Suitable for friends gathering, the restaurant atmosphere is great The food is all delicious, the desserts change regularly and the eclairs are amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Reeves
This place is absolutely fantastic. Not only is the food amazing but the service is absolutely spectacular. Make sure to stop by and enjoy Raul’s fantastic menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fern Clausius
Nai was my absolute favorite restaurant in New York. I was very excited to take my girlfriend there for a special dinner. However, after my last experience and after attempting to call and email the restaurant to kindly inform them of our experience, I will not be eating there anymore.
After looking through the wine menu, my date and I had a couple questions and our waitress guided us toward selecting what sounded like two good options for each of us. She retrieved the respective bottles and allowed us to taste each one before filling up the full glass. When we tasted and did not like the wine, she informed us that we could not switch to another wine, even though we didn’t order a full bottle. She proceeded to fill up the glasses with what we had originally selected - however, in doing so, she filled my glass (which was still partially filled with the sample wine), with my date’s wine; thus mixing the two wines together. After I pointed this out, she did not make an effort to get me a new glass.
When we were ordering food, we pointed out that we had concerns about dairy and meat, as my date is very allergic to both if she ingests them. The waitress assured us that the items we had inquired about were free of dairy and meat, and proceeded to take the rest of our order. When she brought out the first dish of artichoke, I realized the entire dish was cooked with goat cheese - when I pointed this out, she lightly apologized and brought a chickpea dish replacement for my date.
Later, I realized as I was eating my favorite - the seafood pasta/paella-like dish - that the dish had been made with chorizo, even though I had requested it be cooked without. I have been pescatarian for 11 years. We had already eaten half of the dish when I realized this, and my date had started to have a slight allergic reaction after one bite. When I brought this up, the waitress assured me it was just clumps of noodles, not meat. After she walked away, I proceeded to taste the clumped piece to assure my date, but what I tasted was most definitely sausage.
At the end of the meal, we ended up leaving partly hungry, as by the end it was hard to trust that anything that was prepared was edible for us. As someone that works in the service industry, and is a business owner, I wanted the manager to be informed of this waitress for training opportunities, but after repeatedly making efforts to reach out about our experience, we never received a response or apology.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Charlotte Jupp
Food was tasty if a little expensive. Service score is lower as some of the staff were a bit aggressive. Everyone has a bad day I'm sure, my review is based on my experience of their bad day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Pasta Paella
Nhien Levitt
Manager was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fargo Balliett
Superb food. One of the best in the village. Delicious and flavourful. The ribs. The artichoke. The paella. Can’t get enough.
Overall, an enjoyable meal, but not somewhere I'd feel the need to come back to.
The service was the highlight, our waitress was friendly and efficient and the (owner? manager?) was willing to swoop in whenever we needed something. Plates were replaced when my companions requested and wine and water were consistently refilled.
The food was hit or miss. Some dishes, like the tomatoes with consommé gelée, were lovely - light, fresh, and interesting. Also very enjoyable were the ravioli, the scallop crudo, and the carrots. The rest of the dishes were a bit of a disappointment. The serving of truffled portobello was too large and heavy to finish. The sea bass toast had too much toast and not enough bass. The cod was blah, overly creamy and not enough dimension.
Wine list was nice, if short, and seemingly lacking any Spanish whites. We had a very enjoyable orange bottle from France. Didn't try any cocktails.
The real hit for me was the noise level: you couldn't hear your companions talking whatsoever. There was no music playing, but the room had no batting whatsoever and the amount of noise was unbearable at times. Not what I would expect from a more intimate sit-down place like that.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Luke Waite
I booked Nai for my wife's birthday and it was just excellent. Easily the best tapas restaurant we've ever been to (and we love tapas). The food was super tasty and so unique. Service was brilliant and friendly. 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacilyn Silvers-Setayesh
Fun tapas, on the heavier richer side not much in terms of lighter options to mix it up,(meaning heavily fried and sauced) wish they had a full bar ...soju, although a nice option and on trend, is very high in carbs
We had an exceptional first experience at Nai. The staff went above and beyond, making the evening truly memorable. The food was not only innovative but bursting with flavor. We had the pleasure of meeting the chef, who was incredibly kind. We’re already looking forward to returning to see Annie and explore more of the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yago Vazquez
Food was very good but the waitress was trying so hard to hustle us to order more and get the more expensive wine that it made it really uncomfortable. I’m talking like she came to the table about 6 or 7 times to get us to order more stuff. Even poured 2 glasses of the expensive wine in the middle of the dinner to see if we would order another bottle. Probably not going back there.
Heydy Rodriguez
God food and nice environment...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jessica Shu
Really delicious and unique dishes, great service. Ambiance is loud
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jose Lopez
I celebrated my birthday last night here everything was very delicious. We ordered the Manu tasting, apparently one has to put it with the reservation but we didn't know they don't specify that when one makes the reservation, But the waiter talked to the manager so he could do it for us and the manager gave us the opportunity to do a tasting menu, Everything was very delicious, each dish was unique and authentic, I had a great time, it was one of my best birthdays ever, the food was excellent, the flamenco show was spectacular, the waiter Carlos was incredible and professional, he explained each dish to us as if he had prepared it. It is something incredible to see this type of service in east village. The place is very beautiful, it lacks something of Spain to make it more at home. They don't let you take photos or videos during the show! I highly recommend this place and I hope to return soon with the family.
Very tasty
Suitable for friends gathering, the restaurant atmosphere is great
The food is all delicious, the desserts change regularly and the eclairs are amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
This place is absolutely fantastic. Not only is the food amazing but the service is absolutely spectacular. Make sure to stop by and enjoy Raul’s fantastic menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nai was my absolute favorite restaurant in New York. I was very excited to take my girlfriend there for a special dinner. However, after my last experience and after attempting to call and email the restaurant to kindly inform them of our experience, I will not be eating there anymore.
After looking through the wine menu, my date and I had a couple questions and our waitress guided us toward selecting what sounded like two good options for each of us. She retrieved the respective bottles and allowed us to taste each one before filling up the full glass. When we tasted and did not like the wine, she informed us that we could not switch to another wine, even though we didn’t order a full bottle. She proceeded to fill up the glasses with what we had originally selected - however, in doing so, she filled my glass (which was still partially filled with the sample wine), with my date’s wine; thus mixing the two wines together. After I pointed this out, she did not make an effort to get me a new glass.
When we were ordering food, we pointed out that we had concerns about dairy and meat, as my date is very allergic to both if she ingests them. The waitress assured us that the items we had inquired about were free of dairy and meat, and proceeded to take the rest of our order. When she brought out the first dish of artichoke, I realized the entire dish was cooked with goat cheese - when I pointed this out, she lightly apologized and brought a chickpea dish replacement for my date.
Later, I realized as I was eating my favorite - the seafood pasta/paella-like dish - that the dish had been made with chorizo, even though I had requested it be cooked without. I have been pescatarian for 11 years. We had already eaten half of the dish when I realized this, and my date had started to have a slight allergic reaction after one bite. When I brought this up, the waitress assured me it was just clumps of noodles, not meat. After she walked away, I proceeded to taste the clumped piece to assure my date, but what I tasted was most definitely sausage.
At the end of the meal, we ended up leaving partly hungry, as by the end it was hard to trust that anything that was prepared was edible for us. As someone that works in the service industry, and is a business owner, I wanted the manager to be informed of this waitress for training opportunities, but after repeatedly making efforts to reach out about our experience, we never received a response or apology.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Food was tasty if a little expensive. Service score is lower as some of the staff were a bit aggressive. Everyone has a bad day I'm sure, my review is based on my experience of their bad day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Pasta Paella
Manager was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Superb food. One of the best in the village. Delicious and flavourful. The ribs. The artichoke. The paella. Can’t get enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Grilled Octopus
Overall, an enjoyable meal, but not somewhere I'd feel the need to come back to.
The service was the highlight, our waitress was friendly and efficient and the (owner? manager?) was willing to swoop in whenever we needed something. Plates were replaced when my companions requested and wine and water were consistently refilled.
The food was hit or miss. Some dishes, like the tomatoes with consommé gelée, were lovely - light, fresh, and interesting. Also very enjoyable were the ravioli, the scallop crudo, and the carrots. The rest of the dishes were a bit of a disappointment. The serving of truffled portobello was too large and heavy to finish. The sea bass toast had too much toast and not enough bass. The cod was blah, overly creamy and not enough dimension.
Wine list was nice, if short, and seemingly lacking any Spanish whites. We had a very enjoyable orange bottle from France. Didn't try any cocktails.
The real hit for me was the noise level: you couldn't hear your companions talking whatsoever. There was no music playing, but the room had no batting whatsoever and the amount of noise was unbearable at times. Not what I would expect from a more intimate sit-down place like that.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
I booked Nai for my wife's birthday and it was just excellent. Easily the best tapas restaurant we've ever been to (and we love tapas). The food was super tasty and so unique. Service was brilliant and friendly. 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fun tapas, on the heavier richer side not much in terms of lighter options to mix it up,(meaning heavily fried and sauced) wish they had a full bar ...soju, although a nice option and on trend, is very high in carbs
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We had an exceptional first experience at Nai. The staff went above and beyond, making the evening truly memorable. The food was not only innovative but bursting with flavor. We had the pleasure of meeting the chef, who was incredibly kind. We’re already looking forward to returning to see Annie and explore more of the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was very good but the waitress was trying so hard to hustle us to order more and get the more expensive wine that it made it really uncomfortable. I’m talking like she came to the table about 6 or 7 times to get us to order more stuff. Even poured 2 glasses of the expensive wine in the middle of the dinner to see if we would order another bottle. Probably not going back there.
God food and nice environment...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really delicious and unique dishes, great service. Ambiance is loud
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I celebrated my birthday last night here everything was very delicious.
We ordered the Manu tasting, apparently one has to put it with the reservation but we didn't know they don't specify that when one makes the reservation,
But the waiter talked to the manager so he could do it for us and the manager gave us the opportunity to do a tasting menu,
Everything was very delicious, each dish was unique and authentic, I had a great time, it was one of my best birthdays ever, the food was excellent, the flamenco show was spectacular, the waiter Carlos was incredible and professional, he explained each dish to us as if he had prepared it. It is something incredible to see this type of service in east village.
The place is very beautiful, it lacks something of Spain to make it more at home.
They don't let you take photos or videos during the show!
I highly recommend this place and I hope to return soon with the family.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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