15 EAST @ Tocqueville New York - Buy Reservations

If you gave this place a 5-star, you CLEARLY have not had REAL QUALITY FOOD in general then. I don't usually write essays as reviews but this has got to be the WORST and most expensive meal I've experienced. I told my s/o we would've been better off at an $85 omakase in LES than spend $700 here.Came here on Valentine's Day for 6 prix fixe course $255/pp. 9:30pm resy. Debated between omakase tasting & prix fixe - eventually went with prix fixe because I have omakase at least once a week already. (Just putting into perspective & credibility purposes) We got seated. Completely ignored. Yes it's busy, yes it's a holiday so I let it slide. I'll be patient. But then, another table of 2 gets seated about 5-10 minutes after us. Immediately received water & menu. I was a bit thrown off, trying to convince myself they will come to our table next. Nope, ignored again. I eventually call a waiter over and ASKED for the menu. Finally picked our dishes. FOOD ARRIVAL1st - we both had the oysters. As you can see on the menu which I've attached in the photos, it states 4..4!! PEICES. If you swipe to the next photo after the menu, we were only served 3 oysters. I was thinking maybe they've changed their menu for tonight without telling us; I asked our waiter what 3 instead of 4 oysters meant and she explained she wasn't aware of the menu being four oysters and apologized. Brought out the fourth one separately. I started looking at others, they also received 3 after I brought it to their attention. RED FLAG. Remember $255/pp. i taste oysters, they are FISHY. I am a seafood feen, connoisseur, daughter of a fisherman and supermarket owner. I KNOW what good oysters are. These were most likely dollar oysters. 3/10 2nd - we both got the Sea Urchin Carbonara 5/10 Pasta was cooked to perfection. Chewy bouncy YUM. Sea urchin aka uni was pretty decent. 3 pieces only though. Pasta sauce very heavy on the butter & cream, not a lot of flavor. TINY portion. Remember again, $255/pp.3rd - truffle grits 6/10 and foie gras pudding 6/10 The grits - texture was good, taste/truffle was hinted, Parmesan overload tho. Foie gras pudding - SALTY. So freaking salty it's like eating the egg pudding you get at omakase and instead of using kombu for umami flavor, they used watered down eel sauce and drowned the pudding in it. Texture was perfect though. Creamy. 4th - sea bass & caviar 6/10 and maine lobster 6/10Sea bass was fresh, cooked perfectly, light & flaky. Caviar was delish. The sauce KILLED the dish. Murdered it. The sauce had such a thick cream and cheese taste, it drowned out the freshness of the bass. Maine lobster was very delish however it was the portion size of 2 bites (if you're a little person). Reminder, $255/pp. it came with what looked like scallop but nope, it was very salty mushy radish.. I think.5th - we both got short rib and wagyu 4/10 Short rib BEYOND SALTYWagyu 2 BITES. Again, $258/pp. At this point, I was crying because the meal is over and it's 12AM and dessert has YET to be served. Who the heck finishes dinner at 12AM at a restaurant? Last - chocolate flourless cake & we received a complimentary raspberry napoleon..which wasn't really napoleon considering it was just a layer of dehydrated raspberry which had NO flavor and fresh raspberry with flavorless cream sandwiched in between layers w/ some type of alcoholic sorbet. 3/10. Service was good, our waiter did listen and accommodate us to the best of her abilities but this just is NOT right. It might sound like I'm just upset about a $700 meal but listen, I DIDNT PAY AT ALL AND IM STILL RANTING. Each in between course was a wait time of about 10-15 minutes which is absurd. It's so dim to the point where your eyes have to bulge open to SEE what you're looking at. Everyone is stuffed next to each other. I had heard the whole argument between a couple seated next to us. Water wouldn't be poured, asked to fill about 3 times since they didn't leave our bottle of still w/ us. Don't. Come. Here. Save your coins. Oh and, my stomach is currently not feeling so well.

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The blonde female host came over at the end of the meal and said the service charge we had paid wasn’t enough. We paid 12% service. I am not making this up. This is the rudest thing I have ever experienced in a restaurant. Disgusting behaviour

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The bar area is inviting and the dining room is lovely and quiet. The service is excellent and the food exceeded my expectations. I tasted a little bit of everything. The caviar with eggs was great, loved the Wild Bluefin Tuna sashimi flight followed by oysters. Shared the sea bass, lobster duo and steak and of course dessert. Cocktails are enjoyable and the wine selection is great. I will definitely be back again.

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We had the uni carbonara and egg with grits (which was the best thing ever), followed by the duck, and the sea bass. For dessert we had the pineapple and the chocolate soufflé.The staff were so attentive and kind, making it a point to make our special night out even more special. They were incredibly knowledgeable about the dishes and the preparation. The duck was the best we've EVER had and is a must at this restaurant. We've been recommending it to all our friends for a wonderful night out.

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