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I went to Bobby Van's last week for a birthday lunch and had a great time. The food was excellent, the staff was great, attentive and personable. Never had to ask for anything! The steak came out perfectly prepared along with the sides and the dessert (did I fail to mention that we ate off the extended restaurant week menu!) The best part of the meal was the entertainment (Host), Anthony you are a doll and a great joke /story teller!

Our experience at Bobby Vans was really much better than what we have become accustomed to with New York city steakhouses in particular and New York restaurants in general. We started with an enormous martini at the bar. Then moved to the table.The tables were almost all full which in these times was a good sign.Our Server was there to greet us as we were seated and was very helpful in directing us to a beautiful bottle of Cabernet to accompany our Steaks. Personally I enjoy the sirloin with its perfect blend of tenderness and flavor, and Bobby's did not disappoint. This is quite simply the best I have ever had. My wife's Rib eye looked and tasted every bit as good. The sides dishes were amazing. To top it all off the service was something one would come to expect at the four seasons .It was attentive yet there was no hovering. whenever we needed a refresh on the wine our server "Freddy" was there. This was a special experience and I cant wait until next time.

I know Bobby Vans for years Ever since there was a real Bobby at the piano in Bridgehampton….I live in Easthampton so still frequent the new one there..I like it..food pretty good! Also take customers to one midtown 46st also pretty good Now 54 st is another story Have eaten there 3/4 times before..each time I give it one more chance I live around the corner at 136 E 56 St Not any more..no more chances…….. not until you advise me there is a new chef, a new broader menu, less expensive items…. then send me an invite to try it once more Particulars: Went in for steak then remembered the last one I had there..funny smell and bad taste and rubbery. So changed mind and went for a veggie dinner .Had a vodka martini..asked for a slice of cucumber in it..i got a PICKLE! .Had mushroom soup..mushrooms? just a dark blob of some tasteless mudlike substance .shrimp cocktail..a disgraceful portion of 3 THREE (for $20.00) old tasting, certainly not the same quality gorgeous shrimps I always get in Bridge .potato chips/onion rings///chips burned and tasteless rings soggy .Creamy spinich..not too too bad, just a bit bitter I stopped ordering..cut my losses there All this for $70 plus tax/ tip Really now 54 street, you can do better than this to attract diners and foodies. The other Vans do! Try harder, you might ride out the recession.

They join the restaurant week restaurants to serve prefix lunches for $24.07. The only steak on their menu has a supplement price of $10. I ended up paying $50 for lunch because I went to a steak house that did not offer steak on their restaurant week menu. The food was ok. I don't think I will ever go back to this restaurant again.

My wife and I ate here on vacation, based upon a recommendation from a friend (who had eaten at the other location). Our waiter was rude and inattentive. He never asked if the food was to our liking or if we needed anything else. We had to find an assistant manager to get our drinks refilled. The food was good, but not good enough to outweigh the terrible service. Upon our return home, I emailed the establishment to complain. They did not respond. This tells me that the corporate office cares as little as the servers. I will never eat there again. We also told our referring friend to avoid making this recommendation to anyone he likes or cares about. There are too many other places to eat to subject yourself to this type of service and apathy.

Tried this place for restaurant week, and the entrees weren't so bad but the dessert was not good at all. The chocolate cake tasted like a melted chocolate bar, and the cheesecake tasted like I was eating a stick of butter with some sugar. The entrees weren't impressive at all. I had the beef shot ribs which were overly salty, and the filet mignon was okay. And I also ordered crab cakes from the regular menu and it tasted like they had rolled a bunch of loose crab meat in salt. And to top off the subpar food.. the service was very poor. They ignore you even when you're waving them down. And even when we asked for more water, they only filled one of our cups, even when my glass was clearly empty, I had to flag down another waiter to get a glass of water. Then they brought us the check before we even got our last item we ordered.

so we went for restaurant week, which is always a gamble. waited a bit for our table, which wasnt even the problem. we got the absolute grumpiest waiter, who seems to be fairly sick of restaurant week by week two. the filet was charred a bit too much for MR, and the french fries were uninspired. the apple crumb thing for dessert was hte highlight. my filet was supposed to be 10oz (doubtful) and was a $10 supplement on top. a couple bottles of wine and it was $80 a person.