Casa Mono Reviews Summary

Category: Spanish restaurant New York

Address: 52 Irving Pl, New York, NY 10003, USA

Phone: +12122532773

Rating: 4.3
based on 282 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Every dish was unique and packed with flavour and were affordable for a Michelin star restaurant."
  • "The food was really good. We ordered 5 plates and 2 deserts which were all great."
  • "We absolutely loved every dish."
  • "Every single dish has its unique flavors."
  • "Food was really good, especially sweetbread and beef steak."
  • "The food was heavenly. I loved the mussels, bone marrow and the pig ears."
  • "High quality food, delicious flavors, and decent portion sizes (especially for tapas)."

Cons:

  • "The thing with octopus was absolutely disgusting. Octopus tasted like burnt coal."
  • "The food was OK but not special and the portions were small."
  • "But the sea urchin on the creamy eggs were not very fresh."
  • "Did they just spill salt over all this food? Food is so salty here my partner was dipping his food in water to wash off the salt."
  • "The only thing we could have done without was the sweatbreads which kind of tasted like French fries."
  • "Sadly the churros were not fresh which a good Spanish restaurant would never serve."
  • "The food was extremely disappointing. Very over salted and over cooked."

Service

Pros:

  • "Our server, Antonio, was very professional & friendly."
  • "The staff were extremely kind, giving amazing recommendations and being very aware to our party’s needs."
  • "I was with a large group and service was on point, and the sommelier was very helpful as well!"
  • "Service was good as well, our waiter was attentive and helpful."
  • "Service was fantastic. Our table was taken care of by a really energetic and conscientious young woman from Texas."
  • "The staff was attentive and the place was nice and busy on a Friday evening."
  • "The service is very friendly and attentive, too."

Cons:

  • "Not enough servers so the service was very slow."
  • "Service was abysmal. They basically ignored us most of the time."
  • "The service I felt was a little cold at times."
  • "The staff and Service was abysmal."
  • "The waitress didn't know anything about wine."
  • "The waiter was not friendly or attentive."
  • "Service was not very good. The staff mixed our order with the table next to us, caused 10 minutes delay for us, after 1 hour of waiting for food already."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Great tapas, great atmosphere."
  • "Love the patio on a sunny day!"
  • "The atmosphere is so lovely, as you can watch the chefs prepare the dishes."
  • "It looked pretty cozy inside and noise level is a big loud, but nice ambiance."
  • "The atmosphere is great."
  • "Kind servers and fun to watch the chefs."
  • "Ambiance was just right."

Cons:

  • "A little tight seating inside. Very cozy to the next table or the staff walking by."
  • "The only problem with this place is that the space is very tiny. It’s very crowded inside and we sat outside. The outside cabin smelled a little bit moldy on a rainy day like this."
  • "The restaurant is tiny and loud, with servers and patrons constantly bumped into tables and chairs."
  • "The atmosphere was a little loud and the place we were seated was cramped."
  • "Being seated near a perpetually open door in 20-degree weather only amplified the discomfort."
  • "For dinner the space is loud with an open kitchen and literally bumping shoulders."
  • "The only issue was that the place gets PACKED and LOUD between the pounding music and the throngs of people packed into a small space."

Value

Pros:

  • "The best tapas spot in the city. The dishes are diverse and well curated made of traditional flavors elevated with sophisticated yet understated elements."
  • "The price was actually very reasonable given the quality of the food."
  • "Overall, everything is very reasonably priced."
  • "Casa Mono turns out serious food and offers outstanding wine at a modest price."
  • "The prices are moderate, each dish being $15~25, but for the experience, it is well worth it!"
  • "Consistently great and decently priced."
  • "Overall it was good and will probably come again, I just think the prices are a little too high."

Cons:

  • "Food was good but not worth the price. By Manhattan standards it was easily 30% over priced."
  • "Expensive for what it is and a miss on key dishes."
  • "Food was great quality but is overpriced for portion size."
  • "Easy the worst Michelin star restaurant I have been to."
  • "The pricing of the items is astronomical for small plates."
  • "The $50 iberico ham, while good, is not worth the price."
  • "I would come here again if it was not for the price, but maybe this is the norm here. It felt a bit overpriced as a tourist here."

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