Bustan NYC Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food quality here is outstanding!"
• "The food here is flat out fantastic."
• "Perfectly cooked and seasoned food and felt like I was eating in Morocco."
• "The Food... was extremely potent, exceptional and authentic Israeli Mediterranean Food."
• "Some of the best food I’ve ever had."
• "Everything I had was delicious."
• "Every dish is fresh and delicious."

Cons:

• "The only dish in entree for vegetarians was couscous which I did not like was so bland and no flavour."
• "Malabi... the rose water can be a bit overpowering and makes the dish taste fake."
• "The cocktail drinks were just ok… felt like they were trying to hard to make them unique but the taste was off."
• "But the portions are a third of what they used to be. And also double the price."
• "Food was nothing special."
• "The food was tasteless and undercooked."
• "The Moroccan stew is a joke. Butchered bland root vegetables."

Service

Pros:

• "Extremely friendly service through out the whole meal."
• "The service is spectacular."
• "Excellence service."
• "Great staff, have always been very helpful."
• "The service was impeccable."
• "Service and food perfection."
• "The service is amazing, especially Sophia, our waitress."

Cons:

• "Danny (host on Sunday eve) was very rude."
• "The service was horrible and slow."
• "Service wasn’t good."
• "The service was non existent. We waited (in an empty restaurant) 90 minutes for our food."
• "They tried to overcharge me and became very irritated when I explained the $20 overcharge."
• "The waitress...forgot our order I guess and entered it like very late."
• "The male host working here tonight was embarrassingly rude."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Delicious mediterranean food with adorable outdoor seating."
• "The space is gorgeous!!!"
• "This spot is so much lovelier inside than you would expect at a glance."
• "The Lighting and Bar was dimly lit and reminded me of the smoldering yet high end lounges and restaurants in Europe, Dubai, and the like."
• "Ambiance: Gorgeous and elegant."
• "The music is not too loud and atmosphere is relaxed."
• "Beautiful, romantic and authentic Mediterranean atmosphere."

Cons:

• "We went on a rather cold night."
• "A bit noisy but I could still hear my friend."
• "It's a smallish outside setting for less then 20 people. Not too cozy now as it's pretty cold."
• "The hostess couldn’t even say hey as I walked in this evening for dinner, she stared at me as if I was walking to the wrong place."
• "My friends omelette arrived COLD and we were told that the tzatziki made the whole thing cold and it was normal."
• "The atmosphere is warm and clean, with a slightly odd decor."
• "The decor is whimsical."