| ambiance |
71.88000202178955% positive |
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The decor is elegant yet simple, and the waitstaff has impeccable timing. ”
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Incredible experience: Exceptional service, food impecable, atmosphere takes breath away ”
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Not recommended for a romantic meal. ”
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Obviously the ambience is less intimate and a little less formal in the Nougatine Room, but I personally found both eating experiences enjoyable. ”
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The minimalist decor was a big disappointment (nothing to write home about--the ground floor entrance to the impersonal steel bar leads to a plain dining room with traffic views) but the food was worth writing volumes (especially the foie gras with sour c ”
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The room was a beautiful, elegant nineteen fifties style and very private and comfortable. ”
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Although the ambience is a little bland, the food is anything but--every course was creative, surprising, thoughtful and well executed. ”
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Sitting close to the full view kitchen was a mixed blessing. ”
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The food is o.k. at best, the ambience is nice, not spectaular, service is good, and the portions are miniscule. ”
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The tables have very comfortable chairs and mini-couches surrounding them. ”
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Seating was not as comfortable as cushion needs replacement. ”
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The only negative thing I have to say about this place is that the decor is so not impressive at all. ”
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My heading sums it up--the food is fantastic, the service is top-notch, the ambience is classy without being stuffy. ”
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Second, the chairs are really comfortable. ”
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Oh, and the bathrooms are tiny, so expect a wait, and the decor is cold and dull. ”
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went to JEAN-GEORGES last night and i don't have words to describe my experience, well the food is amazing, the service is helpful and the ambience is a four star, the price is a little high but ! ”
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| dessert |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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The minimalist decor was a big disappointment (nothing to write home about--the ground floor entrance to the impersonal steel bar leads to a plain dining room with traffic views) but the food was worth writing volumes (especially the foie gras with sour c ”
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Order the chef's Winter or Summer tastings (or both for $125 each)and be prepared for ENDLESS unique and varied courses, including the signature Egg Caviar (caviar, whipped cream and vodka all in a special blown egg.) ”
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had the tasting menu, best in the city, lovely cheese platter, great desserts ! ”
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As for the desserts, the chocolate theme is the best among all. ”
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We chose a very nice Portuguese Blanc which complemented our dishes well and lasted all the way to dessert. ”
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The appetizers and desserts are mediocre at best and there are hardly any bottles of wine for under around $70. ”
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Really wonderful, prompt, efficient service (they brought over a surprise dessert for me because it was my graduation), and the food is astounding course after course. ”
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The dessert was phenomenal as well (chocolate theme is the best) This place is most definitely worth every penny! ”
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enjoyed the desserts, especially the playful marshmallow squares. ”
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ordered a great lobster tartine and I usually am not a lover of cake, but the chocolate cake. ”
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The seasonal list of delectable dishes enticed us to go for four courses plus dessert and thus we were able to sample most of the menu. ”
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The deterioration would not deter me from going back but the last few dishes were not as good: a raw, tough squab and ordinary or outre desserts (sometimes beets should not be used in eveything). ”
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| drinks |
81.82000160217285% positive |
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The staff had great timing in taking care of us and observed waiters slowing some assitants so the wine stewart had time with the patrons. ”
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My wife and I enjoy really fine cuisine, wine and impeccable service, but we also like to be satisfied when we dine out. ”
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Server was very knowledgeable and wine list was reasonable. ”
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Bad, bad bar service ”
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We did have a warm and helpful sommelier who guided us to very good wine choices. ”
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SUGGESTION - two half bottles of wine was perfect for two people & the seven courses. ”
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Very good wine list and knowledgeable staff. ”
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Whats impressive about this restaurant is more than food, wine and serviceeverything at Jean Georges has a slight edge and precisely controlled: flower arrangements, background music (played in perfect volume), design of servers uniforms, plates, silverwa ”
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The minimalist decor was a big disappointment (nothing to write home about--the ground floor entrance to the impersonal steel bar leads to a plain dining room with traffic views) but the food was worth writing volumes (especially the foie gras with sour c ”
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There were flashes of brilliance in the food, especially in the cleverly imaginative (and very exciting) scallops in the winter seasonal menu and in the subliminal introduction of heat/spice in several of the starting dishes (chilli in the mushroom tea wa ”
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The appetizers and desserts are mediocre at best and there are hardly any bottles of wine for under around $70. ”
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| food quality |
86.3599967956543% positive |
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The food tasted good but not consistently excellent. ”
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While it is possible for people to have occasionally a bad experience in any restaurant, Jean Georges is unquestionably the best NYC restaurant when it comes to contemporary french cuisine. ”
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Jean-Georges, HIMSELF, actually greeted us just before our departure and enquired as to whether we enjoyed our meal. ”
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Incredible experience: Exceptional service, food impecable, atmosphere takes breath away ”
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It is definitely an "experience" restaurant, where you go to try out unique food, enjoy good service, and make a night out of it. ”
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Service was attentive but I was very disappointed when a hair is attached to the bread. ”
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Not a single dish was amazing. ”
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As was the Arctic char which is quite interestingly prepard with avocado, black beans and other interesting tastes. ”
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The food was consistently good. ”
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Food is alwasy tasty, but the service takes away from it. ”
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The best French food in NY! ”
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The quality of the food such as the fish and meats is outstanding. ”
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Really wonderful, prompt, efficient service (they brought over a surprise dessert for me because it was my graduation), and the food is astounding course after course. ”
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Although the ambience is a little bland, the food is anything but--every course was creative, surprising, thoughtful and well executed. ”
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Mr. Vongerichten's ability to incorporate ingredients from around the world and create the most unique and delicious plates rightfully deems him one of the top chefs worldwide. ”
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The first taste was an amuse-geule of squash soup, which was stunning, and the meal pretty-much kept the pace. ”
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Overall, this place is overrated and way to expensive for the quality of food. ”
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The food was very good. ”
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The food had wonderful flavors and was perfectly prepared. ”
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went to JEAN-GEORGES last night and i don't have words to describe my experience, well the food is amazing, the service is helpful and the ambience is a four star, the price is a little high but ! ”
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The food is consistently divine: superb produce, creatively combined, yet never over-done or weird. ”
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The best food I have ever had, amazing and gracious service. ”
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My heading sums it up--the food is fantastic, the service is top-notch, the ambience is classy without being stuffy. ”
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Not recommended for a romantic meal. ”
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At the end of the meal, unbidden, our waiter brought a Happy Anniversary treat - assortment of chocolates and candies on a candle lit tray. ”
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The seasonal list of delectable dishes enticed us to go for four courses plus dessert and thus we were able to sample most of the menu. ”
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Whats impressive about this restaurant is more than food, wine and serviceeverything at Jean Georges has a slight edge and precisely controlled: flower arrangements, background music (played in perfect volume), design of servers uniforms, plates, silverwa ”
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The creativity and presentation of the food is beautiful. ”
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The service and food was very good. ”
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can honestly say that every single plate brought to me, the food was absolutely delicious. ”
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Unfortunately, the food was NOT very good at all. ”
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The uni was not fresh, all I could taste was the lemon and the jalapeno. ”
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On balance the food was good, but far from flawless. ”
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The minimalist decor was a big disappointment (nothing to write home about--the ground floor entrance to the impersonal steel bar leads to a plain dining room with traffic views) but the food was worth writing volumes (especially the foie gras with sour c ”
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The staff is extremely friendly and attentive as well as highly knowlegeable on the subject of haute cuisine. ”
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Hoping to get better food for the main course, I was very excited to see the beautiful roll of the crunchy rabbit. ”
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The food is o.k. at best, the ambience is nice, not spectaular, service is good, and the portions are miniscule. ”
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We chose a very nice Portuguese Blanc which complemented our dishes well and lasted all the way to dessert. ”
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The food was superb! ”
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Not memorable food and average service for an exorbitant price ”
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My wife and I enjoy really fine cuisine, wine and impeccable service, but we also like to be satisfied when we dine out. ”
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The food was wonderful. ”
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Such a lovely restaurant, with superb food and friendly accomodating staff - so nice to have a dining experience where people seem to actually care. ”
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The deterioration would not deter me from going back but the last few dishes were not as good: a raw, tough squab and ordinary or outre desserts (sometimes beets should not be used in eveything). ”
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The food was absolute perfection! ”
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There are many famous New York restaurants that are totally overrated, which make foreign visitors say, Americans dont know anything about food. ”
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The food was as good as I remember it, with professional service. ”
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The food is perfect & the staff unobtrusive. ”
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went to Jean Georges the other night with my fiance and had the most amazing meal of my life. ”
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The food wasn't that wonderful. ”
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Great food. ”
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The beef was very good as well, though my companion, who also got the tenderloin, got a much fattier cut and did not enjoy it as much. ”
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Sometimes its just nice to dress up and go to a fancy restaurant, sit in a beautiful room, have good service, excellent food, and really enjoy one of the culinary jems of our city! ”
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The waiter, service, & food were simply outstanding. ”
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The fish dishes (appetizers and entrees) were fresh and delicious. ”
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Had lunch here with a consultant and the food was absolutely fantastic. ”
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Service is always exellent, the sommelier is very helpful, and of course, the food is superb. ”
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Order the chef's Winter or Summer tastings (or both for $125 each)and be prepared for ENDLESS unique and varied courses, including the signature Egg Caviar (caviar, whipped cream and vodka all in a special blown egg.) ”
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There were flashes of brilliance in the food, especially in the cleverly imaginative (and very exciting) scallops in the winter seasonal menu and in the subliminal introduction of heat/spice in several of the starting dishes (chilli in the mushroom tea wa ”
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Even the very good sauce with it didn't make the dish appealing. ”
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food is amazing (well, what do you expect) and it's not overly stuffy as some fine dining restaurants can be at times. ”
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love the food there. ”
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have to say that both the food and the service were excellent in both the main dining room and the Nougatine Room. ”
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While the head waiters are knowledgeable and explain the menu and individual dishes, they start coming off like used car salesmen, lacking in sincerity. ”
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The roasted sweetbreads with grilled pear and lemon puree was a great dish but the pear somewhat overwhelmed the overall taste due to inadequate seasoning of the sweetbreads. ”
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It know that it is hard to always synchronize plates when a restaurant is full of diners but my expectations are very high in this restaurant and I attribute the less-than-perfect temperature of some dishes to a routinization of the lunch service that mig ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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There were flashes of brilliance in the food, especially in the cleverly imaginative (and very exciting) scallops in the winter seasonal menu and in the subliminal introduction of heat/spice in several of the starting dishes (chilli in the mushroom tea wa ”
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The $125 dinner tasting menu was decent, but certainly nothing to write home about. ”
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does it mean only chicks go there who knows but the classic tasting menu still is amazing. ”
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We did have a warm and helpful sommelier who guided us to very good wine choices. ”
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While the head waiters are knowledgeable and explain the menu and individual dishes, they start coming off like used car salesmen, lacking in sincerity. ”
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have to say after dining at Jean Georges with 6 friends every one of us left hungry and the only one who truly enjoyed their selection was my wife and one other woman, they both had a scallop appetizer and lobster entree, which were actually quite good. ”
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The seasonal list of delectable dishes enticed us to go for four courses plus dessert and thus we were able to sample most of the menu. ”
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Highly recommend the tasting menu (we had the seasonal one). ”
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had the tasting menu, best in the city, lovely cheese platter, great desserts ! ”
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The service was very helpful in explaining the menu and giving reccomendations. ”
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| overall |
93.75% positive |
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Sometimes its just nice to dress up and go to a fancy restaurant, sit in a beautiful room, have good service, excellent food, and really enjoy one of the culinary jems of our city! ”
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Seriously, in such a nice restaurant, I find it hardly acceptable to be expected to wait 10 minutes to use the bathroom! ”
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Vong is great JG restaurant, too. ”
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As much as others might say that Alain Ducasse is the best French place in town, JG beats it hands down ”
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While it is possible for people to have occasionally a bad experience in any restaurant, Jean Georges is unquestionably the best NYC restaurant when it comes to contemporary french cuisine. ”
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The dessert was phenomenal as well (chocolate theme is the best) This place is most definitely worth every penny! ”
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This is the best restaurant I have ever experienced! ”
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This is my favorite restaurant for all time. ”
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| service |
76.71999931335449% positive |
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The waiters were nice but we were seated next to the kitchen, which was extremely hot around the area. ”
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The service was just average for a top notch restaurant: cold & robotic. ”
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went to JEAN-GEORGES last night and i don't have words to describe my experience, well the food is amazing, the service is helpful and the ambience is a four star, the price is a little high but ! ”
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The greeting is warm + friendly. ”
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The service was very helpful in explaining the menu and giving reccomendations. ”
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The service was so incredible, nothing I'd ever seen, even better than Daniel. ”
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It know that it is hard to always synchronize plates when a restaurant is full of diners but my expectations are very high in this restaurant and I attribute the less-than-perfect temperature of some dishes to a routinization of the lunch service that mig ”
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Dreadful service! ”
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The bartenders (except for a female) are extremely rude, cold and unattentive. ”
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The food is perfect & the staff unobtrusive. ”
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love this restaurant and i always will, but the service has definitely taken a wrong turn. ”
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It is definitely an "experience" restaurant, where you go to try out unique food, enjoy good service, and make a night out of it. ”
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Very good wine list and knowledgeable staff. ”
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The best food I have ever had, amazing and gracious service. ”
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The service was attentive but not intrusive. ”
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have to say that both the food and the service were excellent in both the main dining room and the Nougatine Room. ”
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Bad, bad bar service ”
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The staff was more than attentive. ”
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The service was absolutely impeccable, no detail was spared. ”
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But once a seat open up they should have given us one of those seat; that just poor service. ”
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The food was as good as I remember it, with professional service. ”
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The service was not so great. ”
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While the head waiters are knowledgeable and explain the menu and individual dishes, they start coming off like used car salesmen, lacking in sincerity. ”
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All the glasses were refilled promptly, the silverware replaced after each course, and the staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. ”
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The service and food was very good. ”
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Service was attentive but I was very disappointed when a hair is attached to the bread. ”
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As always, the servers were friendly and assertive. ”
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would suggest to the reader that there are many wonderful restaurants in Manhattan with courteous and polite service, but Jean Georges is not one of them. ”
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called to make reservations and the reservationist or hostess (Margarita) was so snooty, she almost made me want to cancel my reservation. ”
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Incredible experience: Exceptional service, food impecable, atmosphere takes breath away ”
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Sometimes its just nice to dress up and go to a fancy restaurant, sit in a beautiful room, have good service, excellent food, and really enjoy one of the culinary jems of our city! ”
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The service is absolutely amazing. ”
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The food is o.k. at best, the ambience is nice, not spectaular, service is good, and the portions are miniscule. ”
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The service is great and so polite. ”
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My heading sums it up--the food is fantastic, the service is top-notch, the ambience is classy without being stuffy. ”
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Amazing service. ”
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SUGGESTION - two half bottles of wine was perfect for two people & the seven courses. ”
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Jean Georges is : more comfy than Daniel, cheaper than Per Se, better service than Le Bernardin. ”
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The service is impeccable. ”
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The staff, very friendly and accomodating. ”
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hate snootiness, especially from service people - she needs to understand that she JUST makes reservations - she is a NOBODY. ”
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My wife and I enjoy really fine cuisine, wine and impeccable service, but we also like to be satisfied when we dine out. ”
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At the end of the meal, unbidden, our waiter brought a Happy Anniversary treat - assortment of chocolates and candies on a candle lit tray. ”
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Really wonderful, prompt, efficient service (they brought over a surprise dessert for me because it was my graduation), and the food is astounding course after course. ”
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However, the service was horribly slow. ”
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The staff had great timing in taking care of us and observed waiters slowing some assitants so the wine stewart had time with the patrons. ”
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Simply incredible, excellent service and refined, yet unique setting. ”
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Whats impressive about this restaurant is more than food, wine and serviceeverything at Jean Georges has a slight edge and precisely controlled: flower arrangements, background music (played in perfect volume), design of servers uniforms, plates, silverwa ”
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While it is possible for people to have occasionally a bad experience in any restaurant, Jean Georges is unquestionably the best NYC restaurant when it comes to contemporary french cuisine. ”
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However, I still feel like our waiter is a bit snooty underneath all that politeness. ”
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Definitely a good "experience restaurant", but snooty hostess ”
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The service was mostly excellent and very attentive. ”
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Not memorable food and average service for an exorbitant price ”
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Such a lovely restaurant, with superb food and friendly accomodating staff - so nice to have a dining experience where people seem to actually care. ”
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The staff is extremely friendly and attentive as well as highly knowlegeable on the subject of haute cuisine. ”
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Food is alwasy tasty, but the service takes away from it. ”
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The waiter, service, & food were simply outstanding. ”
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The service is solicitous and efficient, without an ounce of attitude, and the prix-fix lunch one of the great deals in the city. ”
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| value |
88.24000358581543% positive |
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The only negative thing I could ever find is the huge neon ad across the Columbus Circle beams at you if your seat faces that side of the window. ”
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Not memorable food and average service for an exorbitant price ”
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went to JEAN-GEORGES last night and i don't have words to describe my experience, well the food is amazing, the service is helpful and the ambience is a four star, the price is a little high but ! ”
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The Merlot was great despite the low price. ”
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Although I did not pick up the bill, the prices looked excellent for the quality and I would definitely go here again. ”
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The dessert was phenomenal as well (chocolate theme is the best) This place is most definitely worth every penny! ”
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The service is solicitous and efficient, without an ounce of attitude, and the prix-fix lunch one of the great deals in the city. ”
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The food is o.k. at best, the ambience is nice, not spectaular, service is good, and the portions are miniscule. ”
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Jean Georges has enough rich and famous customers that they don't need your money. ”
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For a special occasion where price and value are not a problem, I highly recommend Jean Georges. ”
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Great value lunch ”
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had a foie gras appetizer, I love foie gras, this one did not impress, there were too many veines running through it and it was roughly the size of silver dollar. ”
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The minimalist decor was a big disappointment (nothing to write home about--the ground floor entrance to the impersonal steel bar leads to a plain dining room with traffic views) but the food was worth writing volumes (especially the foie gras with sour c ”
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The value was amazing, $28 for two courses and $8 for pudding. ”
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AND the pricing is actually reasonable when compared to many other over-bloated imitators. ”
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Also the portions are excellent. ”
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Overall, this place is overrated and way to expensive for the quality of food. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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However, the service was horribly slow. ”
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Seriously, in such a nice restaurant, I find it hardly acceptable to be expected to wait 10 minutes to use the bathroom! ”
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