Wildair Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff is amazing. Friendly, helpful and attentive."
• "Server and host was both very attentive and helpful."
• "Service was the perfect amount of attentive and friendly without being overbearing."
• "Really knowledgeable staff that clearly loves the cuisine the restaurant is creating."
• "Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and willing to give suggestions."
• "The service we received was great. Our server helped us pick something fun for our drinks and was really attentive throughout the meal."
• "All servers were very knowledgable about wines and able to make great recommendations from the eclectic list."

Cons:

• "The service was a bit rude by the end, not too amazing to start with, but almost dismissive by the end."
• "Service was sloowwww and predictably indifferent ( I had to ask five times for bread)."
• "The waitstaff was utterly uninspired. Bare minimum of service, and that was given with some attitude."
• "Service was fine but you didn’t feel incredibly welcome or comfortable."
• "Nevertheless, we did not like the way that the waiter talked to us."
• "I was glared at by staff like I was an intruder."
• "The music. Hip hop, loaded with 'n' words, 'f' words, etc. NOT a place therefore to bring small children."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Incredible wine list, fantastic food and friendly staff."
• "Wonderful meal - we enjoyed every dish and especially the Boudin Noir and the Pithivier."
• "Insanely good food. Bites you can share and enjoy with a beautiful wine list."
• "This might have been the best fried chicken sandwich I've eaten in my life."
• "Absolutely delicious, inventive, fresh, clean, juicy, simple, complex, smooth, crunchy, just absolutely perfect in every way!"
• "The food was amazing! Loved every dish!"
• "Every dish was outstanding, and the wine list was excellent as well."

Cons:

• "We left baffled as how it ever received anything positive."
• "The menu sounds interesting, but the execution is mediocre."
• "A heavy pistachio dressing made the little gem salad lose its crisp."
• "Tartar was extremely oily due to the walnut pesto and uni with potato cake was simply flavourless."
• "Everything was delicious except for the squid."
• "Each dish had quality ingredients and textures, but the chef was very heavy handed with the salt and it overpowered everything."
• "The fish again tasted very fishy and oily with no real flavor profile."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It's a small place in an unassuming location, but very homey and welcoming."
• "The atmosphere was really lovely."
• "Hands down one of my favorite places to eat in Manhattan."
• "Super chill lower east side spot."
• "The atmosphere is excellent and the service great."
• "Wildair has intimate and chill vibes with unpretentious, really good food."
• "I loved the atmosphere and feel of the restaurant."

Cons:

• "The only big drawback in my opinion is how many seats they jam into such a small space."
• "Outside seating has no heater so we might not go back until they do something about it though."
• "Space is a bit small so expect to be pretty close seated to other guests if it's busy."
• "The high chair layout was odd; difficult to negotiate seating with fellow patrons."
• "It’s extremely uncomfortable and most of the seats just face a brick wall."
• "The atmosphere was very strange and uncomfortable."
• "A little bit noisy and too crowded (hard to reach without bumping into other people). Not the place to bring in-laws for dinner."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Professionally made high end food in a relaxed environment with reasonable prices considering the quality of ingredients."
• "Love this place. At at Wildair one night and after a couple small plates and 2 glasses of wine I just kept eating and drinking."
• "All in, our party of 3 spent $170, pre tip, for food and one round of drinks. Not bad for the amazing quality you get."
• "Creative food and natural wines that aren’t too expensive."
• "Great local spot. Killer wine list. Creative, tasty food."
• "Surely one of the best restaurants of its kind. The quality of the food is outstanding."
• "Definitely worth visiting when you’re in NYC!"

Cons:

• "What a huge disappointment! Overrated and overpriced."
• "Potatoes Darphin was crispy and topped with uni- for the price it was not worth it."
• "Very expensive for plain radishes over cheese... nothing special about it!"
• "Food was good, but wildly overpriced."
• "Over $100/head and we still ate somewhere else after."
• "It’s upper east side prices without the flavor or the value."
• "For 15 usd that was a rip off served in a tiny wine glass."