10/01/09

best crab cake and Chilean sea bass

by nyclocal25

I went to Blue Water Grill last night, for my husband’s birthday. We had a table in the jazz room. Excellent atmosphere, a little crowded and noisy for my taste, but acceptable considering what it was coming. Their food is AMAZING! Their Chilean sea bass is perfectly prepared. This fabulous tasting white fish is served on a bed of greens drizzled with soy sauce and accompanied by a pyramid of sticky, flavored white rice which gives this delicate and flaky, buttery and mild fish an Asian twist. The crab cake is melting in your mouth. In my opinion, it is the best I’ve had in NYC. The freshly made potato chips are adding a crisp note to the softness of the extremely fresh crab meat. The calamari is served on a bed of cilantro leaves and grated carrots, drizzled with a perfectly matching sauce. The music is fine and completes the atmosphere. What I didn’t like was the hostess’s sour face and the waiter’s service. In the end, the complimentary champagne drinks were offered to make up for the little unexpected behavior of our server and for the uncomfortable table setting that we were assigned for the evening. A little bit more attention to that would make the place perfect, and who is not thriving for perfection these days?

• Pros: food
• Cons: sour hostess and rude waiter

09/21/09

love this restaurant

by harvey glasthal

great food great people place

08/06/09

awsom place for dinner

by starr2004

I had one of my life's best experiences there

• Pros: you could definitely go with a date
• Cons: background noise

07/16/09

good food

by ken77

friendly watier

06/27/09

so so

by wotiluv

it is a great location but the food is so so for the price. Better off at Mesa down the street for the same money

• Pros: location
• Cons: mediocre food

06/02/09

favorite place in nyc

by nycmama30s

I've been going to BWG for 10 years now and it's my favorite place in the city. The food is consistently great and service is fast and friendly. I love everything-the oysters, sushi, fish dishes (the sea bass is my absolute favorite), seafood, meat....and, while it is pricey, it's worth it.

• Pros: great everything
• Cons: none

05/10/09

if you have not been there its time

by remski

Simply put.. a great experience.

Friendly staff, great food.

We had oysters and sword fish.

The fish was one of the best I've eaten so far.

Oysters.. cant go wrong with those.. and they do offer 5 or 6 sauces with them.

• Pros: great food and service
• Cons: none

02/25/09

Noisy. OK food

by LeeLee74

Believe it or not I was actually looking forward to this restaurant, I was expecting a fine dining experience accompanied by excellent sea food. The positives are that the space has a lot of energy and the live music is a nice touch..too loud for my taste but still a bonus. Negatives are that the food is a step up from Red Lobster, the staff is nice but not professional and in general theres just too much going on. Good for a loud fun group with not very discerning tastes.

01/19/09

A letdown

by josie2323

I went to this place because I had always heard it had pretty good food--never raved about, but always consistent. So I wanted to see for myself. In short: this restaurant is a complete letdown. The food was so dull, so unexciting, so unoriginal that I almost fell asleep on my plate. I began with the tuna tartare--which is not only not a tartare--but was small and uninteresting. I then had the tuna suki-something--it was edible, but the sauce was overwhelming and I couldn't taste the tuna. Dessert was equally unipressive-a creme brulee that was so basic I could have gotten it for less at the Coffee Shop across the street. One tasty experience: their calamari appetizer was very good. Otherwise, this restaurant, like many of Steve Hanson's once thriving establishments, is clearly going down the tubes, as more talented chefs rise to make spectacular food in hipper places.

• Pros: nice servers, great bread
• Cons: dull, expensive food, and a very coroporate aura.

08/21/08

Great Place

by mb1024

Spent a romantic evening with my husband and celebrated a wonderful occasion. the food is good. there is a live band. nice soft jazz music if ur into that. candlelit tables. very romantic. and we had excellent service. its pricey but worth the money

• Pros: everything
• Cons: a little too dark