Lincoln Ristorante

I love the setting and ambience. However tbe menu is too limited. The only dish that works for someone who prefers a simply prepared dinner is the chicken, which is okay. Suggestion is a grilled fish offering. Also difficult for someone who is lactose intolerant.

Eating outside was spectacular! Both our pasta dishes, raviolis and spaghetti with crab were simply excellent. My husband had the asparagus to start and I had the sweet pea vegetable- again excellent. While we were not planning to have dessert, we were having such a wonderful time that we shared the strawberry rhubarb tart which was spectacular. We will be dining at Lincoln again soon!

Wonderful meal and service in a comfortable setting. Perfect place to bring your older parents. :)

Great location for pre-opera, philharmonic, ballet dinner. Good food and service but somewhat over priced.

This is a pricey restaurant and the portion sizes are very small. Additionally, the service was mediocre. While it was only 8:50 pm and no one was waiting for tables, the wait staff seemed eager to get us to leave. At one point, a busser stood glaring at my dinner companion, seemingly to make clear he wanted us to leave. The location is fantastic, but it's unlikely I would go back.

This restaurant is consistently excellent! Inventive and delicious food, amazing bar service with Mario and spectacular outdoor seating overlooking the gorgeous reflecting pool and Henry Moore sculptures within incomparable Lincoln Center!!!!

Wonderful atmosphere combined with good food, contemporary chic design, and a sound level that begets conservation.

Great option to have a nice dinner prior to going to the Opera. Friendly staff and great views added to the positive experience.

Vegetarian options: There were tasty vegetarian options in the daily specials.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

It took over 20 minutes just to receive menus and get our water glasses filled, and only after we mentioned that we've been waiting for so long. The restaurant wasn't busy at all.
When I inquired about the bread service, the waitstaff blatantly lied about it.
If you have theater tickets or want to impress an out of town guests, we would not recommend Lincoln Ristorante due to their inattentive and dishonest service

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Great location and really cool vibe

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Pros. It’s an experience for sure, visually stunning views from dining of Lincoln center. Immaculate open concept kitchen. Went for a pre- opera dinner
Cons. Ridiculously overpriced portions do not match meal. We are seasoned diners and do not mind paying.. this just felt like a rip off. Paying for the ambience. Extremely disappointed

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

The atmosphere and service were great
I ate a month's worth of salt in one bowl of pasta.
I couldn't taste anything other than salty.
It's so unfortunate

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Hostess reported no room at bar
Meanwhile my friend was sitting comfortably on couch in bar area with lots of seating. Very snotty attitude.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

We informed them we had had theater reservations, and allowed 2.5 hours for our meal. Nope!

The second course came before the first course.

The coffee came before the desert.

And the desert wine (included in the pre-fix) was completely forgotten (despite asking for it 3 times).

The desert itself (not the type requiring preparation) took 30 minutes to be served, despite the fact that we asked this be expedited.

Realizing how slow the service was, we asked for the check when ordering desert, and again, and again following. On the fourth request the check finally came — 40 minutes from our first request (just for the check)!

And after all of this, our waiter acted like we were the ones inconveniencing him, not the other way around.

UPDATE: I’d never step foot in here again on my own volition, but on invite from a friend we revisited and were equally underwhelmed.

The meal was ruined for me as they served me caffeinated cappuccino when I specifically asked for decaf. I again asked the waiter if it was decaffeinated when he served it and he said that it was decaffeinated. After I got home I spent most of the night tossing and turning until about 5AM when I finally fell asleep.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1