Bar Pleiades

This is a really great UES bar scene and it is not just for drinking cocktails. The full Cafe Boulud menu is available at the bar (plus the bar menu), so if you are dining alone this works well. The food at Cafe Boulud is of course excellent. The service is also excellent. They are happy to let you eat a la carte from the various menus. I have to say that I’m sorry to see the shrimp toast going away as they move their round the world menu to another cuisine; it was quite a moving experience. The foie gras torchon was excellent. Serving oysters with chimichurri is a unique and welcome spin on accompaniments. The scrambled eggs with truffles, a signature dish for Cafe Boulud, had a large amount of Australian truffles shaved on while you watch (that’s a good thing, not a bad, of course). The sliders from the bar menu were executed perfectly and had all the salt, acid, and fat to make them darn near perfect. In any case they are worth having. The duck breast was also executed exactly correct and the braised fennel was extremely, how shall we say, precise in terms of consistency, texture, and flavor (again, that’s a good thing not a bad). The desserts had really interesting seasoning and flavors, often enhanced by herbs. Overall I had a really nice meal and evening.

Great rotating drinks menu - there's the classics made well but there's always something new to discover and their special drinks have all had nice flavor profiles. Really fun art deco decor, swanky dimly lit ambience with cozy tables. Best for small groups unless you reserve the cool booth alcove in advance. Great date location. Good service. And there's usually not a wait.

Great spot, the drinks are balanced and well made. The servers are on it. They'll make you feel welcome and bar pleiades makes it easy to sit and have a nice conversation. It's not to loud, not to quiet. You still have you're own space and can still socialize with others at the bar.

Went utilizing the Travelzoo voucher and it was slightly underwhelming. The food did not natch what we were supposed to get, but it seemed ckear the staff doesn't care for these vouchers and just want you in and out. I did find the manager to be very polite, professional and just awesome. The cocktails were good...food was plain and a big miss, especially since we didnt get all that we were supposed to.

Cute, quaint, after work classy. The restaurant is amazing. I ordered the lamb...beautiful medium lamb, with flavors I crave to have again very soon. The service was great, as they were very attentive, try the seating at the bar or comfy seats in front of the bar. The best seats are the booths...enjoy!

Very swanky atmosphere. Well appointed decor. Staff knows their business as they are friendly and effiecient. Server with French accent was magnetic. Mini gratis snack offering was nice. Would be five stars but my bourbon glass was spotty.

This bar is so so nice and it was alot of fun. I went with my meetup group and they let me make a reservation in the bar area-I had to give my credit card but it was so nice to have a reservation. We stayed for 3 hours because it was a great atmosphere. There was a jazz performer and we ordered drinks and food. The drinks are pricey but you can weed out what you can afford-I ordered a $15 house tequila and seltzer. The bar has nice decor and it's dark and swanky. I'm definitely going back!!

Very dark, but fancy atmosphere. The music was loud, which made casual conversation over large tables a little tough, but not a real deal breaker. Coctails were all very sweet. Good happy hour options.