Ed's Chowder House

Very expensive, flighty service (warm $8 beer), standard food - nothing special or original, lame crowd on a Thursday, no bar scene. A huge pass at this price. Tourist or Lincoln Center trap.

Enjoyed my first time for dinner but lunch was even better because it wasn't as hectic as pre-theater. Too pricey if you have to run off to see a show so take that into account. Very good service and food where the desserts were just as good as the main dishes. I've been recommending it to people who enjoy fresh fish and seafood.

pretty room and great location.. walked right in on sat at 6pm... so we overlooked the worst table with sun issues and sitting next to us a party of 12. Our oysters were fresh but the shell shards made enjoying them impossible.. cod entree listed as potato chip crusted w/ mustard spinach sauce was serve as cod over steamed spinach with stale soggy potato chips. Herb crusted skate was soggy, greasy and overwhelmingly tasting of tarragon... disappointed, our waiter replaced the entrees with 1/2 chilled lobster cocktail and an acceptable lobster roll on a way too-greasy bun.. and a 20% discounted coupon for lunch... we left actually feeling sympathy for the waiter.. he was a nice guy..but not a chance of returning

I really wanted to like this restaurant. It's spacious, pretty , without an uncomfortable noise level and certainly convenient to Lincoln Center. I had the lobster roll which would have been great if the roll wasn't drenched with oil before it was toasted. Most of the other dishes ordered were much too creamy and bland and the cookie plate at $8 for six pieces was a ripoff. Also, when are restaurants going to learn - or people going to start complaining - that while $5 for a pot of tea may be the going price one teabag does not three cups make!

What a great space for a restaurant, too bad it's so poorly executed. I should have known that things were going to be bad when the bartender poured my martini, shook it up with the ice, and then let it sit there for 5 - 6 minutes while he tended to other things rendering the cocktail a cold glass of watered down gin. When I asked for a replacement I got a dirty look, though he did begrudgingly provide me with a new one. When our table was ready we confirmed with the host that we would be able to order from the bar menu at our table, something that our waitor seemingly had a problem with until it was re-confirmed by the host. We were ignored for most of the evening save for the bussboy bringing the wrong food. All in all, skip this place, not worth the time or money.

We went there for dinner and it's definitely on the list of places to go back to (maybe try bunch next). We went early to avoid the whole Lincoln Center scene/rush. The service was excellent, great look and atomosphere to the restaurant and most importantly, the food was, well, YUM! Calamari appetizer was very good, pot of New England clam chower was GREAT, and lobster roll and crabcake for main dishes were excellent. For the quality (and taste!) of the food and the service, the prices were actually reasonable. Totally a go-back-to place. Did I say YUM?? We'll see how brunch is...

I read the reviews before my boyfriend and I went there. We were alittle worried! But it turned out to be great! We enjoyed our dinner very much and most of all the oysters! The waitress was very helpful and we asked her for suggesting and educated us on it as well. We were very pleased! The service was a bit slow but honestly thats because people in New York we are used to fast service! It was worth the wait and allowed us room for desserts, which was great! Some people need to sit back and relax...go there with someone who you enjoy spending time with!! It's well worth it!