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We were lured here by the reviews, but our dinners were disappointing. It's trying to be a green, California type restaurant, but failing. Locally sourced food is not necessarily better, especially if it is prepared poorly. For these prices, you can do far, far better in Manhattan. We won't be going back.

Agree with most of the comments, used to work there w / a great crew, but they tended to shed good staff

This place is deeeelicious!! Don't let the wait get you down it is soooo worth it! I love the smoked fish plate with smoked salmon and sable and also the sausage with poached egg is awesome. Everything we order tastes great! Even the fruit we ordered with meal (feeling healthy) was fresh even in winter! Go and eat here it rocks!!

I returned to Cookshop this past weekend after having an 'OK' dining experience about a year ago. The restaurant was packed like a cattle car, and the server was in a different world. Still, I've come to expect a bit of discomfort at Sunday brunch- especially if the food makes up for the lacking ambiance. This, sadly, was not the case. I ordered the poached eggs over grits- a combination I'm quite familiar with. The runny eggs bled into the soupy grits creating a "textural mess" with no bread to sop up the run off. My friend's French toast was dry. All in all, it was a really horrendous experience. And it was a shame, as it was our friends' last meal in New York before they returned home to Spain. Oh well, never again.

Stay away from the suckling pig! One of my favorite guilty pleasures is the tasty, tender meat of suckling pig. ( "guilty" because the animal is slaughtered so young). At Cookshop, they ruined this dish and serve only the guilt. We tried different bites and had to spit it out every time. Had a mushy, raw-like texture and zero flavor. When the waiter asked us how our food was, we politely gave him our candid impression. He seemed understanding and apologetic. The funnel cake we ordered for desert was free...but still had to pay $26 for an inedible entrée and left hungry. Thanks.

I had a very good experience with Cookshop and I think this would be a great place for a casual yet trendy date. I went on a Wednesday night with reservations for 8:30 with my friend. Maybe because it was fashion week, but the place was packed and so it took a few minutes for the hostess to sit us down. The waitress was very prompt in asking us for our drink order, but it took her over ten minutes to get our wine to us and then to take our food order. This did not bother us so much because the place has a warm comfortable atmosphere that is a little loud but you are still able to have pleasant conversation. In addition, like I mentioned before, the place was packed and she was very busy so no fault on her or the staff. The food arrived well prepared and presented. We started with a squid appetizer which was delicious and also the deviled eggs. I did not care for the deviled eggs as I feel they had way too much paprika. Our main entrees were the rabbit with sausage and a scallop entrée. Both dishes were excellent. For desert we ordered the “Candy Bar” which was a sweet, salty, peanuty, chocolate, half frozen, mini thing on a stick. Fantastic. In conclusion, very good service despite a packed house and the food was great. Not too expensive either, there is a decent sized wine list that included some moderately priced options.

Have been here many many times but after they have fired a number of excellent and kind waiters and bartenders it starts to feel like an Olive Garden. No attention to clients and regulars and food has never been their strong point.