01/24/09

THE BEST RESTAURANT IN NYC

by CCCHHH

GREAT FOOD!!! I ONLY EAT THIS GOOD IN PARIS!!!

DONT LEAVE WITHOUT TRYING THE APPLE TART!!!

AND THE PRICE FOR WHAT YOU GET IS INCREDIBLE

• Pros: GREAT FOOD

01/15/09

Unromantic, tiny portions, chilly atmosphere

by rodeleu

We were terribly disappointed with the evening. The meals were beautifully prepared and flavorful however the portions were extremely small and some had already cooled by the time they reached the table. Risotto was tasteless but the carrot cake was good albeit tiny.The wines were excellent although the wine list definitely favored the higer priced vintages, there were few that were reasonably priced. The rest rooms are typical European individual unisex and I found it distasteful to have to "put the seat down" when I entered to use the facilities, The Maze restaurant is not at all charming, it is reminisent of a first class airline lounge and the bar stools were not very comfortable.Definitely not a date place.

No one in our party felt that the meal was satisfying and after all, it is actually about eating isn't it? The elegance of the food was appreciated but one does not like to leave a restaurant hungry, especially when the bill for 4 is over $500 pre gratuities.

• Pros: food presentation
• Cons: tiny portions, lacking atmosphere, prices, stuffy staff

01/14/09

Lots of hot air and little food, will not return

by Belling

The food was well prepared and extremely fresh however the entire dining experience was not relaxing or very enjoyable. This restaurant has a rather chilly atmosphere, contemporary "high end caferateria" decor in the Maze section. The main dining room is comfortable and a bit more pleasant but both are too brightly lit and the atmosphere is futuristic and unwelcoming.The entire ordeal was simply overly dramatic from making the reservation throughout the entire evening. The reservationist was vague, unsure of availability and most difficult to deal with, also made one feel as though she was doing us a favor in even granting us a reservation yet the entire evening the room was more than half empty.

The staff is a very young and seemed inexperienced in extending any true hospitality, everything appeared scripted.Once seated bottled water was pushed which was fine except for the fact that both bottles were flat, they were replaced without incident.The wine list was quite dramatic with many elegant wines however the more reasonable $150 and under wines were lacking.We were a group of three and ordered 10 items on the menu and had our own tasting. All was very well done however the portions were smaller than any of us have ever seen and we are very frequent restaurant goers, here and abroad. Each time any food was served there was a full presentation and description, it all just became tiresome and over done.

We all felt there was no reason to ever return as this restaurant may have good food but it does not have the entire package.It is unfortuante that we also felt as though we had not actually enjoyed a meal as there was just too little food served, even with 10 courses plus dessert.All in all disappointing.

• Pros: Lovely, well prepared food.
• Cons: tiny portions, stiff service, no ambaince, unisex restrooms