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Gramercy Tavern is a true gem in NYC.
When we knew we were finally going to be able to go to New York for a post poned birthday celebration from last year, I made a reservation for this Michelin starred restaurant. Gramercy Tavern is divided into two areas for dining: The Tavern and the dining room. As you may imagine, The Tavern is a little less stuffy, but it's still refined. You won't find flip flopped /tank top wearing people sauntering in. Initially I had a reservation for 530p on RESY and was on a waitlist to dine at 700p. The host on the phone was very accommodating in that. We arrived about 10 minutes early for our reservation. Gramercy Tavern hosts make sure that you are taken care of, but not before checking your vaccination status alongside your ID. After that, your coat is checked and you are offered a water while you wait for your table. We were reserved in the Tavern , as I didn't want to have price fixed menu that I had seen as the only thing available in the dining room. Our host told us at 715p that the occupants at our table had not left and we could dine in the dining room on the ala carte menu, as well, if we wanted. We wanted to wait. At 745p we were finally seated. Yes, it was a bit annoying for such a stuffy restaurant as we could see empty tables that never had occupants at them, BUT we also didn't know if this had to do with a Covid rule or something, despite the fact that we are in March 2022. The hostess bought us our first round of drinks and that was kind of her, although she could have saved the quip about it being my husband's birthday as she checked his ID.. (it was last SEPT that I booked this NYC getaway for us as his Broadway bday gift and due to the pandemic it postponed repeatedly) ..so yes, it actually WAS a birthday celebration. Our waiter was amazing. He apologized for the delay in seating profusely. He brought me another champagne and who could be angry when in a Michelin starred restaurant in NYC? The ambience here is beyond charming; it's pretty and rustic but also very up tick. My husband ordered the best burger he's tasted and at $32 it better be :) I had the Duck Meatloaf and again it was amazing! Our server never missed a beat despite our rough 45 minute late start to the night. The menu here is great.. IF you're wondering how and why in a Michelin starred place my husband would order a burger.. well,, because, why would you not try a Michelin starred burger and duck fat fries!? I'll be the one to go out and order a Duck Meatloaf because well, IT"s different! The waiter brought my husband a Vanilla Coconut Cupcake and candle (even tho we told him of the delayed bday trip!) and it was one of those cup cakes you don't forget. We tried to order something more to split but I have a myriad of allergies to nuts and apparently pea and nut flours are used in most of the desserts. That is perfectly okay for me .. maybe not for someone else wanting that full on experience! BUT for us this was amazing ! If you get the chance, make the reservation and get to Gramercy ... it's a legend in New York City and there's a reason why .. It's nearly perfect !
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We ordered the pre fix tasting menu in the Dining Room.
We opted not for the pairing because that would have been too much alcohol. Not cheap. Good flavor on all food. Funny that my favorite was the bread. Don't be afraid to ask for more.
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Are in the dining room with the tasting menu and it was
Are in the dining room with the tasting menu and it was spectacular from start to finish. Amazing food with great service. We did both the regular wine pairing and the reserve wine tasting and both complimented the beautiful prepared food and added to the tasting experience. A must! It was a night to remember and would highly recommend this experience. I might also add that the wine list is very extensive but I chose the pairing and glad I did.
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Host didn't feel welcoming maybe because of our skin
Host didn't feel welcoming maybe because of our skin normally we let theat slide but when she walked us to our table not a word was said. Didn't feel warm.Waiter showed us the pairing menu on the bottom "Wine pairing" we asked what's the difference of pairing and reserve paring. He stated he will get the Master's of wine. He came to our table and showed us a piece of card board that stated what the wine list on reserve pairing. Left it on the table and walked away. This is what you called RUDE behavoir. We both felt insulted, no explaination, we just have to compare what the wines are. Excused me don't go to work with this attitude, or you can't handle seeing an Asian couple. California still rocks!!Even worst comes to our table describing the wine without enthusiasm. By the 2nd to the end OMG FREAKEN "A" no smile, no descriptive expect what the wine is and walked away. We looked at each other and both said WTF is this guys problem.This time we are furious! Really sad part the rest of the crew are kind, helpful and very positive attitude.With his attitude, feels as if he hated Asian "Races B". Not happy with your job then change. From lady Host to this guy. Such disappointed with note. And food is really good. If I can rate this 1.5 so sad nothing else. After all we paid $$$$ and get treated this way. I wasn't going to yelp, although just so disgusted such behavoir!
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Delicious meal with a great bottomless brunch deal!
Delicious meal with a great bottomless brunch deal! Waitstaff was attentive despite a packed house.
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Wonderfully classic experience
First time visit with a friend on a cold Monday evening - wanted a drink at the bar and we were able to get the last 2 seats - nice crowd for a Monday - beautiful interior - excellent service from the bartenders - didn’t eat - wine by the glass is pricey - $26 for the one selected by my friend
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Great food nice ambiance; went for brunch; service was also
Great food nice ambiance; went for brunch; service was also good; the golden beet salad and the brick pressed jerk chicken were both very good
I dined in the tavern on St Patricks day on our visit from England and was really looking forward to NY fine dining. Drinks at the bar and the ambience of the restaurant were delightful. Seated at a table near the entrance with quite a draught which was a problem for the ladies in our group. Wine list was extensive with wines from around the world, but most were 100-300 dollar bracket and an extremely limited number (count on one hand) were reasonably priced wines under 80 dollars. Summary not a balanced wine list in terms of cost. I had Steak Tartare which only way too describe was bland. The sauce on the side was like a mayonnaise with no bite to the taste so you ended up with creamy raw mince which meant i could not finish it. Different chefs may have their own interpretation of the classic menu but no capers, Worcestershire sauce etc and you can’t call it Tartare. Their signature dish was mushroom pot pie which was delicious but served on its own dish with no accompaniments , it gave the experience of eating a microwave TV dinner, albeit a great one. The staff were attentive and friendly but overall a disappointing evening and we had much better meals on our NY trip.
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One of my favorite restaurants in NYC and a true classic.
Beautiful New York grandeur but relaxed enough to enjoy. My favorite experience is actually sitting at the bar on the tavern side for a weekend lunch. But you can't really go wrong here.
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Really enjoyed the place.
It was packed with Ben on Sunday night. Cocktails were great. I highly recommend the Multipass cocktail.
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Highly recommend this gem while in NYC!! The decor and food
Highly recommend this gem while in NYC!! The decor and food spoke elegance. This restaurant truly accommodated my dairy free and nut free allergies.We ordered the flatbread and beef tartare for appetizers. The beef tartare was delightful to munch on. Very juicy and flavorful. The combination of the salt and meat was divine! For the complimentary bread, I asked for 2 more dishes of my bread. It was dairy free and nut free. The moist texture of the breading was exquisite and I craved for more!For the entrees, we ordered the grilled black bass, brick pressed jerk chicken, the tavern burger, and the braised beef stew. The braised beef was so tender that it melted on my tongue and it was so easy to cut!! The potatoes and parsnips were sweet too. My family had no complaints on the other dishes as well.I usually can't eat any desserts due to my dairy and nut allergies, but the chef made me a selection of sorbets. The sorbet was delicious and the strawberries were very savory. If you have any food restrictions, this restaurant will surely cater to you and make you feel like a queen! The wait staff was excellent too.Overall, my experience at this Michelin star restaurant was amazing and I would definitely come back for that beef brisket stew!!
The table was a little small and tight but the service was very good. The food is really nice.
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Gramercy Tavern is one of the most popular and highly
Gramercy Tavern is one of the most popular and highly acclaimed restaurants in all of New York City. The food is exquisite and the service is impeccable. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the decor is rustic and charming.The menu is extensive and features a wide variety of dishes. There are something for everyone, including vegetarians and vegans. The appetizers are particularly delicious and include options such as butternut squash soup, lobster bisque, and duck liver mousse.The main courses are equally impressive and include dishes such as roasted chicken, New York strip steak, and pan-seared salmon. The desserts are also mouth-watering and include options such as apple tart, chocolate mousse, and key lime pie.The wine list is also extensive and features a wide variety of wines from all around the world. There is something for everyone, and the staff is happy to help you choose the perfect wine to pair with your meal.Gramercy Tavern is a must-visit restaurant for anyone who is visiting New York City. The food is exquisite, the service is outstanding, and the atmosphere is warm and inviting.
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Very well deserved with all the awards and Michelin star!
Very well deserved with all the awards and Michelin star! Made a quite last minute reservation on 12/31 at 5pm, came right on time, checked in my coat, was asked about diet restrictions etc, the whole process everyone I encountered was super polite, kind and professional. I love the decorations of the restaurant, lots of flower elements, with red and green theme which felt super festive yet high class. With low volume music playing, the tables are not set far apart so you could hear people talking but not loud, very suitable place for special occasion or romantic dates.It was New Years Eve and there's a special menu for that, and went with the wine pairing as well.Starter - Lobster Tartlette: AVery nice presentation, looked exactly like an egg tart full of lobster on it, it smelled like scallion and a hint of black truffle. The flavor though was entirely different, it was a mouth full of well-prepared lobster meat, and the tart was very fluffy.First course - Marinated Scallops: A+With caviar, sesame and some scallion on top, the visual was not much but wow it tasted very good. The scallop was tasty with hint of sea water saline flavor, with some apple crumbs offering nice balance. One of the best seafood appetizer dish I have ever had.1st wine pairing - Loire Valley Muscadet, not much on the nose as expected, the saline flavor went extremely well with the scallop.Second course - Poached Lobster: A+Again very nicely decorated dish, got some citrus and quinoa aroma along with some pepper spice. There were 3 pieces of lobster and tasted delicious, the juice from the lobster combined very nicely with the quinoa, very delicate. There was some grapefruit added too and the bitterness of it went well with the slightly sour/salty lobster meat. The spiced carrot was well made.2nd wine pairing - White Blend with Riesling/SB/Pinot Grigio, smelled like white and purple flowers and green fruit, a bit similar to an unoaked Chardonnay, yet with a bit nut and oak on the finish. But I actually would have preferred something with a bit more sugar to go with the lobster dish because the sauce got a tad of spiciness to it.Third course - Winter Squash Tagliatelle: A+The Tagliatelle was sooooooo good! Very soft and spongy, very flavorful with sauce from carrot, cheese and truffle. 3rd wine pairing - Rossese, I was given the choice between a red Rossese or a white and picked red because I have never tried that grape, it tasted a bit like strawberry/banana/bubble gum and reminded me of Gamay. And I was provided a bit of the white too, very generous of them!Fourth course - Wood Fired Sirloin and Braised Shoulder: AIt got a heavy wood-grilled aroma and some cauliflower notes. I requested medium rare but it came slightly towards to medium side. The texture of both pieces of meat were tender and soft. I also really liked the mushroom and crispy potato came with it. Nothing too surprising about this dish, met the standard of meat dish from a high end restaurant.4th wine pairing - 2016 Merlot and Cab Franc, aroma of black fruits and some green pepper notes from cab franc, although it would have been better if there was more decanting time to allow it opening it up.Fifth course - Dark Chocolate Mousse: AI usually don't like chocolate flavored dessert but this one tasted on the very bitter side (which I love) and along with the cherries and hazelnuts, the overall combination was very delicious.5th wine pairing - Solero from Southern Australia, I love fortified wine, and it was nicely paired with the cherry-filled dessert dish.Overall, very delicious food, all the waiters/waitresses that served the table were very nice, explained the dishes and wine in detail, and it was an excellent meal to conclude the year of 2021. I would not hesitate to recommend this place to any of my friends and I can't wait to go back again to try their regular/seasonal menu too!
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This is a one of a kind place.
Can't say enough good things about it! Everything is delicious and they easily accommodated gluten free options for me. This is going to be our special dinner we do every year (would love to do it more often but we don't live in NYC and the dinner menu with wine tasting is definitely pricey). Thanks for an unforgettable dining experience!
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I was really excited to come here but the experience was
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C H. on 03/01/2022
I was really excited to come here but the experience was lackluster. So many good reviews... we walked out feeling confused? What did we miss? The ambiance, food, entire experience was average at best. For the prices here, we expected to be wowed. I had the ravioli starter (had maybe 8 small raviolis for $30) and then the burger. Both were okay. If they had tasted incredible, that'd be one thing. But for the price, I would have rather gone to one of the many high end restaurants in NYC which go above and beyond. This city is full of impeccable restaurants, this just did not match up.
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Dumb.. just dumb! Best meal I've ever had and a memorable
Dumb.. just dumb! Best meal I've ever had and a memorable experience!! Well done guys!!!
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My wife and I dined at Gramnercy Tavern on Saturday, Feb.
26. We are from DC and we go to NYC several times a year for fun. We always try new (to us) restaurants mixed with our consistent favorites. This trip we went to Cosme (new to us, uneven, a shadow of its Mexico City parent restaurant, but good) and Grammercy Tavern. We had been to GT before. The food is consistently good. The atmosphere is great. The service is impeccable. This time a single dish pushed the meal into the realm of the extraordinary. We started with the complimentary focaccia. Delicious. Not exceptional but really good. My wife got the burger. Again, really good. It is no Minetta Tavern Black Label burger, but nothing is. The GT offfering is very good. And I got the grilled bass. Another good but not necessarily divinely inspired dish. All solid. A good meal. But then it came time for dessert. My wife asked our server about two options: the purple sweet potato pie and something else. Our server (unfortunately I can't remember her name--damn wine and age!) told us that the pie was her recipe. She explained that they had held a contest among the staff to submit the best dessert and hers won. She went on to explain that she is from Trinidad and Tobago and the original recipe was her grandmother's. She also explained that the potatoes come from the local Union Square Farmers Market. Needless to say we got the pie.Am I ever glad we did! It was one of the best dishes (not just desserts) I have ever had. I told my wife that it tasted like everything you want pumpkin pie to be. My wife said it tasted like Christmas. We were both right. The crust tasted like the best Speculaas cookie you can imagine. And the potato filling was otherworldly good. It was somehow dense and light at the same time. It bordered on savory but packed enough sweetness and spice to let you know it was dessert. It was perfect--and I don't use that word lightly.Go to Gramnercy Tavern for the good food, great vibes and fantastic service. Be sure to stay for dessert and get the Purple Sweet Potato Pie. Thank me later--or order a second slice to go. I wish I had.
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Worth every penny. Delicious !
The best meal we had on the trip. We did the 5 course meal. Every dish was perfection and the whole table loved everything. Which never happens. It’s not cheap but if you are going to splurge come here and you will not be disappointed.
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Finally snagged a reservation for the Tavern.
Beautiful room, excellent people watching, stellar service. Biscuits and soft salted butter were dreamy. We shared a bottle of wine, seafood platter for two and the duck meatloaf. The food is faultless, if not a little soulless. I would never say, "We must go to Gramercy Tavern - I am craving the duck meatloaf." But I have found that to be the case at all of Danny Meyer's restaurants (except Shake Shake, ironically - the ShackBurger is definitely soulful). A great restaurant for when you need to impress someone.
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Always a favorite, whether the tavern or the dining room.
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L R. on 02/25/2022
The food is excellent, the atmosphere, while busy, is never too claustrophobic. The cocktails and service are a dream. We've even dropped by for lunch (on a weekday) with a toddler in the dining room, and the staff could not have been nicer - though I would not recommend trying this during peak hours, just because of how crowded it can get and how hungry little ones are! That said, I love how accommodating they are and the consistency of excellence - we've never been disappointed by a meal here!
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We came on a Saturday night for dinner.
Reservations were fairly difficult to get; we were refreshing the reservations page minutes before the reservations for our desired day became available, and in less than a minute almost all the time slots were taken. The tavern part of the restaurant is more laid back with an a la carte menu similar to what you'd see in any American style restaurant in Manhattan. The quality of the ingredients was definitely there, but price-wise I'd say it's a little overpriced for what it is; $40 for a hamburger after tax is pretty steep even for New York. Tables were pretty squished together as well. The entire night we were somewhat forced to listen in to a conversation between two men in the finance industry about their investment strategies...not exactly what we wanted for a weekend dinner. Overall though the service was good and food/drinks were good. Next time I think I'd prefer the tasting menu to get the best perspective of bang-for-buck at gramercy.
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Service was EXCELLENT! Food was good but could've been
Service was EXCELLENT! Food was good but could've been better. Bread, chocolate cake, and coffee were basic. The lobster dish and vegetables of the day were very good.
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simply the best restaurant in town
The Tavern has always been a favourite on our dining list, but we didi not go there for years ( 8) until our dinner last week.
the staff is as always super friendly and helpful. we loved the plates, which were taken at the front room not the main dining room , so the less formal place.
despite it being the 14 February, we were served swiftly and there was no hint of a St Valentin special menu in sight, a blessing in my eye.
more impressive, since the departure of their pastry chef Nancy Olson in 2013, we were hoping the new pastry chef would leave us as good memories as Nancy's desserts did.
and it has been the case! the desserts are exceptional, and conclude with a Wow the dinner.
Came here for an internal business dinner and a tasting menu had been chosen in advance. We had five courses, the first two being Hamachi and then Atlantic char. These were both absolutely gorgeous and a great taste of things to come. Service was also excellent, very efficient without being overbearing or obvious. A lovely evening. I will definitely be back next time I'm in New York.
Gramercy Tavern is a long way from the 1994 article in NY Magazine that stated that Danny Meyer wanted reinvent the four star restaurant. I have had many a fine meal at the Gramercy Tavern over the past 27 years, but this was not one of them.
There is one Pre Fixe menu. There is no choice, except if one wants a substitute. We had artic char, carpaccio, sirloin, a lobster lumache with very little lobster a chocolate mouse among other dishes. There were five courses for $158. Nothing was exceptional. The cooking was acceptable, but way below standards. Certainly not worthy of a Michelin star. Certainly lot worth the $550 for two with a bottle of wine. Two night previous we had dinner at the Union Square Café and the far better. Gramercy Tavern has gone down hill. Union Square Hospitality has to revitalize this restaurant. Even the usually exceptional servers made several mistakes with our order.
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It can be under your name or a name you choose! Some reservation offers already include the AppointmentTrader Transfer Service which will transfer the reservation in to your name. If its not included you can add it on after buying the reservation for a small fee. One thing on that though: As many reservations become available at last minute, taking a reservation in someone else name is quick and great for privacy. Most reservations on AT are listed with a virtual phone number, so all you need to do is present the phone number at the hostess stand and you are good to go!
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