Where is the Best Celeb Hangout in New York, New York?
I have been brunching a Bubby’s since it opened in 90′. The food is great. Both the atmosphere and the eats are consistent, cozy, comfortable. Brunch has become a bit of a scene and it can get a little crazy sometimes. There is always a line-up and tons of tourists and New York transplants. If you can stand being trampled at the bar by a loud family of six from Kansas – or getting bumped for Natalie Portman and friend – after you waited an hour for a table, then you’re in for a treat. Once you are (finally) seated, you will be treated to attentive service and some of the best brunch selections in the city.Pros + ::duh:: The Food – hello?Cons – The crowds ::yuck::
We had read about Nobu in our travel guide so we decided to make the trip to Nobu. We were presently surprised when they seated us without a reservation. We were in our best T-shirts and jeans. However, we were there at 6pm which helped. The food was good, however remember the best is to share the plates. We ordered…
Atmosphere is SoHo trendy hip with requisite clubby music in background, cool lighting, comfortable seating and beautiful open kitchen.Food was not as good as it could have been. Kalbi beef quality was superb but was not served with lettuce and hot sauce as it is normally done Korean style. The kimchi was just plane bad. The worst I’ve every had. My guess is that it normally is better – there’s just no way that could have been the normal kimchi.I also ordered a stew that was supposed to be based on tofu and sliced pork. There was tofu aplenty, but literally one tiny piece of pork, less than bite size. I asked the waiter about it, and he just basically acknowledged I was correct and said “sorry”. I was pretty suprised that there was no follow up with management, or an offer to bring something else, as there would have been in any well run restaurant. Again, this may just have been a lazy waiter and not reflective of house policy. And (almost forgot) the pork rib appetizer
Wasn’t please with the food, have had better, and for cheaper. And I wasn’t pleased with the extremely slow service. It took me and my friend an hour and 15 minutes just to eat a shared sandwich and salad. Besides that, I loved the atmosphere, the location and the waitress, when she got to us, was friendly and knowledgeable of the food.Pros + Wonderful atmosphere, great drinks, incredible coffeeCons – Slooooow service, bad sandwich, sloooow service
