Tavern on the Green

4.6/10American

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People went for the Central Park setting, not the food. Most say it is overpriced and mediocre, and a lot of them tell you to skip it outright. If you go anyway, sit at the bar, where a few people rate the . Thanksgiving dinner gets decent marks.

NYC classic — Opened in October 1934 inside an 1870 Central Park sheepfold designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, after Robert Moses evicted the sheep from Sheep Meadow. Restaurateur Warner LeRoy took the lease in 1974 and spent $10 million adding the glass Crystal Room, making it one of America's highest-grossing restaurants. Wikipedia

Central Park, W 67th St, New YorkUpper West Side, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • in:I only had 2 days, here’s what I was able to enjoy12 pts
    replying to u/0hmyscience: How was Tavern on the Green? The Infatuation likes to remind us somewhat often that it is their lowest rated restaurant. I've always figured they're exaggerating, and it's a bit of a joke by now, but I've never heard of anyone going.

    “Between the bar service while we waited, the table service, and being checked on, we felt thoroughly taken care of. The food was good too!”

    H3

  • postTavern on the Green0 pts

    “It was my first time and I am completely, one hundred percent satisfied and in love with that place.”

    H3

  • in:Recommendations?12 pts

    “Sure it’s touristy, overpriced, and the food is meh but it’s Tavern on the Green.”

    H2

  • in:Best thanksgiving meal7 pts

    “For thanksgiving, it was lovely. Beautiful setting, efficient service and decent representations of the classic thanksgiving meal.”

    H2

  • in:What was your worst dining experience in NYC?3 pts
    replying to u/mrs_david_silva: Bouley. It was last century and restaurant week so we should have known better. Their vegetarian substitutions were three courses of potato side dishes. The restaurant in that spot now, Scalini Fedeli, is excellent Tuscan that’s very accommodating and IMO underloved.

    “Like my dinner was supposed to be 12 carrots. Of course restaurant week options are always downmarket but I was a bit appalled.”

    H2

  • in:UWS recs?1 pts

    “The burger at the bar at Tavern on the Green bar is outstanding and totally slept on.”

    H2

  • in:The boathouse restaurant in CP1 pts
    replying to u/mzito: Neither of them are worth eating at. Overpriced stuff optimized for catering. Much better off eating someplace in your neighborhood, or if you want a destination view, Manhatta or River Cafe (or Saga, but i've never eaten there, I've just heard it's beautiful.

    “I found the River Cafe's food and service to be supremely mediocre - narrowly better than Tavern on the Green, but at a much, much higher price point.”

    H2

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