The Kitchen Club

(212) 274-0025

30 Prince St
New York, NY 10012 40.723 -73.9949

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Neighborhoods: NoLita, Downtown

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Price:

$$$

Last updated 3.22.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Romantic Dining, Date Spot, Brunch

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Japanese, Traditional American

What People Are Saying About The Kitchen Club

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European and Japanese fusion restaurant in Soho serving more than 20 different sakes.

Editor's Tips

Reservations:
Reservations are encouraged. They can be made online.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. The service was gracious and the setting cozy and warm, but this was the blandest food we've had in a long long time.
  2. The atmosphere was romantic, our waiter was knowlegable, and so friendly, he even brought us dumplings on the house!
  3. My favorite thing about Kitchen Club is that no matter what the weather or season, it is always the perfect place to be, romantic in a downpour, intimate when it's chilly, graciously open when it's fine.
  4. The scenery is charming and homey, the atmosphere very relaxed but still very sophisticated.
  5. It's a good place to go if you're looking for a quiet, romantic evening.
  6. To start with the positive -- the food and decor are excellent.
  7. The atmosphere, handsome and unfussy presentation, the courteous service, the quirky photographs and spectacular bouquets of flowers made it a great evening.
  8. Wow- i didn't realize how romantic the place could be on a warm early summer evening!
  9. Tonight we even managed to sit at the same table with a perfect view of the original St. Patricks Cathedral.
  10. My partner and I have been "members" of The Kitchen Club for almost three years and even today it continues to surprise us with wonderful new dishes and that remarkable romantic feeling we felt on our very first visit one evening in late September.
dessert
75.0% positive
  1. The crab cakes were also great, and my favorite was the chocolate mousse, with chunks of chocolate and not overly sweet.
  2. Crab cakes were tasty but greasy - fryer temp was off.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The restaurant was not full but the host wanted to seat us in the back dark bar room.
  2. The food is superb, beginning with delectable dumplings, delicious seared tuna or quail, a nice wine selelction.
  3. Fabulous wine, sake and the dumplings were delicious with a perfect soy.
  4. They have a large wine list and also excellent coffee.
  5. served on this amazing plate, and coffee in an even more amazing cup -- food and style, like it was something we think about fourteen hours aday, yet pull of like it was how everyone dined!
  6. Would love to tell you how the food was, but after waiting a half hour for a drink on a Saturday night, I decided to get up and leave instead.
  7. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
food quality
75.2299976348877% positive
  1. The brunch menu was creative and delicious---asian traditional flavors meets french cafe?
  2. Dumplings are a house specialty, and the mushroom dumplings with a hint of ginger were fabulous.
  3. Tasteless food in tiny portions, at $10 for an appetizer and $20-25 for an entree, this place was a complete rip-off.
  4. To start with the positive -- the food and decor are excellent.
  5. do have to say that the food was excellent, but after that treatment, I would not go back.
  6. The service was gracious and the setting cozy and warm, but this was the blandest food we've had in a long long time.
  7. We do not recommend the food.
  8. Fabulous wine, sake and the dumplings were delicious with a perfect soy.
  9. So, we went to Public around the corner and had a great meal instead!
  10. My partner and I have been "members" of The Kitchen Club for almost three years and even today it continues to surprise us with wonderful new dishes and that remarkable romantic feeling we felt on our very first visit one evening in late September.
  11. Even if my meal had been amazing(which it definitely was not), I would not return on principle.
  12. The food is superb, beginning with delectable dumplings, delicious seared tuna or quail, a nice wine selelction.
  13. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
  14. The dumplings were delicious and disappeared in a flash.
  15. Would love to tell you how the food was, but after waiting a half hour for a drink on a Saturday night, I decided to get up and leave instead.
  16. Everything was so fresh, so beautifully simple.
  17. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  18. Every single dish we ordered was delicious, the venison was tender and great portion size, the sweet potato was absolutely to die for, and even the greens on the plate were the most delicious I'd ever had.
  19. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  20. served on this amazing plate, and coffee in an even more amazing cup -- food and style, like it was something we think about fourteen hours aday, yet pull of like it was how everyone dined!
  21. Overpriced, unimaginative food lacking any flavor or subtlety.
  22. everything on the menu is delicious especially, Marja's(the owner) dumplings.
  23. especially loved the miso marinated steak with huckleberries.
  24. Salmon with orange sauce was an excellent recipe, but the grill master charred the salmon skin - instead of crunchy goodness I got a mouth full of bitter charcoal.
  25. The food is beautiful and delicious and the servers are attentive.
  26. The food was very disappointing but then what could really taste good knowing the chef was so disrespectful.
  27. Never had we had such mediocre and boring boring boring food at such high prices.
  28. Crab cakes were tasty but greasy - fryer temp was off.
  29. had a wonderful meal in this intimate yet lively setting.
  30. To celebrate our marriage, we recently invited 35 friends to join us at The Kitchen Club, and the combination of intimate surroundings, brilliant food and wonderful service made for an evening we'll never forget.
  31. The crab cakes were also great, and my favorite was the chocolate mousse, with chunks of chocolate and not overly sweet.
  32. Great food but rude service
  33. So, contrary to the previous review, we applaud the service, but the food gets panned, especially at $20+ per entree.
  34. The chicken teriyaki was very tasty.
  35. Too bad the service was so bad because I heard the food is good.
  36. Japanese dinner box was decent but unspectacular - especially disappointing was the pickled meat (pork?
  37. If you want to stuff yourself with big plates of inexpensive food (and there's nothing wrong with that), this is not the place.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. everything on the menu is delicious especially, Marja's(the owner) dumplings.
  2. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  3. The brunch menu was creative and delicious---asian traditional flavors meets french cafe?
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It's a good place to go if you're looking for a quiet, romantic evening.
return potential
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. do have to say that the food was excellent, but after that treatment, I would not go back.
  2. Service bad, waitress never come back check on us and charged us 20% service charge for 4 party people just because she think we are tourist.
  3. Even if my meal had been amazing(which it definitely was not), I would not return on principle.
service
63.88999938964844% positive
  1. The wait staff were friendly, and were happy to seat us early even though the rest of the party hadn't arrived yet.
  2. The atmosphere, handsome and unfussy presentation, the courteous service, the quirky photographs and spectacular bouquets of flowers made it a great evening.
  3. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  4. Great food but rude service
  5. The service was gracious and the setting cozy and warm, but this was the blandest food we've had in a long long time.
  6. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
  7. had a nice dinner there, but when it came to taking my leftovers home the waiter said that they don't have any containers or bags.
  8. horrible wait and rude service
  9. To celebrate our marriage, we recently invited 35 friends to join us at The Kitchen Club, and the combination of intimate surroundings, brilliant food and wonderful service made for an evening we'll never forget.
  10. The service was wonderful and well paced.
  11. The atmosphere was romantic, our waiter was knowlegable, and so friendly, he even brought us dumplings on the house!
  12. Service bad, waitress never come back check on us and charged us 20% service charge for 4 party people just because she think we are tourist.
  13. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  14. Too bad the service was so bad because I heard the food is good.
  15. So, contrary to the previous review, we applaud the service, but the food gets panned, especially at $20+ per entree.
  16. The food is beautiful and delicious and the servers are attentive.
  17. Now for the negative -- this place had some of the worst service I've ever experienced.
  18. the place was rude and unprofessional.
value
30.0% positive
  1. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  2. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
  3. Never had we had such mediocre and boring boring boring food at such high prices.
  4. If you want to stuff yourself with big plates of inexpensive food (and there's nothing wrong with that), this is not the place.
  5. Tasteless food in tiny portions, at $10 for an appetizer and $20-25 for an entree, this place was a complete rip-off.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The service was gracious and the setting cozy and warm, but this was the blandest food we've had in a long long time.
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/02/10

the most angry owner and service in nyc

by duggie38 at Citysearch

The owner needs to be medicated. She's literally looks to fight with her patrons... I'm not sure what happened to her life, or her hair, but she is out of control.

I guess the help follows her lead, cause they're just as insecure and rude to make you feel like a jerk when you are there.

btw... did this place close? looks like all these comments must've been true. good riddance. hope she's working at Starbucks.

  • Pros: nothing
  • Cons: overpriced
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/18/08

We left after thirty minutes

by KJKsoho at Citysearch

Would love to tell you how the food was, but after waiting a half hour for a drink on a Saturday night, I decided to get up and leave instead. Too bad the service was so bad because I heard the food is good.

3 Star Rating: Average

05/29/08

They "don't do" leftovers !!

by MB888 at Citysearch

i had a nice dinner there, but when it came to taking my leftovers home the waiter said that they don't have any containers or bags. (?!) then he finally found a plastic container that he ceremoniously put on the table for me to do it myself ! geez. i work all day long for one meal where it's all about me... and he put me to work.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/10/07

romantic and tasty

by tapsilog at Citysearch

i stumbled into Kitchen Club on a busy sunday afternoon with my mom & brother... what a great surprise! The scenery is charming and homey, the atmosphere very relaxed but still very sophisticated. The brunch menu was creative and delicious---asian traditional flavors meets french cafe? In any case, my boyfriend and i were in the neighborhood last evening and popped in again for supper. Wow- i didn't realize how romantic the place could be on a warm early summer evening! The owner herself seated us- charming, very professional. Chibi, her fabulous diva dog, kept watch on the dining room, even sat next to us for a bit. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is). Everything was so fresh, so beautifully simple. We were relaxed, happy, satisfied and walked out of the place holding hands. Take your loved one, now. Run.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/24/07

Great food but rude service

by smart40 at Citysearch

The Kitchen Club didn't have our reservation when we arrived. They somehow managed to get us in after parading us around the restaurant, through the kitchen, etc. They seated us at the worst table right by the door with a very cold draft. There WAS a space heater which did help some. The waitress spilled red wine on my white coat. She made a lot of effort to get the stain out, but nobody offered to clean my coat or compensate me in any way. They even told me what kind of stain remover I could buy myself. After they gave us the dessert menus and we said we didn't want anything, the obviously relieved waitress said it was better that way because they had another reservation and we needed to be out soon anyway. I do have to say that the food was excellent, but after that treatment, I would not go back.

The Details on The Kitchen Club

Place Categories:

  • wonderful service
  • good food
  • rude place
  • wonderful experience
  • romantic evening
  • delicious mushroom dumplings
  • fantastic restaurant
  • great meal
  • greasy crab cakes
  • warm setting
  • romantic atmosphere
  • creative brunch menu
  • delicious everything
  • very best chocolate mousse
  • decent japanese dinner box
  • big plate
  • warm early summer
  • celebrate marriage
  • very cold draft
  • love would
  • nice wine selelction
  • horrible wait
  • mediocre boring food
  • happy wait staff
  • excellent decor
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