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.

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Reservations:
Reservations are encouraged. They can be made online.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Wow- i didn't realize how romantic the place could be on a warm early summer evening!
  2. It's a good place to go if you're looking for a quiet, romantic evening.
  3. To start with the positive -- the food and decor are excellent.
  4. The scenery is charming and homey, the atmosphere very relaxed but still very sophisticated.
  5. 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.
  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. The atmosphere was romantic, our waiter was knowlegable, and so friendly, he even brought us dumplings on the house!
  8. 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.
  9. The atmosphere, handsome and unfussy presentation, the courteous service, the quirky photographs and spectacular bouquets of flowers made it a great evening.
  10. Tonight we even managed to sit at the same table with a perfect view of the original St. Patricks Cathedral.
dessert
75.0% positive
  1. Crab cakes were tasty but greasy - fryer temp was off.
  2. The crab cakes were also great, and my favorite was the chocolate mousse, with chunks of chocolate and not overly sweet.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  2. Fabulous wine, sake and the dumplings were delicious with a perfect soy.
  3. 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.
  4. The restaurant was not full but the host wanted to seat us in the back dark bar room.
  5. They have a large wine list and also excellent coffee.
  6. 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!
  7. The food is superb, beginning with delectable dumplings, delicious seared tuna or quail, a nice wine selelction.
food quality
75.2299976348877% positive
  1. We do not recommend the food.
  2. So, contrary to the previous review, we applaud the service, but the food gets panned, especially at $20+ per entree.
  3. 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.
  4. Even if my meal had been amazing(which it definitely was not), I would not return on principle.
  5. Everything was so fresh, so beautifully simple.
  6. do have to say that the food was excellent, but after that treatment, I would not go back.
  7. The brunch menu was creative and delicious---asian traditional flavors meets french cafe?
  8. Japanese dinner box was decent but unspectacular - especially disappointing was the pickled meat (pork?
  9. Overpriced, unimaginative food lacking any flavor or subtlety.
  10. 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.
  11. The food is superb, beginning with delectable dumplings, delicious seared tuna or quail, a nice wine selelction.
  12. So, we went to Public around the corner and had a great meal instead!
  13. everything on the menu is delicious especially, Marja's(the owner) dumplings.
  14. Crab cakes were tasty but greasy - fryer temp was off.
  15. The crab cakes were also great, and my favorite was the chocolate mousse, with chunks of chocolate and not overly sweet.
  16. The chicken teriyaki was very tasty.
  17. Too bad the service was so bad because I heard the food is good.
  18. Great food but rude service
  19. 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!
  20. The service was gracious and the setting cozy and warm, but this was the blandest food we've had in a long long time.
  21. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  22. 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.
  23. The food was very disappointing but then what could really taste good knowing the chef was so disrespectful.
  24. The dumplings were delicious and disappeared in a flash.
  25. 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.
  26. To start with the positive -- the food and decor are excellent.
  27. Dumplings are a house specialty, and the mushroom dumplings with a hint of ginger were fabulous.
  28. Fabulous wine, sake and the dumplings were delicious with a perfect soy.
  29. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  30. 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.
  31. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
  32. especially loved the miso marinated steak with huckleberries.
  33. Tasteless food in tiny portions, at $10 for an appetizer and $20-25 for an entree, this place was a complete rip-off.
  34. Never had we had such mediocre and boring boring boring food at such high prices.
  35. had a wonderful meal in this intimate yet lively setting.
  36. If you want to stuff yourself with big plates of inexpensive food (and there's nothing wrong with that), this is not the place.
  37. The food is beautiful and delicious and the servers are attentive.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  2. everything on the menu is delicious especially, Marja's(the owner) dumplings.
  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. 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.
  2. do have to say that the food was excellent, but after that treatment, I would not go back.
  3. Even if my meal had been amazing(which it definitely was not), I would not return on principle.
service
63.88999938964844% positive
  1. Great food but rude service
  2. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
  3. The atmosphere, handsome and unfussy presentation, the courteous service, the quirky photographs and spectacular bouquets of flowers made it a great evening.
  4. Now for the negative -- this place had some of the worst service I've ever experienced.
  5. the place was rude and unprofessional.
  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. The atmosphere was romantic, our waiter was knowlegable, and so friendly, he even brought us dumplings on the house!
  8. horrible wait and rude service
  9. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and offered delicious wine pairings for our amazing, carefully prepared entrees (lamb tenderloin & miso cod, that is).
  10. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  11. The wait staff were friendly, and were happy to seat us early even though the rest of the party hadn't arrived yet.
  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. So, contrary to the previous review, we applaud the service, but the food gets panned, especially at $20+ per entree.
  14. 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.
  15. Too bad the service was so bad because I heard the food is good.
  16. The service was wonderful and well paced.
  17. The food is beautiful and delicious and the servers are attentive.
  18. 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.
value
30.0% positive
  1. If you want to stuff yourself with big plates of inexpensive food (and there's nothing wrong with that), this is not the place.
  2. Never had we had such mediocre and boring boring boring food at such high prices.
  3. Good food, but not worth the price or the poor service.
  4. Tasteless food in tiny portions, at $10 for an appetizer and $20-25 for an entree, this place was a complete rip-off.
  5. lackadaisical service and overpriced food
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

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

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

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

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

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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