Update: It used to be my favorite lunch location in NYC. I've moved on.
I've been a fan for a long time and once again, Balthazar did not disappoint. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. Excellent lunch experience at Balthazar. Good food - the moules frites was perfection. Our waitperson was lovely and attentive - she was a natural at her job. The atmosphere was lively and upbeat, as always. Quintessential experience in NYC. Loved it.
Erich Rebenstorf
Excellent French food. Great service.
chaos chaos
Amazing food famous in nyc
Araceli Ortiz
Really delicious!
Niels Swinkels
A staple for each of our NYC visits. Lunch or dinner - always fabulous.
Steph Edy
This place is a great restaurant. The atmosphere really reflects a parisian Bistro. The food is very good. I gave a neutral stars rating for the service, not because it was bad, but because the waiters were very busy so they were kinda in a hurry to take our order and it took them a while to check on us to see if we needed anything else, on and off the menu. Anyways, I really recommend to have lunch or dinner there, preferably not at the peak hours and you'll probably a 5 star experience
Katama Kat
$175 for two people. I left a 30% tip because the waiter was exceptional. I loved the escargot and we loved the mussels but this restaurant is very hectic and extremely tight and crowded. The worst part was we spit every bite of our steak out into our napkin. It was entirely inedible and tough. We each ordered the steak frite and the meat wasjust inedible. At $49 for each of our dinners that is $100 down the drain. I spoke very nicely to the manager and I thought surely he would take it off our bill, but he didn’t. I don’t understand what all the fuss is about here. But if you come, don’t order the steak frites. Unless you have $100 to waste. There is literally 1000 restaurants in the city that are better than this. I’m so mad we didn’t choose better. (and we are not picky or fussy either)
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Escargot
nour eddine berraha
The best ever food I ate, good ambience, nice kindly workers.
Kid-friendliness: No restrictions for kids to have fun.
Wheelchair accessibility: It’s easy to come with the wheelchair, the door man is always at the door to help people.
Super good service, they gave us a table quickly and the food was very delicious. Meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Selin Aksalur Büyükbeşe
I have done reservation before we go. That's why we didn't wait. They were helpful. Their steak, hamburgers and creme brulee were delicious. I recommend to taste. The restaurant was crowded. It would be nice to hear some music instead of speech hum.
everything is delicious here and the service is great, splurge a bit and enjoy yourself. there are 3 bartenders named George so if you’re at the bar call your savior George and you’ll be golden!
thomas bennett
best maitre'd in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Britta Fleck
Classic french bistro-style restaurant, inside it's noisy but charming, food reliably good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites with Maître D' Butter or Béarnaise Sauce
Glo Song
I’m a firm believer that the energy & attitude you receive when greeted while entering a restaurant sets the precedence for how one’s experience is going to be & this was all the way negative. The host gave an air of ‘couldn’t be bothered’ vibe and gave my friends & I a wait time before then rudely telling us we can park by the bar until our table is ready. What was supposed to be an hr. wait turned into nearly 2 - already left a bad taste in my mouth. Once seated, it took a substantial amount of time to not only get our orders taken, but to receive bread for the table that I inevitably ended up requesting. The bread came out cold and stale and so did the food. Mind you, I get if a restaurants busy, there’s going to be a delay, but it wasn’t even busy! It’s sad that such a staple restaurant has changed so much…for the worst.
Update: It used to be my favorite lunch location in NYC. I've moved on.
I've been a fan for a long time and once again, Balthazar did not disappoint. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. Excellent lunch experience at Balthazar. Good food - the moules frites was perfection. Our waitperson was lovely and attentive - she was a natural at her job. The atmosphere was lively and upbeat, as always. Quintessential experience in NYC. Loved it.
Excellent French food. Great service.
Amazing food famous in nyc
Really delicious!
A staple for each of our NYC visits. Lunch or dinner - always fabulous.
This place is a great restaurant. The atmosphere really reflects a parisian Bistro. The food is very good. I gave a neutral stars rating for the service, not because it was bad, but because the waiters were very busy so they were kinda in a hurry to take our order and it took them a while to check on us to see if we needed anything else, on and off the menu. Anyways, I really recommend to have lunch or dinner there, preferably not at the peak hours and you'll probably a 5 star experience
$175 for two people. I left a 30% tip because the waiter was exceptional. I loved the escargot and we loved the mussels but this restaurant is very hectic and extremely tight and crowded. The worst part was we spit every bite of our steak out into our napkin. It was entirely inedible and tough. We each ordered the steak frite and the meat wasjust inedible. At $49 for each of our dinners that is $100 down the drain. I spoke very nicely to the manager and I thought surely he would take it off our bill, but he didn’t. I don’t understand what all the fuss is about here. But if you come, don’t order the steak frites. Unless you have $100 to waste. There is literally 1000 restaurants in the city that are better than this. I’m so mad we didn’t choose better. (and we are not picky or fussy either)
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Escargot
The best ever food I ate, good ambience, nice kindly workers.
Kid-friendliness: No restrictions for kids to have fun.
Wheelchair accessibility: It’s easy to come with the wheelchair, the door man is always at the door to help people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Escargot, Steak Tartare, Balthazar, Bakery
Super good service, they gave us a table quickly and the food was very delicious.
Meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have done reservation before we go. That's why we didn't wait. They were helpful. Their steak, hamburgers and creme brulee were delicious. I recommend to taste. The restaurant was crowded. It would be nice to hear some music instead of speech hum.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Just had the foie gras. It was decent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
everything is delicious here and the service is great, splurge a bit and enjoy yourself. there are 3 bartenders named George so if you’re at the bar call your savior George and you’ll be golden!
best maitre'd in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Classic french bistro-style restaurant, inside it's noisy but charming, food reliably good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites with Maître D' Butter or Béarnaise Sauce
I’m a firm believer that the energy & attitude you receive when greeted while entering a restaurant sets the precedence for how one’s experience is going to be & this was all the way negative. The host gave an air of ‘couldn’t be bothered’ vibe and gave my friends & I a wait time before then rudely telling us we can park by the bar until our table is ready. What was supposed to be an hr. wait turned into nearly 2 - already left a bad taste in my mouth. Once seated, it took a substantial amount of time to not only get our orders taken, but to receive bread for the table that I inevitably ended up requesting. The bread came out cold and stale and so did the food. Mind you, I get if a restaurants busy, there’s going to be a delay, but it wasn’t even busy! It’s sad that such a staple restaurant has changed so much…for the worst.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
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