“I’ve had canard à la presse at many top restaurants before, and this was definitely the worst.”
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“I’ve had canard à la presse at many top restaurants before, and this was definitely the worst.”
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“But like I said the food was lacking.”
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“The service at Daniel is extraordinary. They prepared us a special tasting menu with extra dishes and didn't charge, plus sent us home with a written record of everything we ate and the wine we drank. At various points virtually everyone from the kitchen and floor staff came out to greet us. Everything was exemplary.”
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“At Daniel? Server was MIA at points. Tough to get their attention. Lack of quality engagement on the wine list. And it took a very long time for some courses to come out.”
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“But the food was beyond reproach - among the top three meals in my life.”
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“the seared foie gras was so decadent and the canele they send you home with for the morning after was an amazingly wonderful treat. I had the four course menu and enjoyed it much more than my visit to Le Bernardin.”
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“This was more than a year back, but Daniel was thoroughly underwhelming. I mention this mostly because I've heard others had a similar experience.”
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“Which...were squashed with uninspired dishes, some menu offering downright ordinary. Cheese plate..had ones that were awful. They traded with 2 that were fine. Husbands real desert wasnt very good either. I told him at the end..it was more like a 1* meal not 2*.”
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“the food and service were incredible. Every course was so delicious and beautiful. It cost like $600 for the two of us, but I think it was worth it.”
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“Daniel has the best service, both hospitable and clockwork like in precision, I've had in New York. And there was a great dish on the tasting menu both times I tried, and the rest of the dishes were good, with interesting touches.”
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“Food @ Daniel was just ok, nothing really STOOD out other than the veloute and the service.”
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“Not worth it: Daniel, le bernardin”
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“And the service is pretty stiff and impersonal. But it'll feel the fanciest out of the four you mentioned so if it's what you're imagining, it's not a bad choice at all.”
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“Daniel has a a amazing port marinated one, but there's not enough of it.”
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“The cheese plating is hilarious”
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“Daniel is wonderful and I think what most American foodies imagine as the best service.”
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“Unremarkable. The bread was so hard that I thought it broke my tooth (looked cool) tho. Ruined the rest of the meal for me ha”
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“Plus our food had some clear mistakes (like a wildly over cooked and dry protein), I would never recommend that place to anyone”
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“Daniel was a terrible experience for which we got a full refund after I emailed the GM, something I've never done before that meal.”
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“The cheese cart at Daniel is legendary—you can sit in the bar area and have it, I think, without doing the whole tasting.”
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“Daniel because I’m 0-for-2 in having a dining experience worth the money and time there.”
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“The cheese plate looks like they pulled some extra bits from the fridge and tossed them onto a dish”
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“I’d never been before but there were some really fun and delicious dishes on the tasting menu. Plus the dining room is gorgeous. Was pleasantly surprised to see it on the list tbh”
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“Daniel lost the third a while back - they're pretty hit or miss (they do genuinely hit sometimes though) for non-regular diners.”
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“Daniel comes around with the basket again and thr bread is WARM!”
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“Daniel is amazing. The food, the service.all of it.”
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“Daniel service is very good.”
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“As this is your husband’s 40th and you’re looking for the best meal of his life, the list of restaurants for which that claim would not be controversial is pretty short. Le Bernardin, Per Se, Jean-Georges Daniel (food is worse than Jean-Georges but setting is better).”
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“The quality of the top places in NYC has fallen drastically and is far far away from the San Francisco metro area, Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, etc. There was a magical time when Le Bernardin, Per Se, Jean-Georges, Daniel, etc. were all at the top of their game, but those days were practically a decade ago.”
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“Tournedos Rossini off-menu at Daniel during truffle season.”
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“Went to Daniel last night and got the tasting menu - the lobster fricasse was divine!”
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“That scallop plating in the second photo. Like something from the 80's. Not in a good way.”
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“the "bagel" as you call it (which they called focaccia but is def the same bread) was probably my favorite thing on the menu. Lovely, if very dear, dinner.”
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“If it's a special occasion I would suggest Daniel or Gabriel Kreuther (the former classic, the latter contemporary, both very elegant). 2 stars feel like the sweet spot for me.”
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“Daniel is the best I've been to.”
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“Daniel and Gabriel are also 2 star places that have menus (you choose 1 thing per course) and are like 250-350 for food.”
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“that overcooked steak should never have come out of the kitchen to begin with at a place with that price point.”
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“Meh. It isn’t what it used to be and has largely fallen off in my experience. That said, it’s not like I go often but last time I went (October) the portions were so small I had to fill up on bread.”
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“Pre-fixe is 195, and I think it would hit the notes you're asking for: incredible service, not intimidating”
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“Daniel Per Se both worth it”
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“Daniel - superb service at the bar equal to the experieince I had at the dining room.”
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“It was terrible last time I went. Massive disappointment compared to how it once was.”
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“Went to Daniel and I was very underwhelmed and don’t remember much besides the cheese trolley at the end and wishing the food would wow me.”
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“The free madeleines at Daniel are better than any I’ve paid money for.”
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“Foie gras from Daniel”
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“The food at Daniel is objectively worse than Per Se, but it’s still passable, and the room and service make up for it in my opinion.”
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“More recently Daniel when they served Tournedos Rossini.”
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“Daniel is so underrated compared to Bernardin and EMP.”
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“Daniel is more stuffy than Essential, and for a higher price, and I liked the food less.”
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“Daniel is very, very old school. Not really in a good way, unless you love fustiness.”
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