Reviews & Ratings for Loi (formerly Compass Restaurant)

03/01/12

What a let down

by vendman

Had a friend in town for the evening and decided to go to Loi for dinner, after waiting for 10 minutes we decided to wait at the rather extravagent looking bar and I see mouse droppings on bar. Bartender wipes away right away and I say nothing and we get our drink and buy this time our table is ready. Wait staff was friendly and courtious but food was less then mediocre and in my eyes a bit too pricey. None the less, I will not be going back anytime soon, sorry, nice try.

01/15/12

Fabulous

by LoriNJ

The food was wonderful and the service was very good too. We had lobster salad, the bronzino, and special of the day was a Greek-style lasagna. Got 2 veggie sides too. All of it was delicious. They have a funky bar area offering some very different cocktails. Maria Loi comes around and asks about the food as well, which is a nice touch. I would eat here again as many items on the menu were appealing.

Enjoy!

11/27/11

Family Thanksgiving

by LaylaR

Loi: We had a wonderful Thanksgving for 20 in a beautiful private party room, with views into the kitchen and restaurant. The food and the service were great and the staff could not have been more accomodating. We also had a great cocktail hour first with large succulent shrimp, yummy spanokopita, and excellent crabcakes (lots of crab, very little breading.) Maria Loi was a very gracious hostess. We had the option of traditional Thanksgiving fare as well as other options, that satisfied everybody. Our family and guests were all very happy with the experience, and I would definitely recommend Loi for a private event.

07/18/09

Compass

by magicloop2009

The seafood and wine is excellent here. I'll keep comming back. Alittle pricey though, but thta's the upscale manhattan.

• Pros: great service
• Cons: wait

02/06/09

just wonderful

by secretshopper090

We went in for dinner after reading about their "lobster special" in the NY Times - a grilled 3 lb lobster is $39.It was more than we expected. My friend had the prix-fixe menu for $35 which is an amazing deal, and I had an apple and endive salad and the lobster. Everything was delicious, we received our food in a timely fashion,our server was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. It was great to see that the restaurant was full during such tenuous times...Good for them, I will be going back soon !

PS: They will be running the lobster special throughout February. Great deal !!!

• Pros: wonderful food and service
• Cons: waited 10 minutes for a table

12/10/08

Just Perfect

by MarkMunafo

we only came here for dinner, we had a wonderful dining experience. both my friend and i ordered the prix fixe dinner. not only was the food amazing, but the service was outstanding. we will definitely need to come back for other dinners. can't wait

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10/29/08

Wonder

by winnieeo

The Compass is wonderful :). I thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience. And it was very good for the price. There's a $35 pre-fix that is a very good deal.

Out of 10:

Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad: 10 (amazing)

Chefs Selection of Soup: Cauliflower Puree: 8.5 (I'm personally not much of a fan

Crispy Skate Wing: 10 (amazing)

Vanilla Panna Cotta: 100000 (omg this is wonderful)

Pistachio Parfait: 7 (not really a fan)

Atmosphere: 10

Service: 10

• Pros: Everything. Especially the little surprises you get throughout your meal.

06/14/08

OK FOOD OK SERVICE

by lemonkake

After reading the reviews, we went with an open mind on a friday night. The place was half empty and the service was half hearted and WAY below our expectations. the food did not make up for the average service.

• Pros: Empty on a friday night
• Cons: Bad food and service

06/03/08

worst customer service

by WB88

I was there yesterday with my boss and we could not believe such a poor service with such a good food. It's easy: the manager have more attitude than a French Union representative during his 14 of July speech!!!

However, their way a threating staff doesn't seams better as we heard them insulting a boss boy in a very rude and disrespectful way.

Too bad the food is lovely, I can not support and promote such an attitude and poor service!!!

03/04/08

Hidden Gem/Great Experience

by gmen80

I recently moved to the upper west side and had my parents visiting on a monday night. I'm not totally familiar with many of the restaurants in the area but had seen Compass simply from walking around. Please don't let the simple exterior fool you, this place is fantastic. Everything we ate was incredible, the service was fantastic. I had tuna carpaccio to start and had venison as my main course with macaroni and gourmet cheese as a side. Everything was made perfectly. They also gave us a salmon tartare taster. Just an great experience and I can't wait to come back.

• Pros: Service, Food, Ambiance
• Cons: Location