Lincoln Center Public Plaza and Cafe

Our server was Amit, he took fantastic care of us. Making suggestions, ensuring our meal was paced appropriately to get to our show. It was my mom's birthday and everyone who came to our table wished her a happy birthday is a subtle, genuine way. The halibut is amazing and would definitely recommend. Wonderful experience, will definitely bring visiting friends and family again.

Another excellent dinner before our last subscription performance (American Ballet Theater) of the summer. It is an important part of the pleasure of going to concerts and the opera and ballet to begin the evening with a gourmet dinner and fine wine. Normally, we don't eat out, but the combination of dinner and theater is an excellent one, making the entire day, and not just the performance, special.

Convenient locarion, next to Metropolitan Opera House. Fast service if you let them know you have a show following dinner.

The food is always delicious and the service is quick. Perfect place to eat before the ballet.

We enjoyed the restaurant very much, but we felt that the menu offered a very limited array of choices. There was only one salad - a caesar salad that would not be my preference. There was only one fish dish. People really enjoyed the pasta dishes, but for someone who doesn't eat pasta and likes a simple chicken or fish option or even a vegetarian option, I didn't think there were enough choices. We will come back to the restaurant because we did enjoy the atmosphere and the food was well prepared, but menu was very limited.

Delicious food, well prepared. Courteous and professional staff. Very convenient for performances at Lincoln Center.

My dinner tonight at Lincoln was by far one of the best I've had in this city in a while. Compliments to the chef and the kitchen staff. Everything was done to perfection! I had the rigatoni pasta and I even brought some home! I will be back to Lincoln soon without attending a performance so I can dine longer.

Loved my evening at Lincoln Ristorante. The hostess were lovely. Our server, Edwin, was a delight! He recommended several dishes that we thoroughly enjoyed. A great choice for a special night out at Lincoln Center.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I had an amazing dining experience at Lincoln restaurant! From the moment I walked in, the front desk staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming, making me feel right at home. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, setting the perfect tone for a delightful meal. The food was exquisite, with a fantastic selection that truly showcased culinary artistry. I can't recommend this place enough for anyone looking for a great dining experience. I'll definitely be returning!

I had the worst experience I've ever had in a NYC restaurant tonight. It started with them not having a table and continued once we agreed to sit outside with unforgivable lack of service. No food after one hour. Not even a bread basket or an olive. No explanations. The woman at the desk was completely unapologetic and condescending. We were repeatedly told the kitchen was trying a new menu!! I saw tables walk out, people loudly complaining about the lack of food and service. I've never witnessed such a total restaurant meltdown. Everyone was miserable. I will never step foot in this restaurant again and would recommend others spare themselves the pain. They exist simply because of their proximity to Lincoln Center. If I could give them no stars that would be my rating.

We arrived for a 545 dinner and were not seated until 6. Getting a San Pellegrino took 20 minutes and drinks 40 minutes later. Food never came. Supposedly short staffed in kitchen but super slow bar service cannot be explained. Ruined our night. Won't be back.

It was a horror show. Food was simply not coming out of the kitchen; behind the glass walI, I was able to see the expediter, who looked frantic. We received our entrees over an hour after sitting down; we left without dessert because it was obvious that we wouldn't get food in time to make a 7:30 performance next door at Geffen Hall. (We had budgeted two hours for our meal.) Our server was minimally competent, and seemed to have difficulty understanding our food orders (did I mispronounce "rigatoni"?) A glass of wine ordered with the entree did not arrive, and he had to be reminded. It was difficult to get our check. We were surrounded by other tables in similar distress -- we saw diners complaining vociferously to the waiters and their captain. Some people simply walked out; it was obvious that there were other tables who gave up on dessert and demanded their checks as soon as their entrees arrived. I have eaten at the Lincoln a number of times in the past, and never had such a bad experience. I will not go back.

This was perhaps our 10th time at Lincoln and our experience was awful. We arrived 2 hours ahead of our LCT curtain and told the waiter our curtain time. The food took forever to arrive. We got our main courses after we had been there about 90 minutes and had to forgo dessert. We got no apology and no explanation. My appetizer was a terrible salad swimming in a gloppy sauce and my main course was a piece of fish with nothing else except a dark, heavy sauce suitable for a steak, perhaps, but not white fish. Many people sitting around us were also without food and some just left without eating.

I am usually very happy with this restaurant, but the kitchen was off tonight. We received the wrong appetizer and then had to wait for our main course until 30 minutes before our show was supposed to start so that we had to eat our dinner much faster than we would have wanted to. they are usually much better about that.

The place was more than half empty, but we were forced by the hostess to sit at a table for two. When we left there were still plenty of of empty tables for four that had not been occupied and obviously had not been reserved. The waitstaff service was very good. The agnolotti filling was a little too watery. They were stingy with pane fritto for the panzanella, and its balsamic may have been 12 years old but obviously not a flavorful Modena DOP.