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I went when it opened and loved it. Just went for the second time and it's even better. Not good things: it's killer noisy and it's not cheap, but I knew that going in. Good things: loving service and fabulous food. The chef is different and the food is now what you'd get in an upscale restaurant in Milan. The pastas are glorious. And I love the fact that you can get a small portion of almost everything on the menu.

I went to SD26 for a first date with my current boyfriend and I could not have asked for a better place to do it. The iPad wine menus were fun and unique, our server was attentive and welcoming, and the foot was delicious. We had to wait a bit for our table, but we honestly didn't mind at all because the bar was a great place to hang out and talk. Perfect!

Spent $350 on 4 person dinner here last night. Everyone left feeling like we didn't eat very much. I ordered the pasta special and was shocked when it came out. Portion was TINY! Seriously, why would anyone skimp on pasta? The best thing I had was the salad, which was a bargain compared to some of the other stuff. This place could do much better if they got rid of the ipads to order wine (they are really slow) and the overbuilt meathead waiters in tight shirts trying to operate a cellphone looking food ordering device.

The food, the service, the ambiance, it was just an incredible experience! This restaurant is worth a detour. Try the crisp, the soft egg filled ravioli with truffles butter, the Dover sole pot the florentine steak . The whole experience is just stupendous.

We live in the neighborhood and have heard about this place, so we decided to try it - what a disappointment. Space is modern, clean (borderline sterile), and new. Wine bar in front was EMPTY- can't imagine that is good for business when the restaurant is tucked in the back. We waited 20 mins for ANYONE to come to the table. Sommelier spilled wine all over the table cloth and our waiter was nice when he did come to the table, but that wasn't often. Pasta with truffles was delish, venison was a pile of red mush on red mush, and the lemon semmifredo was very good too. Too bad it took another 20 mins to get the check....Perhaps if they focused more on the service and improving some of the dishes, they would have more success.

I visited sd26 on a group buying certificate I had purchased thinking it would be a good way to try a new restaurant. The food is OK, atmosphere is chic, but the service is not good. And in my opinion, it is all about the experience...you can overlook OK food if it is a good experience. While I had misread the terms of the certificate (yes, my fault), the GM did nothing to accomodate to insure I'd be a repeat guest. In fact, he made it more difficult, which insured that I will never return. The quality of the food was good, but not for the price charged. The atmosphere is very European, very city chic. The restaurant is run much like many upscale European restaurants I've enjoyed, but they do a horrible job remembering they are in the US and need to cater to their clientele accordingly. I was at the restaurant for lunch with a Public Relations colleague who was also anxious to try something new , especially for upcoming press lunches. She was as appalled, if not more than I, at the service. I work in event planning with many food and beverage vendors and have a sense of how far a limit can be pushed by the staff to accomodate a guest and sd26 did just the opposite. That said, I'll never consider the restaurant for an event! Definitely recommend spending your time and money at another restaurant...in fact, I'd gladly spend 4x the amount at Per Se for a quality experience and food that is worth it!

One of the worst dining experiences, I hae had from start to finish. Cool, modern atmosphere..but more hype than value. Had an 8PM reservation - the 20 something hostess said they were "overtbooked" that night, and we'd have to wait - she smiled, and sent us to sit and wait in the almost empty bar area. Twenty minutes later, after telling us it would be only 10 minutes more, we were still waiting. At 8:35, I asked to speak to a manager - there were lots of people milling about, but no one seemed to be in charge. It took 10 minutes for a manager to finally arrive, and we were seated at last at 8;45 at a table which faced a wall. The noise level was beyond loud, so normal conversation was impossible. We ordered drinks and 3 types of cheese. For $20 for the cheese, it was barely enough for 1 person to eat, not to mention 4.......skimpy is the word that comes to mind. Appetizers (salads) were average, although the eggplant and tomato terrine was tasty. OK...so one big suggesiton - get rid of the IPAD wine lists - this is ridiculous and awkward to use. Give me a written wine list that I can look through, and then discuss with the sommelier.....trendy might be cute, but it isn't efficient , and IPad wine lists don't belong in restaurants that want to give the image of high end. It was cute for 10 minutes, then became annoying. The wait for our food was way too long. When I asked the waiter if it's always that slow, he said, well it was busy that night. ...that's no excuse. The waiter was far from sophisticated or attentive. He couldn't get the plates right, and we had to switch around to get the food we ordered. - also no excuse for that . He got the coffees wrong, too...it was my daughter-in-law's birthday, and when her mom made the reservation she requested a candle be put on the dessert - she requested that a 2nd time when reconfirming the res., and was assured it was "in the computer".Well, of course - no candle came. We were offered free desserts and coffee, but by then our meal was ruined. At that point, nothing could make up for the poor service, high noise level, long wait for our table AND food.... even had to ask to have water glasses refilled....all the things that go into making a meal memorable were mssing from this place. It is now opened 1 year - the kinks should be gone.....after nights like we had, the customers will be gone instead. Oh, and the bar was practically empty when we left at 11:30 - not a good sign.