Molyvos
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (347) 748-1078
- Cross Street:
- Between 55th Street and 56th Street
- Directions:
- B, D; E at Seventh Avenue
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 12pm-3pm, 5:30pm-11:30pm, Fri 12pm-3pm, 5:30pm-12am, Sat 12pm-3pm, 5pm-12am, Sun 12pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Molyvos – by Citysearch Staff
The Scene
The long, cavernous space, done in warm tones and simply adorned with stenciling and old photographs, has a casual feeling without going overboard on the Hellenic themes. Service is warm and professional.
The Food
The fare is mostly traditional, with a few contemporary specials offered nightly. Molyvos serves excellent, impeccably fresh, grilled whole fish. Red snapper, porgy, sea bass and others are enhanced with just olive oil and fresh herbs. Successes include the superb rabbit stew--sweetened with pearl onions and a touch of fortified wine--and the braised lamb shanks with orzo. Dessert highlights include a moist semolina and almond cake and the racy lemon pudding.
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User Reviews for Molyvos
01/09/2009 Posted by hartnbr
We were in NYC for new year's, but with the wind chill at 0 degrees we wimped out and didn't do Times Square. (We're from the south where it rarely dips below freezing.) So with a sudden change of plans and no dinner reservations for New Year's Eve, we tried the restaurant adjoining our hotel. (Abbocato at The Blakely). They had no table but recommended Molyvos, their sister restaurant. It was just around the corner and had a table available, so we went. I'm not a big fan of our local Greek restaurants, so we went with a "what choice do we have" attitude. We were pleasantly surprised. The food was very fresh and prepared simply so the flavor of the fresh ingredients stood on its own. I had the grilled pork chop with butternut squash and a potato pancake. My daughter had the pan roasted chicken with roasted potatoes. Both were delicious and reasonably priced. The Greek salad was a little pricey, but the tomatoes were the best I had had since last summer's vine-ripened crop. Who knew you could get a great tasting tomato in the middle of winter? The wait staff was well trained and discreet. I never felt they were hovering or rushing us, yet our glasses never got more than half empty. We shared an order of the dessert special (which they allowed with no problem) of chocolate baklava. It was delicious. Our coffee arrived out of thin air as soon as we ordered it. The waitress did not rush us with our check. We had to ask for it. The ambience was very nice and I did not find that the tables were crowded. I will go again, if the opportunity rises.
Pros: Fresh ingredients, prepared simply
Cons: None.
08/06/2008 Posted by sagitarius1212
When we entered the restaurant we were greeted at the desk and brought to our table. Initially the service was fine. About 15 minutes into our dining experiance the service stopped. When I say stopped I was never asked 1- if I wanted another drink. 2- How was every thing! 3- The staff hoovered around and spent more time outside smoking than paying attention to their cliente!! 4- I emailed the restaurant and shared with them my experiance and NO REPLY!!!! It's a shame because the food was pretty good. The owner has several places in the city as well as City Limits in White Plains. Good food in New York is in abondance good service isn't. Take my adviise and the sdvise of others ... take your hard earn money and go to a good restaurant where they appreciate youe business. Molyvos on 7th Ave truely has a poor aditude towards non greek families!!!!
Pros: Food
Cons: service and the aditude
