Carol K.
Yelp
Located in the Negresco Hotel- this is the more casual dining space in the hotel that makes you feel as if you are in the middle of a huge carousel.
Watch out, for on the half hour, the music begins with the statue of the girl winding the box and the brightly colored carousel animals begin to go up and down. Seems like a perfect place for children, but on the day I was there, there was only one child in the entire place who seemed unfazed by the carnival antics.
We went for a light lunch on a sunny, Sunday morning. You may want to make reservations if you want to sit on the outside patio and watch the world go by. Since we didn't have one- we were happy that they found a small table for us indoors. Of course- we would have missed the carousel had we sat outside so I guess it all balances out.
The room, with it's domed ceiling, the pink booths and all the carousel animals is fun and lively. The servers are definitely on their game.
Antony took care of us and he was efficient and friendly, even suffering through my bad French. We had a couple of starters, a salad nicoise, and a avocado and shrimp salad, along with a couple of glasses of wine. Others in the restaurant were eating their large meal at this time and followed that with a steak or pork dish. They also had a huge beef tartar that looked amazing.
Like everything else in this hotel- lunch was a splurge running us about 63e.
But for the fun of eating at the Negresco, it was worth it!