The Campbell Apartment

10/28/09

20s speak easy in Grand Central

by Hels79

Intimate, low lit place with the best 20s atmosphere - staff, music and drinks fit the bill too.... and that was on a Tuesday night!

• Pros: Great atmosphere, service, decor
• Cons: Little pricey but worth it

07/10/09

Really unique

by kimsans

Went there there on a thursday with friends and was amazed at how beautiful the room was. The place was packed but it really does feel like a secret in grand central.

The hostess's were lovely and professional and after a drink at the bar we were seated near the front of the room.The only problem was are server who was wearing a suit instead of a cocktail dress like everyone else. she was very cold and abrubt and wouldn't smile at all. but who knows everyone has a bad day right? that aside I am looking forward to coming back for another drink. (and hopefully another waitress)

• Pros: lovely ambiance, great drinks
• Cons: Pricey, bad waitress

03/11/09

Is the owner reading these posts?

by catsanddogs

Although the space is great and very convenient, the hideous door staff are a real turn off - to the extent that I have stopped coming here and have steered my friends away. I have seen these gum chewing trogoldytes give perfectly acceptable trying-hard tourists the rudest up-and-down. Even if the place is misguidedly trying to create some kind of club vibe (ridiculous given the location and demographic), no responsible and/or decent owner would allow doorpeople to behave like that. I even saw a too-cool-for-midtown woman with a broken foot get turned away because she was wearing... ONE SNEAKER on her broken foot.

Can the owner of this beautiful bar please deal with the door issue!

• Pros: Lovely space
• Cons: Trashy staff

12/31/08

Nice space, poor service

by barnard80

Tried to get a drink after work during the holidays. We were not permitted to sit down because we were not waiting for dinner. We will not return despite the beautiful surroundings.

• Pros: surroundings
• Cons: no eat no seat policy

11/20/08

Beautiful Space, Delicious Specialty Drinks, Romantic Date Spot!

by lillyplover

The Campbell Apartment is the PERFECT, most UNIQUE, ROMANTIC space in midtown and the entire city. I came the other night with my husband and the sweet hostess explained they were finishing up with a private event and would be opening shortly and if we liked we could start with a glass of wine at the Parlor bar and move inside once the bar was clean. She held a table for us and came and got us right away when the bar was setup. We had a comfy seat in front of the fireplace with a great view of the room. I definitely reccommend their new Apisco Sour cocktail. I've never had anything like it before. Working in the hospitality business myself, I really appreciated the staff's ATTENTION to us while they were very busy. We loved the Campbell Apartment and will definitely be back soon

• Pros: Ambience, Specialty drinks and ingredients, Service
• Cons: Call ahead and double check if there is a private party

10/23/08

RUDE AND OBNOXIOUS!

by chanel3333

I appreciate a place with good service but this place has the RUDEST and the most OBNOXIOUS hostesses you'll ever come across. I was appalled the moment I stepped foot in this place which I was looking forward to checking out with some friends. My advice to you all...STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE! Don't waste your time. Spread the word. And my advice to the Management...hire staff with better manners! Btw, if I could rate this place below 1 star...I would! Bottom line...NOT RECOMMENDED.

10/23/08

disgustingly rude

by carina1769

I have lived in Manhattan for 12 years and have NEVER been treated as rudely at any establishment as I was at Campbell Apartment -- which, until this incident, I used to like. I was meeting friends at Campbell and arrived there first. I walked in and went to one of the seats toward the back and sat down. The server very clearly saw me and proceeded to deliberately ignore me, going to the groups on either side of me. (I am a polished, attractive professional, so nothing in my appearance or demeanor should have caused such rudeness.) As my friends were about 20 minutes late, she passed and ignored me multiple times - I would try to signal or call out, and she'd look right through me or pretend she hadn't heard. When my friends arrived, they came over and sat down -- but not without attracting the attention of the hostess, who made a beeline to our table and proceeded to tell one of my friends, who was pregnant, that she was not allowed in the bar because she was wearing sneakers (though she had on business attire otherwise). We were in the back corner and my friend promised she would keep her feet hidden under the table. No matter - the woman insisted that we leave and wouldn't move until we did. I then noted the rudeness of the server who had ignored me for 20 minutes, and the hostess said, in an extremely snotty tone, "That's because we didn't seat you." Angered, I took my friends across the street to the Yale Club and have since then boycotted Campbell and have convinced others to do the same.

09/22/08

You'd think they were charging you to be rude

by jschreud

My wife was meeting up with my friends and I for an afterwork drink. We were already there having our drinks and some food. When my wife got to the door she was greeted by a very rude, very snooty hostess named Lisa who flat out refused to let her in,... even to inform us she couldn't get in!!!! That's right, no offer to kindly wait while she informed us of the tragic dress code infraction and that my wife was waiting at the entrance, nothing,.. except a whole lot of unnecessary attitude,.. thanks Lisa.

Give this place a pass.

08/15/08

Foolish Dress Code

by 18667

We've been to the The Campbell Apartment many times in the past, and last night we were meeting friends already at the bar. The maitre'd/host/ bouncer,big rude guy,stopped us in our tracks and would not let us in because of my serious fashion error. How was I dressed? Jeans? t-shirt? sandals? No none of those...

I was wearing a black suit and crisp white open shirt. On my feet, I was wearing black Vans (a flat canvass rubber sole shoe ). The maitre'd/host was not going to have any discussion at all, he was actually quite snooty about it. So we all were forced to leave....and what good fortune that across the hallway, is Chipriani's where we were quickly seated and could actually carry on a conversation without yelling which we'd have to do at The Campbell Apartment, a very over rated, loud, expensive and unfriendly establishment..

06/23/08

Elegant surroundings, great drinks,

by oceansails

I am a regular at the Campbell apts and for the last four years I can say that 99% of the time my experience there has been very positive. The drinks are well made, the waitresses are cute and the bartenders are nice..and cute as well. They have a strict dress code so dress to impress and no sneakers or sandals for men. The wine is decent and the drink concoctions are to be applauded. The maitre'd/host/ bouncer (whatever he is) is extremely stuffy and would do better in his native England.

He needs to smile more (or should I say once). Well,k maybe he's missing teeth. Who knows! Its a shame the guy who worked before him is no longer there. He was very pleasant.

This is an excellent place when you need to impress a date or a client from out of town. One more thing: The drinks are pricey but worth it!

• Pros: Stunning atmosphere, no riff raff, old world romance, attractive staff, awesome drinks
• Cons: Snooty uptight maitre'd, no sandals allowed, expensive