Apropos Restaurant at The Abbey Inn

Service is always tricky, but food usually makes up for it. The menu recently changed, and with it, the quality. We came for brunch and paid $21 for the scrambled eggs. The eggs were POWDERED. I was really livid. Off the list now.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

This is the fifth time we have eaten here. We thought Peter Kelly was going to help them create great food. Once again the service was awful and the food mediocre. Duck was tough. The small plates were underwhelming and over salted. The staff missing in action we won’t try it again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great experience. Went for a milestone birthday. The Duck and Porkchop were the best I have ever had. Highly recommend.

Had a reservation and tried to add on another was told no. Got to the restaurant and it was empty. Easily could have accommodated 20 more. Mediocre food at best.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

The food is fine. Nothing particularly amazing especially considering the price.

The service is always fantastic and the atmosphere is pretty nice though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

I dropped off something for a family member who was attending a wedding there. It was beautiful!!

Atmosphere: 5

I came here for dinner with my husband and sister in law. She lives in the apartments next the Abbey, so we walked over. It was beautifully decorated with lights and looked stunning at night.

I had wanted to order the sea bass but the waiter came back and told me they were out. So, my husband and I both ordered the salmon and my SIL ordered the duck.
They brought rolls and butter out before our meals. The salmon was delicious! Perfectly cooked. My SIL ordered the panna cotta for dessert. Our bill for the 3 of us was $220.

I used the lady’s room and it’s very nicely decorated. Very clean.

Most of the restaurant was empty when we went.

Outside is a gorgeous view! It’s a great place to have a drink and relax.

I would definitely go back again. Hopefully they’ll have the sea bass available next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fabulous New York restaurant week meal. The location is spectacular

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pricey but glad I went once

Parking: Valet only

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

From start to finish this was an excellent experience. Staff was attentive, friendly and so pleasant! Our server, Nelson, took great care of us. I loved that he checked on us and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the evening - from making sure my handicapped husband had a spoon for each course to getting a thorough list of bourbons for my dessert.

The food was delicious. Portions were large. I loved my blood orange Negroni.

We will return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was in the area for work and saw that they had an autumn prefixe dinner this week and wanted to try it out. The location is beautiful and the food was enjoyable. My server Nilson was attentive and very sweet. Overall a good experience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

My husband and I have come here a number of times and both very much enjoy it. We always find the food to be very tasty, although having been a nice of times, it doesn't feel like the options change much. The service is a little slow, but always very nice and the atmosphere we find to be quite enjoyable in its dark, moodiness. The view from the sunroom can't be beat! I will concede that it is difficult to find the actual restaurant, signage is not very clear (or present), and when you walk in, you feel you've made the wrong choice of entrance because it appears to be a dish station, not a hostess stand. We've also never used the valet service, and parking nearby seems minimal. Otherwise, it's a very enjoyable evening out for my husband and I!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

We had an amazing experience at apropos tonight. My family and I went for my father’s birthday and everything was wonderful. Aside from amazing food, our waiter Johnny was THE BEST service we have ever had. He was so smart, kind and funny. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

How does this place have a Michelin recommendation? 8am on a Monday morning you just opened no staff to be found. The front desk for the Inn had to seat everyone waiting. Out of the fresh daily pastries. I guess they are not that fresh. Waiter shows up 15 minutes after they opened. You could hear the front desk telling the chef “he will be walking through the door any minute” Shirt was untucked looking very unprofessional. Clearly rushed. Didn’t bother greeting us or introducing himself. Just walked up and asked if we wanted any drinks. I said water he turned around and walked away. There are two people at our table who needed drink orders.

Menu is small, omelet came out broken open, over cooked and with cheap American cheese (menu didn’t say they are using processed crap cheese in the food). No choice of type of toast we wanted. My meal came with two quarter slices of toast, my wife’s came with 4 half slices. The menus made no mention of this not sure I got what I was paying for.

Ordered blue berry muffin, it’s looked oddly like any mass produced frozen muffin you can buy at any wholesale store. Not impressed, outside was warm to the touch inside was cold. Clearly reheated. This chef should be ashamed of serving such crap!

Tip do not order the $4 coffee. Walk around the corner and get the same coffee for free at the front desk.

It is clear from a business standpoint this place is hurting financially and they are stating to cut cost. Not having staff show up early to prep and get ready, one waiter for 5 tables, had to go find him to get my check. Cheap ingredients and out of so called fresh items.

Not worth the hype the bagel place in town was much better and had freshly made muffins.

The best part was the large flies in the windows watching us eat and seeing the dead bugs on the windowsill. See photos.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

The reason for the poor review was the service was so bad, and the food so under cooked, that it was impossible to talk about anything else at dinner. It literally hijacked our conversation and experience. The restaurant itself is gorgeous, with stunning views of the Hudson. Forget ever checking on us, quite the contrary, we had to fight for our waiter's attention to ask for anything. My wife ordered the warm shrimp appetizer and the shrimp, she felt, were so under cooked she wouldn't eat them. I ordered the pork chop as my main dish and it was seared on both sides and raw inside. I sent it back to be cooked after trying to get our waiter's attention for some time. Finally, I had to raise my voice and say "excuse me" as he passed us with his back to us per usual. We ordered drinks while we were finishing our appetizers that didn't come until we were almost finished with our mains. We had to ask repeatedly for them, not to our waiter, of course, because he wouldn't even make eye contact with us. When the drinks came, they were wrong. One of the most frustrating parts is there was a manager present the whole night who didn't help at all. He never walked the floor, never checked on tables, just stood where he couldn't be seen until the meal was over and you were leaving and he would ask how things were. There is nothing worse then service being so poor that that is all you talk about at dinner. I had high hopes for Apropos, I think Michelin strongly needs to rethink recommending them until they improve their kitchen and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1