Water Club Banquets

(212) 545-1155

500 E 30th Street
New York, NY 10016 40.7408 -73.9742

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Neighborhoods: Kips Bay, Midtown

THEWATERCLUB.COM

Years in business

Established in 1972

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 8.08.11

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The Scene – The East River isn't the Seine, yet it still has a gritty appeal to patrons of this celebratory floating restaurant. Diners enter via a handsome bar/lounge, all sparkling brass and polished wood, then proceed to the window-wrapped main dining room with expansive views up and down the waterway. Service can be exceedingly slow, especially when packed with the inevitable birthday groups. – – The Food – The lively New American menu changes with the seasons, but you can always start with exquisite oysters from the Northwest, Eastern Canada and Europe. Other…

ambiance
90.71000099182129% positive
  1. The decor is beautiful, but it isn't worth being treated like a second class citizen
  2. If you need to see the water stroll on the promenade and enjoy the fleeting views.
  3. but if you want to have a fun time and great parties you should head to H2O Bar and Grill located just before it
  4. Great service, Great meal, Great view
  5. The view is spectacular, the food never disappointing, and the prix fixe lunch prices are fantastic.
  6. The decor and view was romantic and even though I wasn't on a date I will be sure to bring one here in the future.
  7. Newyork's most romantic restaurant going down to hill , Answer is easy a few people names Chauncy who is a Captain and His partner Hussein these two guys are running the place with no manners, they have no idea what is hospitality business is.
  8. beautiful location at the water and a great menu with high class service.
  9. The food was incredible, the service was kind and the ambiance was breathtaking!
  10. Great Lobster, nice atmosphere but pricey
  11. Professional waiters, coat check, great tasting gourmet food, and valet parking.
  12. It is difficult to get to the location and the food is terrible.
  13. wonderful river view
  14. The view is nice but not worth the trouble to be treated so poorly.
  15. The view from the restaurant beside the east River is very nice.
  16. wanted to take my father to a really great restaurant with awesome NYC views; however, what was supposed to be a fantastic experience turned out to be an absolute nightmare b/c of the inexcusably rude staff.
  17. the best lobster and ambiance.
  18. Fantastic view rivals the wonderful food
  19. Although you have to make reservations this place is lovely and the view is spectacular and the food is good if you like small portions.
  20. The dining room was huge and spread out with floor to ceiling glass windows, gorgeous views of East River.
  21. Very romantic, food not that great
  22. The ambience is beautiful.
  23. can get better food, service and a nicer view from a great place in NJ.
  24. great views of the river traffic from both the dining room and the deck.
  25. We thought the price was a bargain for excellent food at a prime location.
  26. The views are nice, but from Brooklyn, Queens and NJ are much better.
  27. We were given a nice table by the window with a great view on the east river and 59 st. bridge.
  28. great view
  29. big plus for us is the free valet parking.
  30. The great atmosphere combined with the reasonable prices and tasty food makes it the perfect place to go in the city, the ambiance is great and the bathrooms are clean.
  31. Are New Yorkers so deprived of water that anything on the water is considered a great view?
  32. the view over the water was great.
  33. The bar is quite comfortable and the piano music at night adds to the delightful ambience.
  34. Terrific wind blowing through your hair kind of view, decent [although not mouthwatering] cuisine
  35. They stated that there is a water view from every table, but since I am only 5 feet tall, I needed to strain my neck to enjoy the view.
dessert
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. However, when it came to dessert I forgot about my diet because of the huge amount of delicious desserts.
  2. 8/6. For $35, the Sunday brunch offering is quite good - fresh oysters on the half shell, the best whitefish salad I've ever had, moist filet mignon and leg of lamb and excellent chocolate croissants, just to name a few of the many offerings.
  3. The chicken breast was a hearty, flavorful proportion and the layered chocolate cake was a symphony of rich nutty flavor.
  4. The dessert table was fantastic, hard to choose from so many delectable desserts.
  5. No room for desserts, but what went by us looked great.
  6. To make matters worst, one individual at our table order sorbet for dessert, the waiter was quick with his rude respond ?
drinks
70.0% positive
  1. had some great gourmet coffee and a glass of white wine.
  2. The service is always excellent, the girls remember you by name, drinks are served quickly and the menu has a variety of appetizers, hamburgers, hotdogs etc.
  3. The bar is quite comfortable and the piano music at night adds to the delightful ambience.
  4. When they finally came to the table to take our drink order, the server dutifully informed us that there are two types of champagne by the glass, good ($16.00 per glass) and "bad" ($8.00 per glass).
  5. No one cme by to clear my table or ask if I needed another drink until I took my dirty plate and placed it on the unoccupied table next to us.
food quality
71.0099983215332% positive
  1. The food is mediocre.
  2. Gosh awful food and service
  3. And the food is consistently good, every visit.
  4. 8/6. For $35, the Sunday brunch offering is quite good - fresh oysters on the half shell, the best whitefish salad I've ever had, moist filet mignon and leg of lamb and excellent chocolate croissants, just to name a few of the many offerings.
  5. It's no where near as fancy as the haught taughty "Water Club," but the service and the food are amazing!
  6. However, when it came to dessert I forgot about my diet because of the huge amount of delicious desserts.
  7. The Maryland shecrab (sp) soup was also delicious.
  8. Food was reasonably priced for great seafood.
  9. It is difficult to get to the location and the food is terrible.
  10. Staff was great, food wasn't
  11. The service was very slow and the food was not worth the wait.
  12. the food was good (only a handful of the dishes were great) but there is one thing i don't get.
  13. Fantastic view rivals the wonderful food
  14. The food was amazing.
  15. I'm obsessed with good food and win and always want to eat in a special place.
  16. take my word for it folks,its expensive but good, great steaks.
  17. We thought the price was a bargain for excellent food at a prime location.
  18. barely remember the food, but the brunch menu was a great sele.
  19. The food was quite awful - bland and overcooked.
  20. can get better food, service and a nicer view from a great place in NJ.
  21. We had the reisling which was quite refreshing and went well with the meal.
  22. Professional waiters, coat check, great tasting gourmet food, and valet parking.
  23. Although you have to make reservations this place is lovely and the view is spectacular and the food is good if you like small portions.
  24. For your main meal, try the glazed sea scallops with roasted citrus and mesclun greens, the Filet Mignon (with one of the most scrumptious treatment of potatoes we've had in New York), or the broiled Salmon.
  25. The bartender and staff was awesome but the food was not up to par.
  26. Our service was horrible; our chicken was dry and fish was horribly prepared!
  27. The food was incredible, the service was kind and the ambiance was breathtaking!
  28. The chicken breast was a hearty, flavorful proportion and the layered chocolate cake was a symphony of rich nutty flavor.
  29. The view is spectacular, the food never disappointing, and the prix fixe lunch prices are fantastic.
  30. The restaurant is very lovely and the food was fine, but who needs to go to a place (and spend a lot of money) to be treated in such a bad manner.
  31. The focal point of dinner was my husband's delicious fish meuniere, which was
  32. My partner's meal was equally poor - the rest week menu was bad, tasteless, dry, and the service was rude beyond belief.
  33. The inside of the restaurant is art deco, prices are not cheap, but food was great and the presentation of the food was like being in a royal palace.
  34. Food is simple,clean, tasty but the service is HORRIBLE at water club , went down hill long time ago place needs a new managment,waiters,bartenders and more.
  35. had the tuna app which was very fresh and unique.
  36. We had a 40th Birthday celebration for a friend of mine and the service, food were excellent.
  37. The great atmosphere combined with the reasonable prices and tasty food makes it the perfect place to go in the city, the ambiance is great and the bathrooms are clean.
  38. The menu does not speak to how great the food is.
  39. Very romantic, food not that great
  40. place like rolfs is packed and should be closed and this place which has very good food gets rated badly.
  41. The lamb was bland & overcooked, the olive sauce was just horrible.
  42. Terrific wind blowing through your hair kind of view, decent [although not mouthwatering] cuisine
  43. The food was delightful - I had the lobster and the famous potatoes O'Keefe, and my two friends had the steak - which was cooked to perfection.
  44. Great service, Great meal, Great view
  45. The service is horrible and food is expensive and poor tasting!
  46. The food was great.
menu variety
80.0% positive
  1. beautiful location at the water and a great menu with high class service.
  2. My partner's meal was equally poor - the rest week menu was bad, tasteless, dry, and the service was rude beyond belief.
  3. barely remember the food, but the brunch menu was a great sele.
  4. The menu does not speak to how great the food is.
  5. The service is always excellent, the girls remember you by name, drinks are served quickly and the menu has a variety of appetizers, hamburgers, hotdogs etc.
overall
95.83000183105469% positive
  1. All in all, a great place =)
  2. wanted to take my father to a really great restaurant with awesome NYC views; however, what was supposed to be a fantastic experience turned out to be an absolute nightmare b/c of the inexcusably rude staff.
  3. The great atmosphere combined with the reasonable prices and tasty food makes it the perfect place to go in the city, the ambiance is great and the bathrooms are clean.
  4. can get better food, service and a nicer view from a great place in NJ.
  5. I'm obsessed with good food and win and always want to eat in a special place.
  6. Honestly, probably my favorite restaurant of all time.
service
53.80000114440918% positive
  1. First off the maitre-de was extremely rude and would not let us sit outside or by a window.
  2. eat out all the time, and have never experienced such bad service and such rude waiters anywhere.
  3. The service is always excellent, the girls remember you by name, drinks are served quickly and the menu has a variety of appetizers, hamburgers, hotdogs etc.
  4. We had a 40th Birthday celebration for a friend of mine and the service, food were excellent.
  5. friendly staff.
  6. Also I noticed the staff was less professional from when I previously have been there.
  7. The service was very friendly and attentive.
  8. This is truly one of those restaurants where it's better to let it go out of business and wait for someone new to take over the space and provide great service.
  9. It was so bad I wanted to leave, my husband told the Maitre'D we wanted to change our seat and by this time more people came in so we had to sit at a table right by the waitstaff which was uncomfortable.
  10. beautiful location at the water and a great menu with high class service.
  11. The rude maitre'd told her in a very rude and gruff voice - "You must remove that stroller now!
  12. Professional waiters, coat check, great tasting gourmet food, and valet parking.
  13. At the front doors a hostess with her big charming smile.
  14. This is the worst restaurant service I ever received!
  15. Food is simple,clean, tasty but the service is HORRIBLE at water club , went down hill long time ago place needs a new managment,waiters,bartenders and more.
  16. The service was very slow and the food was not worth the wait.
  17. don't go to expensive restaurants to be belittled by a server.
  18. The service is horrible and food is expensive and poor tasting!
  19. My partner's meal was equally poor - the rest week menu was bad, tasteless, dry, and the service was rude beyond belief.
  20. The food was incredible, the service was kind and the ambiance was breathtaking!
  21. The entire staff was friendly and attentive to our needs and all of our dinners arrived on time and cooked exactly as ordered.
  22. can get better food, service and a nicer view from a great place in NJ.
  23. Buzzy O" Keefe needs to find more professional people who they can run his place with a CLASS Bruno Saint Andre is a great manager but he is powerless against these people, I know all these names because i used be a regular customer
  24. lousy service
  25. Newyork's most romantic restaurant going down to hill , Answer is easy a few people names Chauncy who is a Captain and His partner Hussein these two guys are running the place with no manners, they have no idea what is hospitality business is.
  26. Why do so many of my fellow city searchers rate this place as having bad service.
  27. The bartender and staff was awesome but the food was not up to par.
  28. Save your money, and to an option with reasonable and courteous service
  29. When they finally came to the table to take our drink order, the server dutifully informed us that there are two types of champagne by the glass, good ($16.00 per glass) and "bad" ($8.00 per glass).
  30. Our server was friendly and more than accommodating to my friends very specific dietary needs.
  31. Upon arriving, we encountered a rude host, which could have been forgiven had our experience changed.
  32. Worst customer service in all of NYC!
  33. Our service was horrible; our chicken was dry and fish was horribly prepared!
  34. Our waiters were great!
  35. They were polite, funny and attentive without being in our faces; the service was very nice and fast.
  36. To make matters worst, one individual at our table order sorbet for dessert, the waiter was quick with his rude respond ?
  37. the only way to I got reasonably good service was by causing a scene.
  38. It's no where near as fancy as the haught taughty "Water Club," but the service and the food are amazing!
  39. The few inside improvements are just a cover for the rude, sarcastic attitude of the wait staff.
  40. don't bother/ rude host
  41. Gosh awful food and service
  42. Our dinner was very disappointing, we were surrounded by several large and loud groups (many were also complaining about slow service).
  43. wanted to take my father to a really great restaurant with awesome NYC views; however, what was supposed to be a fantastic experience turned out to be an absolute nightmare b/c of the inexcusably rude staff.
  44. Great service, Great meal, Great view
  45. The service was attentive and polite.
  46. have to agree with the person before me who said the Maitre'D was rude.
value
62.750000953674316% positive
  1. don't go to expensive restaurants to be belittled by a server.
  2. The service is horrible and food is expensive and poor tasting!
  3. The inside of the restaurant is art deco, prices are not cheap, but food was great and the presentation of the food was like being in a royal palace.
  4. The dining room was huge and spread out with floor to ceiling glass windows, gorgeous views of East River.
  5. Great Lobster, nice atmosphere but pricey
  6. The view is nice but not worth the trouble to be treated so poorly.
  7. The great atmosphere combined with the reasonable prices and tasty food makes it the perfect place to go in the city, the ambiance is great and the bathrooms are clean.
  8. We thought the price was a bargain for excellent food at a prime location.
  9. Yes, this place is pricey, but for sure it is one of those places for special occassions.
  10. The service was very slow and the food was not worth the wait.
  11. Save your money, and to an option with reasonable and courteous service
  12. take my word for it folks,its expensive but good, great steaks.
  13. The decor is beautiful, but it isn't worth being treated like a second class citizen
  14. However, when it came to dessert I forgot about my diet because of the huge amount of delicious desserts.
  15. The restaurant is very lovely and the food was fine, but who needs to go to a place (and spend a lot of money) to be treated in such a bad manner.
  16. Although you have to make reservations this place is lovely and the view is spectacular and the food is good if you like small portions.
  17. The view is spectacular, the food never disappointing, and the prix fixe lunch prices are fantastic.
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. The service was very slow and the food was not worth the wait.
  2. Our dinner was very disappointing, we were surrounded by several large and loud groups (many were also complaining about slow service).
  3. Food is simple,clean, tasty but the service is HORRIBLE at water club , went down hill long time ago place needs a new managment,waiters,bartenders and more.
  4. To make matters worst, one individual at our table order sorbet for dessert, the waiter was quick with his rude respond ?
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/18/11

Abhorrent

by alexbean at Citysearch

First, let's start with the service. After my girlfriend and I were seated, we were ignored and had to ask our waiter to come by. Our waiter was rude and inattentive. He would snap his fingers at the hard working bus boys while failing to refill our glasses. I couldn't figure out whether the waiter was inexplicably pretentious or just plain old ignorant. At the end, we had three other waiters servicing our table while our original waiter sat nearby and ate his food. He didn't even have the decency to deliver the check or thank us for coming. The service was bad enough to never come back here again.

Second, we ordered an assortment of appetizers and one big dish of seafood, called the Grand Plateau. The appetizers were pretty good until the grand plateau arrived - was completely inedible. It was abhorrently fishy and smelled like the bottom of a toilet. I should have sent it back and not paid a penny but I decided to let it go.

In sum, the service was more detestable than the $70 grand plateau. Suffice to say, I will never eat at the Water Club again.

3 Star Rating: Average

05/31/11

Very nice family oriented restaurant

by Curru at Citysearch

Had a lovely sunday brunch with great views of the river.

Friendly service. Buffet food!! Some is good and some is not as good. Great desserts!!! Defenitively paying for the view. Could use some improvement on the quality of food for what you pay.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/01/11

Awesome Sunday Brunch

by 12345go at Citysearch

The sunday brunch hear rocks. I came here a while back with some friends to try their sunday brunch, I was not disappointed. They're brunch buffet has everything from seafood to eggs benedict. I definitely will be back for their sunday brunch

3 Star Rating: Average

07/19/10

fab wedding location fab food and fab service couldnt ask

Contributor at Citysearch

superb food and so much of it wine flowed all night and music choice was perfect

4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/19/10

Good food started with the basket of warm bread

by TardyKat at Citysearch

The menu had pretty good options for Restaurant Week. The dressing on the avocado salad was a bit salty. The cream used to top the dessert had a weird oily feel. These would be the only complaints. The good food started with the warm breads on the table. The lobster bisque and cocktail appetizers were good. The steamed lobster, hanger steak and codfish entrees were very nicely prepared. The chocolate layer cake and key lime pie were delicious. I didn't care too much for the strawberry shortcake.

All the window seats were taken by the time we arrived for our reservation at 6:15pm so we had a banquette by the wall. The place filled up rather quickly and with more people, the sound level rose, though not to an unpleasant level.

  • Pros: Good Restaurant week menu options, fast service
  • Cons: Limited seating area with a view, salad dressing too salty

The Details on Water Club Banquets

Place Categories:

  • great tasting gourmet food
  • great service
  • great river view
  • horrible restaurant service
  • mediocre food
  • friendly entire staff
  • perfect place
  • really great water club restaurant
  • beautiful decor
  • worst fancy restaurant
  • recommend lobster
  • rude waiters
  • great steaks
  • beautiful ambience
  • great dining room
  • great anniversary dinner
  • delectable desserts
  • great meal
  • fantastic lunch prices
  • very fresh tuna app
  • nice atmosphere
  • great calamari
  • bad types
  • great glass
  • great experience
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