The Consulate Midtown Reviews Summary

Category: French restaurant New York

Address: 44 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Phone: +16468501100

Rating: 4.6
based on 154 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Their lamb tartare was phenomenal, so short rib cavatelli."
  • "The corn soup was a sensation for me and the Grilled Branzino Filet shaved Frennel was lovely."
  • "The Crab Cake was delicious."
  • "The roasted chicken was cooked to perfection."
  • "Each dish was hot, seasoned perfectly and delicious."
  • "The steak is cooked to perfection!"
  • "The food was really tasty, cooked to perfection."

Cons:

  • "The prices are very high and the portions are good for starvation."
  • "The food is really bad."
  • "Avoid the escargots and branzino."
  • "Honestly, food like this, wouldn't want to come back."
  • "The food is a great disappointment (most of the dishes missing a serious amount of salt and taste)"
  • "The ribeye was overcooked. My wife's burger was falling apart."
  • "The escargot was gross."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff is professional oriented and well mannered."
  • "Our server was very kind to remove it from the bill."
  • "Will for sure come back for the delicious food and top-notch service."
  • "Caesar J greeted us nicely, and gave us a very good dessert recommendation. He was really accommodating."
  • "Shout out to Cesar who gave me amazing customer service all night."
  • "The staff was very attentive, very fast. Very courteous. Very informative."
  • "Our waiter was Renan and he was very helpful and kind."

Cons:

  • "We had asked him to help us out with the wine menu he didn’t seem like he wanted to help and just speed the process up."
  • "Service was painfully slow."
  • "Throughout the night we kept feeling like we were being forgotten."
  • "The service was notably poor, primarily because the bartender was seldom behind the bar, seemingly overwhelmed with tasks elsewhere."
  • "Not once during the meal did the staff ask how things were."
  • "The female receptionist displayed extremely rude behavior."
  • "When we asked the server for cocktail sauce he didn’t know what I was talking about."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Stunning atmosphere, delicious food, attentive service, great variety of cocktails! Beautiful decor to meet friends/colleagues or to celebrate your special occasion!"
  • "The ambience was simply fantastic, with a cozy and stylish decor that created the perfect atmosphere for a delightful meal."
  • "This place is a treat for all of your senses."
  • "Warm tones of aged brick, wood and dim warm lights made the otherwise cavernous space cozy."
  • "The ambiance is inviting, with tasteful decor."
  • "Ambiance was impeccable. The dim lighting, music, decor was everything I was looking for in an early evening dinner."
  • "The ambiance was top-notch."

Cons:

  • "They shut the lights off, cleared every table around us, and hovered over us until we left 30 min after we got there."
  • "Music was pretty eclectic, in my opinion, it didn’t really work with the upscale environment."
  • "Every steak that came to the table was overcooked."
  • "The salads are what they are just alright, the French onion soup is mediocre at best and last but definitely the least were the steaks."
  • "It’s pretty inside but I still wouldn’t recommend."
  • "Oysters and Clams were not very good."
  • "Crab cake, 7/10, the disappointment of the night."

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