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A truly good restaurant honors its reservations by not overbooking. We arrived a few minutes early for our 9 P.M. reservation. We were told it would be a few minutes. 15 minutes later I asked how much longer it would be. We were finally seated at 9:30 P.M. by the kitchen even though there were better tables available. Punishment for daring to ask how long we would have to wait for our reservation to be honored. A truly good restaurant would have been honest with me and told me they were running late and it would be awhile before we could be seated. They even would have offered a free drink for our time. As for the food, it was decent without being memorable and the service was a bit pretentious with the servers explaining each dish even though all the ingredients were already clearly listed on the menu. Finally, even though I had no alcohol and drank plenty of water during the meal, I awoke the next morning feeling dehydrated, a sign the food had been overly salted. Granted this was restaurant week. But if they did not wish to deal with the crowds, they should not have agreed to do restaurant week in the first place.

I went here with my family of four after reading many very good reviews. I don't understand why the restaurant gets four stars for ambiance. The restaurant is just a restaurant, absolutely nothing special. I was greatly disappointed. The food is just o.k. While there I peeked into Jean-George. Expected to be impressed with that restaurant's decor, but sorry to say I wasn't. The food is just o.k. I would try other restaurants for the prices they charge.

this restaurant is one of my favorites. I have never had a bad meal here. I have to point out though, that their fois gras is one of the best I have ever had. I just go sometimes and sit at the bar and order a glass of sencerre and order the fois gras. It is amazing!!

I expected much more of this restaurant. Lunch was rushed, server rude, food cold and overcooked. Doesn't hold a candle to Perry Street.

I was not impressed at all by this place, it is way over rated. Everything I had was extremely salty. There were also a lot of weird tourists there. I was not a fan. The service was probably the best part, also the dessert.

This is clearly the best deal in NYC. You get Jean Georges service, ambiance and food at mid-range prices. And I'm not even talking about the prix fixe! Go to feel special without feeling you're being taken.

While I had been to Nougatine's deservedly well-known prix fixe lunch (a bargain indeed for this level of restaurant), I had never had dinner there until last night. As at lunch, the food was simply outstanding: the memory of the foie gras appetizer with a creme brulee-type topping will stay with me for quite awhile. The room was very relaxing and, happily, not deafeningly noisy, even though it was full. And the prices, even at dinner, are not outrageous by NYC standards. Unfortunately, the service was another question. My hosts were members of the family that owns a very well-known liquor brand and, naturally, ordered that brand. The restaurant no longer carries it, and the manager to whom we spoke made no attempt to resolve the situation (at these still-very-high prices, they could have sent someone out to buy a bottle at a nearby liquor store). In addition, although our first course arrived "on time," there was a 35-minute wait until we got our next course. I would return to the restaurant again for the excellent cuisine, but cannot fully recommend it, given the above.