right near the south street seaport”
  5. “The food was delicious and presented well on the plates.”
  6. “Attentive service, delicious food, good presentation”
  7. “The drinks are still tasty but not worth the premium.”
  8. “Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great price!”
  9. “nice mojito but lack luster food”
  10. “We usually get there for a late lunch, but early or late, the staff is always eager to greet you and food is always excellent.”
  11. “oh and the food is overpriced.”
  12. “So much good food!”
  13. “The food was terrific.”
  14. “Also, the food was delicious.”
  15. “The staff is very friendly and the food has consistently been great.”
  16. “Consistently great service and food”
  17. “This place is cozy and serves DELICIOUS food!”
  18. “On our first visit, the wall street crowd during happy hour was a little too loud, but the food overall has been consistently great the couple of times I have been there.”
  19. “If you like to eat good food, do not stop by this restaurant.”
  20. “However, we were starving and it was Saturday night (places around were pretty packed) so we opted to stay, skip the prix fixe (who in their right mind would order two bite-sized dishes and a thimble of flan for $20?)”
  21. “Service was gracious and the food was excellent.”
  22. “Great value for the quantity and quality of food.”
  23. “overall there is amazing food, great drinks.”
  24. “Outstanding food; pleasant atmosphere and wonderful service”
  25. “The food is great the staff is friendly.”
  26. “Not only was the food delicious, but it was very affordable and the drinks were also very good, we really enjoyed the mojitos.”
  27. “We loved the food and the location and look forward to making it a regular spot for us.”
  28. “The tapas menu has so many great dishes to choose from, I couldn't make up my mind.”
  29. “This restaurant is really the best place where You can eat in NY,try the food and You will remeber incredible taste for a long long time, like I do:) drinks are amazing and the is staff really cool!”
  30. “The atmosphere is inviting, the food is great and the drinks are to die for!”
  31. “The people are great, and if you like salsa, this is the place to enjoy your meal with a classic tropical sound.”
  32. “exquisite latin cuisine”
  33. “Hell it's only a Sat night, we have nothing better to do, by the end of this, we already spent over 3 hours for a $110 meal we did NOT enjoy, felt utterly ripped off, disgracefully disappointed and NEVER AGAIN!”
  34. “have been to this restaurant on multiple occasions and the food and drinks are always good.”
  35. “love the grilled seafood platter.”
  36. “delicious food”
  37. “After dinning there on prior occasions, I have come to appreciate the excellent food and service.”
  38. “We traveled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to experience some of the best Dominican food in the USA!”
  39. “wonderful place to sit, enjoy delicious food, dance, and enjoy good company.”
  40. “Great food, great sevice.”
  41. “Dessert was great, we ordered the rice pudding and also the coconut flan.”
  42. “The atmosphere is so inviting and warm, the food is almost always consistently delicous!”
  43. “The food was great and the staff was very attentive & friendly.”
  44. “The shrimp ceviche appetizer and also the skirt steak kabobs were delicious.”
  45. “Anyway, restaurant was not bad, food was above par, music was too loud and service was excellent.”
  46. “The food was flavored with great spices, made fresh and also satisfying.”
  47. “The food was awesome, the service top notch, and the ambience lovely.”
  48. “The portions are great and the food is phenominal bringing your taste buds alive with every bite.”
  49. “The food is delicious, the drinks are excellent (the mojitos are the best I've had in the city) and the staff was very welcoming.”
  50. “We ordered two tapas and shared - the cuban sandwich was so so so delicious!”
menu variety
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “The tapas menu has so many great dishes to choose from, I couldn't make up my mind.”
  2. “The help was extremely helpful in answering questions i had about the menu.”
  3. “The pre-fix menu is misleading.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It's a nice after work place.”
  2. “Salud is a great restaurant that I recommend to everyone who asks me.”
  3. “The people are great, and if you like salsa, this is the place to enjoy your meal with a classic tropical sound.”
  4. “This restaurant is really the best place where You can eat in NY,try the food and You will remeber incredible taste for a long long time, like I do:) drinks are amazing and the is staff really cool!”
  5. “great place to escape NYC.”
  6. “the best place in New York”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “Their great service and relaxing ambience makes me want to come back everytime.”
  2. “Our waitress was great,the drinks came right away,I definately will go back for more!”
service
89.65999603271484% positive
  1. “Our waiter was excellent.”
  2. “The food was great and the staff was very attentive & friendly.”
  3. “Great ambience, phenomenal drinks, and the bartender was absolutely amazing.”
  4. “The food is delicious, the drinks are excellent (the mojitos are the best I've had in the city) and the staff was very welcoming.”
  5. “They would not even bother to apologizing for the unbelievably bad service and went ahead and charged us in full for what we had ordered.”
  6. “The food is great the staff is friendly.”
  7. “The service may be slow with the water glass refills but you will not leave hungry.”
  8. “Anyway, restaurant was not bad, food was above par, music was too loud and service was excellent.”
  9. “Attentive service, delicious food, good presentation”
  10. “This restaurant is really the best place where You can eat in NY,try the food and You will remeber incredible taste for a long long time, like I do:) drinks are amazing and the is staff really cool!”
  11. “Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great price!”
  12. “Their great service and relaxing ambience makes me want to come back everytime.”
  13. “After dinning there on prior occasions, I have come to appreciate the excellent food and service.”
  14. “Horrible service, horrible attitude by the staff.”
  15. “don't think I've ever had a worst service than the one I got in this place.”
  16. “Even when I am waiting for my party the atmosphere and the people are always nice and interesting!”
  17. “and just great staff along the way.”
  18. “Outstanding food; pleasant atmosphere and wonderful service”
  19. “Dependant on your mood and day of the week you can sit at this location to enjoy a fun filled evening with great food and great people.”
  20. “The staff is very friendly and the food has consistently been great.”
  21. “We usually get there for a late lunch, but early or late, the staff is always eager to greet you and food is always excellent.”
  22. “Our waitress was great,the drinks came right away,I definately will go back for more!”
  23. “Consistently great service and food”
  24. “The atmosphere is great, the space adorable, and the service seemed top-notch when we walked in, so my husband and I expected a treat.”
  25. “The only thing good was our waitress.”
  26. “The food was awesome, the service top notch, and the ambience lovely.”
  27. “The service is good and the prices are reasonable.”
  28. “The people are great, and if you like salsa, this is the place to enjoy your meal with a classic tropical sound.”
  29. “Ambience, service & staff were great.”
value
77.2700023651123% positive
  1. “oh and the food is overpriced.”
  2. “This place is a little pricey, but not over the top, the portions are small but worth every penny!”
  3. “Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great price!”
  4. “The service is good and the prices are reasonable.”
  5. “The drinks are still tasty but not worth the premium.”
  6. “The appetizers were just the right portions, and the presentation was enticing and made you want to order everything.”
  7. “The portions are great and the food is phenominal bringing your taste buds alive with every bite.”
  8. “The specialty drinks were really the only thing good but even with them, there were only 5 you could choose from for the happy hour prices - all others were $”
  9. “Not only was the food delicious, but it was very affordable and the drinks were also very good, we really enjoyed the mojitos.”
  10. “Great value for the quantity and quality of food.”
  11. “recommend Salud to anyone who values the exceptional things in life!”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “The service may be slow with the water glass refills but you will not leave hungry.”
  2. “This restaurant is really the best place where You can eat in NY,try the food and You will remeber incredible taste for a long long time, like I do:) drinks are amazing and the is staff really cool!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/04/11

Que rico!

by lan_lecour at Citysearch

I work Downtown and frequent Salud every Summer. Salud is consistently serves great food, cocktails and live jazz on Thursdays. I immediately thought of Salud for my job's Annual Summer Outing. Eddie, Jose and the staff at Salud is outstanding! Eddie was so helpful in setting up a private cocktail reception for my dept. on 8/2/11. It was a hit! The decor, ambiance, and music was a great backdrop to a lovely afternoon event. The staff was super friendly, efficient, and went above and beyond to make my group feel welcome. The food was delicious! An eagle-eyed staff member noticed my colleague wasn't really eating and he took the time to ask her why. No, the food was fine, but she's a vegetarian, so her choices were limited from the party menu. He had the chef make her a veggie wrap! Now that's rare, personalized service. But that's how they do things at Salud. My boss was impressed and stayed for several hours after our event was over. That's huge! He's already talking about booking for next year. Everyone in my dept. is giving me kudos for choosing such a wonderful venue for our event. Everyone had a great time. Thanks Salud for making me look so good! You never cease to impress me.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/09/11

CLARO QUE SI!!!!

by CremeCashmere at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I were walking around trying to decide which restaurant to try (we'd never tried any in the area), and went to Salud because of A) how good it smelled, and B) they were playing some really good music.

BEST CHOICE we could've made. The meal I had was EXACTLY what I was craving and it was soooo freaking good.

I had a mango mojito...then another...my boyfriend had the peach champagne something-or-other...then he had another...we shared both, and both were some of the best drinks I've ever had...

He had a bunch of different appetizers as his meal, I had the skirt steak....damn...he had the spicy shrimp (the plate was set on fire, it was awesome), the garlic shrimp with the only tostones that can top the ones i make at home, and a cuban sandwich good enough to make you eat another even if you're full...again, we shared everything, and walked out talking about when we can come back.

I was also very impressed with the service. Our server didn't write anything down...I'll admit, I was nervous about that (bad experiences in other places had me a little paranoid), but everything was flawless.

Don't pay attention to negative reviews, try this place for yourself. You'll be upset it took you this long to find it. I know I am. :)

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/24/11

happy customer

by lildiamond73 at Citysearch

I love this place. The food is delicious, service is on point and the staff is very friendly. Also they make THE BEST Mango Martini's !!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/08/11

Response From Salud! To Review on Jan 06, 2011 (1 of 3)

by Salud Restaurant at Citysearch

I feel compelled to respond to this review only because of the audacity (filled with contradictions) that you have displayed in trying to slander this establishment. First you say that you always have had a “great time” at Salud, and that our ‘food & drinks are delicious” but then you say you won’t come back. Then you say that your friend found a “screw” on her plate, but only waited until she consumed almost everything on her entire plate (skirt steak, fried green plantains, etc) before notifying the manager about it. Who does that? Next, you mentioned that the manager was very apologetic and you even conceded and acknowledged that he took the dish off the bill, but called him a bad business man afterwards because he didn’t offer you brunch as well? Seriously?

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/08/11

Response From Salud! To Review on Jan 06, 2011 (2 of 3)

by Salud1 at Citysearch

Here is what I do know about this situation. FACTS: (1) Your husband is a manager at a neighboring restaurant. (conflict of interest I suppose). (2)Because we are cordial with your husband and knew who you were as well, the manager approached you before presenting the check to you, and specifically asked your friend to tell him exactly what she wanted him to do to, in which she replied “just comp my dish”, and so he immediately obliged. (3) After we confiscated the alleged screw (not a screw), we inspected the entire restaurant and could not find anything that remotely resembles that mystery object but also acknowledge that an accident can happen to anyone. (4) We do however close the restaurant every year in January in order to paint, repair & refresh for the upcoming season. We did this process for 3 days prior to your visit but certainly no renovations occurred while you were actually dining in the restaurant.

The Details on Salud Restaurant & Bar

Place Categories:

  • great dominican food
  • favorite italian place
  • great service
  • great phenomenal drinks
  • great nice atmosphere
  • friendly staff
  • best mojitos
  • great people
  • loved everything
  • great restaurant
  • great ambience
  • enjoy private dinner
  • nice tapas
  • enjoy meal
  • best sangria
  • pricey place
  • great waitress
  • great bartender
  • amazing entire experience
  • recommended highly
  • great price
  • great bitesized dishes
  • tasteless plantain chips
  • recommend salud
  • romantic classy spot

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Message from Salud Restaurant & Bar

  • LIVE MUSIC NIGHTS (THUR) 7PM-10PM
  • HAPPY HOUR (MON-SUN) 4PM-7PM 1/2 PRICE
  • DAILY PRIX FIXE (MON-SUN) 12NOON-11PM

*Latin & South American Cuisine

*Private Events/Outdoor Seating

*Spanish Tapas & Main Courses

*Flavored Mojitos & Martinis

*Sangria & Fruit Margaritas

*Brazilian Caipirinhas