Blue Water Grill

Great food in a warm, romantic atmosphere. The lobster, chilean sea bass, and sea diver scallops were all brimming with flavor. SO GOOD. Also loved the banana tower dessert. I am drooling just thinking about it! I highly recommend this place.

This has been my NYE choice for the past 4 years. Any restaurant which has consistently good food and doesn't hike up their prices for holidays, just because they can, in my book gets an A. The jazz downstairs is a lot of fun and the staff is always great.

We arrived at the restaurant a little early for our reservation. They never came to get us, until we asked the hostess to check on our reservation. Once seated, we ordered salads that arrived quickly. After salad plates were not removed, we inquired about our entrees after a 35 minute wait. They arrived 5 minutes later. Busboys were constantly carrying large bins with dirty plates around. The restaurant seemed very disorganized. The food was delicious, when it finally arrived, but with service and high prices, I would not consider this restaurant a fine dining experience.

My mom, sister and I went for dinner on a Tuesday night--around 6pm. They sat us promptly without a reservation. Our waiter was very knowledgable and attentive at first--but as the night went on and things got busier--we saw less and less of him and it was a chore to try to get a refill of water. As for the food--the Monster roll is amazing, and so is the coconut shrimp roll. Our entrees were delicious too-- I had the halibut with mushroom risotto with a corn sauce--the combination of flavors were perfect! However, my fish was unfortunately a bit dry. My sister had the sea bass which was cooked perfectly--and was amazing as well. We skipped dessert because we were all stuffed--but the treat at the end of the meal was having Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins sit at the booth directly next to ours. I will definitely be back!

Ended up in Union Sq at a time between lunch & dinner, so the Blue Water was offering only their Sunset Menu, which really does not have much on it. We opted for the lobster bisque and their creative sushi rolls. The bisque was pretty bland (we remember it was much better at past dinners), also not a piece of lobster in sight. The sushi rolls were not impressive as well. The combination of flavors did not quite work, like tuna and southwest salsa. I love making seared tuna with fruit salsa at home, but in their roll the blend of flavors was not complimentary. Other rolls did not leave a lasting impression either. I know you are probably saying: why are they eating sushi here ? but hey, we remember this place as having pretty good seafood, so why not ? In overall, the food was sub-par. Don't let this review stop you from eating a dinner there though, this is just an opinion of what we had at that particular time of day. The staff was nice and attentive even at that dead hour of day, and the overall ambiance was lovely.

The menu was mouthwatering but the reality was disappointing. My tuna could have been fresher. The side was uninspiring and the cooked greens seasoned to the power of ten. My friend's med well filet mignon (I know it should have been ordered med rare, but, I'm just the messenger.) was charred to a perfect crisp. It's replacement arrived after everyone else was finished.The four free desserts were bland and below average. The $56 bottle of Pinot Noir from some obscure winery was not very complementary to our meals It just never opened up. The waiter explained that they look for small wineries and buy the entire production. That explains why I didn't recognize anything on the list.

The BBQ Eel Dragon sushi roll was delicious. Their warm Molten Chocolate Cake is very fine. It was soft outside with rich and warm chocolate lava flowing out when you pierce your fork into it. Their fondue dessert is not appetizing, they give you some marshmellows, fruits, and two1 inch square rice krispie treats to dip into chocolate. All in all, they make some good food that is quite delicious. The wait is long, but make a reservation and bring some good company.