Orsay
1057 Lexington Ave, New York
(212) 517-6400
Customers' Favorites
Faroe Island Salmon Medaillon
Hanger Steak Pommes Frites
Soupe A l'oignon Gratinée
Classic French Onion Soup
Steak Tartare La Goulue
Grilled Sirloin Steak
Foie Gras Au Torchon
Orsay French Fries
West Coast Oysters
Boeuf Bourguignon
Recent Reviews
Service was attentive and very friendly. Full disclosure: I’m not much for French food generally so I went for the burger which was excellent. The artichoke appetizer was delicious with its balsamic dressing. Others raved about the cheese soufflé, French onion soup and escargot. Desert of the day was toffee pudding. Loved that it was not too sweet.
We were used and abused by a group of around 60 people suddenly coming into the restaurant for drinks. We tried to leave but they advised the food was ready. After all the remaining of the tables left, we decided it was impossible to have a bite and also left. We couldn’t continue eating. You would hope management would have had some empathy but instead, they blamed it on the holiday. We paid our bill and left knowing we would never come back again given the manager Olivier...
Orsay has been around forever. It melds UES pretense with supposed old-school French brasserie fare. It's a neighborhood restaurant, serving lightning speed very expensive food, with daily specials and day-of-the-week specials. My husband likes Mondays, as a slab of rare beef washed down with their Isle Flottante dessert makes his week more complete. I don't. Yes, you can get escargots floating in garlic butter, but sorry, you can't get a decent baguette on the...