| ambiance |
89.35999870300293% positive |
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If you want to go to a hot, fun, new restaurant that has some flaws (which they seem to be working on), then you will definitely enjoy your experience here as we all did! ”
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The ambiance was stunning. ”
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Once you go in - it's the 90's all over again - only this time it's empty - and the atmosphere is not pleasant, or welcoming. ”
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The set-up and decor was pretty cool, I liked that there was a somewhat separated dining area and then the bar/clubbish area to the side, as well as the large buddhas everywhere. ”
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The ambiance is refreshing and b. ”
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You can either call this place noisy, big and too crowded or you can view it as a lively, energetic place but have a couple cocktails and you'll most likely view it as the latter. ”
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know it's just opened, so I wasn't expecting much more than great decor and a scene, but I was really pleasantly surprised. ”
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The decor, the help, the service all looks good. ”
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The dining room is very large and has a nice ambiance. ”
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The food was good, the decor and the ambience were beautiful and we got the best service we ever had in NYC. ”
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Great atmosphere + great staff + OK food can be a great night out with friends or co-workers. ”
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Everything except for the decor, sucked! ”
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This bar has fantastic decor but some of the worst staff I have ever encountered at a top restaurant. ”
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Rely on your food, your chef, your decor, your impeccable service, SOMETHING other than creating some fake "VIP" atmosphere to make people feel as if they need to gain admission in order to feel better about themselves. ”
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Let me tell you about my experience, I had dinner with five friends on this past Monday night, when we walked in we were shocked by the amount of detail and absolutly amazing decor, we were greeted at the door, and were seated propmtly. ”
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As soon as we walk in, it is a beautiful atmosphere and they sit us without a reservation which was a good start, pretty much right away. ”
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so i can only recommend the cocktails and the ambience. ”
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its a fun atmosphere with some great selections. ”
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Our food was great, music and atmosphere you can't beat. ”
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If you're looking for incredible asian-fusion cuisine and a fun-sexy atmosphere then you definitely need to make you're way to Buddah Bar. ”
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Nice ambience and decor, but drinks and food were too expensive! ”
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have to say, the ambiance is beautiful so when i walked in i thought it would be ok. ”
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WORST service, rude doorman, amazing ambiance ”
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Great atmosphere, but bad bad bad experience. ”
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I've been reading these reviews, and was a little hesitant to go, but figured I would give it a shot because I heard the atmosphere was awesome, and the sushi good. ”
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The decor is spectacular, the vibe is cool, music is great, food is delicious. ”
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New York has plenty of other places with atmosphere, good food and drinks, and courteous staff. ”
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To be fair, the place has very nice decor and food was good. ”
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the decor is truly amazing! ”
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Need to add the place has the tackiest decor in the city of the best design, I'd be scared to see it with the lights fully on. ”
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The atmosphere is awesome, the music, everything! ”
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The decor is out of this world, live Jelly fish, huge Buddha, great skylight and. ”
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Great way to enjoy the atmosphere without paying a million dollars and waiting in line on a weekend night. ”
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This is a beautiful restaurant with amazing decor and really good food and hip, mood-setting music. ”
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Nice atmosphere and good drinks, but not worth being harassed by their idiotic staff. ”
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If you go here looking for a quiet, dull romantic evening with tiny $80 dishes and 1000 dollar wine list with some fancy french name you are going to the wrong place. ”
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Had the food been better (and I mean a LOT better), the atmosphere might have been more enjoyable, but all that I could think about, sitting at the table with my girlfriend as we sat at the table staring at our half-uneaten food, was needing to get the he ”
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Buddha Bar is a lot of fun, and they also have great food! ”
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was entertaining clients in from out of town so the restaurant choice and atmosphere was important. ”
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friend & I had dinner in the restaurant at 8pm, which was nice - cool decor, good food & an attentive waiter. ”
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Bad atmosphere. ”
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The atmosphere was very fun, lots of people, low lighting, good food and drinks, and great music. ”
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Wonderful ambiance - a bit pricey. ”
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really like the atmosphere of this place albeit unoriginal. ”
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good ambience/good food ”
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Great music, ambiance, decorations etc. ”
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Best Place ever, Stunning decor and beautiful people ”
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The beautiful decor did not make up for the terrible sushi, watered down drinks, and terrible DJ. ”
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Buddha Bar is HUGE - although it has an exotic atmosphere - you do feel like you are more at a restaurant in Las Vegas than in NYC. ”
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The ambience is breathtaking, the music is great and the people are very chic. ”
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While the atmosphere was nice they will overcharge you purposely. ”
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Beautiful place, creative decoration and very nice music. ”
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The interior is gorgeous and the ambiance is fun and very Paris meets New York (especially after 11pm). ”
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Where do I start: the decor was beautiful, the ambiance was explosive, the wait was HORRIBLE, but guess what! ”
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highly recommend this place for groups, bdays, or just a fun night out! ”
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The music was very fun, the decor is nice (but very dark) and our busboy/waterboy was very attentive and nice. ”
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The space itself is very large - and the ambiance is very nice. ”
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The ambience of the place was pretty cool and I liked the music until they turned up the volume and I had a hard time carrying a conversation with my boyfriend. ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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The decor is beautiful, one of a kind in NY. ”
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The place is great and romantic. ”
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All our guests loved the ambience and the food. ”
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They have this cool smoking room (all glass and connected to the outside) Sorta a sanctuary for the warm atmosphere when it's crowded. ”
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Martini was great; lengthy list of specialty drinks too for some fun. ”
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The decor is amazing and we were greeted right away. ”
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| dessert |
75.0% positive |
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We didn't dare to order the dessert, we knew we'd have it the morning after for breakfast. ”
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Great Sake selection magnificent deserts. ”
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Our party of 2 spent about $100 but were able to enjoy a cocktail, appetizers, entree and dessert. ”
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Oh yea, a full dinner (app's, entree, dessert) and drinks (2 or so a person) comes to a little more than $100/head all in. ”
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| drinks |
78.15000057220459% positive |
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This bar has fantastic decor but some of the worst staff I have ever encountered at a top restaurant. ”
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The drinks are watered down and if you order a glass of wine, the portion served is 1/3 of the glass. ”
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After a nice dinner with my handsome boyfriend, I suggested we go to another place for a drink. ”
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The rest of the food was pretty mediocre, and after paying $170 (with drinks, tax & tip) mediocre food ends up being truly dissapointing. ”
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We were seated at the table (15 min wait with a totally empty dining room) and once the waiter found out that we were not going to order any steaks (we just wanted drinks and some appetizers) - he came back and told us straight in the face that HE WAS NOT ”
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If you go here looking for a quiet, dull romantic evening with tiny $80 dishes and 1000 dollar wine list with some fancy french name you are going to the wrong place. ”
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have been to the best and the most expensive bar/restaurants in New York City and have never, ever been treated so poorly by an establishment who thinks that they are the upper class of the Meat Packing District. ”
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Over all, the place is pretty and good people watching (although the transparent "smoking room" is obnoxious - your dinner is spent staring into a room of people smoking) but you can see them from the bar. ”
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went to the buddah bar tonight and had the worst experience ever, the food and service were horrible, the doorman was rude and obnoxious, he acted like he was the center of the universe, I had to leave when I found hair in my food and the waiter got an ”
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The set-up and decor was pretty cool, I liked that there was a somewhat separated dining area and then the bar/clubbish area to the side, as well as the large buddhas everywhere. ”
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The only good thing I can say about this place is that the bouncer was nice and the drinks were pretty good. ”
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We sat at the bar - the bartender was nice all together. ”
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All the food we had was very good (i had the steak entree - very tasty) and the drinks were great too. ”
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we order cocktails and they send us the wrong ones, the correct ones were great. ”
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Our drinks were made to perfection (try the Rev d'Cognac) service was polite and very helpfull as 2 of my guests were not from the States the waiter spoke fluent French and Italian and explained the menu to perfection. ”
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Of course the drink order was a priority from our server at $15 a pop! ”
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Do your self a favor and go elsewhere unless you wish to spend a lot get very drunk on bad drinks and then be sent out into the rain. ”
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the drinks were good. ”
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We stayed hours after eating and enjoyed a great variety of drinks and music. ”
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Food and drinks are great. ”
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We were right on time for our reservation of three and had to wait around in the loung drinking extremely overpriced cocktails. ”
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We waited at the bar to order a glass of Champagne and a sauvignon blanc. ”
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Nice atmosphere and good drinks, but not worth being harassed by their idiotic staff. ”
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The atmosphere was very fun, lots of people, low lighting, good food and drinks, and great music. ”
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For zero attitude, go across the street to STK - good bar scene & music with no lines or waiting. ”
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You can still dance to techno stuff they play and drinks are expensive but good. ”
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The menu consists of amazingly expensive tacky drinks. ”
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Oh yea, a full dinner (app's, entree, dessert) and drinks (2 or so a person) comes to a little more than $100/head all in. ”
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(Literally as soon as we sat down - before ordering drinks - our charming server told us we needed to order quickly because there was a wait. ”
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If you are looking for a hip dark sleek trendy music infused asian fusion restaurant with killer drinks, banging food and cool people you are gonna have the time of your life. ”
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Buddha Bar has a great setting for drinks and I would definitely go back for that. ”
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Nice ambience and decor, but drinks and food were too expensive! ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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Go there for drinks or to hang out on the week-end, but stay away from the lousy food. ”
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You can either call this place noisy, big and too crowded or you can view it as a lively, energetic place but have a couple cocktails and you'll most likely view it as the latter. ”
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This is a good bar scene, after you dine somewhere else. ”
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The hope is that word gets around that you just "have to go because it's so hard to get in" instead of you just "have to go because the food, drink and service are wonderful ”
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so i can only recommend the cocktails and the ambience. ”
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New York has plenty of other places with atmosphere, good food and drinks, and courteous staff. ”
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Oren made great suggestions off the menu and corrected our messed up drink order from the bar. ”
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The village is filled with great clubs/bar/lounges I would skip this bar undoubtedly. ”
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Great bar. ”
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Nice place to people watch and grab a few drinks. ”
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This is a great place to go for a drink or if you're looking to meet people. ”
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The very cute Pr director named Mickael offer to me and my boyfriend a glass of a delicious white wine for our patience. ”
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It is a beautiful place, good drinks and food. ”
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The sea bass, the delicious sushis and sashimis, the vegetable fried rice ...., the drinks were so good too, ask for the black Buddha, is a MUST drink. ”
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We were polite trying to explain the math to the service people and the Manager came over and OBNOXIOULSY told us order 4 entrees or we can all get up and move to the bar. ”
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The service is reasonable and the food/drink prices can burn a hole in your wallet. ”
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Everything from the food, the service, the drinks, the waitresses, and especially the management , were totally appalling, rude and unprofessional. ”
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Since it was a birthday celebration, I wanted to order a bottle of wine for my group. ”
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Lots of Menu options, tonnns of drinks and lots of beautiful people. ”
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Very good drinks. ”
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had to hail the server numerous times throughout the evening for our drinks. ”
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The service is horrible, the food mediocre, but it's a great place to be seen and do cocktails w/ friends. ”
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Definitely eat there but be careful of the pricey cocktails! ”
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Their yellow-tail roll is amazing and their cocktails are spectacular. ”
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Martini was great; lengthy list of specialty drinks too for some fun. ”
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Food was tasty (Asian Fusion) and nicely presented, drinks and menus were brought to us right away. ”
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The beautiful decor did not make up for the terrible sushi, watered down drinks, and terrible DJ. ”
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| food quality |
69.6999979019165% positive |
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The food we ordered was terrible and stay away from the sushi. ”
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The food was much better than people give it credit and I've been to all the nice restaurants in the city. ”
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If you're looking for incredible asian-fusion cuisine and a fun-sexy atmosphere then you definitely need to make you're way to Buddah Bar. ”
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Although the food was good, it was VERY overpriced (average entree price is about $28, but the portions are small and forgettable). ”
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Trendy - Really good food. ”
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The food was soooooooooo good! ”
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The sushi is amazing and so is the steak. ”
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The food was actually fantastic. ”
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The food was overpriced and cold. ”
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The food is good (not great). ”
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terrible service, rude staff, dirty food ”
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Way too pricey, but the food was pretty good. ”
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All I can say is, if you want to have a good time, good food, good service and value for your money, DO NOT GO TO THE BUDDHA BAR! ”
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just understand why I had to pay so much money for bad service and stingy food. ”
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The food was mediocre at best and they literally tried to get us out of there under an hour. ”
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While a bit too trendy and lacking a bit of substance in terms of the food quality, I had a good experience and would go back again. ”
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Place was very cool although a little loud for me, we had lobster roll which was a little rubbery and the summer rolls which had crab shell in them, then I had the duck which was very good. ”
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don't need to be overcharged for bad food served by people whose main concern is their next audition. ”
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The service is reasonable and the food/drink prices can burn a hole in your wallet. ”
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The decor is out of this world, live Jelly fish, huge Buddha, great skylight and. ”
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GF's and I are all very successful businesswomen adn don't want to waste our time and money on bad food and terrible service. ”
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enjoyed my first visit and I even thought the food was good. ”
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Everything from the food, the service, the drinks, the waitresses, and especially the management , were totally appalling, rude and unprofessional. ”
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The food was horrible, I ordered grilled asparagus and for the very first time in my life was forced to return the dish. ”
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The miso soup was weird and fishy and $8. ”
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Personally, I loved the food. ”
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From the rude staff, to the dirty food and people here, it is no wonder that Buddha Bar is closing down at the end of this month. ”
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Mediocre food ”
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went to the buddah bar tonight and had the worst experience ever, the food and service were horrible, the doorman was rude and obnoxious, he acted like he was the center of the universe, I had to leave when I found hair in my food and the waiter got an ”
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Every dish and piece of sushi was excellent (obviously everyone has different tastes, but we really disagree with the complaints - everything was fresh, cooked perfectly and arrived quickly - no pressure or attitude from staff. ”
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Service was pretty good though, we had a very attentive wait staff and didn't wait long for the food. ”
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From the cooked-through "seared toro sashimi" (I wonder whether they know what sashimi is, given its preparation), the lousy coconut mojito, the burnt calamari salad or the overly salted and otherwise poorly seasoned entrees and sides, the meal was a comp ”
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The rib eye steak was good but a little salty. ”
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This place has everything from food,scene to great service. ”
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Fish was fresh and fantastic, the varied rolls, including lobster and sea bass were a great change of pace. ”
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The food was very good & the waiter never missed a beat. ”
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The food is downright awful. ”
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Our waiter Elliot was very informative and recommended some great dishes. ”
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Nice ambience and decor, but drinks and food were too expensive! ”
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am a regular a the Buddha Bar and let me tell you how such a great place with great food looses so much with an hostess in particulat, her name is Amber, I asked her her name. ”
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The decor is spectacular, the vibe is cool, music is great, food is delicious. ”
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friend & I had dinner in the restaurant at 8pm, which was nice - cool decor, good food & an attentive waiter. ”
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Go there for drinks or to hang out on the week-end, but stay away from the lousy food. ”
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The food was pretty good, but portions were on the small side. ”
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Ourwaitress was very rude, when several of my friends were running late and even before they even got there she started cleaning our table and literally taking our forks and plates when we did not even finish our food. ”
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It only took about 30 minutes for our COLD food to come out (which for the price, the portions were VERY small). ”
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the food was excellent. ”
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If you go here looking for a quiet, dull romantic evening with tiny $80 dishes and 1000 dollar wine list with some fancy french name you are going to the wrong place. ”
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The food is mediocre. ”
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The shrimp was ice cold and when we complained they took it and microwaved it- thanks! ”
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The beautiful decor did not make up for the terrible sushi, watered down drinks, and terrible DJ. ”
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If what you crave is a rude, obnoxious staff serving mediocre food, then come spend a fortune here. ”
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Rely on your food, your chef, your decor, your impeccable service, SOMETHING other than creating some fake "VIP" atmosphere to make people feel as if they need to gain admission in order to feel better about themselves. ”
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The setting was nice, the food was excellent, and all of my guests enjoyed themselves. ”
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It is a beautiful place, good drinks and food. ”
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Our food was great, music and atmosphere you can't beat. ”
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The service is horrible, the food mediocre, but it's a great place to be seen and do cocktails w/ friends. ”
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The spicy Thai roll, that was served longer than 1 hour after the appetizers, was super dry had no taste and somebody forgot to add the spicy stuff. ”
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I've been reading these reviews, and was a little hesitant to go, but figured I would give it a shot because I heard the atmosphere was awesome, and the sushi good. ”
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We had a prix fixe menu as we had so many guests and food was prompt and every dish amazing. ”
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good ambience/good food ”
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The menu has lots of great choices, some great curries if you are into that, and nice fish dishes and good apps. ”
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We were seated at the table (15 min wait with a totally empty dining room) and once the waiter found out that we were not going to order any steaks (we just wanted drinks and some appetizers) - he came back and told us straight in the face that HE WAS NOT ”
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Every dish and piece of sushi he brought was amazing. ”
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Buddha Bar is a lot of fun, and they also have great food! ”
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really didn't expect it, the food was awesome! ”
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The food is ver good, the service mediocre, but the scene is hot! ”
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New York has plenty of other places with atmosphere, good food and drinks, and courteous staff. ”
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Not only did they run out of sushi (you could only order sashimi), but the hostess was obnoxious and made us wait 45 minutes for a table in the main room. ”
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Food was tasty (Asian Fusion) and nicely presented, drinks and menus were brought to us right away. ”
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The food was great, and the service was even better! ”
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He inquired whether we're going to order food, and if not - we should get a bottle. ”
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If you expect seamless, flawless service, wait a few months to go here while they work out their operational issues (and in the meantime go to Per Se or Megu - food & service perfected). ”
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The sea bass, the delicious sushis and sashimis, the vegetable fried rice ...., the drinks were so good too, ask for the black Buddha, is a MUST drink. ”
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The very cute Pr director named Mickael offer to me and my boyfriend a glass of a delicious white wine for our patience. ”
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She recommended the Miso Chilean Sea Bass it was too fishy and the rice was just a hard ball of fried oil. ”
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The food was great. ”
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Anyway, food was excellent and so was our very cute "male-model" type server. ”
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Great atmosphere + great staff + OK food can be a great night out with friends or co-workers. ”
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The chilean Sea Bass Role was incredible and so was most of the sushi. ”
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the food was bad- the quality, presentation and taste. ”
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But our meal was barely edible, from the extremely dry chicken to the bland shrimp. ”
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couldn't tell about the food as we all ordered mainly appetizers and I personally had decent fried calamari. ”
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If you are looking for a hip dark sleek trendy music infused asian fusion restaurant with killer drinks, banging food and cool people you are gonna have the time of your life. ”
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Had the food been better (and I mean a LOT better), the atmosphere might have been more enjoyable, but all that I could think about, sitting at the table with my girlfriend as we sat at the table staring at our half-uneaten food, was needing to get the he ”
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(obviously everyone has different tastes, but we really disagree with the complaints - everything was fresh, cooked perfectly and arrived quickly - no pressure or attitude from staff. ”
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To be fair, the place has very nice decor and food was good. ”
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As if the food was not overpriced for what it is already - a bland, lackluster attempt at Asian fusion. ”
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All the food we had was very good (i had the steak entree - very tasty) and the drinks were great too. ”
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Example: great place for good bread ”
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All our guests loved the ambience and the food. ”
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We wanted to order primarily sushi and appetizers as the entrees did not appeal to us as much. ”
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Our server was very attentive and we had a great meal and a wonderful time. ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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This is a beautiful restaurant with amazing decor and really good food and hip, mood-setting music. ”
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The atmosphere was very fun, lots of people, low lighting, good food and drinks, and great music. ”
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And the food REALLY wasn't good. ”
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The food was good, the decor and the ambience were beautiful and we got the best service we ever had in NYC. ”
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the food was excellent, the service was ”
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basically a knock-off of Tao and at least at Tao the food and service is good. ”
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Excellent food & service for entire group! ”
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Great menu selection, but pass on the sushi ”
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Very bad service and the food is too expensive. ”
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The hope is that word gets around that you just "have to go because it's so hard to get in" instead of you just "have to go because the food, drink and service are wonderful ”
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The food was amazing and the sushi was delicious. ”
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worlds worst service, nasty staff, decent food. ”
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The rest of the food was pretty mediocre, and after paying $170 (with drinks, tax & tip) mediocre food ends up being truly dissapointing. ”
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Mediocre food AND rude staff - what a deal! ”
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We were the only people in the entire HUGE space and the brunch included everything from fresh sushi and salads to lamb and omlets/waffles made to order. ”
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If you're still unsure, know that it is more than just show, the food is truly amazing, service is great and you will leave with all of your senses satisfied. ”
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thought the food was good, not extraordinarily so, but very good, particularly the sushi and apps. ”
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It's family style, so sharing lets you sample a variety of great dishes that are better versions of known Asian cuisine (pork potstickers appetizer was incredible). ”
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| menu variety |
93.75% positive |
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The menu has lots of great choices, some great curries if you are into that, and nice fish dishes and good apps. ”
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We stayed hours after eating and enjoyed a great variety of drinks and music. ”
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We had a prix fixe menu as we had so many guests and food was prompt and every dish amazing. ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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Great menu selection, but pass on the sushi ”
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Great Sake selection magnificent deserts. ”
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Lots of Menu options, tonnns of drinks and lots of beautiful people. ”
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It's family style, so sharing lets you sample a variety of great dishes that are better versions of known Asian cuisine (pork potstickers appetizer was incredible). ”
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Oren made great suggestions off the menu and corrected our messed up drink order from the bar. ”
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The menu consists of amazingly expensive tacky drinks. ”
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The service was prompt and on a number of occasions when I asked the waiter to order for the table I was pleasantly surprised to find that he didn't order every expensive item on the menu, but a good cross-section thereof. ”
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its a fun atmosphere with some great selections. ”
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We looked at the menu and were ready to order a la carte when the waiter recommended we do a family style service to try various things. ”
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Our drinks were made to perfection (try the Rev d'Cognac) service was polite and very helpfull as 2 of my guests were not from the States the waiter spoke fluent French and Italian and explained the menu to perfection. ”
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Food was tasty (Asian Fusion) and nicely presented, drinks and menus were brought to us right away. ”
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So, New York city is filled with great restaurant, you have many better options. ”
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| overall |
96.4900016784668% positive |
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Example: great place for good bread ”
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great place ”
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good hook-up place ”
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So, New York city is filled with great restaurant, you have many better options. ”
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nice place ”
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Wait staff was attentive and friendly; room set the mood for great girls night out, and would be good date place too. ”
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no joke true story) who are very hungry from the over 1 hour wait and not being compensated for your misery, this is a great place to go. ”
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great place for a crazy night on the town. ”
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Buddha Bar is a good place to eat and party! ”
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The service is horrible, the food mediocre, but it's a great place to be seen and do cocktails w/ friends. ”
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This is a great place to go for a drink or if you're looking to meet people. ”
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have NEVER been to a nice restaurant where we were TOLD what to eat in my life or we were kicked off our table. ”
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The only good thing I can say about this place is that the bouncer was nice and the drinks were pretty good. ”
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Its a great place for a birthday or special event, especially the tables along the far back wall, where your feet dangle below seemingly into the water. ”
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am a regular a the Buddha Bar and let me tell you how such a great place with great food looses so much with an hostess in particulat, her name is Amber, I asked her her name. ”
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Worse still, having gone there to celebrate the birthday of a friend, one latecomer to our group wasn't allowed in to join a group of 8 spending good money at a nice place (this doesn't apply to one doorman there later on, Blake, who was a complete gentle ”
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After a nice dinner with my handsome boyfriend, I suggested we go to another place for a drink. ”
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At a nice place like this they should let you do whatever the heck you want. ”
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Since when does a great restaurant need to rely on peoples' insecurities to make $$? ”
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| return potential |
80.0% positive |
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Buddha Bar has a great setting for drinks and I would definitely go back for that. ”
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The food was horrible, I ordered grilled asparagus and for the very first time in my life was forced to return the dish. ”
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will return on the weekends because it seems to be a great spot! ”
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Didn't end up going to our next destination because everyone was having such a great time - we all highly recommend Buddha Bar & will be back! ”
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While a bit too trendy and lacking a bit of substance in terms of the food quality, I had a good experience and would go back again. ”
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56.23000144958496% positive |
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The service was impeccable. ”
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Unfortunately you have unpleasant people working at the door. ”
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Wait staff was attentive and friendly; room set the mood for great girls night out, and would be good date place too. ”
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Our server was very attentive and we had a great meal and a wonderful time. ”
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The ambience is breathtaking, the music is great and the people are very chic. ”
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the maitre'd was rude and told us that if we weren't there in 15 minutes she was giving away our table. ”
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The food was good, the decor and the ambience were beautiful and we got the best service we ever had in NYC. ”
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The food is ver good, the service mediocre, but the scene is hot! ”
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Our waiter Elliot was very informative and recommended some great dishes. ”
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New York has plenty of other places with atmosphere, good food and drinks, and courteous staff. ”
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worlds worst service, nasty staff, decent food. ”
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If you're still unsure, know that it is more than just show, the food is truly amazing, service is great and you will leave with all of your senses satisfied. ”
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bouncers are rude souless pr*cks. ”
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The service was the worst ever, it took them from 8 30 to 11 to serve the 3 of us 4 appetizers and 2 rolls. ”
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had to hail the server numerous times throughout the evening for our drinks. ”
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am a regular a the Buddha Bar and let me tell you how such a great place with great food looses so much with an hostess in particulat, her name is Amber, I asked her her name. ”
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am really sorry for the whole team because I am sure that you never meant to hire someone so rude and impolite. ”
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The service was terrible! ”
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WORST service, rude doorman, amazing ambiance ”
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The bouncer was EXTREMELY rude to everyone and they do not seem to need or want the business, so we left. ”
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"We cant seat you unless your whole party is here" is exactly what the EXTREMELY rude and obnoxious hostess said to me. ”
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for a place that once had good service this sort of snobbery is utterly ridiculous. ”
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Incredibly rude staff ”
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Horrible, rude staff! ”
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Worst service and the rudest waiter ever! ”
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From the rude staff, to the dirty food and people here, it is no wonder that Buddha Bar is closing down at the end of this month. ”
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Ourwaitress was very rude, when several of my friends were running late and even before they even got there she started cleaning our table and literally taking our forks and plates when we did not even finish our food. ”
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Mediocre food AND rude staff - what a deal! ”
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should have read the reviews as well before going there as there seems to be a uniform agreement about very rude service and $$$-aimed attitude. ”
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Anyway, food was excellent and so was our very cute "male-model" type server. ”
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But aside from that, if you have a reservation, which is essential, they accomodate you very well up front, and the service was pretty good too. ”
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the food was excellent, the service was ”
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We were seated in about 6 minutes and had absolutely no problem at the door ) Decor was beautiful & there was good mix of people throughout the night. ”
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Not only did they run out of sushi (you could only order sashimi), but the hostess was obnoxious and made us wait 45 minutes for a table in the main room. ”
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We were seated at the table (15 min wait with a totally empty dining room) and once the waiter found out that we were not going to order any steaks (we just wanted drinks and some appetizers) - he came back and told us straight in the face that HE WAS NOT ”
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Our drinks were made to perfection (try the Rev d'Cognac) service was polite and very helpfull as 2 of my guests were not from the States the waiter spoke fluent French and Italian and explained the menu to perfection. ”
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There are plenty of great restaurants in this city that know what decent service is. ”
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Rely on your food, your chef, your decor, your impeccable service, SOMETHING other than creating some fake "VIP" atmosphere to make people feel as if they need to gain admission in order to feel better about themselves. ”
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We had 8 people in our party on valentine night we had a nice table by the dj and the service was excellent and indeed great! ”
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basically a knock-off of Tao and at least at Tao the food and service is good. ”
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Extremely rude and arrogant service. ”
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Best Place ever, Stunning decor and beautiful people ”
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The food was very good & the waiter never missed a beat. ”
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This bar has fantastic decor but some of the worst staff I have ever encountered at a top restaurant. ”
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I've been to the best of the best in NYC, but the service here was so bad, I actually decided to take the time to warn others. ”
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Excellent food & service for entire group! ”
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He was rude, used foul language looked at everyone without exception as the dirt beneath his feet the guy may have been missing a soul. ”
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Doorman was rude! ”
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BTW the "manager" who looked like Ahmenijhad, was rude and nasty. ”
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(obviously everyone has different tastes, but we really disagree with the complaints - everything was fresh, cooked perfectly and arrived quickly - no pressure or attitude from staff. ”
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The staff was knowledgeable and very responsive. ”
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However, the service is absolutely horrible and the staff is rude and arrogant with hardly any customer service skills. ”
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The hope is that word gets around that you just "have to go because it's so hard to get in" instead of you just "have to go because the food, drink and service are wonderful ”
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The food was much better than people give it credit and I've been to all the nice restaurants in the city. ”
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the service wasnt bad. ”
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Bar staff was rude. ”
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Due to his professional, knowledgeable and courteous manner, I have returned to Buddha Bar twice since then and I make sure to have him as our waiter. ”
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The service is horrible, the food mediocre, but it's a great place to be seen and do cocktails w/ friends. ”
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When we got there (6 women), we were not even allowed in when a staff member with a bad attitude wearing a suit told us that we absolutely needed a reservation (yes, we've gone from an artsy community to this)! ”
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The food was great, and the service was even better! ”
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Nice atmosphere and good drinks, but not worth being harassed by their idiotic staff. ”
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Place looked nice, but bad service and way too expensive for what we had. ”
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etc you name it, but Buddha Bar, my waitress was the best. ”
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Was there this Saturday and the whole place was hot with models and good looking people. ”
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The table and bottles was a huge production as well - couldn't get all of my people in. ”
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Of course the drink order was a priority from our server at $15 a pop! ”
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Nice place to people watch and grab a few drinks. ”
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have to admit we weren't expecting much from this over-hyped place, but when I had my birthday there with my wife and two other couples a few weeks back I was actually THREATENED and escorted out by 4 bouncers when we told the manager that we didn't fee ”
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think the same disgruntled person is writing all the negative reviews because I cannot imagine so many people having bad experiences here. ”
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It is just poor service. ”
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The wait staff are polite, though sometimes a little over the top with the 'fakeness'. ”
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Peter, one fo the managers kept coming up to me to make sure everything was okay, as I was the one throwing the surprise bday for my husbnad, and the service was indeed great! ”
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If you expect seamless, flawless service, wait a few months to go here while they work out their operational issues (and in the meantime go to Per Se or Megu - food & service perfected). ”
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The service is reasonable and the food/drink prices can burn a hole in your wallet. ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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We were the only people in the entire HUGE space and the brunch included everything from fresh sushi and salads to lamb and omlets/waffles made to order. ”
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just understand why I had to pay so much money for bad service and stingy food. ”
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Very poor service ”
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The manager was screaming and making a huge scene in the restaurant. ”
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Over all, the place is pretty and good people watching (although the transparent "smoking room" is obnoxious - your dinner is spent staring into a room of people smoking) but you can see them from the bar. ”
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Bottom line: Felix is a liar, Jimmy is a nasty human being, along with the rest of the rude bouncers, & the place is NOT worth the inevitable heartache. ”
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She asked Felix & he agreed, but he made a big stink over it - we were only allowed to have a max of 10 people & Felix would let those 10 people in personally. ”
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(Literally as soon as we sat down - before ordering drinks - our charming server told us we needed to order quickly because there was a wait. ”
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This is a great place to go for a drink or if you're looking to meet people. ”
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If I wanted smiles and a friendly greeting I'd go to a TGI Friday's in Kansas. ”
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All I can say is, if you want to have a good time, good food, good service and value for your money, DO NOT GO TO THE BUDDHA BAR! ”
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The promoter out front was so rude when he couldn't find our table which 15 minutes later he did then gave me attitude about that. ”
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just want to say that I don't get why people are so bitter. ”
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GF's and I are all very successful businesswomen adn don't want to waste our time and money on bad food and terrible service. ”
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The atmosphere was very fun, lots of people, low lighting, good food and drinks, and great music. ”
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friend & I had dinner in the restaurant at 8pm, which was nice - cool decor, good food & an attentive waiter. ”
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The host were friendly even when we asked to move to a different table. ”
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Terrible service ”
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It was the worst service in my life! ”
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We had 27 people in our party and the service was still excellent. ”
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Great atmosphere + great staff + OK food can be a great night out with friends or co-workers. ”
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Beautiful people, great background music, and overall exciting experience. ”
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The server was wonderful, he was attentive and great at offering suggestions. ”
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We were polite trying to explain the math to the service people and the Manager came over and OBNOXIOULSY told us order 4 entrees or we can all get up and move to the bar. ”
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The bouncers outside were nasty, rude, and very stupid. ”
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They should consider changing their name to "RUDER Bar", because that is what this place is all about - rudeness and exceptionally poor service. ”
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designed to take FULL advantage of people's corporate expense accounts. ”
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The decor, the help, the service all looks good. ”
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so I was a little surprised when the manager had a massive 6'5" guy warn me to not disrespect the manager - 4 inches from my face - and was then told by the manager that we were lucky to be there and that they didn't care if we thought they had awful serv ”
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went to the buddah bar tonight and had the worst experience ever, the food and service were horrible, the doorman was rude and obnoxious, he acted like he was the center of the universe, I had to leave when I found hair in my food and the waiter got an ”
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Very bad service and the food is too expensive. ”
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We had a large group, which can sometimes automatically mean crappy service, but our waitress was excellent, very knowledgable, and friendly. ”
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most beautiful place on earth and nicest people) She made us feel like we're there once again. ”
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Everything from the food, the service, the drinks, the waitresses, and especially the management , were totally appalling, rude and unprofessional. ”
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This place has everything from food,scene to great service. ”
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Then the waiter came and refilled everyones 1/2 full sake glasses w/ WINE! ”
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We looked at the menu and were ready to order a la carte when the waiter recommended we do a family style service to try various things. ”
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We went there on a weeknight and got great service, but the crowd seemed a bit lame. ”
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The service from then on was terrible. ”
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Drinks were regularly-priced and the bartenders were fast. ”
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Even during my days at Studio 54 and Xenon, NEVER have I encountered such an illiterate, classless, and rude staff, particulalry the meatheads at the front door. ”
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Extremely rude staff, the waiter actually mocked my friend who wasn't fluent in English and at the end had the gut to ask for a more consistent tip! ”
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Lots of Menu options, tonnns of drinks and lots of beautiful people. ”
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If what you crave is a rude, obnoxious staff serving mediocre food, then come spend a fortune here. ”
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If you want Suzi the friendly waitress breaking her back for you with smiles and compiments, then move to flyover country. ”
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Food is not good enough for the price., Waiter's service is slow. ”
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Front of house lacked personality, and yes, door staff were lame but tolerable. ”
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The service was top of the line the attention was masterful even though the restaurant was full and Peter was also hosting a large party for 150 - we never felt neglected nor really ever thought there was anyone else there. ”
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Every time I go there I am disappointed with the same issue bad customer service and rude staff members. ”
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don't need to be overcharged for bad food served by people whose main concern is their next audition. ”
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And I want to thank Peter again and all the waiters and Tim Gaglio for making it such a fabulous event for us. ”
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Although our server was a little unattentive, everything was flawless. ”
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In conclusion, I would highly recommend taking your business elsewhere, especially that there is no shortage of nice places with good service in that area. ”
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Then the waiter who took care of our table was really obnoxious. ”
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Every dish and piece of sushi was excellent (obviously everyone has different tastes, but we really disagree with the complaints - everything was fresh, cooked perfectly and arrived quickly - no pressure or attitude from staff. ”
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My cocktail waitresses have always been attractive and cheerful, the busboys have been attentive and the cranberry juice for my Ketel has never ran out. ”
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Decor was beautiful & there was good mix of people throughout the night. ”
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But everytime Ive gone back, the bouncer is absolutely rude and gives us so muhc grief about going in. ”
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Uni (our waitress) was very attentive and sweet. ”
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The music was very fun, the decor is nice (but very dark) and our busboy/waterboy was very attentive and nice. ”
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The service was very friendly and attentive. ”
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From the getgo the service was horrible. ”
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the first one was excellent the second was not as attentive. ”
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Beautiful place with a staff of people with horrible attitudes. ”
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We sat at the bar - the bartender was nice all together. ”
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don't know if the waitress was too dumb to understand or if it was their policy, but they couldn't make a regular saketini, I had to have the disgusting fruit compote added. ”
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The service was prompt and on a number of occasions when I asked the waiter to order for the table I was pleasantly surprised to find that he didn't order every expensive item on the menu, but a good cross-section thereof. ”
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The doorman was friendly and actually remembered us because we had dropped by earlier to check out the place. ”
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terrible service, rude staff, dirty food ”
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The staff was relatively friendly for how busy it was. ”
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After "negotiating" with the obnoxious manager and paying the agreed upon amount, the manager had security throw us out. ”
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Service was pretty good though, we had a very attentive wait staff and didn't wait long for the food. ”
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the service is terrible, the management is disgusting and obnoxious. ”
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The manager was rude and so was the staff. ”
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We asked another really nice bouncer to speak with the manager, and the manager (tim) came out. ”
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If you are looking for a hip dark sleek trendy music infused asian fusion restaurant with killer drinks, banging food and cool people you are gonna have the time of your life. ”
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Despite that we tried to explain that that had nothing to do with us, the manager was extremely obnoxious and rude. ”
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| value |
49.10999774932861% positive |
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The service is reasonable and the food/drink prices can burn a hole in your wallet. ”
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The manager was screaming and making a huge scene in the restaurant. ”
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Way overpriced and overrated. ”
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Place looked nice, but bad service and way too expensive for what we had. ”
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Very bad service and the food is too expensive. ”
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Booze is pricey - I have to say that the whole thing seems to me like a tourist trap. ”
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You get your money's worth, unlike that awful Gansevoort, where you pay $14 for a shot of mohjito. ”
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could not believe the arrogance of this guy, here I have a huge tab inside, and this jrk off would not let them in. ”
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Wonderful ambiance - a bit pricey. ”
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just understand why I had to pay so much money for bad service and stingy food. ”
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Way too pricey, but the food was pretty good. ”
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If you go here looking for a quiet, dull romantic evening with tiny $80 dishes and 1000 dollar wine list with some fancy french name you are going to the wrong place. ”
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The service was prompt and on a number of occasions when I asked the waiter to order for the table I was pleasantly surprised to find that he didn't order every expensive item on the menu, but a good cross-section thereof. ”
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Bottom line: Felix is a liar, Jimmy is a nasty human being, along with the rest of the rude bouncers, & the place is NOT worth the inevitable heartache. ”
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Definitely eat there but be careful of the pricey cocktails! ”
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It only took about 30 minutes for our COLD food to come out (which for the price, the portions were VERY small). ”
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The table and bottles was a huge production as well - couldn't get all of my people in. ”
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The menu consists of amazingly expensive tacky drinks. ”
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Food is not good enough for the price., Waiter's service is slow. ”
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suppose there are enough rich idiots prepared to waste money on this kind of place though. ”
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We were right on time for our reservation of three and had to wait around in the loung drinking extremely overpriced cocktails. ”
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GF's and I are all very successful businesswomen adn don't want to waste our time and money on bad food and terrible service. ”
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have been to the best and the most expensive bar/restaurants in New York City and have never, ever been treated so poorly by an establishment who thinks that they are the upper class of the Meat Packing District. ”
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Nice atmosphere and good drinks, but not worth being harassed by their idiotic staff. ”
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Great way to enjoy the atmosphere without paying a million dollars and waiting in line on a weekend night. ”
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You can still dance to techno stuff they play and drinks are expensive but good. ”
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As if the food was not overpriced for what it is already - a bland, lackluster attempt at Asian fusion. ”
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The food was overpriced and cold. ”
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The decor is out of this world, live Jelly fish, huge Buddha, great skylight and. ”
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went to the buddah bar tonight and had the worst experience ever, the food and service were horrible, the doorman was rude and obnoxious, he acted like he was the center of the universe, I had to leave when I found hair in my food and the waiter got an ”
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Nice ambience and decor, but drinks and food were too expensive! ”
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Even though I was wearing a cute, expensive skirt outfit perfect for that summer evening, he said they "have a policy against thongs in the dining room. ”
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Although the food was good, it was VERY overpriced (average entree price is about $28, but the portions are small and forgettable). ”
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Save your money and appetite for a good NYC restaurant! ”
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Drinks were way overpriced. ”
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The food was pretty good, but portions were on the small side. ”
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was VERY embarassed that I chose this expensive place. ”
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have nothing bad to say about this place, it is pricey but you get what you pay for! ”
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All I can say is, if you want to have a good time, good food, good service and value for your money, DO NOT GO TO THE BUDDHA BAR! ”
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Worse still, having gone there to celebrate the birthday of a friend, one latecomer to our group wasn't allowed in to join a group of 8 spending good money at a nice place (this doesn't apply to one doorman there later on, Blake, who was a complete gentle ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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It only took about 30 minutes for our COLD food to come out (which for the price, the portions were VERY small). ”
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We had waiter on hand all night long i had a small conversation with our Moroccan waiter he was so amazing kid who knows very well about the menu he gave me a clear idea of all the appetizer , dinner and sushi , he greet us with a nice smile asked all gue ”
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Not only did they run out of sushi (you could only order sashimi), but the hostess was obnoxious and made us wait 45 minutes for a table in the main room. ”
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Food is not good enough for the price., Waiter's service is slow. ”
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We were seated in about 6 minutes and had absolutely no problem at the door ) Decor was beautiful & there was good mix of people throughout the night. ”
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We were seated within 5 minutes of our entire groups arrival (great table right next to the Buddha). ”
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the maitre'd was rude and told us that if we weren't there in 15 minutes she was giving away our table. ”
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Service was pretty good though, we had a very attentive wait staff and didn't wait long for the food. ”
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went outside for a couple minutes, and on the way out, I was sure to ask the stupid bouncer if I would have a problem getting back in. ”
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The promoter out front was so rude when he couldn't find our table which 15 minutes later he did then gave me attitude about that. ”
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