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Drinks were well priced and the buyback rate was fantastic.
Drinks, priced
neutral, positive
During dinner, we sat drinkless once again, as the server and owner never checked on us.
dinner, owner
neutral, negative
During my meal the waiter and waitress gathered with other friends that had arrived and they spent the whole time talking and ignoring the clientele.
meal, waiter
neutral, negative
During the day, the sushi bar can be backed up a bit (thanks to their unbeatable lunch specials) so order early.
sushi bar, lunch specials
neutral, positive
During the summer the outdoor area is a great place to sit and eat you pizza.
outdoor area, pizza
positive, neutral
During the weekend nights, the crowd is full of 20 somethings (in which a few look much younger) and is almost Coyote Ugly style where ladies are dancing all over the bar.
style, bar
negative, neutral
Dylan Prime is one of an increasingly small number of restaurants in NYC that take reservations for large groups.
Dylan, reservations
positive, neutral
Each appetizer was a success: lobster bisque, fried clams, scallops.
appetizer, lobster bisque
positive, neutral
Each course was accompanied by a new wine.
course, wine
neutral, positive
Each dish had its own distinct character and pleasant flavor surprises.
dish, flavor surprises
neutral, positive
Each dish is carefully prepared and is a tribute to the ingredients being served.
dish, ingredients, served
positive, neutral, neutral
Each entre came with a side of rice and bread (most places you have order the bread separately), dal (lentils) and fresh vegetable.
dal, vegetable
neutral, positive
Each table has a pot of boiling water sunken into its surface, and you get platters of thin sliced meats, various vegetables, and rice and glass noodles.
pot of boiling water, platters, meats, vegetables, rice, glass noodles
neutral, neutral, neutral, positive, neutral, neutral
Each week, Zutto's sushi chef never ceases to amaze me with new concoctions.
sushi chef, concoctions
negative, neutral
Eggs benedict with smoked salmon was equally fine and the portion was adequate for lunch.
Eggs benedict with smoked salmon, portion, lunch
positive, positive, neutral
Encouraged, I went back for dinner and was again impressed: crisp, spicy asparagus spears (tad too spicy?
dinner, asparagus spears
neutral, positive
Enjoy a drink at the bar over fresh shucked oysters.
drink, bar, oysters
positive, neutral, positive
Enjoy dishes like a Maine lobster and rock shrimp BLT in a sundried-tomato tortilla wrap (Lobster Man From Mars) and a roasted pork chop with vanilla-rum mashed yams and apple chutney (Promethean Pork Chop).
dishes, Maine lobster and rock shrimp, wrap, Lobster Man, apple chutney
positive, positive, positive, positive, neutral
Enjoy the food, because it is remarkable, but don't be too willing to be gratuitis to a server that does not deserve it.
food, server
positive, negative
Enjoyed a very nice Caesar Salad while my wife had arugula and goat cheese.
Caesar Salad, arugula, goat cheese
positive, neutral, neutral
Enough space between tables that you don't feel crowded or that it's too loud.
space, tables
positive, neutral
Entree choices seem endless--braised beef, pounded chicken, garlic shrimp, poblano chile, hanger steak-- the platter of subtly spiced pulled pork, served with whipped plaintains, is the restaurant's best.
Entree, braised beef, pounded chicken, garlic shrimp, served with whipped plaintains
positive, neutral, neutral, neutral, positive
Entrees are right around $10, with fried rice and noodles being a little cheaper.
Entrees, noodles
neutral, positive
Entrees range from strongly seasoned nori-wrapped rare tuna with wasabi-soy vegetables to simple wood-grilled halibut with light caper vinaigrette.
tuna with wasabi-soy vegetables, light caper vinaigrette
positive, neutral
Even as a stranger, the service at the bar was excellent as was the wait staff who continuously checked back to see if I was okay while waiting for my party.
service, bar, wait staff, waiting
positive, neutral, positive, neutral
Even at lunch, when lawyers and publishers flock in to wheel and deal over the justly-popular lunch buffet, the atmosphere remains serene.
justly-popular lunch buffet, atmosphere
neutral, positive
Even better was the food, had shrimp wrapped in prosciutto, followed by lamb chops, and of course a double macchiato to finish it all off.
shrimp wrapped in prosciutto, lamb chops, course
positive, positive, neutral
Even if their service was not top notch at all times, at least the wait staff was very accommodating and respectful.
service, wait staff
negative, positive
Even if you hate beets, try the beet ravioli- you will not be disappointed!
beets, beet ravioli
negative, positive
Even if you have to wait a bit for a reservation, the hostess will come over to apologize, update you on the wait and make sure you are comfortable.
reservation, hostess
neutral, positive
Even if you're just a middling junior exec, staff service makes you feel like a board member.
exec, staff service
neutral, positive
Even more impressive, when my vegetarian girlfriend started asking whether certain dishes were made with meat, the waiter offered to have a vegetable plate created for her -- and it was quite well done too.
dishes, waiter, vegetable plate
neutral, neutral, positive
Even some of the staff that was working that night was served their dinner before my table got our dinner entrees.
staff, dinner entrees
negative, neutral
Even the expensive (11-20$) fru-fru drinks lacked flavor and quality ingredients.
drinks, flavor, ingredients
negative, negative, neutral
Even though it wasn't totally full, the waitress had to RUN around the restaurant, and the drinks and the food took a LONG time to arrive.
waitress, drinks
negative, neutral
Even though it's a trek for me to get there and the place is a little of a Hole in the wall, I've gone many times for the food alone.
place, food
negative, positive
Even though the food was prepared nicely, it was definitely lacking flavor.
food, flavor
positive, negative
Even though the place was more than half empty he refused to do so because we had already given our order to the waiter and a change of tables would cause too much confusion.
place, waiter, change, tables
negative, neutral, negative, negative
Even though we complained several times, they brought us the bill before dessert and the manager came to our table to mention he was closing the place for the night.
bill, dessert, manager, table
neutral, neutral, negative, neutral
Even when the chef is not in the house, the food and service are right on target.
chef, food, service
neutral, positive, positive
Even when the place has been packed with tables (I saw a party of 12 in there last time), the waiters and bartenders are still nice.
tables, waiters
neutral, positive
Even with our large appetites we could not finish all the food or wine, which has never happened with a tasting menu before.
food, wine, menu
neutral, neutral, positive
Even with reservations, checking in, and a generally quiet night, the hostess forgot that we were there and gave our table to her friends.
reservations, hostess
neutral, negative
Even with reservations, we had to wait 20 minutes until our server came to take our order, then waited an HOUR 10 minutes for our food!
reservations, server, food
neutral, negative, neutral
Even without this hiccup, the service seemed very amateur--not snooty, as I've read in other reviews--just nowhere near as good as it should be given the price of the meal.
service, price, meal
negative, neutral, neutral
Evening service--featuring waiters all in black--is a little slow; plan on a leisurely dinner unless you're headed for the theater.
service, waiters, leisurely dinner
neutral, negative, neutral
Evening started out nice w/ complimentary glass of champagne, but turned sour as mussels were extremely overcooked, steak came in kid size portion smothered with sauce and owner recommended a wine special off the standard wine menu that was double the price of the most expensive bottle but made no effort to describe the wine as extremely special or significantly more expensive that what they typically serve.
glass of champagne, mussels, steak, portion smothered with sauce, owner recommended, price
positive, negative, negative, negative, negative, negative
Eventually another waiter cleaned up the table and allowed us to sit there.
waiter, table
positive, neutral
Every course was delicious, including the multiple chef samples, brought to you from the chef throughout your entire meal.
course, multiple chef, meal
positive, neutral, positive
Every item on the menu tasted like it had been lovingly perfected- from the pulled pork sandwich on white roll to the smokey baked beans, buttery mac-n-cheese, and slightly spicey coleslaw.
menu, smokey baked beans, coleslaw
neutral, neutral, positive
Every time I eat there I feel as if the chef and waitstaff have cooked, prepared and served a meal as if I am the only customer/guest.
waitstaff, meal
positive, neutral
Every time I go I order the eggs benedict which comes with home fries and an alcoholic beverage.
eggs benedict, beverage
positive, neutral
Everyone around me was eating stuff that wasn't on the menu and looked tastier, but the waitress didn't bother to suggest any of these things, even when asked for suggestions.
menu, waitress
neutral, negative
Everyone says that their round slice is no good, but the Sicilian is so good that I have never tried the round.
slice, Sicilian
negative, positive
Everything I have had just tasted like salt-not garlic,not cheese,salt-only thing i can figure is that since they churn it out in such quantity the quality's gotta suffer, wouldnt go back unless dragged or for a drink.
salt-not garlic, cheese, quality, drink
neutral, negative, negative, neutral
Everything from the little tastes prepared by the kitchen to the main course to dessert was outstanding and the beauty of the restaurant makes it that much nicer.
main course, dessert
neutral, positive
Everything from the salmon dip at the bar (while waiting for our table) to the dessert was perfect.
salmon dip, bar, dessert
positive, neutral, positive
Everything on the menu is worth trying at least once, from the calamari/zucchini appetizer, to the homemade cavatelli, to the rib eye steak (like butter!)
menu, rib eye steak
positive, neutral
Everything that could go wrong did starting with the set menu that I was not informed of at the time of the reservation, to trying to seat us 45 minutes late at a table that was not made up.
menu, reservation, table
neutral, neutral, negative
Everything that we tasted on the menu was great, particularly the shrimp tapas (if you don't order it yourself, the waiter will surely recommend it).
menu, shrimp tapas, waiter
neutral, positive, positive
Everything we had from the scallop starter to the rare ribeye, right through dessert was impeccible.
scallop starter, dessert
neutral, positive
Everyting I ate there was incredible from the Tseukune (chicken dumplings) to the black bass special, right down to the velety chocolate pudding I had for dessert.
Tseukune (chicken dumplings), black bass special, chocolate pudding, dessert
positive, positive, positive, neutral
Evidently, our waiter went to the Mediterrean for our humus pita because it took about 25 minutes.
waiter, humus pita
negative, neutral
Excellent Steaks, the attitude of the Servers could be a little better but the food makes up for everything.
Steaks, attitude, Servers, food
positive, negative, negative, positive
Expect a crowd while waiting, but they seat quickly.
crowd, waiting
negative, neutral
Expect to be cramped and you may have to wait a little for your food, but the service is really friendly and helpful.
food, service
neutral, positive
Expect to get average food, a big bill and lots of attitude from the service.
food, bill
neutral, negative
Expect to stand around for a while before one of the waiters desides that they can be bothered to actually get you to a seat.
waiters, seat
negative, neutral
Extensive menu plenty of dishes to choose from my dinner was so-so but my BF entree was delicious.
menu, dishes, dinner
positive, positive, neutral
Extremely RUDE servers who intially took our order and never returned with drinks or to see if we required anythign else.
servers, drinks
negative, neutral
FINALLY the waitress came with our food after an HOUR!
waitress, food
negative, neutral
FOOD WAS OK,SERVICE NOT SO OK,WAITED FOR THE CHECK WHILE OUR WAITER WAS GOSSIPPING,WAITED FOR CHANGE,WHILE OUR WAITER WAS GOSSIPPING.
FOOD, SERVICE
positive, negative
Fajitas, a house specialty, are available with nearly a dozen different fillings, from mesquite-grilled chicken to portobello mushrooms and asparagus.
fillings, chicken to portobello mushrooms, asparagus
positive, neutral, neutral
Fantastic flavor, but certainly not worth the high price of the small glass.
flavor, price, glass
positive, negative, negative
Fast and Fresh is also a bodega, and they have the usual offerings: cold drinks in the fridge (Corona and other beers available), bagels, sammiches and salads to order.
drinks, sammiches, salads
positive, neutral, neutral
Faux Models/Waiters hustle around the tight spaced restaurant, while the bar is crowded with waiting patrons and dates enjoying a drink.
bar, waiting patrons
neutral, negative
Few styles of cooking place such an importance on texture--baby eels in a sizzling slick of oil, for example, is nudged just a shade away from pasta by the crackle of tiny bones under your teeth.
texture, oil, pasta
positive, neutral, neutral
Finally got our food after waiting a long time for oysters, doesn't take that long to shuck 'em, the place isn't that big, and it was OK.
food, time
neutral, negative
Finally, the manager had the audacity to lock the doors, presumably to prevent us from skipping out on the bill, while one of our friends went to an ATM to get cash.
manager, doors
negative, neutral
First had a cheese platter at the bar and then enjoyed a nice dinner with friends.
cheese platter, bar, dinner
neutral, neutral, positive
First of all we ordered a wine from the menu listed as 2000 but the waiter brought the 2001 vintage and tried to pass it off as the 2000.
wine, menu, waiter
neutral, neutral, negative
First of all, I think our service person was miffed that we couldn't order much for apps or drinks since we had already started at the bar.
service, drinks, bar
negative, neutral, neutral
First, we waited 40 minutes for our food, but after a thrity minute wait, the waitress asked me to clarify what I had ordered (I ordered off their menu, with no changes).
food, waitress, menu
neutral, negative, neutral
Fish and tomato sauce both have great flavors and the dishes are under $20.
Fish and tomato sauce, flavors, dishes
neutral, positive, positive
Fish was clammy, with slight off taste to some(according to my sashimi-eating dinner companion).
Fish, dinner
negative, neutral
Flavors range from standards to hard-to-find Italian options, like tiramisu, hazelnut and zuppa inglese.
Flavors, tiramisu
negative, neutral
Food - The cheese plate contained flavored spreads instead of decent chesses.
Food, cheese
neutral, positive
Food - mostly steak and fish - is decent, but the portions are obscene - filet mignon and salmon were HUGE, but they don't come with any side dishes - you have to order and pay extra for them which is inconvenient and expensive.
Food, portions, filet mignon
positive, negative, positive
Food : A++ Service : A++ Value : A++ No other steakhouse in Manhattan can beat Ruth's Chris.
Food, Service
neutral, positive
Food again was not just a name on the menu but very well made and fresh.
Food, menu
positive, neutral
Food and Service of the same high quality elsewhere in NY would have been twice the cost.
Food, cost
positive, neutral
Food and service were very good but prices were a bit high for the portions.
Food, service, prices, portions
positive, positive, negative, neutral
Food is average, service is awful, and the attitude isn't New York - it's just plain rude - and most of NYC is caring and courteous.
Food, service
neutral, negative
Food is decent but portions are so tiny and the whole meal is served on huge plate which makes it look even more ridiculous.
Food, portions, meal, served
positive, negative, negative, negative
Food is decent but portions so small that after 5 appetizers, 2 sides and three entrees, the three of us left still hungry!
portions, appetizers, sides, entrees
negative, neutral, neutral, neutral
Food is fine but unremarkable, atmosphere is very noisy, especially for a date, and our waiter looked like he had never seen us before when we reminded him that we had ordered a second round of drinks 20 minutes earlier.
atmosphere, waiter, drinks
negative, negative, neutral
Food is mediocre, except for Mushroom Custard and Foie Gras in Fire Ice.
Food, Mushroom Custard
negative, positive
Food is pretty good but the service is horrific.
Food, service
positive, negative
Food is served simply but quickly with a smile.
Food, served
neutral, positive
Food other than sushi is also very nice.
Food, sushi
positive, negative