| ambiance |
88.88999938964844% positive |
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Nice atmosphere ”
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Tasteful decor (nice chairs!) ”
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The ambiance is quite nice but I found it a bit cold and it was quite loud. ”
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The atmosphere is nice and friendly and the waiters are nice. ”
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The ambiance is great with the palm plants and lounge area. ”
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First note: the chairs were incredibly comfortable and my wife enjoyed the fact that you could spin at will! ”
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Voce is also one of the most comfortable restaurants in the city with chairs I would like to have in my home. ”
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If you can't even make your restaurant comfortable temperature-wise, how can you expect people to pay these prices and want to come back? ”
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The decor shares common traits with the food: simple but elegant, tasteful and refined. ”
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The warm ambiance is perfect for a business dinner, or a romantic evening. ”
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The intimate setting, beautiful decor, had a good dinner with friends. ”
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my boyfriend and i went and it felt like a romantic and cozy place, and the people sitting next to us were business types who were definitely NOT having a romantic dinner. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The sugared cream-filled donuts with warm chocolate sauce for dessert are DELISH! ”
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Great desserts and excellent wine. ”
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The crostata was warm and viscous with a crumble of pistachios and ice cream. ”
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We shared a warm chocolate moltent cake for dessert. ”
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white asparagus with fresh morels in a cream sauce. ”
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The chocolate tart we had was excellent--so in general the food is good, but the restaurant really needs to work on how loud it is and its service. ”
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had the lamb chops, which were melt in your mouth amazing We finished our evening with the bomboloni which was chocolate heaven. ”
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guest stopped by to say hi to a friend who had come from out of town and she was very rude to her asking if she was going to order a dessert or not and who was she here with. ”
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I'd say skip dessert and splurge on a great bottle of wine! ”
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| drinks |
90.90999603271484% positive |
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I'd say skip dessert and splurge on a great bottle of wine! ”
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Everything was superb-the fresh ricotta is really amazing, had the steak for my entree which was delicious and the wine the waiter reccomended was perfect. ”
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They took 10 minutes to refill our water, they never asked if we would like another drink, and the waiter was nice but just not efficient. ”
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My wife and i sat at the bar and loved everything. ”
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Great desserts and excellent wine. ”
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this is my second time dining at a voce and everything is perfect, from the appitizers (duck meatballs are insanely good) to the wine the waiter suggested. ”
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The waiter was so bad - it was very late but thats no excuse - we had to ask for the wine list, then waited another 15 minutes before he came to take the order - by which time i was annoyed. ”
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he made great wine recommendations to me and suggested my boyfriend try this cocktail, which showed up bright green in a martini glass. ”
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have to mention the wine list which had excellent bottles on the low end ($25-50). ”
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The service was superb, and our sommelier recommended an amazing wine! ”
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cool bathrooms, pretty window-side table, delicious cocktails, celebrity scenery and a joyously noisy roomful of diners all added to the wonderful experience! ”
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| food quality |
92.23999977111816% positive |
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Everything was superb-the fresh ricotta is really amazing, had the steak for my entree which was delicious and the wine the waiter reccomended was perfect. ”
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The food was wonderful as well! ”
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cool bathrooms, pretty window-side table, delicious cocktails, celebrity scenery and a joyously noisy roomful of diners all added to the wonderful experience! ”
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Overall, a thoroughly delightful meal. ”
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The pasta is great, as well as a hanger steak I got, but the lamb was not good quality. ”
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little more oozing of the insides and softer pasta would have been nice. ”
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was expecting my brother and i told my waiter to order a steak for him medium rare, i asked him how long will it take and he said 20-25 minutes. ”
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The waiter recommended some delicious dishes and the food was absolutely wonderful! ”
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The decor shares common traits with the food: simple but elegant, tasteful and refined. ”
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had the lamb chops, which were melt in your mouth amazing We finished our evening with the bomboloni which was chocolate heaven. ”
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Loved the ricotta cheese /bread appetizer. ”
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The mushroom ravioli appetizer was rich in flavor, with a delicate texture. ”
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My Fall pasta of ravioli stuffed with ricotta&brocolli rabe, covered in apples and walnuts in a butter sauce was good as well. ”
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The ricotta was wonderful and a great accompaniment to the bread it comes with. ”
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Divine sidewalk seating, amazing food. ”
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Though the food was great and the manager was kind, this waitress was hands down the worst waitress in New York. ”
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It is not cheap, but the food is simply amazing. ”
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Overall, the dishes were decent to good and the service was good but on the 'hard-sell' side. ”
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The main courses were amazing with one table mate having a huge and perfectly cooked pork chop, I had the amazingly fresh halibut and the others treated themselves to the dorado. ”
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had an amazing meal last week. ”
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Terrific pasta w/ ramps & speck (ham), and the BEST white tuna from Hawaii entree that I have ever eaten! ”
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He depicted the dishes so well that by the time he was done, we were ready to order up the entire menu. ”
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The food is wonderful and the energy in the room is very upbeat. ”
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The saving grace is the food--which was excellent. ”
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The food had the right amounts of wonderful flavors. ”
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The chocolate tart we had was excellent--so in general the food is good, but the restaurant really needs to work on how loud it is and its service. ”
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the duck meatballs were delicious and also my raviolis tasted fresh and were perfectly cooked. ”
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My friend had the scallops - our waiter told us that he didn't recommend them from the seafood options - we probably should have listened (but pretnot bad for a non-recommended dish). ”
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Another table mate had the octopus salad which as delicious and refreshing. ”
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The food is just terrific, the service is impeccable and the side walk dinning scene just down from Madison Square Park is one not to be missed. ”
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steak and told me that you can't order in Avoce 6 ounces of sliced beef and expected in less ”
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think it's a very nice place, but lose the attitude and keep the food consistent and it will thrive. ”
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went to Avoce last week, and spent $600 for six people, my server was attentive and the food was ”
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The food here is INCREDIBLE! ”
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Food is based on traditional Italian recipes simply prepared yet creates tasty combinations. ”
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had the chicken which comes with an orange-colored foam on it that was actually really good. ”
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The food was good, not great, but the service was just insulting. ”
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Great food and great service ”
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To be fair, the plates that were well executed were delicious. ”
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Wonderful food, liked it more than Babbo for the price range, excellent service - though we were only one of 2-3 couples dining in early evening ”
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The sugared cream-filled donuts with warm chocolate sauce for dessert are DELISH! ”
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The food was actually quite good and you can tell that Andrew Carmellini can cook, but as for management and their providing a smooth and seamless experience, they really fall short. ”
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white asparagus with fresh morels in a cream sauce. ”
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She convinced us to order the ricotta, but honestly I dont need much convincing to eat fresh ricotta. ”
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We were treated to wonderful italian food from beginning to end. ”
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We started with the carne cruda and mama's homemade ravioli - both good, but the ravioli trumped the beef. ”
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The back & white linguine with shrimp was fantastic, as were the salads. ”
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Octopus is a good dish to start with. ”
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Yes, A Voce was famous for a certain dish, but my final decision to choose the Grandmother's ravioli recipe filled with a wonderful medley of different meats was encouraged. ”
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Voce was not cheap but I didn't mind the price given the excellent quality of the food. ”
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All in all, we had a good time and the food was good. ”
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The appetizers- especially the ricotta started the evening , the amazing special truffle pasta made us drool! ”
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The lamb had full flavor with the acid of tomatoes and the coolness of mint ot balanced it all out. ”
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randomly met a famous chef while on vacation in Chicago who told me A Voce was the best italian food in NY-he was right on. ”
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simple Winter Insalata was much more than the sum of its parts, octopus was superbly tender, veal sweetbreads were done very nicely and the chicken cacciatore was perfect - I don't know how you make chicken taste that good. ”
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My fig salad withy duck bresola and asiago was good and my wife's polenta fries were moist but just OK. ”
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The pumpkin ravioli in the sage/brown butter sauce were THE BEST I have ever had, and I make it a point to order that when any restaurant offers it because I love it so much. ”
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Duck meat balls, octopus, Lamb pasta, all great. ”
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| menu variety |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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This place has a really good vibe and a great italian influenced menu. ”
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My friend had the scallops - our waiter told us that he didn't recommend them from the seafood options - we probably should have listened (but pretnot bad for a non-recommended dish). ”
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Our waiter was also friendly and made recommendations that did not appear to coerce us into certain choices. ”
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He depicted the dishes so well that by the time he was done, we were ready to order up the entire menu. ”
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For appetizers, order the sheep's milk ricotta (out of this world), the duck meatballs, and whatever "addition" to the menu they are featuring that evening (we had the rare ahi tuna - melts in your mouth!) ”
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He went through the menu and answered any of our questions painlessly and with great passion. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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My favorite italian restaurant ”
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think it's a very nice place, but lose the attitude and keep the food consistent and it will thrive. ”
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This is probably the one of the best Italian restaurant in New York. ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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If you can't even make your restaurant comfortable temperature-wise, how can you expect people to pay these prices and want to come back? ”
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| service |
78.01000118255615% positive |
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my boyfriend and i went and it felt like a romantic and cozy place, and the people sitting next to us were business types who were definitely NOT having a romantic dinner. ”
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The service was great - and the fact that it was opening night means that I should change that to 'outstanding.' ”
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The portions are perfect and the wait staff we friendly. ”
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went to Avoce last week, and spent $600 for six people, my server was attentive and the food was ”
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This is the fist time I have ever complained to a manager about such terrible service at such a "distinguished" restaurant, but she made the overall dining experience terrible and made her negative presence too obvious. ”
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The atmosphere is nice and friendly and the waiters are nice. ”
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Staff is attentive and informative. ”
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To start, the seating hostess wore a professional, elegant red evening dress and was absolutely of the highest level of politeness. ”
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guest stopped by to say hi to a friend who had come from out of town and she was very rude to her asking if she was going to order a dessert or not and who was she here with. ”
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Tim, the best waiter ever. ”
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Service was a nice balance of friendly and professional. ”
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The servers were nice, the host was impeccable and so welcoming, and the fact that the chef was out and about asking for opinions was pretty amazing. ”
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The service was superb, and our sommelier recommended an amazing wine! ”
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the waiter was great, he totally adapted to their more formal attitude and our much more casual one. ”
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My friend had the scallops - our waiter told us that he didn't recommend them from the seafood options - we probably should have listened (but pretnot bad for a non-recommended dish). ”
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Our waiter was also friendly and made recommendations that did not appear to coerce us into certain choices. ”
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took my parents from out of town to A Voce, and disliked how LOUD it is in the restaurant and also how poor the service was. ”
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Also, the service is great and everyone is super accommodating. ”
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Though the food was great and the manager was kind, this waitress was hands down the worst waitress in New York. ”
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Our server was friendly and pushy. ”
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The food was good, not great, but the service was just insulting. ”
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The hostess and hosts at the front were super nice. ”
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horrible service ”
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poor service ”
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was expecting my brother and i told my waiter to order a steak for him medium rare, i asked him how long will it take and he said 20-25 minutes. ”
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Great food and great service ”
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They took 10 minutes to refill our water, they never asked if we would like another drink, and the waiter was nice but just not efficient. ”
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bad service ”
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Overall, the dishes were decent to good and the service was good but on the 'hard-sell' side. ”
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As a former waitress, the polite thing would have been to give us the heads up that there was apparently no "house" champagne, or to suggest a bottle. ”
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The chocolate tart we had was excellent--so in general the food is good, but the restaurant really needs to work on how loud it is and its service. ”
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The hostess was the mostest; our waiter Tim very attentive, helpful and kind. ”
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The waiter recommended some delicious dishes and the food was absolutely wonderful! ”
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Everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming to our obviously touristy group of 6. ”
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the maitre'd was present both times and the entire staff was very polite and helpful. ”
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If you can't even make your restaurant comfortable temperature-wise, how can you expect people to pay these prices and want to come back? ”
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this is my second time dining at a voce and everything is perfect, from the appitizers (duck meatballs are insanely good) to the wine the waiter suggested. ”
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took 2 clients there for lunch a few weeks ago, and the service was so bad I am still thinking about it and upset that I paid so much money for such a lousy experience. ”
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Throughout my experience Julia, the bartender, was attentive, without being intrusive, and was very pleasant to be around. ”
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Wonderful food, liked it more than Babbo for the price range, excellent service - though we were only one of 2-3 couples dining in early evening ”
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The waiter was so bad - it was very late but thats no excuse - we had to ask for the wine list, then waited another 15 minutes before he came to take the order - by which time i was annoyed. ”
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Everything was superb-the fresh ricotta is really amazing, had the steak for my entree which was delicious and the wine the waiter reccomended was perfect. ”
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The waiters were professional and friendly. ”
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but in a friendly way - she was a good saleswoman. ”
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Second: the waiter that came in was a great professional. ”
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The waiter, the same one, was much less attentive when I was a couple vs. with 3 other women. ”
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The food is just terrific, the service is impeccable and the side walk dinning scene just down from Madison Square Park is one not to be missed. ”
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| value |
68.75% positive |
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Wonderful food, liked it more than Babbo for the price range, excellent service - though we were only one of 2-3 couples dining in early evening ”
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Voce was not cheap but I didn't mind the price given the excellent quality of the food. ”
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If you can't even make your restaurant comfortable temperature-wise, how can you expect people to pay these prices and want to come back? ”
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took 2 clients there for lunch a few weeks ago, and the service was so bad I am still thinking about it and upset that I paid so much money for such a lousy experience. ”
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It is not cheap, but the food is simply amazing. ”
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The interior design is also quite beautiful (especially the chairs)- they clearly spent a lot of money on the space. ”
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The portions are perfect and the wait staff we friendly. ”
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The main courses were amazing with one table mate having a huge and perfectly cooked pork chop, I had the amazingly fresh halibut and the others treated themselves to the dorado. ”
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| wait time |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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They took 10 minutes to refill our water, they never asked if we would like another drink, and the waiter was nice but just not efficient. ”
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The waiter was so bad - it was very late but thats no excuse - we had to ask for the wine list, then waited another 15 minutes before he came to take the order - by which time i was annoyed. ”
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was expecting my brother and i told my waiter to order a steak for him medium rare, i asked him how long will it take and he said 20-25 minutes. ”
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