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I had the foie gras burger and the escargot, both very good. they were out of pinot noir, which was obnoxious. i also had the duck confit which was also extremely good. good meal.

This is my fourth visit to DB.I met with some friends for a night of fine dining and theater.Have been to all of Chef Boulud other fine restaurants.My friend had warned me about his most recent visit to DB.He expressed that the food was very salty.Having cut down my salt intake due to health, I specifically asked my server to prepare my food with NO SALT.My skate came back VERY salty.I was not pleased with the dish.Hope that the chef rethinks his approach to salt.Any spice should be subtle and enhance not overpower the food.

This was our second visit to DB and we were quite disappointed. The food prices are astronomical in this economy for very small portions. We are real foodies and have eaten in the finest restaurants. Good food comes at a good price, but one likes to feel satisfied when through. I am sorry to say, this is one place where we did not.

O.K. - so I'm not exactly the type who frequents this type of restaurant - it was loud and seemed chaotic but I must say I enjoyed it very much. The Restaurant Week menu was good, a beet salad, a main dish of pasta and seafood, and a great desert. The service was excellent and the fact that they are not bothersome during the meal was a plus for me. Very polite, professional staff. What caught my eye was the $32 hamburger - when I saw it I thought it was an appetizer! But that's for those who can afford it - not me!!! Great restaurant. Thanks for the experience.

We had reservations made through OpenTable.com but apparently they do not honour such reservations. Although we arrived on time, we were still made to wait for nearly 20 minutes to be seated. There was no proper waiting area and we were made to stand behind the hostess counter. There was no apology for making us wait! The one thing we like most about the restaurant was it very modern decor with lovely floral pictures adorning the wall. The restaurant was crowded and extremely noisy with most of the patrons talking at the top of their voices in an effort to outdo one another. Definitely not a good place if you had wanted a quiet meal. If it was any saving grace, the waiters definitely gave better service than the hostess who made us wait without as much of an apology!! The quality of the food was also a little disappointing. The main course (mahi mahi fish) my wife had was overcooked and the meat tough as leather! Otherwise, everything else was acceptable. The desserts though were extremely well executed. When we left, the hostess did not even bother to thank or bid us good bye.

This was my second time at DB in the past week, but this time for dinner. I had to go back to try the famous burger. The rest. was still crowded even on a Monday night but the service was a fair bit better than it was for RW. Had the tart flambe again and it was just as good and desert the blueberry tart it was great as well. I odered the burger medium rare as usual and I have to say it was a very good burger perhaps on par with the best I've had but I expected more. I would actually expect a little more from Daniel on this one. I think he could send this burger sky high if he used ground kobe, and it doesn't have to break the bank. That might make it have just enough extra sweet flavor and be worth the $32. Anyway, tonight was very good and everyone complimented their meals, although no one raved. I would say it is a safe bet for a solid meal, but don't go expecting the best meal you've ever had.

Went here today for RW lunch. I can't believe I even got a table with the number of people in this place. It was packed! The look is nice, elegant and a good combination of NY and a French bistro. This is actually the first DB restaurant I have been too, although I am a big fan of Daniel and his whole approach to cuisine. As usual I didn't expect an amazing menu for RW but it wasn't bad. I had the Flammenkuche which was very creamy and tasted great, it left me wanting a lot more. I then had a chicken entree which had a very interesting seasoning and corn and vegetable sauce. Overall the chicken was cooked extremely well although chicken is never fun to eat when it is not trimmed off the bone, especially at a fine restaurant. The whole dish was very good and a little different, but nothing that amazed me. I am not sure what the desert was called, but it had strawberries lemon cake and a great sauce, and was extremely good. I would like to rate the food higher than a 4 but that was the overall impression it left me with. The service was OK considering it was extremely busy, but it seems to me that there is too much bus boy service (which they did a nice job, but didn't communicate very well) and not enough waiter service. Frankly the bus service deserves more of the tips than the wait service, although I doubt they will get it. Unlike some of the reviews mentioned I did not feel rushed whatsoever, and in fact with the crowd that was there I would have almost expected it, but nearly a two hour relaxed lunch was great. I will certainly return because I am dying to try the burger. I've had a similar one at Les Halles and that is so far the best burger I've had, but everyone raves about the DB burger so I will have to give it a try, but being it was RW is seemed silly not to have the price fix. My only real complaints are that it is a little too crowded. They could take out say 3 tables from the front and back rooms and the place would be extremely comfortable but so it goes. My friends dishes BTW, were OK, not as good as mine except desert. His rissoto lacked any really substantial flavor, and while while made and fresh, it wasn't by any means a dish to go back for.