Harbor Bar & Brasserie

11/16/09

Definitely would return

by Melindayu at Citysearch

Great location to meet after work, good drinks, service was excellent

• Pros: locations, drinks, service

07/16/08

Enjoyed Harbor Bar

by Gail67 at Citysearch

I've walked by Harbor Bar several times but finally decided to go in. The atmosphere was very nice and if you can get a window view, even better. My friend had a pasta dish and I had slamon. Both were very good. The service was attentive without being bothersome. I recommend the Harbor Bar and would definitely return.

• Pros: Food, Service, View

06/10/08

Meh food; worse service

by skb10075 at Citysearch

A group from work took one of our coworkers to lunch for her birthday, and it was quite a memorable experience.

Although it wasn't very crowded, the restaurant was very loud and the service was very slow. On the other hand, it might have been better if the server had never come at all.

Our drinks came in mini-glasses because they had run out of regular sized glasses even though, as I stated above, it wasn't very crowded (apparently, "dishwashers" and running thereof is a novel concept for them). My chicken avocado BLT came without the avocado. The gruyere on one of my coworker's grilled cheese sandwich was unmelted, and the sandwich came with oddly misshapen black mushroom pieces (we THINK they had, at some point, been creminis, but it was hard to tell). Another coworker's reuben was cold and she had to repeat her request for extra dressing on the side several times. The birthday girl asked for salad with her burger, and got fries instead.

At the end of this comedy of errors, they had the nerve to automatically add a 20% gratuity for our party of six. Good times, good times.

• Pros: Air conditioning
• Cons: Food, service, ambience

05/12/08

MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH WITHOUT THE BRUNCH OR THE VIEW!

by Glossychicknyc at Citysearch

After making a reservation weeks in advance, I arrived for a Mother's Day BRUNCH and was shuffled to a table towards the center of the room near the bussing station. After requesting to be moved to a table near the windows (with the view), I was informed by the unfriendly hostess that those tables were specifically reserved for other patrons. 5 minutes after being seated, three tables near the window opened up and sat empty until we finished our VERY MEDIOCRE meal.

Oh, about the meal. Apparently, the restaurant decided to pull an old "bait and switch." Instead of serving Sunday Brunch, they produced an "all day menu," which featured the heavier and pricier dinner menu and NO BRUNCH items. All of the wait staff played dumb when I inquired about the brunch menu.

When the food finally arrived after 40 minutes (they served no bread, nor did the wait staff check on us), the food was overcooked, bland and greasy.

So much for trying to venture out to this side of the Hudson! Other than the view (if you get to see it), this place is NOT GOOD!

08/16/07

Good food & Service. Great views of Manhattan

by carlritz at Citysearch

Went To Harbor Bar & Brasserie after finding it on Citysearch. My wife & I had a very nice meal served by a an accomodating waitstaff. The view of Manhattan from across the river was very nice. Highly recommended.

• Pros: food, service, view