One of the best meal I had in NYC in the past 10 years.Food is full of flavor and hospitality is at its best here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ike Wellhausen
Bustan is a lively Mediterranean restaurant in the UWS. The food is hands-down some of the best food in the area! It’s absolutely astounding. I find the staff lovely. I enjoyed the food so much I asked to be a part of the team!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nancy Forman
Bustan is absolutely ? delicious amazing. Incredible food and service.Highly recommendConsistent, friendly, best best best. Great people
Highlight: tuna crudo. This dish has got everything. A little sweet (thanks to the orange segments), a little nutty (pistachio), a little salty, a little sour (lime), and a lot fishy! 5 ⭐The hummus was reasonable. The my grandma's homemade couscous was underwhelming, barely any flavor, barely enough broth. Really not worth $27.Finally, I disliked the tahini dip. I can't remember the last time I had tahini, but I probably will not have it again.In summary:Tuna crudo: 5 ⭐Hummus: 4 ⭐Taboon bread: 4 ⭐My grandma's homemade couscous: 3 ⭐Tahini: 2 ⭐Average would be ~3.5 ⭐, but I was happy enough with the tuna crudo to round up to 4 ⭐.
We walked in on a Saturday evening, and they were able to accommodate our party of two, but I would strongly recommend making reservations. The food was so delicious and authentic it brought me back to time I’ve spent on the Mediterranean. We had the hummus (strong tahini flavor, very smooth) and spicy feta (literally shocked my brain into recalling memories in Greece) along with super fresh, hot, and oily pita. For the main, we shared cauliflower over lebneh, tomatoes, and garlic, along with chicken schnitzel. Ended with baklava, vanilla ice cream with crushed pistachios and espresso. I would go here a thousand more times. Nice wine and beer selection with Israeli options.
The hummus is the best I have ever had! Food is outstanding! Our server was wonderful and attentive. However, the male host left a lot to be desired. A little short and rather judgy...frankly enough that while we planned on bringing friends over, unlikely to do so because why bother when there are a million other places in NYC which could be as good and without a rude host...
Yummy with a fun vibe. Great food. Hip, modern ambiance with good (but loud) music. We were on of the last patrons but given that is was only @10:45pm didn't appreciate them putting their bagged garbage in full view. Made for a less than pleasant end to a great time.
Danette Vigilante
From the employees to the food, everything was excellent! Looking forward to going back.
Food was pretty lack luster, and compared to what you can get in the city, not at all authentic. Waitress was rude and forgot to come to the table unless flagged down. Won’t be visiting
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Foodandfunlvr
Food was great service at the table was great, but for some reason host was very rude when we arrived. We were a few minutes late, but there were plenty of empty tables and I've been there many times before. Rather than greeting an old customer with a good to see you, he yelled at me! Such a bad way to start what turned out to be happily a nice evening
DavidO
The food at Bustan is fabulous. Each dish has a unique take on traditional Middle Eastern cuisine. The staff are friendly and I never feel pushed to free up the table. Really has become my favorite UWS restaurant.
One of the best meal I had in NYC in the past 10 years.Food is full of flavor and hospitality is at its best here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bustan is a lively Mediterranean restaurant in the UWS. The food is hands-down some of the best food in the area! It’s absolutely astounding. I find the staff lovely. I enjoyed the food so much I asked to be a part of the team!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bustan is absolutely ? delicious amazing. Incredible food and service.Highly recommendConsistent, friendly, best best best. Great people
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Housemade Taboon Bread, Chicken Musakhan, Couscous, Eggplant Carpaccio, Hummus, Labneh Mezze
One of the best places in the upper west. Food is excellent (Moroccan Fish) service and atmosphere are 10!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Mousse, Moroccan Fish, Israeli Salad, Housemade Taboon Bread, Hummus, Labneh Mezze
Great food, great service, great space. Doesn't get better than this.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Moroccan Fish, Tuna Crudo, Housemade Taboon Bread, Malabi, Hummus
The Moroccan fish is incredible! Absolutely love Bustan, the food is delicious and it’s great pick for a weeknight dinner out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Superb,simple dishes; excellent wines.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Moroccan Fish, Tuna Crudo, Tahini Mezze, Housemade Taboon Bread, Malabi, Couscous, Eggplant Carpaccio, Taboon Roasted Cauliflower, Taboon Roasted Whole Dorade, Hummus, Burrata, Hummus Bowl
Highlight: tuna crudo. This dish has got everything. A little sweet (thanks to the orange segments), a little nutty (pistachio), a little salty, a little sour (lime), and a lot fishy! 5 ⭐The hummus was reasonable. The my grandma's homemade couscous was underwhelming, barely any flavor, barely enough broth. Really not worth $27.Finally, I disliked the tahini dip. I can't remember the last time I had tahini, but I probably will not have it again.In summary:Tuna crudo: 5 ⭐Hummus: 4 ⭐Taboon bread: 4 ⭐My grandma's homemade couscous: 3 ⭐Tahini: 2 ⭐Average would be ~3.5 ⭐, but I was happy enough with the tuna crudo to round up to 4 ⭐.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tuna Crudo, Housemade Taboon Bread
We walked in on a Saturday evening, and they were able to accommodate our party of two, but I would strongly recommend making reservations. The food was so delicious and authentic it brought me back to time I’ve spent on the Mediterranean. We had the hummus (strong tahini flavor, very smooth) and spicy feta (literally shocked my brain into recalling memories in Greece) along with super fresh, hot, and oily pita. For the main, we shared cauliflower over lebneh, tomatoes, and garlic, along with chicken schnitzel. Ended with baklava, vanilla ice cream with crushed pistachios and espresso. I would go here a thousand more times. Nice wine and beer selection with Israeli options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Feta, Taboon Roasted Cauliflower, My Mom's Crispy Schnitzel, Hummus
The hummus is the best I have ever had! Food is outstanding! Our server was wonderful and attentive. However, the male host left a lot to be desired. A little short and rather judgy...frankly enough that while we planned on bringing friends over, unlikely to do so because why bother when there are a million other places in NYC which could be as good and without a rude host...
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Yummy with a fun vibe. Great food. Hip, modern ambiance with good (but loud) music. We were on of the last patrons but given that is was only @10:45pm didn't appreciate them putting their bagged garbage in full view. Made for a less than pleasant end to a great time.
From the employees to the food, everything was excellent! Looking forward to going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Housemade Taboon Bread, Chicken Musakhan, Couscous, My Mom's Crispy Schnitzel, Hummus
Food was pretty lack luster, and compared to what you can get in the city, not at all authentic. Waitress was rude and forgot to come to the table unless flagged down. Won’t be visiting
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Food was great service at the table was great, but for some reason host was very rude when we arrived. We were a few minutes late, but there were plenty of empty tables and I've been there many times before. Rather than greeting an old customer with a good to see you, he yelled at me! Such a bad way to start what turned out to be happily a nice evening
The food at Bustan is fabulous. Each dish has a unique take on traditional Middle Eastern cuisine. The staff are friendly and I never feel pushed to free up the table. Really has become my favorite UWS restaurant.