Such fun and unexpected food. We had only 3 dishes: fish head terrine, lentils with eel and whole mackerel. Great preparation and seasoning. Didn’t go for any of the limited dessert offerings. Space is rather dull. Staff and server were delightful. Recommend thus restaurant for adventurous pescatarians
Jesse Meyers
The staff here were wonderful. We got some good news on the way to the restaurant and the servers shared in our enthusiasm! Can't beat the human touch.
Morgan Perry
One of the top five dining experiences of my entire life. This establishment should win accolades. I am blown away. Besides their outrageous food and impossible wine list, the customer service brought my girlfriend and me to tears upon reflection our entire way home. They made us feel like celebrities for just a 26th birthday dinner, even suggesting we taste a special wine that was bottled 26 years ago. A true delight. Run, don’t walk.
Mr Gigi
Just Okay; Food was pretty bland—nothing really stood out. The kitchen counter seating is a no-go: hot, super loud, and uncomfortable. Feels more like sitting in a workshop than a restaurant. Overall, not terrible, just not worth a second visit.
Roger Villarreal
Amazing seafood and very knowledgeable service
Sohail Karol
Amazing food with good satisfactory service. I strongly recommend this place.
Yerina Cha
such a nice restaurant! very creative! every dush was so good!
Rachel Faeth
Okay amazing experience here. Me and my best girl friend came here on our weekly dinner night out. Found this place through the Infatuation app. All plates are shareable sizes yet small, so don’t expect to walk away stuffed— in the best way. Everything was light, super fresh, different and delicious. The flavor combinations of each plate packed a punch. We also asked for a wine connoisseur who recommended a fabulous bottle of goth red wine from Germany. We were so happy with our experience. It’s definitely a date night vibe.
Tess McNulty
Amazing food, rudest waitress I’ve ever met in nyc!! Went here Thursday June 12th at 5:30 and had a young woman with brown hair as our server. She was unbelievably rude - attitude in her voice, didn’t smile at us once, barely looked at us, and generally treated us like we were wasting her precious time. Can’t believe we spent $250 on dinner for our server to act pissed off that we would even dare to dine at smithereens. I can’t help but feel like she saw that we are young, 21 and 22, and assume we weren’t going to tip… look, I’ve worked in customer service too!! I’ve been a hostess and barista for years and I know it sucks sometimes, but when people are paying such high prices, at least pretend that you want to be there?
Anyway, the Apple Negroni is fantastic, the lobster roll was out of this world, and the beef tartare was extraordinary. The lentil slop didn’t impress me - would be better served with rice. Donut was yummy with a great texture but too sour/acidic to me. Also I should say that the rest of the staff were excellent, the host and other staff helping to run food and buss were really great, it was just our server who let us down.
My favorite restaurant in the maybe 1,000 I’ve tried. (Nostalgia)
Jonathan Tien
Fantastic food here at Smithereens. Menu changes often so hard to recommend specific dishes but everything here is food — just follow your heart
Tom Kastoryano
So damn good. Every dish was spectacular. Just really well executed seafood. I could’ve ordered 5 of these lobster rolls. Really great vibes as well. Truly recommended.
Alex Wiley
Such a lovely and unique restaurant! The service was wonderful and we tried a bunch of small plates. The bread with seaweed butter and the buckwheat pancake with smoke fish are not to be missed! We also loved the scallop with white asparagus and a dish with raw fish, peas and horseradish (I can't remember the fish). I really enjoyed the unique seafood preparations and flavor combinations. The dessert program is also very different. I love celery so had to get the celery float which was really fun. The apple cider donut was also a surprise, it had maybe citric acid in the sugar dusting? Every bite was a little sweet and a little tart, delicious. My only complaint was that the space is quite loud
Aygen James
Such a sleek and intimate place to eat well prepared seafood. A nice hidden gem that I would easily return to. Great service and tasty food.
Such fun and unexpected food. We had only 3 dishes: fish head terrine, lentils with eel and whole mackerel. Great preparation and seasoning. Didn’t go for any of the limited dessert offerings. Space is rather dull. Staff and server were delightful. Recommend thus restaurant for adventurous pescatarians
The staff here were wonderful. We got some good news on the way to the restaurant and the servers shared in our enthusiasm! Can't beat the human touch.
One of the top five dining experiences of my entire life. This establishment should win accolades. I am blown away. Besides their outrageous food and impossible wine list, the customer service brought my girlfriend and me to tears upon reflection our entire way home. They made us feel like celebrities for just a 26th birthday dinner, even suggesting we taste a special wine that was bottled 26 years ago. A true delight. Run, don’t walk.
Just Okay; Food was pretty bland—nothing really stood out. The kitchen counter seating is a no-go: hot, super loud, and uncomfortable. Feels more like sitting in a workshop than a restaurant. Overall, not terrible, just not worth a second visit.
Amazing seafood and very knowledgeable service
Amazing food with good satisfactory service. I strongly recommend this place.
such a nice restaurant! very creative! every dush was so good!
Okay amazing experience here. Me and my best girl friend came here on our weekly dinner night out. Found this place through the Infatuation app.
All plates are shareable sizes yet small, so don’t expect to walk away stuffed— in the best way. Everything was light, super fresh, different and delicious. The flavor combinations of each plate packed a punch.
We also asked for a wine connoisseur who recommended a fabulous bottle of goth red wine from Germany. We were so happy with our experience. It’s definitely a date night vibe.
Amazing food, rudest waitress I’ve ever met in nyc!!
Went here Thursday June 12th at 5:30 and had a young woman with brown hair as our server. She was unbelievably rude - attitude in her voice, didn’t smile at us once, barely looked at us, and generally treated us like we were wasting her precious time. Can’t believe we spent $250 on dinner for our server to act pissed off that we would even dare to dine at smithereens. I can’t help but feel like she saw that we are young, 21 and 22, and assume we weren’t going to tip… look, I’ve worked in customer service too!! I’ve been a hostess and barista for years and I know it sucks sometimes, but when people are paying such high prices, at least pretend that you want to be there?
Anyway, the Apple Negroni is fantastic, the lobster roll was out of this world, and the beef tartare was extraordinary. The lentil slop didn’t impress me - would be better served with rice. Donut was yummy with a great texture but too sour/acidic to me. Also I should say that the rest of the staff were excellent, the host and other staff helping to run food and buss were really great, it was just our server who let us down.
Very happy! Taste > photo
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My favorite restaurant in the maybe 1,000 I’ve tried. (Nostalgia)
Fantastic food here at Smithereens. Menu changes often so hard to recommend specific dishes but everything here is food — just follow your heart
So damn good. Every dish was spectacular. Just really well executed seafood. I could’ve ordered 5 of these lobster rolls. Really great vibes as well. Truly recommended.
Such a lovely and unique restaurant! The service was wonderful and we tried a bunch of small plates. The bread with seaweed butter and the buckwheat pancake with smoke fish are not to be missed! We also loved the scallop with white asparagus and a dish with raw fish, peas and horseradish (I can't remember the fish). I really enjoyed the unique seafood preparations and flavor combinations. The dessert program is also very different. I love celery so had to get the celery float which was really fun. The apple cider donut was also a surprise, it had maybe citric acid in the sugar dusting? Every bite was a little sweet and a little tart, delicious. My only complaint was that the space is quite loud
Such a sleek and intimate place to eat well prepared seafood. A nice hidden gem that I would easily return to. Great service and tasty food.
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