You're not here for the ambiance, you're here to eat tasty food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tara Vargas
Loved the vibe and the food was ??!! Amazing!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Gregory
Sylvia's was amazing. We were there to celebrate a great friend and his milestone birthday ? . The staff were friendly and accommodating. The food was absolutely delicious, so flavorful. Highly recommend 100%Parking: Parking garage 2 blocks down and on street parking - some metered & some not might need to drive around a bit if you're holding out for tge street parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: And Fried Chicken, Fried Catfish, BBQ Ribs
Alex Dy
Real comfort food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jongmin Kim
Amazing restaurant in Harlem. Sunday afternoon gospel was amazing regardless of the religion. Overall, it was a very powerful, active, welcoming vibe. Chicken was on another level, and the mac&cheese with traditional collard greens was one of the best meals I've ever had. Rum Punch cocktail was also highly recommended. Cornbread was very warm and delicious. It's just phenomenal. 100% willing to come back again as soon as possible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 식전빵
Clara Aranda Benavent
I absolutely LOVED this place!! We are spanish and were doing tourism in NYC and visited Harlem for a gospel mess (11 am at Refugees, amazing) and then brunch at Sylvia’s at 12The food’s full of soul and very tasty, great portions for a fair price (around 25 person eating a lot), bottomless mimosa with 1,5 h of refill super good priced. But the best part comed with the singing gospel show at around 1,5 hDefinitely would be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rhonda Joy McLean
Sylvia's has been one of my favorite restaurants for the 40 years I have lived in NYC!!! I still love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gravy, Warm Cornbread and Butter, And Fried Chicken, Black Eyed Peas, BBQ, Sylvia's Down Home Fried or Smothered Chicken and Rib Dinner
Tony O'Reilly
Amazing atmosphere, service and the food was amazing. Sylvia is also the name of my late grandma. Love this place so muchWell done to this amazing restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Chicken & Waffles, Gravy, Warm Cornbread and Butter, Fried Chicken and Waffles, Sweet Potato Pie, And Fried Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Black Eyed Peas, Chops, Sylvia's Uptown, Soulful Chicken Fingers, String Beans
nikki brown
Always great food. ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Waffles
Tyra Allen
I really wanted to love this place when I ordered catering for my grandmother’s 92nd birthday, but it was such a disappointment. I ordered the baked mac and cheese and bbq chicken. They were both unseasoned and flavorless to the point nobody went back for a second plate. It was such an embarrassment. The bbq chicken itself was dry and the bbq sauce didn’t even taste like bbq sauce. I wish I can get my money back after that but I learned my lesson and will never go back. Smh I should have listened to the bad reviews from jump.
The disappointment. Catered bake mac and cheese and bbq chicken. The bake mac and cheese was basically noodles and cheese, no flavor at all, and also no cheese in the middle. The bbq chicken was dry and again no flavor. Very disappointing.
Alan Gallegos
Best fried chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried
Rosalie Rempel
Big portions. Staff were working hard! Very busy when we went. Enjoyed the smothered chicken and fried chicken. There is a "Hiring now" sign out front and they could definitely use the help. Staff were nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
James Griffin III
I love food. Sylvia's was my favorite Sunday soulfood luxury spot. That was the 90s. There Is no love on the flavors. Food was salty and not reminiscent or nostalgia invoking delight I longed for. The service was fantastic I will go back without expectation next time and be an objective diner.
You're not here for the ambiance, you're here to eat tasty food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Loved the vibe and the food was ??!! Amazing!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sylvia's was amazing. We were there to celebrate a great friend and his milestone birthday ? . The staff were friendly and accommodating. The food was absolutely delicious, so flavorful. Highly recommend 100%Parking: Parking garage 2 blocks down and on street parking - some metered & some not might need to drive around a bit if you're holding out for tge street parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: And Fried Chicken, Fried Catfish, BBQ Ribs
Real comfort food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing restaurant in Harlem. Sunday afternoon gospel was amazing regardless of the religion. Overall, it was a very powerful, active, welcoming vibe. Chicken was on another level, and the mac&cheese with traditional collard greens was one of the best meals I've ever had. Rum Punch cocktail was also highly recommended. Cornbread was very warm and delicious. It's just phenomenal. 100% willing to come back again as soon as possible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 식전빵
I absolutely LOVED this place!! We are spanish and were doing tourism in NYC and visited Harlem for a gospel mess (11 am at Refugees, amazing) and then brunch at Sylvia’s at 12The food’s full of soul and very tasty, great portions for a fair price (around 25 person eating a lot), bottomless mimosa with 1,5 h of refill super good priced. But the best part comed with the singing gospel show at around 1,5 hDefinitely would be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sylvia's has been one of my favorite restaurants for the 40 years I have lived in NYC!!! I still love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gravy, Warm Cornbread and Butter, And Fried Chicken, Black Eyed Peas, BBQ, Sylvia's Down Home Fried or Smothered Chicken and Rib Dinner
Amazing atmosphere, service and the food was amazing. Sylvia is also the name of my late grandma. Love this place so muchWell done to this amazing restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Chicken & Waffles, Gravy, Warm Cornbread and Butter, Fried Chicken and Waffles, Sweet Potato Pie, And Fried Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Black Eyed Peas, Chops, Sylvia's Uptown, Soulful Chicken Fingers, String Beans
Always great food. ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Waffles
I really wanted to love this place when I ordered catering for my grandmother’s 92nd birthday, but it was such a disappointment. I ordered the baked mac and cheese and bbq chicken. They were both unseasoned and flavorless to the point nobody went back for a second plate. It was such an embarrassment. The bbq chicken itself was dry and the bbq sauce didn’t even taste like bbq sauce. I wish I can get my money back after that but I learned my lesson and will never go back. Smh I should have listened to the bad reviews from jump.
Food: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service and an amazing catfish
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato, Fried Catfish, Fried
The disappointment. Catered bake mac and cheese and bbq chicken. The bake mac and cheese was basically noodles and cheese, no flavor at all, and also no cheese in the middle. The bbq chicken was dry and again no flavor. Very disappointing.
Best fried chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried
Big portions. Staff were working hard! Very busy when we went. Enjoyed the smothered chicken and fried chicken. There is a "Hiring now" sign out front and they could definitely use the help. Staff were nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
I love food. Sylvia's was my favorite Sunday soulfood luxury spot. That was the 90s. There Is no love on the flavors. Food was salty and not reminiscent or nostalgia invoking delight I longed for. The service was fantastic I will go back without expectation next time and be an objective diner.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5