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$28 will get you either the salad bar or the hot food bar, but not both. The hot food bar doesn't have a lot of selection and what it does have isn't particularly appealing. Does egg corn casserole sound good to you? How about leftover vegetable egg white cakes? I didn't think so...

We went to Oscar's with my 11 year old nephews for brunch before a show at the Waldorf. Despite having the menu faxed to us ahead of time (which had both breakfast and lunch options on it), there was no menu when we got there, only a lunch buffet. The food choices were limited and tasteless. After chasing down the manager, we managed to get two bowls of plain spaghetti from room service for my nephews, who are picky eaters. Then we saw another table with chicken fingers for their children, so we asked the manager how we could get those. He responded, "I have no idea how they got chicken fingers" and walked away. This place is overpriced, snooty, and the food is not good.

I would definitely not recommend this restaurant. The food was bland and hardly edible. My overpriced salad actually tasted like plastic wrap which leads me to believe it was sitting in a fridge wrapped in plastic. The crab cake (singular) was pretty good, but not worth the $16. The only positive was the friendly waiter - I think he felt bad for us

We came here for brunch. The place was teeming (it was three days after Christmas) and although I told the waiter we had a reservation, he shooed us off in the direction of the queue. Since when did people with reservations have to stand in line? Having determined that the other people queuing had not booked, we checked that the maitre d' understood the situation she said that the table wasn't ready yet, but she would come and get us. She made us wait a further 10 minutes I went to complain and was told off for doing so. Finally, when we were shown to our seats, she announced sarcastically, 'three minutes late not so bad really, is it?' Clearly she was stressed by the crowds, but I just want to warn people what this place can be like. ALSO: big warning: they come around with pots of coffee and OJ and you say yes please – next thing you know, that's $20 a head whacked onto your bill. Ouch. And the coffee's coffee shop standard. That said, the eggs Benedict were very good, and the OJ freshly squeezed. But any sense that you are eating out in elegant surroundings is undermined by the relentless conveyor belt of comings and goings leisurely it is not. Aside from that first waiter and the maitre d', the staff were courteous, but by then I already had a bad taste in my mouth. My advice: avoid busy periods, and study the menu carefully for hidden costs before accepting anything offered.

We ate here the end of October. Wanted to eat somewhere close to our hotel after a long day of sightseeing and where we didn't have to dress up. Oscar's was recommended. We didn't expect much, especially after seeing the interior, but we were pleasantly surprized. The salad was crisp and fresh, and our dinners great. I had their signature veal oscar - veal tender, crabcakes were best I'd had outside of Maryland and asparagus crisp. My husband had their Brandt beef steak- all natural- excellent. Would definitely return!

We came for restaurant week but instead decided to do the lunch buffet for $27. The lunch buffet had 6 or 7 salads, filet mignon, roasted salmon with grilled vegetables, a chicken with olives dish, the famous Waldorf salad along with spicy chicken salad and more. There was also a wonderful Manhattan clam chowder. The best part though was the dessert table which was filled with luscious desserts. You just can`t imagine the food until you see it in person. The wait staff was also very knowledgeable and helpful as well as very friendly. Our waitress even brought us a to go box so that we could take home some of the meringues that just melt on your tongue. I highly highly recommend this place. Everyone should eat here at least once.

The best part about Oscars was the walk through the lobby of the Waldorf. The food was forgettable, as a matter of fact I already forgot it. Everything is a la carte. Coffee was a small fortune like 10 dollars, not a roll or muffin on the table anywhere to be seen, some brunch. I'm a native New Yorker, no way Oscars you aint cuttin it. Save your pennies and have brunch upstairs in the main hall of the Waldorf it looked fabulous, only problem 75 smackers a head.