| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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Great place, good ambiance, good food, decent service. ”
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The ambiance is nice but there's just too many single 40-old's around. ”
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also love the location - perfect for a walk in central park after brunch. ”
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Food ok and it's a nice atmosphere. ”
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More importantly, the waitress was incredibly friendly and helpful and the ambience was perfect. ”
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Definitely the best place for brunch because of the food, good service and warm atmosphere. ”
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Isabella's is a cozy, quiet restaurant. ”
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The cooking is great, the atmosphere lovely, and the service attentive. ”
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You pay for the nice Mediterranean ambiance and decor. ”
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The atmosphere is wonderful, clean and cheery. ”
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Cute cozy place ”
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The decor is pretty and unfussy. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Excellent bread with white bean spread or olive oil, great pasta and fish dishes, great desserts. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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bring your good company, eat a great meal, drink a bloodymary. ”
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Great servers, great food, wonderful drinks and great value. ”
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Our waitress, I think her name was Megan was very helpful and kept the drinks coming. ”
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Aside from waiting 30 minutes for a seat (which was worth it), my fiance and I had the opportunity to sit outside in the cafe-style seating and enjoyed an incredible brunch special consisting of mimosas, coffee, and the most delicious eggs benedict I've e ”
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| food quality |
94.6399974822998% positive |
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Great food, service, indoor and outdoor dining options (outdoors is great for brunch) and proximity to the park. ”
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The modern Mediterranean cuisine at this restaurant near the Museum of Natural History is popular with locals, who especially like the outdo. ”
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Wine was delicious. ”
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Every time I go I order the eggs benedict which comes with home fries and an alcoholic beverage. ”
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My friends took me to Isabella's for a birthday brunch and I had the most amazing eggs benedict with salmon. ”
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The hanger steak sandwich was phenomenal and there was some kind of tricolor pasta with chicken that was the most flavorful pasta dish I've ever had. ”
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Great servers, great food, wonderful drinks and great value. ”
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Their menu is standard and their food is always good. ”
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Goat cheese salad with walnuts is very light and a great starter. ”
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in the Upper West Side because of it's great service and wonderful food. ”
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Great place, good ambiance, good food, decent service. ”
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Best value and fabulous food. ”
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Definitely the best place for brunch because of the food, good service and warm atmosphere. ”
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Aside from waiting 30 minutes for a seat (which was worth it), my fiance and I had the opportunity to sit outside in the cafe-style seating and enjoyed an incredible brunch special consisting of mimosas, coffee, and the most delicious eggs benedict I've e ”
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Preceed it with strawberry spread and warm raisin bread, a brunch cocktail. ”
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Food was yummy, and the service was pleasant and timely. ”
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bring your good company, eat a great meal, drink a bloodymary. ”
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The brunch is great with one of the best eggs benedict in the city (. ”
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The bread basket is really great. ”
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The service was snotty and the food was completely overrated. ”
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The food is great and the salads are all tasty. ”
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Excellent bread with white bean spread or olive oil, great pasta and fish dishes, great desserts. ”
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the crabcake sandwich was great. ”
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... But Beware, while the food and company is affordable be prepared to pay in exchange: your ego for a NYC style Isabella's brunch. ”
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will return with my husband to enjoy his traditional meal. ”
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We both agreed that the food was decent but that the service was just terrible. ”
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To my surprise, they had great food. ”
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Food was delicious. ”
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| menu variety |
92.8600025177002% positive |
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Situated in a lovely neighborhood, sit inside or out and people-watch while enjoying a great brunch menu, sipping on Mimosas. ”
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could understand the appeal of this place when there used to be no good restaurants on the UWS, but now there are choices, so why bother unless you don't feel like looking into anything new? ”
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Great food, service, indoor and outdoor dining options (outdoors is great for brunch) and proximity to the park. ”
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tried almost everything on the menu, but my fav is the pumkin raviloi, too bad it's only seasonal. ”
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Nice menu. ”
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Their menu is standard and their food is always good. ”
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The pre-fixe menu they gave us had a considerable amount of options to choose from and the prices were extremely reasonable. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Definitely the best place for brunch because of the food, good service and warm atmosphere. ”
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This is a great place for a late lunch or early dinner. ”
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think this is really nice place. ”
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great place to while away a Sunday afternoon - the best Columbus Avenue brunch venue. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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enjoyed my experience here and would go back if I were ever in the neighborhood. ”
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will return with my husband to enjoy his traditional meal. ”
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| service |
82.1399974822998% positive |
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Great food, service, indoor and outdoor dining options (outdoors is great for brunch) and proximity to the park. ”
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The service was snotty and the food was completely overrated. ”
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The outdoor seating is pleasant and great for people watching on the. ”
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in the Upper West Side because of it's great service and wonderful food. ”
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The wait staff is great, leaving you feeling attended to but not cloying. ”
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The cooking is great, the atmosphere lovely, and the service attentive. ”
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The worst service ever ”
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If you like people watching. ”
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However the wait staff was very slow and inattentive. ”
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Nice service also. ”
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More importantly, the waitress was incredibly friendly and helpful and the ambience was perfect. ”
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The brunch is the best & they are child friendly. ”
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The restaurant is very clean and the staff is always friendly. ”
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Definitely the best place for brunch because of the food, good service and warm atmosphere. ”
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Isabella's has a great sidewalk cafe for relaxing and people watching! ”
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Our waitress, I think her name was Megan was very helpful and kept the drinks coming. ”
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Amazing customer service! ”
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It was available on time, the staff was pleasant and unobtrusively attentive. ”
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Great outdoor space for a nice summer evening date and people watching. ”
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We both agreed that the food was decent but that the service was just terrible. ”
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Great servers, great food, wonderful drinks and great value. ”
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The staff, including the managers (must exclude the couple very good people on the wait staff) is rude. ”
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Food was yummy, and the service was pleasant and timely. ”
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Great place, good ambiance, good food, decent service. ”
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Situated in a lovely neighborhood, sit inside or out and people-watch while enjoying a great brunch menu, sipping on Mimosas. ”
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kitchen doesn't accomodate reasonable requests, restaurant is in total chaos during sunday brunch (due to poor management), and waiters bug guests for their email addresses so that restaurant can send out mass mailings. ”
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Our dinner was excellent, the staff was wonderful. ”
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The service was great and I told the owner was going to give him a great review. ”
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| value |
100.0% positive |
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The pre-fixe menu they gave us had a considerable amount of options to choose from and the prices were extremely reasonable. ”
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... But Beware, while the food and company is affordable be prepared to pay in exchange: your ego for a NYC style Isabella's brunch. ”
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Food is great and portions are big for NY standards. ”
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This is my favorite brunch spot and the only place worth the wait. ”
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Best value and fabulous food. ”
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Good prices for the Upper West Side. ”
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Aside from waiting 30 minutes for a seat (which was worth it), my fiance and I had the opportunity to sit outside in the cafe-style seating and enjoyed an incredible brunch special consisting of mimosas, coffee, and the most delicious eggs benedict I've e ”
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Great servers, great food, wonderful drinks and great value. ”
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Everything was excellent for the reasonable price they had. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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However the wait staff was very slow and inattentive. ”
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Aside from waiting 30 minutes for a seat (which was worth it), my fiance and I had the opportunity to sit outside in the cafe-style seating and enjoyed an incredible brunch special consisting of mimosas, coffee, and the most delicious eggs benedict I've e ”
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