Serendipity 3

10/12/09

Special Treat

by LD2331

Once you start feasting on the frozen hot chocolate you forget how long you waited on line. My daughter and I go annually for a special treat.

• Pros: frozen hot chocolate
• Cons: long wait

10/07/09

Love the Frozen Hot Chocolate!

by hglasthal

The ambiance goes great with the desert

10/02/09

Why the Wait?

by Nativeater

Used to live down the block from here; due to the perpetual out-the-door wait, I would pop by an hour before, go eat elsewhere, and then head back for the reason to go--the dessert. The frozen hot chocolate is a much-imitated but unequaled classic. Not the cleanest joint, but chock full of retro, cute ambiance. Skip dinner and eat up dessert. Want to try the Vegas one next time I'm there.

• Pros: Delicious desserts
• Cons: Always a wait, lackluster entrees.

09/30/09

if i say its bad mabye i won't have to wait as long!

by nylovesit

Serendipity 3 is My Favorite!

Put your name in before you go shopping because the wait is likely to be a few hours-- completely worth waiting for!!! The food is nothing special but the fozen hot choclate and the forbidden broadway sundae are to die for!

Be sure that you are really hungry before ordering your sundae- or consider sharing

• Pros: hot fudge!
• Cons: long wait

09/08/09

Reservations gone bad

by Bordenet

My husband and I had reservations (which I'd called in the prior week to us flying to NYC) for our 10-year wedding anniversary dinner at 8:30pm last Saturday night at Serendipitiy. When we walked to the front desk to check in they could not find our name on their list. Then the manager spoke to us and did not believe that I had called and made a reservation over the phone. He said that I couldn't have done so when I said I did because they'd been booked up for this night before I even called them. Basically he accused me of lying to get into the restaurant. My husband was so mad and I was so disappointed that we were being treated this way. We walked away and luckily found a wonderful restaurant that could seat us right away just a few blocks away. I will never even try to dine at Serendipitiy with the way we were treated. Apparently, with the line of people waiting they feel that individual customers do not matter. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.

• Pros: Good reputation
• Cons: Not trust in potential customer

08/24/09

decent

by Henry401

a little overrated, the food's not going to win any (legit) 4**** awards any time soon, but the desserts are amazing and the atmosphere makes it worth visiting.

08/13/09

Dry and tasteless

by CSMobileUser2

The food was dry and tasteless. We ordered the mixed grill, sheperd pie and the shrimp fettuccine. It was a waste of money. It was understaffed and service was horrible. We wanted to order the dessert but opt for the check. It took the waitress 15 minutes to come over. When we ask for the check and no suprised she bought it to us right away.

08/05/09

A little overrated, but still an NYC must-eat!

by GirlintheATX

I have been to Serendipity 3 on three separate visits to New York over the last 4 years. Each time has been a great experience, mostly because I made reservations well in advance. Serendipity is very good about getting those with reservations in quickly. In fact, when I called once with a party of 11, I had to split it into two groups and stagger the reservations by 30 minutes so that we could all be accomodated. While that was a little inconvenient, it shows that they are being careful not to overbook their reservations.

The food itself is good - not great, but definitely not bad. The best part of the meal, of course, is the dessert and the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. You do not want to miss that!

Bottom line: If you make a reservation, I think you will have a great experience here.

• Pros: Frrrozen hot chocolate, desserts
• Cons: cramped space

07/27/09

Like a four leaf clover

by fourleafclovergoodluckcha

Serendipity is like a four leaf clover good luck charm....

It's one of those goldielucks just right momment....

07/17/09

Always A Favorite

by 1Upper

This place is always a favorite of mine. You can't go wrong with the cold hot chocolate and a single order of the cakes can be shared by 2 to 3 people. The wait is a little long, but definitely worth it.

• Pros: Gigantic Portions, Delicious Deserts
• Cons: Wait In Line, but well worth it.