Live Bait
(212) 353-9100
14 E 23rd St
New York,
NY
10016
40.7409
-73.9886
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Flatiron District
What People Are Saying About Live Bait
User Reviews
JimJack74
November 21, 2008
I do not recommend this restaurant!!! A friend and I decided to have lunch and got more than we bargained for. I ordered a cheesburger platter. While the burger was ok, I received a handful of fries (literally). My friend ordered the crabcake sandwich (that she didn't like) and asked for a burger instead. I returned My fountain soda (coke) and decided to order a root beer. About a quarter way in the the root beer I realized the tip of the bottle was broken. This is unsafe, but I simply asked the waiter to return it and I didn't want a replacement. Well they sent a replacement anyway (which I didn't drink) and charged me for it. Now on my bill I have the coke (that I returned), the root beer (that was chipped and I didn't want). After 20 more mins I inquired about my friends replacement burger and the manager told me that medium well burgers take longer to cook. Now this is a first for me!!! Unless most burgers are cooked rare. I would think a well done burger would take longer to cook. We were over our lunch time and I asked that they just take the burger off as she still had not recieved it. For some reason, this was a HUGE deal and took about 4 of the staff to discuss. Upon leaving I stopped the manager and asked her "do you realize that my root beer bottle was chipped and could have caused serious injury. Her reponse was that happens sometimes!!! I do not recommend this place at all!!
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chri521
April 27, 2007
I came here on a Friday afternoon (12:45) and was greeted with a throng of people waiting at the bar. We were able to ask to sit at the front on the small bar tables. Big mistake. There appeared to be only 1 waitress serving the entire restaurant. It was at least 10 minutes before she was able to assist us, and luckily, we were ready to order. It took another 20 minutes for the food to arrive. I realize that it was busy, but that kind of wait is a bit excessive for lunch on a workday. After speed-eating our lunch, which was enjoyable (fresh fish and chips, calamari was flavorful), we got the check and waited 10 minutes to get change. So if you tally up the waiting, it was a good 40 minutes of just doing nothing. I recommend trying this again for dinner if you're not in a rush. Anytime you're in a rush, avoid this place.
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cranboseur
July 02, 2005
Lackluster food, a long wait, non exsistent service and ridiculously high priced. A total disaster.
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