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Hey - What better excuse to sit at the bar and try another one of their fantastic drinks.
bar, drinks
neutral, positive
Highly suggest you sit at the bar for added atmosphere and generally friendly people.
bar, atmosphere
neutral, positive
Hillarious lighting and ecclectic side dishes make you want to love the place, but the meal on the whole was abyssmal.
place, meal
positive, negative
Hoegardden on tap is an added bonus if you're not drinking from the well versed wine menu.
tap, wine menu
neutral, positive
Horrible experience, from bartenders trying to pocket the $6 change for a $14 glass of wine, to inattentive and smug service, for sub-par food.
glass of wine, service, food
neutral, negative, negative
Horrible service, below average cuisine, asked to leave the table before finishing our wine, and forced to have our port at the bar.
service, wine, port
negative, neutral, neutral
Hostess continued to ask us if everything was okay, and then did nothing when we gave her specific actions (how about some water or coffee served in paper cups).
Hostess, coffee served
negative, neutral
Hostess finally brought it, saying if we wanted dessert, we could move to another table.
Hostess, dessert
negative, neutral
Hostess was extremely accommodating when we arrived an hour early for our reservation.
Hostess, reservation
positive, neutral
Hot foods selection every weekday for lunch.
foods, lunch
positive, neutral
However for one appetizer, three entree's, one shared dessert, and two bottles of white, the bill was a cool $100!
appetizer, entree, dessert, white, bill
neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral, positive
However service was quite slow for a lunch hour.
service, lunch
negative, neutral
However the casual atmosphere comes in handy if you want a good place to drop in and get food.
atmosphere, food
positive, neutral
However the hostess completely ignored us, we waited 40 min at the bar (even with reservation), our waitress was incredibly uninterested in us (never even offered dessert menus) and the somelier could have taken a look at the label before he made a mistake about his favorite wine.
hostess, bar, reservation, waitress
negative, neutral, neutral, negative
However the manager came over and aplogized and all drinks were on him.
manager, drinks
positive, neutral
However the manager, who refused to come to our table to discuss it, said we were wrong (through the poor waitress) and would not replace our bottle.
manager, table, waitress
negative, neutral, negative
However when I returned to my table the waiter immediately came over and said So I guess we are celebrating a birthday here.
table, waiter
neutral, negative
However, after speaking with the manager on the phone for about 15 minutes, the waitress said they couldn't give us any discount but would gladly give us a free pitcher of sangria.
manager, waitress, sangria
negative, negative, neutral
However, didnt take too long to get drinks and the hostess seated us promptly.
drinks, hostess
neutral, positive
However, everything we ate was salted to an extreme, and the steak, so regrettably, was saturated with butter.
steak, butter
negative, neutral
However, it was a very long wait (over 45 min) and I confronted the hostess who stated that she could not find me at the bar and she had seated 6 other parties before me.
wait, hostess, bar
negative, negative, neutral
However, our one and only complaint was when I received my drink I gave my coupon to our waiter, he returned minutes later to tell me that it could not be used in the dining room, only at the lounge or at the bar.
drink, waiter, dining room, bar
neutral, negative, neutral, neutral
However, the cheese fondue had too much wine and not enough cheese, the escargot was too stewy and the salmon was very average.
wine, escargot
positive, negative
However, the drinks are very good and this place is alright for brunch, if you don't mind sitting in a very cramped spot and/or waiting on line.
drinks, brunch, spot, waiting
positive, positive, negative, negative
However, the food, once you get over the price, was very good.
food, price
positive, negative
However, the restaurant is nothing special and and the food is hit or miss - perhaps the chef should tend more to his main dishes rather than mingling with the customers.
food, chef, main dishes
negative, negative, neutral
However, the service has SIGNIFICANTLY declined since they expanded into the back room.
service, room
negative, neutral
However, the service was so excellent, we added $10 to the tip!
service, tip
positive, neutral
However, the wait was worth it, the food was just great - make sure you have the tuna.
wait, food, tuna
positive, positive, neutral
However, they do bring you a lot of food for your buck, and despite the unremarkable food it strikes me as a good place to fill up on the cheap for lunch or after a night of drinking.
place, lunch
positive, neutral
However, we were never served bread with our meals and the restaurant is too crowded.
served bread, meals
negative, neutral
However, you don't even really need the menu, because the daily specials are always tempting and delicious.
menu, daily specials
neutral, positive
However, you're bothered by things like sub-par food (don't get the cajun fries), waiters who hate you and anything that looks like you, close proxmitity with strangers, and cheap talking and singing skelletons, do NOT go.
cajun fries, waiters
neutral, negative
Huge selection of farm roasted coffee served with a smile, absolutely no attitude, and accompanied with the best pastries in Manhattan.
farm roasted coffee served, attitude, pastries
positive, negative, positive
Hunan Delight has one page in their menu full of Vegetarian dishes.
menu, Vegetarian dishes
neutral, positive
Husband and Wife owners are always pleasent and accomidating, food is top notch quality made with care, and now, recently renovated to accomidate more tables and a young fresh feel.
owners, food, tables
positive, positive, neutral
I HAVE HAD LOBSTER IN FINISTIST RESTAURANTS IN MANHATTAN AND I NEVER TASTED IT AS GOOD AS RIZZO.
LOBSTER, RIZZO
neutral, positive
I KEPT WAITING FOR THE FLAVORS IN THIS RICH LOOKING SAUCE TO TAKE OVER, BUT THEY DID NOT, THE SCALLOP WAS A LITTLE RUBBERY.
FLAVORS, SAUCE
neutral, positive
I STRONGLY recommend to try something other than typical menu items and go for the short ribs over rice, black cod, sea bass, or duck (there are two dishes that are great).
menu, ribs, rice, black cod, sea bass, duck, dishes
neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral, positive
I absolutely hate communal seating and closely spaced tables and this place had both, but the atmosphere and the food were such that I was able to get beyond the grumpy mood that put me in to have a really good experience.
spaced tables, atmosphere, food
negative, positive, positive
I adore Zen Palate - and both the formal upstairs dining room and the crowded, counter-style cafe downstair, have their pros and cons.
Zen, formal upstairs dining room
positive, neutral
I agree that the wait staff wasn't very friendly, but the service was adequate and our food arrived without too much of a wait.
wait staff, service, food
negative, positive, positive
I agree with the many posters addressing an oppressively aggressive waitstaff, and I'm in particular support of the review directed at Franny's bizarrely adamant refusal to cut pizza (or provide adaquate knives/plates for us to do it ourselves).
waitstaff, pizza, adaquate
negative, neutral, neutral
I agree with the other poster who wrote about the service: the waiter challenged every single dish we ordered with a special (I've never had a more money hungry waiter) and after waiting 20 minutes for the check we had to call the manager over; who was unapologetic.
service, dish, special, waiting, manager
negative, neutral, neutral, neutral, negative
I also asked for a chef (thought that may be able to talk about the food for the party), but the waitress said that there was no chef at the restaurant.
food, waitress
neutral, negative
I also do not think waiters there are rude- yes there are not friendly and chatty, but do provide great service.
waiters, service
negative, positive
I always get cantonese wonton noodle soup here, but the chicken is also almost always good.
wonton noodle soup, chicken
neutral, positive
I always trek to Bar 89 and get one of their huge sandwiches that comes with fries.
Bar, sandwiches, fries
neutral, positive, neutral
I am a martini guy - vodka, not gin - and their classic martini with blue cheese olives is pretty damn near definitive.
martini guy, martini with blue cheese olives
neutral, positive
I am allergic to certain types of foods and he was very knowledgeable about the menu and brought our drinks and food very fast.
foods, menu, drinks
positive, neutral, positive
I am an extremely low maintenance diner and the staff at this restaurant managed to insult my dinner party and refuse kitchen service minutes after seating us and informing us that the kitchen was open.
diner, dinner, seating
negative, neutral, neutral
I am hoping the stale service was a one shot deal because it was deplorable for what we paid for dinner!
service, dinner
negative, neutral
I am not good with using chopsticks and asked for a fork, instead the owner insisted that I try using a chopstick an made me an easy-to-use chop stick right there on the spot!
chopsticks, owner
neutral, positive
I am not one to waste dessert but we threw away the box after taking a few bites of it.
dessert, box
neutral, negative
I am not sure if this was just an off night or what, our waiter forgot wine, brought us desert menus before dinner came, then brought us the wrong dinner.
waiter, wine, desert menus
negative, neutral, neutral
I am vegetarian - so this review applies only to the veg portion of their menu.
portion, menu
positive, neutral
I and 3 friends went there last night for dinner and loved the food, which I have to say was uniformly outstanding and some of the best I've had for under a zillion dollars in a long time.
dinner, food
neutral, positive
I arrived with one other person at ~8:30 on a Wed night -- the hostess was very kind and showed me the reservation computer which showed that they were completely booked.
hostess, reservation
positive, neutral
I asked one of the more elderly managers what we were eating and he joked that he didn't really know so he referred someone else to us who basically repeated what was written in the menu.
managers, menu
negative, neutral
I asked one waitress if I could change tables and she didn't say no outright.
waitress, tables
negative, neutral
I asked the captain to bring the food in separate bags and he loudly said, Oh, I guess you are not getting lucky tonight.
captain, food
negative, neutral
I asked the waiter about the vintages of the wines, to which he replied, I don't know, probably 2003/2004.
waiter, vintages, the wines
negative, neutral, neutral
I ate here once for dinner, and once for brunch, and both times I was very impressed with the quality and uniqueness of the food.
dinner, brunch, quality, food
neutral, neutral, positive, positive
I called ahead and was told that there would be no problem seating a party of two at 5:30, arrived at 5:30, was told there would be a 5 to 10 minute wait.
seating, wait
neutral, negative
I came here b/c someone gave a trashy review to my favorite coffee place (Grey Dog's) and compared it to this place so I had to see for myself what was so great about 71.
coffee place, Grey Dog
positive, neutral
I came in for brunch with my parents on Saturday and the place was packed.
brunch, parents, place
neutral, neutral, positive
I came in for lunch with some co-workers, and we had an amazing meal for a bargain because they've extended the $20.
lunch, meal
neutral, positive
I came to celebrate finishing my third year of med school and was greatly disappointed by the way I was treated at the door (rude and terse), the food (mediocre), and the ambiance (very loud, crowded, and uncomfortable close to our neighbors despite the large room).
food, ambiance, room
negative, negative, positive
I came to have dinner with two of my girlfriends on saturday and had an awsome time.
dinner, time
neutral, positive
I can honestly say that while some of the dishes I have had at other places I might have rated on an individual basis higher I have not enjoyed a total dining experience more.
dishes, dining
neutral, negative
I can only say that the soup dumplings are almost as good as Joe's Shanghai and some dishes I had (like Eight Spice appetizer) were tasty while others (Shanghai style Shumai) were less so.
soup dumplings, dishes, Eight Spice appetizer, style
positive, positive, positive, neutral
I can only speak as a non-Indian, since we both come from an originally American palate, but Indian cuisine, both Northern and Southern, is my favorite non-Western cuisine, and I'm always on the prowl for something delicious and worth the price.
Indian cuisine, Southern, price
positive, neutral, positive
I can't even remember if they serve anything else -- a busy hole in the wall sized place and atmosphere.
place, atmosphere
negative, neutral
I can't imagine how small the fish portion on the $10 lunch menu must be if I got the large one.
fish portion, lunch menu, one
negative, neutral, positive
I can't resist the soul chicken whether I am at VP2 or Red Bamboo, but I've been a good girl and at least tried some other menu items and everything, and I mean EVERYTHING I tried has proved amazing.
soul chicken, menu items
positive, neutral
I can't speak on the food, but I went there for a show the other week and here is my experience: one of the friendliest servers ever (no attitude); the drinks were avg.
food, servers, drinks
neutral, positive, neutral
I checked this place out during the blizzard, and was thrilled to discover the $12 early bird price fixe (until 6:30 PM) -- appetizer, entree, dessert, and soda.
price fixe, appetizer, dessert, soda
positive, neutral, neutral, neutral
I chose Guastavinos for my wedding reception dinner (for 19 of us) and planned it through their private dining staff.
reception dinner, dining staff
neutral, positive
I could not believe how much food they brought out to the table!
food, table
positive, neutral
I defy anyone to tell me where else you can cut the steak with your fork, it practically melts in your mouth- and the sides are amazing.
steak, fork, sides
neutral, neutral, positive
I did like the shrimp dish, but I don't know if I'd seek out their cuisine again.
shrimp dish, cuisine
negative, neutral
I did not find the wait staff to rude at all, how involved do you really want them in your meal right?
wait staff, meal
positive, neutral
I did not like the place because: -it took the waiter over 20 min to take our order and then over an hour until we got our food.
waiter, food
negative, neutral
I did not try the caviar but I tried their salmon and crab salad (they are all good) It is definitely a good spot for snacks and chat.
caviar, salmon and crab salad
negative, positive
I didn't know what to expect from Frankie and Johnnie's when I made the reservation after my friend told me it was the best steak he had had.
reservation, steak
neutral, positive
I didn't realize how good the food was until I went for dinner the other night.
food, dinner
positive, neutral
I didn't take a look at the rest menu, but the oysters were fantastic.
menu, oysters
neutral, positive
I dined at Belleville and my meal was distrupted by the manager yelling at the wait staff in the middle of the dining room.
meal, manager, wait staff, room
neutral, negative, negative, neutral
I dined in the Main Dining Room which is surrounded by authentic Spanish decorations.
Main Dining Room, decorations
neutral, positive
I dined there on a Wednesday night, the restaurant was practically empty, and we had to ask our waiter for everything, the menu, more water, the check, etc.
waiter, menu, water
negative, neutral, neutral
I discovered recent new management has made major improvements at this location ie the bar, dining areas, party room and bathrooms and keeping the kitchen open after 11PM.
management, bar, dining areas, kitchen
positive, neutral, neutral, neutral
I do not understand how this place can stay in business with its prices and quality of food.
quality, food
negative, neutral
I don't care for the entrees, but the chicken dumpling soup is delicious!
entrees, chicken dumpling soup
neutral, positive
I don't claim that the place as the most authentic, but when you're talking about Southeast Asian street food, which really represents a melting pot of cultures and have slight variation in style for many similarly-named dishes depending where yuo're specifically from, who's to claim what's authentic?
place, food, pot
positive, neutral, neutral
I don't claim to know enough about authentic Italian cuisine but the food is good, provided they have the menu item you order.
Italian cuisine, food, menu
positive, positive, neutral
I don't drink coffee so I can't judge that but if you want a friendly place to take a time out- read - people watch and enjoy a bagle, pastry or sandwitch this is a great place with liberal politics and nop pretensions.
coffee, bagle, pastry
neutral, positive, positive
I don't expect an enormous, heaping plate of food, but c'mon.
plate, food
positive, neutral
I don't know why people complain about the service - our waiter brought our drinks and food out promptly.
waiter, drinks, food
positive, neutral, neutral
I don't know why the place was almost empty until 8PM, but the food and service were perfect for the price.
place, food, price
negative, positive, neutral
I don't like places that sacrifice quality for money or play tricks on you by hiding drink prices till check time (everyone at the place was drinking Sangria, so that, it seems, must be the money-maker).
quality, drink prices, Sangria
negative, negative, neutral