“Overall an extremely mid experience. Practically everything was under-seasoned, lacked flavor, the lobster was overcooked, etc.”
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“Overall an extremely mid experience. Practically everything was under-seasoned, lacked flavor, the lobster was overcooked, etc.”
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“At Per Se, my friends were discussing St. Augustine and had some unanswered questions about his life, the staff overheard and brought a printout of his Wikipedia article to the table.”
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“We found the food to be opulent and thoroughly uninteresting. The sort of meal designed to avoid challenging anyone's stuck-up grandmother, while ensuring grandpa feels like he's getting his money's worth with the white-glove service.”
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“Per se was completely pointless as a fine dining experience. The food was fine but I would have to try very hard to recall a single dish besides the famous items like pearls and oysters and the salmon cone. Both were shrug worthy.”
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“Overall, I’m a big Per Se fan. Do I think The French Laundry is 100% better? Absolutely… but that doesn’t mean Per Se isn’t wonderful in its own right.”
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“My Per Se waiter wanted to know where we were coming from (we live in manhattan) and then started asking what street and what cross street, which we found weird and condescending.”
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“Beyond blandness of the food, their famous oyster and pearls dish came with a dirty pearl caviar spoon with green sauce encrusted on it.”
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“I would call it "ostentatiously uninteresting." The service was impeccable, each dish was a absolute perfect version of what it was supposed to be, the ingredients were absurd... and none of it was particularly memorable or interesting.”
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“At Per Se I had a very weird experience where the waiter tried to triangulate on my apartment by asking what neighborhood and what street and what cross street which frankly creeped us out. And then the somm gave us his card and said if you ever want more of this wine you can buy directly from me. That’s not a good experience”
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“I’d def say Per Se because of the romantic ambience. It’s a dimly lit sea of flowers and candles with a bit of food thrown in, in the best way.”
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“The service is so good, I still talk about how they noticed my sibling was left handed and switched all the place settings within minutes of arriving”
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“the hospitality is fantastic. The technique is terrific. And then at some point the food hits a wall where it’s…technique. The kitchen lacks no skill, but perhaps a little soul.”
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“Strongly disagree. (2 years ago though) Flavors were alternately basic or oversalted or dishes otherwise poorly executed. Wines sucked.”
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“The service is unreal. The oysters and pearls is unforgettable. The started the meal with these kobe beef corn dog mini bites and mini house made gummy bears, it was just way more fun than I was expecting.”
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“Just yesterday I had a great dinner at the Per Se salon.”
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“Per Se was like being in a white banquet hall. Food was so rich and specific our friend went home and threw up😂 Would never go again.”
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“The food was top notch for every course. There was nothing that fell flat or was just good. Everything was great.”
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“Horrible restaurant not deserving of ANY stars imo.”
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“Per Se - what a meal. Special occasional place (saw someone propose next to me). The oyster caviar - what a dish”
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“It was a great experience. Friendly service and we were invited to tour the kitchen.”
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“My impression of Per Se was that they were stuck twenty years in the past, incredibly dated decor and presentation, but technically impressive.”
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“high end French doesn’t do it for me anymore. Too much butter and the restaurants start tasting the same..”
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“The Times Square Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is better than Per Se, in my opinion.”
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“Per Se is great but you do feel kind of a prisoner there the tasting menu just goes on and on.”
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“Le Bernardin not worth it and Per Se is? What a joke!”
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“The table-sized series of desserts brought out to finish the tasting menu absolutely deserves a place on this list.”
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“Per se is actually very welcoming, though the decor looks "stuffy".”
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“Per Se has never struck me as worth it, though the desserts are very fun.”
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“Per se, both times I went, was phenomenal. Lots of “wow” dishes involving caviar and truffles.”
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“tasty enough but not worth the expense.”
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“Most “fine dining” but not very romantic: Le Bernardin (BNP office building), Per Se (shopping mall), Jean-Georges (Trump Hotel)”
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“I agree the décor looks a little out of date compared to something even like the river café, but the service was extraordinary, the food was amazing, creative and even fun.”
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“**Per Se** is pretty freaking wild. The service is unreal. The oysters and pearls is unforgettable.”
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“I did not like Per Se - mediocre food, they had a bite of tempura lobster that literally tasted like General Tso’s”
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“Again, your milage may vary, but I cannot stress enough that I left feeling like the experience was engineered to ensure snooty rich diners had as little as possible to complain about.”
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“per se not worth it”
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“Per Se isn’t worth it anymore”
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“I actually just went to Per Se a few weeks ago; I thought the service was stellar, and I was actually extremely stuffed”
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“Since you mentioned higher price levels, Per Se and Eleven Madison Park.”
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“Per se. Oysters and pearls”
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“The food is still very good in the way that law and order reruns are very good.”
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“Per se and la bernardine. Both tables. Great service. Per se even gave me tour of the kitchen and gift bag.”
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“Is it terrible? Of course not. Is it massively overrated and overpriced? Yes, without question.”
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“the chocolate from per se was amazing.”
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“Per Se was incredible imo, perfect blend of formality with levity and willingness to answer questions.”
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“their coffee and donuts dessert is one of the tastiest sweets you can get in New York.”
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“a once in a lifetime meal and worth every damn penny”
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“I dined in the lounge at Per Se recently for instance, and it was every bit as good, honestly maybe better, sitting on a comfy loveseat directly overlooking Columbus Circle, than sitting in the dining room.”
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“Just because Per Se makes a great salmon cornet dish doesn’t mean every other salmon dish is “budget””
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“Per Se and Gabriel Kreuther for me since EMP went vegan.”
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