Veranda Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant

Address: 20801 Northern Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361, USA

Phone: +17182812233

Rating: 4.4
based on 121 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Server was very friendly and attentive."
  • "Our waiter was helpful and friendly."
  • "Every single time I have gone the staff have been warm, welcoming, and very attentive."
  • "The staff is friendly and knowledgeable."
  • "Service was great!"
  • "Our waiter was friendly and attentive."
  • "Extraordinary service from a trained and friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "The service was terrible and the food was mediocre."
  • "Waitress was also not friendly or personable."
  • "Went for brunch, besides the water glass being dirty, the coffee when it finally came had lipstick on the rim (not ours)."
  • "It took approximately 45 minutes before we were served."
  • "Waiters rude, food overpriced and was not worth it at all."
  • "Service was awful, food took forever and waiter never asked how our food was."
  • "We arrived to the restaurant only occupied about 10% and was turned away for not having a reservation."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Love the food and ambiance."
  • "They were able to accommodate everyone request and adjustments to their dishes."
  • "The food was delicious especially the dips."
  • "Food was mouth watering delicious 😋."
  • "Had the daily special, shrimp ravioli, home made and delicious."
  • "The food tastes delicious and the drinks are on point."
  • "The food was fresh and tasty."

Cons:

  • "The food had no taste. Made me wanna throw up."
  • "The sandwiches were terrible."
  • "Absolutely terrible food. No taste, and way overpriced."
  • "The grilled chicken sandwich was awful, the chicken was hard, dry and tasteless."
  • "Everything was bland and overcooked and priced way too high."
  • "Calamari had no breading and no seasoning."
  • "Appetizers were nice but the steak was overcooked when requested at medium, and was very dry."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Many unique appetizers allows you to use this place as a tapas bar as well."
  • "They have somehow created an ambiance that blends class and comfort."
  • "Ambiance was great, the outdoor seating area is well spaced and the perfect amount of umbrella coverage vs open sun."
  • "The patio is surrounded by nice landscaping and has large waterfall on one wall."
  • "Sat outdoors and it was beautiful! Their outdoor decor is so pretty."
  • "It's a delightful and elegant atmosphere and great event venue."
  • "Outdoor seating area looks beautiful at night."

Cons:

  • "We ate outside, and it was summertime so there were bees, however."
  • "Noise from Northern Blvd too loud."
  • "Walking onto the outdoor patio you would not think that there was something special inside."
  • "I saw a rat running into the kitchen on my way to the bathroom. HORRIBLE"
  • "I found a hair in my omelette so that kind of ruined my experience."
  • "The overall ambiance is beautiful."
  • "You have a choice to sit outdoors, which is very relaxing or indoors, that is modern contemporary."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "Very reasonable pricing."
  • "Prices are according to what you get, Big plates. better be hungry."
  • "A bit pricey but worth it."
  • "The food was exquisite, a little expensive but worth it."
  • "Good but a bit expensive."

Cons:

  • "High prices for burger and chips. $23, fried zucchini chips, too greasy."
  • "$36 beef kebab only came with 4 small pieces of beef sirloin."
  • "Expensive for no reason."
  • "The place is also pricey and not worth the money at allll."
  • "As for the food...totally meh for the price. Pricey and mediocre."
  • "The food is really excellent, but a bit on the pricey side."
  • "The food was overpriced but it was GOOD."

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