07/22/09

Reasonable, Healthy and Tasty food

by mporto

The atmosphere is friendly and the service is excellent, whether you are at the bar or at a table. Have tried their Chile Relleno, no meat, shitake mushrooms and deep fried in a light tempura type of batter. There Ceasar Salad with grilled calamari is a must. The calamari are well seasoned and crunchy. Don't pass on the spring rolls either and keep an eye on the specials. You will always get a good recommendation for a wine. Mind you that the suggestion does not point at the most expensive libation. If you are in the mood for dessert, well, the carrot cake is unique. Sweet but not overwhelmingly so. You can taste the carrots and indulge in the orange and chocolate syrup that spark the plate. If in the hood, Spring Street Natural is your hangout!!!!!

• Pros: Great food, great recipies and great service
• Cons: A bit out of the way for me

03/11/09

good eats for all

by cmeltz

what I love about this place is it's tasty, thoughtful and a good value. It also has something for everyone. I can bring my vegan buddies with me and can have their hanger steak that I crave.

03/10/09

A Beautiful Place to Dine and Relax

by NaturalJunkie

I go to this restaurant often, either to eat out with friends or with business associates. I love its food, its prices, and the fact that you can stay at your table as long as you want?the waiters have never rushed me out and I?ve always received excellent service.

Go & enjoy!

• Pros: Food is delicious, the service is supreme, the atmosphere is trendy and relaxing
• Cons: None

03/09/09

fine, delicious, healthy food and great atmosphere

by r89ip

I really love this restaurant. I?ve been going there for about 20 years and it?s still as great as always, offering fine, delicious, healthy food and a great atmosphere to go alone or with friends. It?s decently priced when you consider the location and the quality of the food. They offer a wide variety of tasty and well-prepared dishes?from completely vegan and organic when possible to free-range meats and poultry.

08/04/08

Ridiculously Over-Priced and Tastes Awful

by SohoEmployee

I work near Spring Street Natural, and went in to get a take-out salad for lunch at the office. My first time ordering there. I ordered the Asian Salad (lunch: $10.50) plus the grilled jumbo shrimp, bringing the total to $15.50. More than this working girl usually tries to spend for lunch, but what the heck, right? I just opened the take-out bag up back at the office and am AMAZED. For my extra $5, I got THREE overcooked shrimp. THREE?! And they're not even well-cooked! The salad is a huge disappointment, as well. Canned pineapple, mostly the white inner leaves of lettuce, and the miso dressing leaves a lot to be desired. It's somehow both bitter AND tasteless. Don't ask me how they accomplished that trick. I should have listened to other people's reviews. Seriously -- I'm just a receptionist from down the street, so I'm extra bitter I spent my hard-earned cash on this elegantly-packaged rubbish. But even if you have money to burn, WHY SPEND IT HERE? Don't go in!

• Pros: The bar looked pretty.
• Cons: Over-priced. Tastes bad.

07/09/08

NOT worth the time or money...

by DJyellowtail

Both times I've gone, I've gone alone, for lunch, and just like the person who reviewed this place before me, I was treated VERY poorly. I was seated in the worst table...hidden from the rest of the restaurant. It took at least 15 minutes before ANYONE came to offer water, or take my order. THEN, it took another 20 minutes to get my appetizer (a simple salad) OR any water. The prices are obnoxious too. For a mid-sized ceasar salad with 3 shrimp...cost $15.00. All in all, the food is not bad, but the service and the 2 hours it took to serve me completely eclipse the quality of the food. If they deliver, I would recommend that. You are NOT missing anything by not going there.

• Pros: healthy food
• Cons: service, waiting for food, bad seating, no ambience

02/25/08

Sure ... if you like BLAND

by firewomanm

Took my grandma here for a healthy alternative. If you're going to charge $8 for roasted organic tofu appetizer, it better taste good. They took 3 triangles of tofu and just put some peanut sauce on it, instead of cooking it in the sauce. You could tell that they were two separate items - tofu and sauce, they didn't blend at all. I ordered the stir fried organic vegetables w/ seafood and it was just okay. She had the pumpkin ravioli, which was alright as well, only because it was semi-different. She also had the tea, which was overpriced for $3. It was basically a tea bag in a tiny teapot of water that held barely 8 oz. Go elsewhere, please.

10/18/07

What is in that Bread?!?!?

by bdbez

This is a great place to go for lunch. Casual but clean. Great sophistacated yet comfy atmosphere. The food is consistently delicious and the service is fast and friendly. I recommend any of the salads, especially the Southwestern Chicken Salad. I get it every time. It is sooo good!!! Even if you're not a salad person you should order it. It's worth it! The best part of the whole place is the INCREDIBLE bread they serve before the meal. What is in that stuff! It's like this buttery pumpkin bread...my goodness is that stuff ever tasty and addictive! Prices are good as well.

• Pros: Good prices, delicious bread, good service

10/02/07

Love it

by kligs

I don't really get all the bad reviews. There are few places in New York that I find worth revisiting, simply because there are so many amazing restaurants to go to and I want to try them all. But I've been to Spring Street Natural twice in the past month, once for brunch and once for lunch. I loved it both times. The corn crusted tofu is amazing, and the egg dishes are so good! I went with a friend who has very strict dietary limitations and they were very accommodating. Also, the prices cannot be beat in this part of town. My only complaint was that our waiter was a bit rude on my first visit, but he warmed up by the end. All in all, it's really good, and I'm going back a third time this month so I can show my boyfriend how good it is.

• Pros: Great tasting healthy food
• Cons: atmosphere is ok, and wait staff could be a little friendlier

08/08/07

Grimy!

by trya123

we were seated at a dirty table (crumbs and grease), which had been set nonetheless. The we were a menu that had butter stuck to it! We left. totally unacceptable, no matter how busy it gets!