Island

I have been dining at Island a few times a month for almost a year now. The salmon is the standout dish since it is cooked perfectly and very fresh. Overall very pricey menu since you are paying for the atmosphere. I do enjoy having dinner at the bar to chat with the friendly locals. The staff is pleasant now that the surly bartender left. They also have a nice selection of wines by the glass.

The endearing atmosphere can't make up for the lamest brunch ever served. How can you screw up eggs? Burned coffee and runny eggs hardly warrant a $17 meal. I'd rather pay $2.50 at a bodega and get a much better meal. The service was indifferent, perhaps because they know how lame the food is. Yikes! If you want a decent brunch and can't afford both the price and the wait at Sarabeth's, Jackson Hole will feed you for $6.50 and you'll get a half-way decent meal.

I am over at my friends house quite a lot and they eat from Island every night and I happen to love the food!! I agree with a few of the reveiws. I am giving Island this review for its homey feeling and delicious food. The service is O.K. but I admit could be better. Island over-all is a great experience and for a is the place to go.night when you feel you need to have a relaxing experience, with good food Island is the place to go.

Island started its life as a clubby neighborhood place and has gone downhill ever since. Brunch, which should be able easily to pick off those unwilling to wait in the mystifyingly long lines at sarabeth's next door, is indifferent at best and just plain bad at worst. The service is spotty and sometimes snooty. It is, however,a fun place to meet for a drink on a nice day. Stick to alcohol and you'll eb fine.

Island is the classic neighborhood place and suceeds very well at its purpose. The food is great. Service efficient and kind. Recipes are basic, or rather well known, but its the sort of food you are thinking of when you don t want to stay home for dinner/stop on your way home from a late day in the office. Bread and butter could be improved. Especially the butter. Great tilapia, well cooked pasta, good apple pie etc. Good bar. The menu is very well balanced. Atmosphere is great. Always close to full, mostly with people who live nearby.

Been here many times as it is one of the only restaurants in the hood. The food cam be very good but not very creative. The service, however, is poor. They are so slow that I find myself waving frantically to get anyone's attention.(This is not even at busy times) The servers are usually standing up by the bar chatting amongst themselves. One time, I decided to get up and get the water myself. Very annoying! ARG!

As a close neighbor of this restaurant, I have given it a dozen tries. If you are going for anything other than a drink at the bar, do not expect good dining here. Poorly prepared and tasteless food is the result. There are certainly many other bistros in the area if you are visiting. I wish that it were even passable, because I live around the corner and would frequent the restaurant if possible.