Lafayette Grill & Bar (CLOSED)

Went here mid week. Place is run down, food and drink is very pricey. There were two other couples besides us and they took forever to bring our food. Of course they were out of lobster tail and offered to substitute shrimp. One couple was practicing Tango without music.

Groupon said any menu, I was offered a limited menu. Groupon had no stipulations, The resaurant insisted that I not sit in the the bar, becase a show was going to take place, this show never started. Just empty restaurant tables with girls practicing tango. Food? Average. I can do without going back.

We went here with the $35 groupon for 2, expecting to get the surf and turf filet and lobster tail (as advertised through the picture and information via Groupon). We were told "I think we're out of the lobster," and upon asking for confirmation, we were told, "yes we're out." After switching up our meals, my date got the Linguini Marinara with seafood of shrimp, scallops, mussels, and clams. Shockingly, there were only shrimp and scallops in the dish, and no marinara sauce. After speaking with the table next to us, who also used a groupon and was told the restaurant is out of lobster, that woman asked for the manager and was told within minutes that a fresh order of lobster had just arrived. They, like us, were seated at 8pm on a Saturday night in manhattan. Clearly, this restaurant did groupon to get people in the door. Decent food, yet deceptive practices that makes people not want to return. The best part of this experience was the conversation with our neighbor table, officially confirming what we already assumed to be true.

This is by FAR the poorest place i have ever ever ate in. I cannot even believe they have positive reviews. Maybe if you are homeless and they give you the food for free i would really understand this. For appetizer we had shrimp w/ tomatoes and cheese, which smelled off. Second appetizer was a Greek salad with romaine and spinach, a quarter of a tomato, total price $25. For Entree i got the lobster tail with fillet Mignon and my wife got shrimp with rice and vegetables($25 , which was pretty much my appetizer($16) + rice on the side) fillet was full of fat and completely super well done( i ordered medium)and it came with plastic cap with ketchup that was sitting on top of the steak, french fries and celery, dry lobster tail with butter($35). Lastly the desert. tiramisu ($7x 2) + lipton tea $8. One would think at this point how is it possible to really mess up tiramisu. It looked ok when it got to the table . But then you take a bite of it and it's SALTY! Total BILL $134. BTW18% gratuity is included, what a surprise.

I came here last Wednesday for dinner with a friend. We were welcomed with a smile, and given a table without having to wait. The waitress was polite and charming, the wine and food - mousaka and lamb chops - tasted just fine. The atmosphere was different. People were dancing tango on the dance floor. Interesting. All in all a pleasant evening, and definitely worth revisiting.

I love greek food, I love any kind of mediterreanean food. My dishe was great, my sister orders a moussaka, she regretted it because she ate from mine, I had a Kebab made of Lamb chuncks, It was great. I would recommend this place for anyone who like greek food.

I actually liked the place very much. The food was ok, not that bad. Offcourse I went there 2 months ago so I dont know how its turned out lately. My friend will be in town next week and I'm thinking of taking him to show him a Tango show and some greek food