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My daughter, a friend, and I went to Maze At The London for my birthday. I'm such a big fan of Gordon Ramsey that there's was no way I was flying from Atlanta to NYC in the middle of winter and not eat at one of his restaurants. We were seated immediately in a tastefully decorated room. Dress was casual so we were very comfortable. Any woman would agree that the lighting was perfect. Although my palate is not as sophisticated as my television viewing would like it to be, I was committed to trying a bit of everything. We ordered from the Ala Carte menu starting with Ramsey's amazing foie gras, a first for me. It was great. I never liked scallops because I found them to be too chewy for my taste but GR's were sublime. I had the Berkshire Pork Chop and the others had the Short Ribs. The ribs were so tender that they literally melted in your mouth. My only complaint - which probably came from watching too much TV - was that my chop a bit overcooked, although if I'd done it at home, it would have been so well-done! (I ordered a Berkshire Pork Chop the following night at Tom Colicchio's CraftSteak and it was perfectly cooked and more flavorful.) The Maitre'D, Ben, was very knowledgeable and personable. My friend is a well-known actor/comedian and he had both tables on either side of us rolling with laughter all night. Ben joined in while maintaining his dignity. I've eaten in more expensive restaurants around the world but Maze At The London was right on point with any one of them, while delivering bang for our buck. We paid approximately $75 per person including drinks and dessert but the meal could have easily cost 25% more with no complaints from me. Would I go again?! Yes!

We went here for my sisters 30th birthday it was a surprise for her and just seeing her face knowing she was eating at GR was worth it. We loved it so much we surprised our parents with this as gift for their 40th wedding aniversary. This dining room is not dingy it is seductively lit. It felt like we had a personal dining experience as there was such a quiet hush in the place. If you want noise and lively go to the bar or go somewhere else. We found service to be impecible, our waiters and maitredee very knowledgeable. They were not in our face and after explaining what were were eating and drinking disappeared with a hush. Do not go here if you do not want an experince and just want to eat. We found this to be unlike any other restuarant in NY and the unique was the quiet, seductiveness of the small, almost intimate dining room. Food out of this world and paring really worked fabulously you really could tell. They were also felxible and you could could pick any item from the menu to replace anything you did not like witht he 7 course tasting, a unique. That said some of us made some changes and actually preferred what was on the menu when we tasted our partners, it was all fabulous though and would recommend it be treat is as a very special occasion.

We were seated timely for our 6:30 reservation last night. Four hours later when the meal was finally finished that was the only thing that was timely. I've never experienced such service. Our table ordered the 7 course tasting menu. After every course, long after everyone at the table finished their food, our empty plates would linger in front of us for at least 10 minutes. Then we would wait in the depressing dark dining room for at least another 10 minutes for the next course to arrive. They routinely forgot to give some members of our party their sauces, breads, etc that accompanied the courses. Someone ordered a drink and she was told by our head waiter that he doesn't take drink orders. Instead of just giving the message to whoever deals with drinks he told her to wait for the person that took drink orders. When that person finally arrived the drink didn't come until 30 mins. later when she had to bring it up again to the head waiter. Four people at the table ordered the cheese plate for dessert. The person serving the cheese took 30 mins to cut and distribute the cheese to the 4 people. By now it was already approaching 10PM, 3.5 hours after being seated. I haven't even remarked about the food which was good, but who cares! To have to be subjected to this service no food is worth it. I feel like they should have paid me-instead of the $215 tab per man we had to pay to be tortured last night. We were sucker punched in the worst way.

Relaxed atmosphere, a tad noisy, but not disturbingly so. Even the amuse-bouches (amuses-bouche?) are superb.

Had to call in a favor from a friend to get this reservation, showed up at 7PM sharp and entered a boring and bleak dinning room that was half empty. That is not impressive to begin with plus the front of house staff had no idea how to handle themselves or a NYC restaurant. I can't say anything bad about the people in the kitchen because the food was good, especially the seafood, but not quite good enough for the money we spent so for that it is over-rated. The Maitre D and the hostess where comical to me but clearly liked themselves a whole lot more than I did. This day in age you have to have a good attitude no matter who's name is on the sign. It could be a restaurant I would regular if they had decent people running the place, but until Chef Ramsay does some re-shuffling, I'll stick with other spots.

i've been wanting to come here for a long time but could never get a reservation. finally, once gordon's TV shows went off the air, we were able to secure a table for 4 on Sunday night for my birthday celebration. the food was great. everything from the amouse buche to the trolley of desserts, to the cocktails was amazing. we ordered off their 3-course prix fixe menu and were considerably stuffed later. the food was the only thing we liked. i was really disappointed that we were seated immediately by the entrance, next to a rather fragrant cheese cart. there were 2 open tables in the far corners of the room - one was for 5 (so what?) and the other was reserved for another party. 2 hrs later, as we were leaving, both tables were still open. this unkind move made a very nasty impression on us! the courses were paced NY style. our meal was over in an hour and 15 minutes - if my friend hadnt ordered tea, we would have left right then. since the kitchen is one of the best in town, we decided to return some day but eat in the front cafe rather than the back dining room. i did not enjoy the dark grey mirrored interior of the formal space - it was depressing on its own, and especially when compared to the vibrant lively front room. thanks for a good meal. its a real shame about the inflexible service.

Had a great lunch. Food, decor and service were wonderful. Looking forward to dinner.