Temple Court Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are amazing, friendly, and very knowledgeable."
• "Their manager Isabelle was nice and made sure to accommodate us."
• "Our waiter was SO KIND and nice."
• "The service is swift and efficient."
• "Service was impeccable."
• "The staff was just as equally amazing. They were delightful and helpful!"
• "Our wait staff was helpful and attentive."

Cons:

• "The service was bad. Once we were seated and had cocktails, it was super hit or miss."
• "They kept on forgetting the order."
• "The wait staff kept on mixing tap water in our sparkling !!!"
• "Our waitress was not very familiar with basic menu questions, and was unable to provide simple answers."
• "Service was rude and totally marred the entire experience."
• "Service staff seemed to be a bit over stretched for the number of guests in the main and adjacent rooms."
• "The service was not very good."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really good."
• "For our second course we both had the chestnut agnolotti with black truffle and Brussel sprouts and WOW. SOOOO GOOD."
• "Foie gras was good and I liked having fatty foie gras with citrusy jelly and freshly baked brioche."
• "The chicken a la plancha was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside."
• "The food was amazing and the drinks were great."
• "The baked Alaska was great; it was chocolate cake with passionfruit caramel & banana ice cream."
• "The roasted cod was absolutely divine, perfectly cooked and well-sauced."

Cons:

• "This restaurant and food is overrated."
• "Skip this place. Not worth it."
• "Overall the location is nice, but the food didn’t meet my expectations for that kind of money."
• "Our appetizers were overly l’as-tu with old bread croutons & my short ribs was dryer than anything."
• "The wagyu burger was on a terrible bun and didn’t have much complexity."
• "The $79 wagyu steak is 2 small pieces and will not fill you up. It’s also super bland and chewy."
• "Too much salt."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice ambience, beautiful settings."
• "The decorations and the architecture of the place are breathtaking."
• "A true iconic destination for those who seek a postcard-like 'New York experience'."
• "The ambience is like no other. Posh, classic, and elegant."
• "The venue is hauntingly beautiful with a larger than life Poe portrait glaring at you all night."
• "The ambience and the architecture are unique! The building wasn't one of the landmarks of 19th-century Manhattan for nothing."
• "The atmosphere was very nice, I loved the decor/vibe of the bar/dining area."

Cons:

• "The chairs were really low and really far apart. They were couch chairs, very uncomfortable."
• "One slight snag are the sofa seats that you sit on. They're a little low for the table."
• "As we arrived for our reservation no one even greeted us and I had to get the hosts attention to check in."
• "However, the desserts were too sweet."
• "It's a bit expensive, so if it's not in your budget, you can still grab a drink."
• "The restaurant had a fairly strong fishy smell, too."
• "We were seated at a long, rectangular table, which made conversation challenging."