Waterside Restaurant and Catering Reviews Summary

Location & View

Pros:

• "The location is stunning, especially at sunset."
• "Beautiful views on the waterfront as you look across to NYC."
• "The enclosed outdoor seating brings you closer to the skyline."
• "Waterside was such a beautiful venue that allowed us to have an outdoor ceremony with the NYC skyline in the background."
• "Beautiful place with and amazing views."
• "Beautiful place, amazing view of the city."
• "This place has an amazing view of New York!!!"

Cons:

• "It’s like the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas used to be awesome but is now in a steep decline."
• "Bring back the old waterside restaurant. That Extension that they built on the side Is horrible looking throws off the whole restaurant the ambience is horrible now."
• "The actual restaurant also left little to be admired, run down and in need of a face lift."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious. The night life is very entertaining."
• "The cocktail hour food was amazing, and left our guests thinking that it was the dinner food."
• "Every dish was expertly crafted, bursting with flavor and presented beautifully."
• "The Valentine's Day special menu showcased culinary excellence, with each dish a masterpiece of flavors."
• "The food was artfully presented and delicious."
• "Food is very good. Highly suggest the steak frites."
• "The food was great."

Cons:

• "You can eat better food at a diner."
• "Chicken lacked flavor."
• "The food was overcooked not flavor at all and overpriced."
• "The food is low quality, mediocre for those prices."
• "The taste was awful."
• "The food was a great disappointment. Our entire table did not like anything and we really tried to like the food."
• "I cannot believe how bad the food was. The sausage broccoli rabe was HORRIBLE. The sausage was burnt and the entire dish had no flavor."

Service

Pros:

• "Valet and coat checker was on point."
• "Food was exemplary, service was excellent, dirty martini delicious."
• "The service from before, during, and after the wedding was impeccable."
• "Service was very professional."
• "Service outstanding."
• "The service was great. I had the pleasure of being served by Tony."
• "The staff is friendly, and attentive."

Cons:

• "Would not recommend based on service alone."
• "Our server seemed less than excited to be serving us, did the bare minimum."
• "Extremely unprofessional server. No manners to talk to the guest."
• "After paying our bill, the server approached us and basically demanded us to give him a better tip!!"
• "Service subpar."
• "Our waiter was rude, practically ignored us to our faces, and made multiple mistakes on our orders."
• "The lack of professionalism of the staff and management is something I have never encountered in my life."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Generous portions with the option to carry home what you can’t finish!"
• "Don't let the Ferraris and other high end rides that are parked out front discourage you, the bill won't bankrupt you anymore than a half dozen other places nearby that aren't even, as good."

Cons:

• "I wouldn't go there again. Definitely not worth the money!"
• "The 18 dollar lobster taco appetizer was comically small."
• "$5 for a 16.9oz bottle of Poland spring? Really?"
• "Feel like we only paid $220 for just the venue and the view."
• "I had 3 glasses of wine which costed me $18 each plus tax and tip."
• "Not really worth the price."
• "Everything was good until the waiter made me change the tip because it was mandatory pay 20% of the bill for the tip."

Ambiance & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is warm and delightful."
• "The weather was perfect and the outside dining atmosphere was exceptional."
• "The ambiance and view of this place outweighs everything else."
• "Waterside Restaurant and Catering offers an unforgettable dining experience with its stunning view of Manhattan."
• "Beautiful place, with an amazing view of Manhattan and the perfect ambiance for an upscale dinner."
• "The romantic ambiance by the water, coupled with attentive service, set the stage for a memorable evening."
• "Very solid spot. The view & ambiance were stellar."

Cons:

• "The music was kind of boring and could use some updating."
• "It turned into a low class club with high paid prices."
• "But they were off too which made it hard to see in that section."
• "For some reason they had it on in another section but don’t know why it wasn’t playing throughout the entire floor."
• "I would only give some negativity to being able to smell people smoking outside."
• "Music is blasting, seating is tight, security is posted everywhere, their heated patio is freezing."
• "Ambiance was great though just really loud."