Amazing views in a low key and relaxed setting with live piano. The staff was very welcoming!
Angelique
Cocktails are of course fabulous, as were the oysters Rockefeller, among the best I've enjoyed, and we shared a charcuterie plate with delicious cranberry nut bread. Perfect after theater tapas.
Christine
Always a lovely place for dinner and drinks, especially before attending Jazz at Lincoln Center. Small places are very good, and live piano is great!
Anthony
The seating looks out over Colimbus Circle from 4 stories up. Great view. The service was exceptional, apps were plentiful for the price, as well as the drinks. There is a piano player starting at 4:30 to enhance the atmosphere even greater. Nice place to meet friends and start the evening off.
Jasmin
We specifically made a reservation for a high top table in the bar area for happy hour. When we got there, all the seats in the bar area were all occupied. They insisted on not honoring our reservation and no happy hour. So we paid over double the price for the same happy hour food. We will never come back again despite our previous great experiences.
Robyn
Brittany's craft cocktails are outstanding. We went for drinks and dessert with a teen and he loved the cookie plate. Servers were attentive and friendly. Guests were friendly and the light show and piano player were added touches that makes this a hidden gem.
Marian Pardo
From small plates through a fantastic burger , snacks to a full meal to accompany great cocktails and wine list. Service is friendly and accomodating. Food can take a trifle long since the kitchen is a way away but well worth the wait. Recommend for neighborhood and out of town visitors. A most pleasant experience
James
Drinks generous unlike many other establishments' in the area. Bartender was welcoming and attentive without being overbearing. Have not been since before Covid but will return. We came after a matinee at the Philharmonic and Center Bar may well become a hang for us for after these concerts.
Jonathan
A favorite meeting place after work for a comfortable drink. Classy enough atmosphere without being stuffy, busy, or loud.
Taylor
Center Bar is very elegant restaurant in the open air of the 4th floor in the Columbus shopping center. Sounds like a mall restaurant but it's not - it's a very upscale piano bar with small bites. We had a horrible experience with the food and everything ended up getting comped (we paid nothing) because they screwed up our entree burger. It came out wrong and then took 27 minutes to get the correct one (we were in a rush to see a show) and when it came out it looked like it had quite literally come straight from the pack of ground meat. I had never seen a more raw burger in my life. Needless to say it was inedible, so we left with no food eaten before our show. The staff there was really great tho (I have to give them a shoutout). We had a wonderful experience with our waiter and the hostess who were very kind, profusely apologized and properly comped us for the incident. Overall I would never eat there again but I would go back for drinks because the ambience was so lovely.
Chicken satay was dry and tasteless. Hamburger OK, but, again, a bit dry, even though medium rare. Not enough fat in the meat.
David Pearson
The atmosphere was great and relaxed. My wife and I sat down for an hour with an infant. The service was good and the viewpoint on the outside is unique. Though, the margarita I ordered was not the best. If you’re swinging by, I still encourage you to go upstairs and have a drink there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Michele Fite
It’s not really fair for me to give them 1 star but twice we went at 8 pm and we’re told that last call had been done. Really? NYC 8 pm and last call? And being told “come back Tuesday” was just absurd. Not happening. Not Tuesday. Not ever
Dustin Freeman
Has a real cursed energy, refined to a degree I can usually only find in Las Vegas at 3 am or pm, pre-intoxicated
Amazing views in a low key and relaxed setting with live piano. The staff was very welcoming!
Cocktails are of course fabulous, as were the oysters Rockefeller, among the best I've enjoyed, and we shared a charcuterie plate with delicious cranberry nut bread. Perfect after theater tapas.
Always a lovely place for dinner and drinks, especially before attending Jazz at Lincoln Center. Small places are very good, and live piano is great!
The seating looks out over Colimbus Circle from 4 stories up. Great view. The service was exceptional, apps were plentiful for the price, as well as the drinks. There is a piano player starting at 4:30 to enhance the atmosphere even greater. Nice place to meet friends and start the evening off.
We specifically made a reservation for a high top table in the bar area for happy hour. When we got there, all the seats in the bar area were all occupied. They insisted on not honoring our reservation and no happy hour. So we paid over double the price for the same happy hour food. We will never come back again despite our previous great experiences.
Brittany's craft cocktails are outstanding. We went for drinks and dessert with a teen and he loved the cookie plate. Servers were attentive and friendly. Guests were friendly and the light show and piano player were added touches that makes this a hidden gem.
From small plates through a fantastic burger , snacks to a full meal to accompany great cocktails and wine list. Service is friendly and accomodating. Food can take a trifle long since the kitchen is a way away but well worth the wait. Recommend for neighborhood and out of town visitors. A most pleasant experience
Drinks generous unlike many other establishments' in the area. Bartender was welcoming and attentive without being overbearing. Have not been since before Covid but will return. We came after a matinee at the Philharmonic and Center Bar may well become a hang for us for after these concerts.
A favorite meeting place after work for a comfortable drink. Classy enough atmosphere without being stuffy, busy, or loud.
Center Bar is very elegant restaurant in the open air of the 4th floor in the Columbus shopping center. Sounds like a mall restaurant but it's not - it's a very upscale piano bar with small bites. We had a horrible experience with the food and everything ended up getting comped (we paid nothing) because they screwed up our entree burger. It came out wrong and then took 27 minutes to get the correct one (we were in a rush to see a show) and when it came out it looked like it had quite literally come straight from the pack of ground meat. I had never seen a more raw burger in my life. Needless to say it was inedible, so we left with no food eaten before our show. The staff there was really great tho (I have to give them a shoutout). We had a wonderful experience with our waiter and the hostess who were very kind, profusely apologized and properly comped us for the incident. Overall I would never eat there again but I would go back for drinks because the ambience was so lovely.
Restaurantji Recommends
Chicken satay was dry and tasteless. Hamburger OK, but, again, a bit dry, even though medium rare. Not enough fat in the meat.
The atmosphere was great and relaxed. My wife and I sat down for an hour with an infant. The service was good and the viewpoint on the outside is unique. Though, the margarita I ordered was not the best. If you’re swinging by, I still encourage you to go upstairs and have a drink there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
It’s not really fair for me to give them 1 star but twice we went at 8 pm and we’re told that last call had been done. Really? NYC 8 pm and last call? And being told “come back Tuesday” was just absurd. Not happening. Not Tuesday. Not ever
Has a real cursed energy, refined to a degree I can usually only find in Las Vegas at 3 am or pm, pre-intoxicated
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great view. Really good food. Nice service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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