Eleven Madison Park New York - Buy Reservations

This is an overrated place. The people who came later than me and my friend got served faster than me and my friend. This is unfair.

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Is it worth its $400 price tag? Hmmm, not quite.Given a few of my teammates are vegetarian, we opted to go to EMP and try this 1-Michelin star plant-based restaurant. The theme of the menu this time is "Spring", a welcome departure from one of its previous themes, "Onions". My colleague who tried both said she much preferred this one!We start off with a white asparagus dish. Dandelion is served with fried asparagus and wrapped in a shiso leaf, with a Japanese tempura take. Asparagus dumplings accompanied - this was good and cozy, albeit a bit too salty.Next came a radish tostada dish with horseradish crema. It was a touch spicy but really flavourful and delicious! It came with some lettuce served with cypress tree seeds to mimic caviar. The vegan caviar stole the show! It was so unique and yummy.We then had vegan butter made of morel mushroom with garlic oil glaze, meant to accompany a laminated bread. I have no idea how they do it, but the bread was so soft and croissant like! I will never look down on vegan butter and bread again. My party enjoyed this so much that we asked for more (you can do that!).A spring pea salad with fava beans was served - this was just okay. A bit salty but nicely tangy. It came just before another pea dish, made of English and sweet peas, served warm with some rice from New Jersey amidst a flower broth. It had an interesting curry flavour to it, with some brightness added from the dill. The wild rice was at both times chewy and crispy. A large pot was brought to the table, and the servers showed us some fresh tofu made from soy milk (made 5 minutes before it was served). It was garnished with shaved artichoke, arugula bloom (the flowering part with peppery notes) and some spicyness from roasted artichoke with Calabrian chili. This was okay but nothing too memorable.Braised seitan with morel mushrooms and roasted spinach was served next with a salty, cornstarch-based glaze. I was instantly reminded of the cornstarch glaze used in Chinese vegetable dishes, but found it to be a touch on the salty side.White asparagus made a return in the last savoury dish. A large clay box came to the table, with smoke and steam wafting after opening. A smoked asparagus served with asparagus crema and topped with ginger powder was served. I didn't particularly enjoy this dish; it reminded me of Mexican tamales but I found it quite dry.A variety of desserts came next. Chamomile ice cream arrived first, in a rectangular block. Then came a strawberry in a syrup - my colleague was shocked at this and had to be reassured that it was merely a palette cleanser - followed by a more substantial pastry consisting of strawberry-cherry blossom mousse and rose ice cream. Finally, we ended the meal with a dark chocolate salted peanut butter pretzel served with sweet vermouth. Overall, was a theatrical meal but some dishes were misses. My favourites were the fake caviar, dumplings, and tostada.

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As a place that has been hailed as the Mecca of dining and previously the best restaurant in the world, I was so disappointed by my experience here. Some of the courses were delicious but others way too salty. And the salt issue seemed to not be something specific for my own palate as evinced from other reviews. The white asparagus dish was served with soggy bread and questionable seasoning. Service was polite but the servers felt cold and aloof. They seemed to be machines carrying out mechanical tasks rather than passionate people always ready for a friendly chat as suggested by the "casual atmosphere" EMP is so desperately trying to promote. Overall the experience was decent but underwhelming and I will not be coming back again given how overpriced it is for this level of service.

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Every course was very thoughtfully put together and delicious. We have decided to make it this an annual treat for ourselves.

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All the dishes were tasteless, the pinnacle was the last dish which they proudly circle it around the restaurant in a casket, it was fifty shades of poop(excuse my french) color zucchini that I thought it’s pickle half way through. Avoid this place by all cost

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I had wanted to try this restaurant for years, and I was in NYC last month, so I reserved a table for my brother and myself (you have to pay for the entire dinner upon reservation, and there are no refunds - not unusual for this tier of restaurant). Unfortunately after reserving the table, I saw online that they had recently converted to a vegan restaurant...that was definitely disappointing news, but I had already booked the table and I saw that the restaurant had still maintained its 3 Michelin stars after going vegan, so we decided to give it a try anyway. Even though I'm not vegan, I had an open mind going in. Unfortunately, each dish became more and more disappointing. I paid roughly $1,100 for 2 of us and we basically just got a bunch of pickled vegetables and some wine...there were a few courses that I couldn't even stomach. It was honestly the most disgusting dinner I've ever had in my life...we went to get some real food afterwards...yikes! Really not sure how this place still has 3 Michelin stars...or any for that matter...The service and presentation were up to par for that level of restaurant, but the food was absolutely terrible. The price is also completely unjustifiable for what you get. I heard a bunch of other people saying similar things about this restaurant after it went vegan. I'd be surprised if it's around much longer. It was really easy to get a table here, which should have been my first clue...

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I don't write many reviews but after eating at Eleven Madison last week and Dirt Candy last night, I felt a review might be helpful for someone in the future - go to Eleven Madison if you want to pay a lot for a fancy experience and mediocre food . As a vegetarian, I thought all the combinations of the summer menu dishes sounded fairly unique but in taste, most dishes were a 6 or 7/10. My boyfriend's and my favorite dish was one not even on the menu - the bread and sunflower butter. The bread was extremely flaky and soft and the sunflower butter was so creamy and great.. Way better than regular butter. The dessert was also very good along with the granola they send you home with... but in my opinion bread, butter, dessert and granola are not worth nearly $300 per personDirt Candy on the other hand was incredible through and through. It was 1/3-1/2 of the price and every dish was truly amazing and unique. The corn, the tomato, the eggplant, the off menu carrot tacos, everything. The service was also perfect but the restaurant overall had a more laid back, hip vibe than Eleven Madison. If you're deciding if Eleven Madison is worth it, I would strongly recommend Dirt Candy instead - cheaper, way better food and better atmosphere.

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Everything was amazing, greetings, presentation of food, taste, tour of the kitchen,Two Of those special cocktails and also the wine pairing details and explaination.Not to forget that gift with granolaNo wonder why they got 3 michelin star restaurant.

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Everything was amazing, greetings, presentation of food, taste, tour of the kitchen, Two Of those special cocktails and also the wine pairing details and explaination. Not to forget that gift with granola❤️❤️ No wonder why they got 3 michelin star restaurant.

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This restaurant delivers eastern and western flavors in a beautiful plant based show of colors. Everything is just right.

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I was fortunate to have dinner at Eleven Madison Park as part of a work occasion several months ago - and the experience was divine! (Because we were in the private room upstairs, our menu was not entirely plant based - not sure if that policy has changed since then.) Highlights: a delicious and flavorful beef tenderloin au jus with truffled beets, butter poached lobster tail with thinly sliced butternut squash, and handcrafted ganache truffles that made a delicate pop in your mouth. I can see why EMP has earned so many culinary accolades and has such a loyal following around the world. The ambiance, service, decor, and experience was all so seamless - efficient, attentive, yet unhurried - remarkable, memorable and tasteful, yet subtle and unforced. I only wish I took more photos but after all, it was an executive dinner :)

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This was the culinary highlight, best plant based food experience ever. We were enchanted with dishes whose flavours and contrasts were perfectly balanced. An exquisite mix of different flavours and textures. On the beverage side, my partner’s wine pairing was perfectly selected to complement each dish. I opted for the non-alcoholic beverage flight which paired non alcoholic Sauvignon blanc for example with green tea and other flavours. I was very curious to taste these as for one I haven’t found a non alcoholic wine that I truly liked (way too sweet for me) and second, would you ever have thought of mixing wine and tea? Well, the combo was very good! I would def go for that option again! To conclude on the culinary experience - none of the dishes attempted to mimic meat or fish. It was all about the plant, bravo! All of this in a fantastic location with a more than impeccable service crew. Everyone was genuinely friendly and wanted to give the guest the best time at the restaurant. Thank you all again for an unforgettable evening.

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We had a 9:30 PM reservation for the bar tasting menu, and though we didn't leave the restaurant until midnight, the staff made it seem like the night was still in its prime. We had 6 courses and the standard (vs. reserve) wine pairing. Our daughter had two soft cocktails which she enjoyed and were presented beautifully. We were absolutely blown away by the first course, which ended up being our favorite of the night. The menu is focused on seasonal ingredients and they made the ingredients sing in each refined dish. The wine worked beautifully with each course, and the wine professional (Nick, I think was his name) that came to our table to explain each wine was wonderfully friendly and informative and completely accessible and unpretentious. We truly enjoyed every course- some more than others, of course. Our meal ended with a stellar dessert and a gift of granola, which was a nice touch to be able to take home something to remember our beautiful dinner. We really loved our time at EMP and would absolutely want to dine there again.

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It cost a lot but worth it. And we brought our own wines. Extraordinary.

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The service was just impeccable and the food was so well thought through with flavors melting together in such unique ways. They also had a little goody bag for each of us at the end of our dinner to take home and who doesn't love that??Highly recommend for a special night!

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I am rating this relative to what I expect on a 3-starred michellin, which gives it 1 trip advisor star. I have worked at michellin restaurants. Even though a vegan menu could be made in which a multiple array of flavors could be introduced, we were met with something that clearly lacks finding it's place yet. A great pivot, from a "normal" menu to a vegan menu should be met with rigourous standards. I don't think this passes a 3 star michellin standard anymore. Wine pairirgs were trying to simulate a normal red meat course, while it clearly wans't the case. Dishes were repetitive, often using asparragus/vegetable reductions to add flavor/umami. Not saying this is bad, this is just a common techinique. What one would expect from a restaurant of this caliber going vegan is: - No repetition amongst the few courses - Better pairing, maybe a wine only pairing isn't the best now that you don't serve red meat, which pair great with tanins on red wine? - More innovation, if you are going to pretend to keep 3 stars, then better start creating new stuff on the vegan cuisine. - Our comments were: Great execution, seems like animal protein coulud add up, what we meant by this is: "Nothing new in the vegan cuisine here, just a great chef, doing great vegan food and that's it". - There wasn't any kind of theme to the whole diner, it was just like, you know, we are just vegan now. Overall, good fine-dining experience, not worthy of 3 michellin stars. They definitely need a few years before they manage to get back to a good level. Will come back in 5+ years, or when they decide to go back to a more explored kind of menu. I deeply respect that they are going vegan, but one star is all I can give to a restaurant rated so highly on internationa standrads.

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This was the most expensive waste of money. Most of dishes was unexpectable salty , mostly uneatable. They are using asparagus in 2 dishes out of 5 it is boring for 3 Michelin stars restaurant. Most dishes was tasteless. If you are using radish, fava beans etc, it should be evaluated to the highest level of 3 Michelin stars, they didn't. White asparagus was overcooked. Desert was so sour that can not be eating. We brought with as our cup with our special medicine tea. After second meal the Indian water started annoying asking what is inside of your cup which destroyed my wife mud for the rest of the dining, It unacceptable was this level of establishment. Think twice before get rip off. Don't go

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May be I am one who would write overrated. But to be honest I have been eating in Vegan Restaurants much better then here. Glamour of course. The dishes have been very nicely presented by waiters who could be more enthusiastic. But for 3 Star I would expect more surprises in the dishes for this price. I can not complain but as rated 3 stars I was not to happy

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I ate at EMP prior to their change to a plant based menu and it was a pleasant experience, this recent visit however was something altogether, on a different level.

The space is gorgeous, the staff is delightful, the ambience is assured, high end yet relaxed. The food however is the star of the show. Each course was a thrill and often a surprise but never gimmicky. This is a restaurant which delivers great food and a great experience.

I find it interesting reading some of the less favourable reviews, clearly written by those who either have a grudge paying for such an experience (my advice is to stay home or hit the McDonalds two blocks away) or who simply don’t have experience of fine dining.

What I love about EMP is the passion and skill coming together which creates a wholly satisfying experience. Their pastry chef deserves kudos for the most delicious bread I have ever experienced - this far surpassss anything I have had in France and the only restaurant which would come a close second to EMP’s pastry delights is Steirreck in Vienna. Don’t just go for the bread allow yourself to be swept along a culinary experience which I will remember for a very long time.

I would highly recommend one of the two wine pairings on offer, we went with the ‘experimental’ pairing which accompanied each course effortlessly. Bravo to the sommelier for this generous and beautifully curated pairing.

This meal had me contemplating the question of whether a restaurant can be a work of art or can a chef be an artist? I don’t have the answer but that EMP has me contemplating the question shows what a high level they have achieved.

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