M. Wells

All 67 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:What is the best dessert dish you've had so far this year?7 pts
“Definitely the baklava crepe at M. Wells. They drizzled it with some sort of alcohol and set it on fire, so it was boozy and caramelized.”
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in:Looking for Weird Restaurants in NYC3 pts
replying to u/chass5: m. wells. quick it’s closing forever at the end of the month
“The food was just ok, absolutely not worth the price.”
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in:Anniversary steakhouse12 pts
“they’re still my favorite restaurant in the city. There’s only one steak on the regular menu but it’s fantastic. Everything there is fantastic. Highly recommend.”
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in:What's the best thing you've eaten in NYC 2023?8 pts
“6) Peanut butter katsu sandwich at [M. Wells](https://www.magasinwells.com/).”
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in:Where would you spend your birthday dinner8 pts
“m wells is a very fun restaurant with a good sense of humor, great cocktails, and probably something on the menu you have never had before”
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in:Grandiose, non pretentious (or just a little) recs for anniversary, seeking desperately7 pts
“m. wells is in a converted auto garage with an open kitchen and eclectic decor. great cocktails and unusual dishes”
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in:Anniversary steakhouse5 pts
replying to u/shwysdrf: M. Wells has kind of shed the steakhouse aspect but they’re still my favorite restaurant in the city. There’s only one steak on the regular menu but it’s fantastic. Everything there is fantastic. Highly recommend.
“Great spot and the menu is always fresh and new”
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in:Anniversary steakhouse5 pts
replying to u/shwysdrf: M. Wells has kind of shed the steakhouse aspect but they’re still my favorite restaurant in the city. There’s only one steak on the regular menu but it’s fantastic. Everything there is fantastic. Highly recommend.
“Can’t recommend M. Wells enough. Definitely not a steakhouse, but you can get a steak and if they still have the duck frites it’s just as good if not better than any steak out there”
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in:I've exhausted pretty much every major, well-known, cocktail bar in the city. Give me your neighborhood favorites from all around town.5 pts
“you can use M. Wells as a cocktail and wine bar if you want”
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in:American cuisine5 pts
“It’s a unique restaurant that’s worth a detour and they’re closing this year.”
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in:Best dishes/restaurants this year4 pts
“I had a kind of peach pie dessert at M. Wells that was like halfway between a pie and a cake during peak peach season that was out of this world”
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in:Anyone know if there is a place that sells Poutine, or something close to it4 pts
replying to u/laa-deedaa: There’s a quebecois restaurant called M. Wells in LIC - prob has some other really good staple foods as well
“only good poutine ive had in nyc! used to live in Montreal. not as good as Quebec but comes closest.”
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in:Anniversary steakhouse3 pts
“M Wells is awesome as long as you're ok with it no longer being a steakhouse.”
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in:Lost a bet3 pts
“m. wells, you’ll have a blast. not a giant wine list but 100% winners”
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in:Can we talk pies? 3 pts
“M Wells does a fantastic Tourtierre - i order one every year to bring to the fam.”
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in:Somewhere new2 pts
replying to u/Jaybetav2: so interesting you bring this up. I went to the original M Wells back in 2011. How is this iteration?
“I think it makes the service really nice. you can make a meal out of a lot of small dishes or have a bigger main. i think it’s a restaurant with a great sense of humor”
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in:What are your favorite *dishes* in NYC?2 pts
“Truit au bleu @ M Wells”
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in:What are your favorite restaurants based strictly on service?2 pts
“m. wells’ service is to me very hospitable and attentive without being danny meyer level of “nice,” you know?”
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in:What’s your favorite coconut flavored dessert in the city?2 pts
“m. wells has a coconut cream cake dessert that’s out of this world”
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in:Best places for pie?1 pts
“the rhubarb pie at M. Wells is french style and not American but def the best resto pie I have had in NYC.”
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in:Being a part of this sub since it’s inception makes me laugh how literally every food report has the exact same spots on them. Hope it becomes more common to venture off the beaten path and find the spots that aren’t on TikTok and eater mag. What’s a non hyped spot you tried lately that you enjoyed?1 pts
replying to u/chass5: i’m always on here pushing m. wells which pete wells put on his recent top 100 nyc restaurant list at a very respectable no. 50. but it doesn’t get a lot of buzz otherwise
“Huge +1 m wells is an incredible restaraunt. Excellent food and service.”
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in:Anyone know if there is a place that sells Poutine, or something close to it1 pts
replying to u/laa-deedaa: There’s a quebecois restaurant called M. Wells in LIC - prob has some other really good staple foods as well
“This is the only answer. M Wells poutine slaps”
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in:Thoughts on my NYC restaurant lineup? Would love your take!1 pts
“You’re going to be pretty close to one of my favourite restaurants in NYC, M Wells in LIC (sadly closing at the end of the year). Easy to book, amazing food, tho a bit on the exxy side.”
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in:NYC Iconic 'must try' food items0 pts
“the truite au bleu at m. wells. the trout is killed to order!”
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in:Anyone know if there is a place that sells Poutine, or something close to it0 pts
replying to u/laa-deedaa: There’s a quebecois restaurant called M. Wells in LIC - prob has some other really good staple foods as well
“But the food is spectacular. You can tell the chef really loves to cook and loves to feed you. The menu is always fresh and innovative.”
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in:If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be?23 pts
“The original M. Wells, that place was really amazing.”
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in:Anyone know if there is a place that sells Poutine, or something close to it21 pts
replying to u/laa-deedaa: There’s a quebecois restaurant called M. Wells in LIC - prob has some other really good staple foods as well
“One of my favorite restaurants in the whole city”
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in:Being a part of this sub since it’s inception makes me laugh how literally every food report has the exact same spots on them. Hope it becomes more common to venture off the beaten path and find the spots that aren’t on TikTok and eater mag. What’s a non hyped spot you tried lately that you enjoyed?17 pts
“i’m always on here pushing m. wells which pete wells put on his recent top 100 nyc restaurant list at a very respectable no. 50.”
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in:NYC equivalent of Le Diplomate9 pts
replying to u/akmalhot: Lol. How many new Yorkers go to Balthazar vs other options on the regular ?
“or M. Wells for a big dinner.”
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in:You’re going to a nice restaurant purely for dessert. Which one & what do you order?7 pts
“don’t sleep on m. wells desserts”
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in:You can revive one NYC restaurant, what are you bringing back?6 pts
“The original M. Wells will forever be my favorite restaurant ever. Dinner food with interesting (and excellent) adaptations to really make it their own stuff.”
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in:Unpretentious high end restaurants6 pts
“m. wells”
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in:Recommendations for Dinner in the Astoria/Long Island City areas6 pts
“M. Wells”
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in:I'm over the reservation chase- It's ridiculous. What are your favorite places, you can just walk in, and eat that haven't been corrupted by Resy/OpenTable?5 pts
“m. wells”
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in:an NYC restaurant that is so good and yet still relatively easy to get into?4 pts
“m. wells”
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in:I've exhausted pretty much every major, well-known, cocktail bar in the city. Give me your neighborhood favorites from all around town.4 pts
replying to u/chass5: you can use M. Wells as a cocktail and wine bar if you want
“I also lived in Montreal for a bit, so they scratch a **very** particular itch for me.”
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in:Anniversary steakhouse3 pts
replying to u/AgentGravitas: Ah, I see. Just checked the menu, and the other things sound sufficiently delicious! We’d be down for a steak + non steak, haha.
“It’s a fantastic restaurant and would be my pick from your list.”
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in:Affordable cozy steak/seafood restaurant in Queens for birthday dinner?3 pts
“M. Wells in LIC is the restaurant you’re looking for”
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in:Great steak dish that is NOT from a steakhouse restaurant?3 pts
“M Wells in LIC.”
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in:Input to NYC restaurants3 pts
“Interesting, delicious food at both spots and worth checking out if you end up with a gap in your schedule.”
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in:30th birthday in NYC - where would you choose to have your birthday dinner? 3 pts
“m. wells before it closes. few people know this but it’s america’s greatest restaurant”
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in:Your worst meal of 2024 ?3 pts
“I got so fucking sick, as did my husband, it was unreal.”
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in:If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be?3 pts
replying to u/thansal: gods, so many places. I think my 'correct' answer is Dumpling Galaxy and/or Tian Jin Dumpling House. No where else for just a huge selection of dumpling options. But also: * My local pizza place, been like a decade but I'm still salty they got priced out of their rent. * Memories of Shanghai, so fucking good, punched so far above their weight class. * Doughnut Project, still not had a doughnut as good as theirs, but mostly just b/c they were always fresh. * Ice & Vice, this is my other top option... * The original M. Wells, that place was really amazing. * King Yum, b/c young me fucking loved that fake ass 'Polynesian' place and the owner/proprietor was such a nice guy. And I guess just restaurant prices from a decade ago, b/c damn I miss eating out as much as I used to.
“Original M. Wells in the diner was one of my all time favorite restaurant experiences in my 20 years in NYC.”
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in:Trip with my dad and brother, need a restaurant I’ll remember forever!2 pts
“no other restaurant looks like it and you will no doubt have dishes you will never find anywhere else”
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in:Favorite Quiet/Moody Restaurants2 pts
replying to u/chass5: m. wells is quiet, chill, and it’s in a converted auto garage. the service is very attentive in the way that they will leave you be if they see you don’t want to be bothered.
“Seconded for M wells”
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in:What restaurants have kept up consistently high quality over the years?2 pts
“m. wells”
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in:Wood fire grilled steak?2 pts
“M. Wells”
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in:Pete Wells' 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 20242 pts
“M Wells was fine, but the place itself was really cool”
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in:Restaurants for meat lovers that AREN'T steakhouses? 2 pts
“M. wells in LIC is always doing weird and awesome things with meat”
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in:What’s your favorite coconut flavored dessert in the city?2 pts
replying to u/Cartadimusica: Going to close soon sadly
“yes i know which is why you should go”
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