| ambiance |
98.28000068664551% positive |
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Very nice ambience, food was delicious, but pricey, which was okay. ”
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very roomy and very happening with a cool mural/wall of the 4 caesars and lots of fun people. ”
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It's a great atmosphere with friendly happy people and the staff welcomes you. ”
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The environment is extremely comfortable & enjoyable. ”
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The restaurant has a good ambience and the food was good. ”
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great food, atmosphere and service ”
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This restaurant has great food, great atmosphere and great service. ”
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This place is fantastic - They have the fine dining aspect down and the bar area is comfortable and chill. ”
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We dined at AJ Maxwell's last week and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the atmosphere of the bar area. ”
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I'm a NY'er but the central location is perfect - near Rock Center, the theaters, many of the hotels, and there's a major subway stop for the F, V, B and D lines about 200 feet away. ”
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love the atmosphere in the bar area and it's perfect for a casual after-work cocktail. ”
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The atmosphere was fine and our server was nice, but the food was a disappointment. ”
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They seated us in the dining room, but we had a great view of the busy bar scene. ”
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The staff was very friendly, the atmosphere was casual yet elegant, the restaurant was clean. ”
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The decor was nice -- formal but not stuffy. ”
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The atmosphere is just perfect. ”
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Our waitress was great, pleasant, personable, and fun. ”
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If you want a delicious steak dinner in a romantic restaurant, this is the place ”
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love AJ Maxwell's, the atmosphere is similar to what you will find elsewhere, as most of the high quality places all have the same guy's club steakhouse feel going on. ”
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The place is loud, nothing romantic about it unless you go there for lunch. ”
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The portions were huge and the atmosphere relaxed. ”
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While the location and decor was very nice, I had some issues with the food and staff. ”
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must say the food and ambience were excellent and yet another great NYC steakhouse you must check out. ”
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fabulous food, desserts and atmosphere ”
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Great food, service & atmosphere ”
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You can't go wrong on AJ's, should you require a quiet, romantic date night or a fun and singles hook up; you'll find both in either the cozy restaurant or the singles scene bar side. ”
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great food great service a fun place to go for drinks or dinner love everything about it the people were so friendly. ”
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This is a great place for a romantic meal, a group meal, or just some bar food and drinks after work. ”
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The food, the service and the decor all add to make this a wonderful dining experience. ”
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| dessert |
88.88999938964844% positive |
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The wine selection is impecable, and the desserts end the most enjoyable evening with 1 BIG SMILE. ”
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Pros- the bread basket was wonderful with many varieties to choose from, the mac & cheese was delicious, and the cheesecake for dessert was also good. ”
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The staff to the food & wine to the desserts are all outstanding. ”
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Desserts can be served puu-puu platter style for the table including some wonderful chocolate cakes, but my client said the cheesecake was the best she? ”
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Carrot cake for dessert was rather dry and the frosting not very memorable. ”
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fabulous food, desserts and atmosphere ”
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started w a delicious crab cake for my app, and for my entree the waiter suggested the filet. ”
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The food is very good and the portions are MYTHIC, making dessert highly improbable. ”
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most of the table was too stuffed for dessert, but they offer us a nice dessert plate with fruit. ”
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| drinks |
96.00000381469727% positive |
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Best thing about it, is they have full menu in the bar - so my sprouts craving can be satisfied without the full steak commitment! ”
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The four of us sat at a bar table where we were served our drinks and apps by a very friendly waiter. ”
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The wine selection is impecable, and the desserts end the most enjoyable evening with 1 BIG SMILE. ”
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The staff is good; they get the job done and pretty much stay out of the way, plenty of wine, nice bar area if you want to have a more casual meal or drink. ”
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We dined at AJ Maxwell's last week and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the atmosphere of the bar area. ”
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Folks if you want to have a great meeting followed by dinner ask for the wine celar room, great spot. ”
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They have a great wine collection, perfect with anything that you decide to get. ”
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The drinks come fast and stiff. ”
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The bar, packed with handsome men, is a great place to meet men. ”
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You can't go wrong on AJ's, should you require a quiet, romantic date night or a fun and singles hook up; you'll find both in either the cozy restaurant or the singles scene bar side. ”
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great food great service a fun place to go for drinks or dinner love everything about it the people were so friendly. ”
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Highly recommend AJ's cheese burger and steak sandwich from the bar menu. ”
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We ended the evening with coffee and a awesome pecan tart. ”
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The staff to the food & wine to the desserts are all outstanding. ”
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This place is fantastic - They have the fine dining aspect down and the bar area is comfortable and chill. ”
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This is a great place for a romantic meal, a group meal, or just some bar food and drinks after work. ”
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Another thing I liked about this restaurant was the wine list, which while not as extensive as some other steakhouses, had some excellent fairly priced reds and a surprisingly well-selected collection of whites, including a 2001 Corton Charlemagne, the ki ”
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the wine list had very few good selections for under $100. ”
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come often to enjoy great food and a few drinks. ”
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The drinks, although they seemed expensive, we re huge and worth it. ”
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The bar was big and roomy, pretty girls at the bar and prettier at the front desk. ”
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love the atmosphere in the bar area and it's perfect for a casual after-work cocktail. ”
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liked the greeting especially, pretty girls welcoming me in, great steaks, big bar, what more can a man want. ”
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had a fabulous glass of wine to go along with my meal that was recommended by my waiter. ”
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They seated us in the dining room, but we had a great view of the busy bar scene. ”
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| food quality |
90.1200008392334% positive |
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Had a great time and ate some great food. ”
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Not only was the service outstanding, the food was great. ”
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Knowing this going in, I ordered my steak med-well, which I usually order medium but did not want my steak to come out rare. ”
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Of course, the ribeye is unmatched and the "sides" that come with a steak dinner are generous and tasty, my hands-down favorite being the brussel sprouts with bacon. ”
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Our appetizers were very delicious, I had the shrimp scampi, my wife had the escargot. ”
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fabulous food, desserts and atmosphere ”
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Delicious meat, great menu selections, and you are care of just the right way. ”
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We also had a special mahi mahi fish that was just delicious. ”
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Great food, service & atmosphere ”
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Felt like we were eating at a greasy burger joint rather than a nice restaurant. ”
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We dined at AJ Maxwell's last week and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the atmosphere of the bar area. ”
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The food was very delicious and the service was great. ”
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spoke to a very pleasant gentleman by the name of Steve who made me feel right at home with great humor and served me a fine hunk of steak that was the begining of my addiction :-). ”
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from the white clothed tables, to the impeccable service to the massive hunks of meat coming out of the kitchen. ”
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was pleasantly surprised to see the steak was a nice sized portion and the sides were delicious. ”
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Great food and great service! ”
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arrived back in NY from Canada on April 1st and will be returning home at the end of this week Aug 4th and hope to make another visit with my wife to see all the staff and enjoy some great food. ”
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If I had it to do over again, I would have called over the manager and refused to pay for the mediocre food and horrendous service. ”
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started w a delicious crab cake for my app, and for my entree the waiter suggested the filet. ”
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Both my boyfriend have worked in food service as waiters and still do occasionally and we take great care addressing our servers and any issues we have with food or service. ”
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Gotta be one of the worst place to eat in, not only can AJ not cook a decent flavored steak, they cant get it right after 3 attempts and on the 3rd attempt, they try to speed things up by being lazy and recycle food from the first platter, its really not ”
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the mushroom side dish was good. ”
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We had a company event at A.J. Maxwell's last night and I have to say the food was terrific and the wait-staff some of the best I've ever dealt with. ”
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In my opinion,when spending over $50 per meal, I expert superb service. ”
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This place is a can't miss if you want a guaranteed good steak experience. ”
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s. We found the Steakhouse to be very accommodating and over the top with an awesome selection of great tasting food. ”
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The food is excellent as well as the service. ”
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The food is very good and the portions are MYTHIC, making dessert highly improbable. ”
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My mom and dad had fish that was equally fresh and tasty. ”
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When my steak arrived, it was RARE and the center was ice cold! ”
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There is a great variety on the menu, each one of us ordered a different dish and we were all satisfied with our choices. ”
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Best steak ever & extremely friendly customer service ”
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best steak in town love the mac and cheese ”
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liked the greeting especially, pretty girls welcoming me in, great steaks, big bar, what more can a man want. ”
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The restaurant has a good ambience and the food was good. ”
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This restaurant has great food, great atmosphere and great service. ”
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The atmosphere was fine and our server was nice, but the food was a disappointment. ”
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Food was also very tasty however prices make this a once a yr rest. ”
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My fiance and I work in the area so we decided to have go for a nice steak on Friday. ”
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The food was delicious! ”
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never saw a steak so big in my life. ”
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This steak was juicy, tender, and delicious. ”
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The steak is some of the best you? ”
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And I found it when I came across AJ MAXWELL"S. The food is great, and the menu gets larger every time you go in (which in my case is often) and not once have I been disapointed. ”
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must say the food and ambience were excellent and yet another great NYC steakhouse you must check out. ”
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great food, atmosphere and service ”
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Visiting NY and looking for a good steak. ”
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We were seated promptly at a very nice table and brough out a large bread basket with a nice variety. ”
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It was a great touch, and a great meal. ”
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ate at A.J. Maxwell's the other night during restaurant week and had a fantastic meal. ”
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order the Filet, medium rare the portion was huge, but the steak was way under cooked. ”
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their steaks are well-seasoned, the rib eye was perfectly marbled and came framed by a nice layer of fat and a huge bone ”
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The staff is good; they get the job done and pretty much stay out of the way, plenty of wine, nice bar area if you want to have a more casual meal or drink. ”
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great food great service a fun place to go for drinks or dinner love everything about it the people were so friendly. ”
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Our side dishes were luke warm. ”
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had a fabulous glass of wine to go along with my meal that was recommended by my waiter. ”
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The salad was amazing - the shrimp were huge! ”
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The staff to the food & wine to the desserts are all outstanding. ”
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Highly recommend AJ's cheese burger and steak sandwich from the bar menu. ”
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The seafood was also great. ”
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It's a beautifully decorated, upscale restaurant with impeccable service and fabulous food. ”
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The food mediocre at best. ”
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The food was fabulous. ”
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The food, the service and the decor all add to make this a wonderful dining experience. ”
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Pros- the bread basket was wonderful with many varieties to choose from, the mac & cheese was delicious, and the cheesecake for dessert was also good. ”
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It was one of the best steaks i've ever had -- plus, the huge side of mashed potatos made the meal complete! ”
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However the steak was not particularly memorable. ”
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You're not going to get that over at DelFrisco, instead you'll get some dried out tasteless, flavorless lesser cut of meat, I know, I've been there. ”
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If you are a steak lover then I suggest you go here because the steaks are grilled to perfection and you can get them anyway that you like t. ”
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Huge meaty steaks ”
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Minus the above incident, the food was good (once cooked properly), sauteed mushroom side fantastic, creme brulee and creamed spinach wonderful. ”
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Congrats to the staff all around, you guys are making and serving the best steaks in the best city. ”
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My entree I had the Rib Eye, HUGE, meat was perfect, char-broiled on the outside and the right shade of pink on the inside. ”
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AJ's is the best of both worlds, it's old school customer service where the owner greets his guests at the door meets new school menus where you can order fantastic fresh fish to simply great steaks. ”
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The food was delicious, the servings tremendous! ”
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While the location and decor was very nice, I had some issues with the food and staff. ”
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What a beautiful steakhouse with a great variety of food, all of which is delicious. ”
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come often to enjoy great food and a few drinks. ”
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The food was very good and the service was professional. ”
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This is a great place for a romantic meal, a group meal, or just some bar food and drinks after work. ”
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Best thing about it, is they have full menu in the bar - so my sprouts craving can be satisfied without the full steak commitment! ”
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The steaks here are large enough to satisfy me, being a big man myself. ”
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Very nice ambience, food was delicious, but pricey, which was okay. ”
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The appetizers included a giant shrimp cocktail for my client, which she loved, and I had a tuna tartare (with coriander in it and sliced avocado next to it) that was so delicious I went back two nights later to get a couple of orders to take home! ”
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If you want a delicious steak dinner in a romantic restaurant, this is the place ”
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We ordered sides for the whole table the broccoli and the mashed potatoes were amazing. ”
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| menu variety |
90.0% positive |
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What a beautiful steakhouse with a great variety of food, all of which is delicious. ”
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AJ's is the best of both worlds, it's old school customer service where the owner greets his guests at the door meets new school menus where you can order fantastic fresh fish to simply great steaks. ”
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Pros- the bread basket was wonderful with many varieties to choose from, the mac & cheese was delicious, and the cheesecake for dessert was also good. ”
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Highly recommend AJ's cheese burger and steak sandwich from the bar menu. ”
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There is a great variety on the menu, each one of us ordered a different dish and we were all satisfied with our choices. ”
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s. We found the Steakhouse to be very accommodating and over the top with an awesome selection of great tasting food. ”
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Delicious meat, great menu selections, and you are care of just the right way. ”
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the wine list had very few good selections for under $100. ”
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Best thing about it, is they have full menu in the bar - so my sprouts craving can be satisfied without the full steak commitment! ”
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The wine selection is impecable, and the desserts end the most enjoyable evening with 1 BIG SMILE. ”
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Another thing I liked about this restaurant was the wine list, which while not as extensive as some other steakhouses, had some excellent fairly priced reds and a surprisingly well-selected collection of whites, including a 2001 Corton Charlemagne, the ki ”
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Our waiter was fantastic, very knowledgeable about the menu, and he even recommended that we share the bone-in rib eye (most waiters want the high pay check so won't recommend sharing). ”
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And I found it when I came across AJ MAXWELL"S. The food is great, and the menu gets larger every time you go in (which in my case is often) and not once have I been disapointed. ”
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We were seated promptly at a very nice table and brough out a large bread basket with a nice variety. ”
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was in NYC for a few days, and our hotel concierge recommend this restaurant nearby; result: great scene, the waiter was excellent, not up too tight at all, quick and knew his menu very well. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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What a nice place. ”
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It is the best place in NYC ”
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Felt like we were eating at a greasy burger joint rather than a nice restaurant. ”
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AJ Maxwells is the best restaurant I've been to in NYC. ”
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The bar, packed with handsome men, is a great place to meet men. ”
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This is a great place for a romantic meal, a group meal, or just some bar food and drinks after work. ”
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Not only my favorite steakhouse, my favorite restaurant in NYC. ”
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great food great service a fun place to go for drinks or dinner love everything about it the people were so friendly. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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would go back in a heartbeat and highly recommend this restaurant. ”
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| service |
94.34000015258789% positive |
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Everyone was extremely friendly and I felt right at home. ”
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Food is good, but service lacks pretty much everything. ”
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The staff was very friendly, the atmosphere was casual yet elegant, the restaurant was clean. ”
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The staff at AJ Maxwell's was helpful and attentive. ”
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from the white clothed tables, to the impeccable service to the massive hunks of meat coming out of the kitchen. ”
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This restaurant has great food, great atmosphere and great service. ”
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great food great service a fun place to go for drinks or dinner love everything about it the people were so friendly. ”
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The service was also impressive. ”
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The food was very delicious and the service was great. ”
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The servers were attentive, professional and happy. ”
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The food, the service and the decor all add to make this a wonderful dining experience. ”
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Great food and great service! ”
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very roomy and very happening with a cool mural/wall of the 4 caesars and lots of fun people. ”
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Not only was the service outstanding, the food was great. ”
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AJ's is the best of both worlds, it's old school customer service where the owner greets his guests at the door meets new school menus where you can order fantastic fresh fish to simply great steaks. ”
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It's a beautifully decorated, upscale restaurant with impeccable service and fabulous food. ”
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arrived back in NY from Canada on April 1st and will be returning home at the end of this week Aug 4th and hope to make another visit with my wife to see all the staff and enjoy some great food. ”
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We actually had 2 waiters, each very nice and attentive. ”
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There are plenty of nice places in New York and the service here is awful. ”
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In my opinion,when spending over $50 per meal, I expert superb service. ”
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It's a great atmosphere with friendly happy people and the staff welcomes you. ”
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Congrats to the staff all around, you guys are making and serving the best steaks in the best city. ”
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We offer them best service, competitive price and best quality,that is why we have long-term business partners. ”
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Our waitress was great, pleasant, personable, and fun. ”
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If I had it to do over again, I would have called over the manager and refused to pay for the mediocre food and horrendous service. ”
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We had a company event at A.J. Maxwell's last night and I have to say the food was terrific and the wait-staff some of the best I've ever dealt with. ”
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The wait-staff were helpful and attentive. ”
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had a fabulous glass of wine to go along with my meal that was recommended by my waiter. ”
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The waitress was very professional and attentive. ”
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The staff and service were superb. ”
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The staff is good; they get the job done and pretty much stay out of the way, plenty of wine, nice bar area if you want to have a more casual meal or drink. ”
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The food is excellent as well as the service. ”
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And the service was wonderful! ”
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The food was very good and the service was professional. ”
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Best steak ever & extremely friendly customer service ”
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The staff to the food & wine to the desserts are all outstanding. ”
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alerted the team at the front desk, and much to both of our surprises, a slew of waiters broke out in a very harmonious Happy Birthday, led by our very attentive waiter Mario. ”
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Great food, service & atmosphere ”
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Staff is still very friendly and management was checking on tables. ”
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The service was great right from the host to the waiters. ”
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The atmosphere was fine and our server was nice, but the food was a disappointment. ”
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The staff were friendly and helpful on both occasions. ”
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The four of us sat at a bar table where we were served our drinks and apps by a very friendly waiter. ”
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Service and wait staff were very good. ”
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was in NYC for a few days, and our hotel concierge recommend this restaurant nearby; result: great scene, the waiter was excellent, not up too tight at all, quick and knew his menu very well. ”
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great food, atmosphere and service ”
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This group was extraordinarily rude, shouting to each other and allowing their children to yell and scream. ”
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Both my boyfriend have worked in food service as waiters and still do occasionally and we take great care addressing our servers and any issues we have with food or service. ”
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While the location and decor was very nice, I had some issues with the food and staff. ”
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As a Travel Agency owner, we book many people in Manhattan for weekend getaways, and I always feel confident recommending this restaurant to our clients. ”
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The service is amazing, probally better then any other place I've eaten and I must say they treated me like a king everytime. ”
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started w a delicious crab cake for my app, and for my entree the waiter suggested the filet. ”
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Our waiter was fantastic, very knowledgeable about the menu, and he even recommended that we share the bone-in rib eye (most waiters want the high pay check so won't recommend sharing). ”
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| value |
92.30999946594238% positive |
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The food is very good and the portions are MYTHIC, making dessert highly improbable. ”
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Very nice ambience, food was delicious, but pricey, which was okay. ”
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We figured it wasn't worth our time to point out that this restaurant was engaging in an extremely sketchy practice of systematically upping prices by small amounts on customers' bills. ”
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We offer them best service, competitive price and best quality,that is why we have long-term business partners. ”
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The portions were huge and the atmosphere relaxed. ”
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their steaks are well-seasoned, the rib eye was perfectly marbled and came framed by a nice layer of fat and a huge bone ”
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highly recommend A.J.'s, and the value for price is absolutely fair. ”
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Of course, the ribeye is unmatched and the "sides" that come with a steak dinner are generous and tasty, my hands-down favorite being the brussel sprouts with bacon. ”
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Food was also very tasty however prices make this a once a yr rest. ”
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order the Filet, medium rare the portion was huge, but the steak was way under cooked. ”
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The salad was amazing - the shrimp were huge! ”
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It was one of the best steaks i've ever had -- plus, the huge side of mashed potatos made the meal complete! ”
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The drinks, although they seemed expensive, we re huge and worth it. ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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was here over the weekend, and I had one of the best meals I have had in a long time. ”
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We offer them best service, competitive price and best quality,that is why we have long-term business partners. ”
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was in NYC for a few days, and our hotel concierge recommend this restaurant nearby; result: great scene, the waiter was excellent, not up too tight at all, quick and knew his menu very well. ”
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