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I have given this restaurant all the chances I am going to give it. I have gone on different nights and at different times of day as well as different seasons.... It's all the same... Worse than poor service and only sub par food. Done

Celebrating a big birthday we picked Bar Boulud because it was a high quality french cuisine option that would not quite break the bank. What a pleasure! We went for an early evening dinner and got a good table with no problem. The staff, from the maitre to the busboys were welcoming and friendly without being in your face. (BTW the count of staff to patrons was amazing.) Service was attentive but discreet. The food excellent. We definitely recommend it and look forward to trying some other Boulud restaurants.

With the poor service and the unexciting food, there's really no reason to go there.

Poor service ruined what might've been an acceptable meal. It was 30min before the waitress took our order, and that was only the beginning. Empty plates were left sitting in front of us for 20min, coffee/waters weren't refilled for extended periods, and when we asked for more bread, they only brought it to one part of the table. Plus, portions are skimpy, and the food is just ok at best. Come prepared to spend half your afternoon or evening there.

Not worth a visit. Steak Frites was served seriously undercooked and fries were cold. We've prepared meals 10x better at home. We'll never go back and recommend you pick somewhere else!

When first opened, food was divine, service was good, ambience always a question. Now it is commercial, too many Lincoln Center and walk in people. new cafe outside, very crowded and staff can't handle it all. We waited a long time for the food which was average; the cosmopolitan was bad - no cranberry juice, mostly lemon, so it took me 3 times and 3 diffferent waiters to send it back and get a Mojito. At those prices. never again.

Arrived a bit before my reservation when the place was largely empty. The host seated my wife and I at the worst table in the place. We asked for a different table. He then offered us the second worst table. I'm not a picky or demanding guy, but give me a break, dude, the place is empty. Third time was a charm and we sat in the back. Truthfully, there's no great tables in the place. The seats are hard and the interior is not great: everything is beige. The heavy wood chairs scrape along the floor and make an irritating noise. The menu's nice and there's bound to be something for everyone. But I can't say anything my wife and I had really stood out. Sure, it was fine, but there was no "Oh my God, this is fantastic!" moment (although my wife really liked her rhubarb dessert.) Service was good - friendly and competent. Pretty much what a place where that charges $100 per person should provide. But, like the food, it didn't exceed expectations. I believe that if a restaurant is good (or great), when you walk out the door, you're already thinking about the next time you'll go there. When I walked out of Bar Boulud, I thought "Eeh, I won't go here again."