We were here for a private event and for breakfast the next morning. The event was nice and the view gives a great look of Central Park. However, breakfast the next morning was a mess. We had 2 different waiters coming by our table who were telling us completely different things about the menu and what was included with our voucher. Our orders were both wrong, including missing and incorrect items. When we went to settle up with our vouchers, they still tried to make us pay. When we tried to resolve it, we could not get a waiter to come over to help for over 25 minutes.
Giuseppe Maione
SCAM - I was double charged on my card and nobody is answering my emails for a
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Stephen Hundiak
But chilly to on the outside patio here at the top of Le Meridian hotel. A beautiful view of Central Park. Drinks, food, music, service all great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Sliders
Joseph Heady
Turned away at the door despite having a reservation! There were likely 10 other GROUPS at the door also turned away. Avoid this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cliff Harvey
Paid $120 for 2 for a Halloween party that included free drinks; except that it didn’t.Feel like someone stole $120 from me.Avoid at ALL cost unless you like to be robbedThey were really snarky and mean about it tooRuined the holiday for us.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
AA SA
Our recent visit to this restaurant was deeply unsatisfactory. Despite having made reservations in advance, my party was inexplicably turned away. This not only reflects a poorly managed reservation system but also undermines the restaurant's commitment to customer service.It's disheartening to experience such a lapse in hospitality under the banner of the reputable Meridian Hotel. The incident has undoubtedly cast a shadow on the hotel's admired reputation.This issue warrants immediate attention. The restaurant, as well as the hotel's management, must be held accountable and take steps to prevent such incidents in the future. This unfortunate experience has certainly affected our perception of both the restaurant and the Meridian Hotel. It's our hope that corrective measures will be promptly implemented.
Service: 1
Andy
Do not come here. Horrible service, security guards are bullies and the management obviously doesn't care about this place. The drinks are watered down and took forever. It was a private event so idk how the actual bar is, but if you are thinking about doing a private event and you care about your party then for their safety, don't host it here. Lot of unprovoked profanity by the security, minimum staff and total unprofessionalism. Views are great though, but so are any rooftops in midtown.
Service: 1
Anoud al saud
VERY RACIST. VERY RUDE. MANAGER WAS SO RUDE!! I don’t recommend this place unless you want to waste money.
Abeer Alsaud
Awful service awful people. Never go. I had a terrible experience at this rooftop. The staff were extremely extremely rude and unhelpful I would not recommend this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dharmendra Singh
Decent rooftop bar to grab a drink after work, with great view of central park
Booked a seat on the balcony specifically for the balcony and was so my informed upon arriving g that there was a private function. Would have gone elsewhere otherwise. Very disappointMc and mediocre anyway. Only came for the view.
Amal F
Awful experience. My friend had a big birthday party there, the hostess or manager snatched the presents out of our hands saying “she’d take care of them” for us and place them in storage. In the end of the evening the presents were nowhere to be found and they don’t carry any responsibility for their actions. Simply gross.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Warwick Hadfield OAM
IN MY OPINION this was a disaster. We had friends with us and we wanted to go to a RoofTop bar. LiFE accepted our reservation, but on arrival, we were told there was a private function happening and we could not have access to the main/best area with views over Central Park. Rather we could sit in some shonky, shady alcove, pay above the odds for cocktails, etc, but not have the benefits of the view, all this accompanied by the most godawful music. Where do they get this stuff? Or these staff?There was no attempt at an apology for what in my opinion was a shocking mis-communication, just a smug manager who thought it all a bit of fun to ruin our evening. In my opinion, it would be a good idea to give this place a wide berth if you wanted to get what you booked for, and expected to be treated with respect.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Paul Temp
The view is nice but the drinks are really bad (and overpriced but I guess they factor the view in the pricing)
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
Isla Tomlin
Refused entry. Spent the day in Central Park, walked to the nearest rooftop bar with my two daughters. Although we’ve been to many rooftop bars apparently under 21s aren’t allowed in a bar, utterly ridiculous. Especially when they only wanted a drink of coke. Other ‘bars’ have allowed them in.
We were here for a private event and for breakfast the next morning. The event was nice and the view gives a great look of Central Park. However, breakfast the next morning was a mess. We had 2 different waiters coming by our table who were telling us completely different things about the menu and what was included with our voucher. Our orders were both wrong, including missing and incorrect items. When we went to settle up with our vouchers, they still tried to make us pay. When we tried to resolve it, we could not get a waiter to come over to help for over 25 minutes.
SCAM - I was double charged on my card and nobody is answering my emails for a
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
But chilly to on the outside patio here at the top of Le Meridian hotel. A beautiful view of Central Park. Drinks, food, music, service all great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Sliders
Turned away at the door despite having a reservation! There were likely 10 other GROUPS at the door also turned away. Avoid this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Paid $120 for 2 for a Halloween party that included free drinks; except that it didn’t.Feel like someone stole $120 from me.Avoid at ALL cost unless you like to be robbedThey were really snarky and mean about it tooRuined the holiday for us.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Our recent visit to this restaurant was deeply unsatisfactory. Despite having made reservations in advance, my party was inexplicably turned away. This not only reflects a poorly managed reservation system but also undermines the restaurant's commitment to customer service.It's disheartening to experience such a lapse in hospitality under the banner of the reputable Meridian Hotel. The incident has undoubtedly cast a shadow on the hotel's admired reputation.This issue warrants immediate attention. The restaurant, as well as the hotel's management, must be held accountable and take steps to prevent such incidents in the future. This unfortunate experience has certainly affected our perception of both the restaurant and the Meridian Hotel. It's our hope that corrective measures will be promptly implemented.
Service: 1
Do not come here. Horrible service, security guards are bullies and the management obviously doesn't care about this place. The drinks are watered down and took forever. It was a private event so idk how the actual bar is, but if you are thinking about doing a private event and you care about your party then for their safety, don't host it here. Lot of unprovoked profanity by the security, minimum staff and total unprofessionalism. Views are great though, but so are any rooftops in midtown.
Service: 1
VERY RACIST. VERY RUDE. MANAGER WAS SO RUDE!! I don’t recommend this place unless you want to waste money.
Awful service awful people. Never go. I had a terrible experience at this rooftop. The staff were extremely extremely rude and unhelpful I would not recommend this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Decent rooftop bar to grab a drink after work, with great view of central park
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Booked a seat on the balcony specifically for the balcony and was so my informed upon arriving g that there was a private function. Would have gone elsewhere otherwise. Very disappointMc and mediocre anyway. Only came for the view.
Awful experience. My friend had a big birthday party there, the hostess or manager snatched the presents out of our hands saying “she’d take care of them” for us and place them in storage. In the end of the evening the presents were nowhere to be found and they don’t carry any responsibility for their actions. Simply gross.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
IN MY OPINION this was a disaster. We had friends with us and we wanted to go to a RoofTop bar. LiFE accepted our reservation, but on arrival, we were told there was a private function happening and we could not have access to the main/best area with views over Central Park. Rather we could sit in some shonky, shady alcove, pay above the odds for cocktails, etc, but not have the benefits of the view, all this accompanied by the most godawful music. Where do they get this stuff? Or these staff?There was no attempt at an apology for what in my opinion was a shocking mis-communication, just a smug manager who thought it all a bit of fun to ruin our evening. In my opinion, it would be a good idea to give this place a wide berth if you wanted to get what you booked for, and expected to be treated with respect.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
The view is nice but the drinks are really bad (and overpriced but I guess they factor the view in the pricing)
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
Refused entry. Spent the day in Central Park, walked to the nearest rooftop bar with my two daughters. Although we’ve been to many rooftop bars apparently under 21s aren’t allowed in a bar, utterly ridiculous. Especially when they only wanted a drink of coke. Other ‘bars’ have allowed them in.