Lisa E.
Yelp
Very nice space, beautiful "patio" seating with nice cushioned seats. The view, well, for me a native New Yorker, It was not stunning but a stern reminder of the horrendous and towing new structures marring our landscape. There is a small peek through to see the park, which is very sweet, especially as the fall colors were visible beyond the green space of Central Park.
Drinks were lovely. Interesting to serve a Negroni with olives, which I had seen prior in the photos..I must have had 100 Negroini in the past year or so, in numerous countries and many areas of Italy & Portugal, and none had accoutrements of olives, but why not !
In general, there is a stuffiness here, but that is certainly intentional and caters to those who are staying in the hotel or frequent similar spaces.
The food is what needs some consideration. Enough with the Hummus, which actually was our default choice along with the very very greasy zucchini chips and a bland, thin dip along side. I am sure that someone can come up with a better example of aperitivo choices.
We did need to ask about the aforementioned chips & almonds, that were not refreshed with our second round of cocktails.
Honestly, for cocktail hour, nuts, olives, chips, maybe some Chex mix type array is what keeps the drinks flowing.
All in all, a calm, lovely place with an upscale flavor.