Francois X.
Yelp
I've been slumming it in NYC for a few weeks now....back-and-forth between D.C. and Gotham. I was about ready to head over to the Left coast before bouncing over back to Singapore.
A few of us got together to celebrate getting rid of me for the next few months! Nobu came up, and "Why Not?"
Reservations were made the day before without any hassle. A CC was required to filter out flakes. We showed up and were greeted very nicely, shown to our table, and explained the menu. All good: our server was professional and excellent in providing for our table
The dishes were well-timed and the food was excellent. We had a mix of sushis: nigiri, maki, sashimi, and various other hot dishes. They accommodated a special order Not-on-the-Menu...and it wasn't a simple request. It took some time & skill to make...but we were in no hurry !!!! Wow!! We had time, the evening was ours and we were advised that it would be about 30 min. But no problem, we were amongst friends and in no hurry to go anywhere else.
We feasted our way through our dinner and thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance, food, and drink.
The pluses are that it is a beautiful place, food is very good, our server was professionally trained and so wonderful.
Some minuses are (1) that the bussers were not as polished as our server: they were a bit gruff and uncoordinated in their delivery. (2) Dress code should be better enforced..there were some guests there that I wouldn't allow into a backyard bbq..together with a huge stroller and the "mandatory" screen appliances for the kid. Lets leave this place for Adults [the kid was the better behaved one, btw] (3) Prices... Prices...Prices. Great food, good service, but were it not a business deduction for me, I probably would have chosen a few boxes of Joe's pizza, some beer, and party at my place there.
I run my own business, I know. But to see such a nice place almost empty during prime restaurant hours has me concerned. Maybe that's why the quality of the buss staff isn't 100% there??? I really like this place...been to the one on Malibu and others. But this place is in NYC....it shouldn't go down like this.