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in:What was your worst dining experience in NYC?6 pts
“the food was a disaster. We ordered a ton of food and absolutely nothing had flavor, things weren’t cooked correctly, the oysters had vermin in them and most of the things we left halfway finished.”
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in:Is Maison Close worth it?1 pts
“We were packed in like sardines, barely any air conditioning, and it was truly so overstimulating and completing underwhelming service/experience. I’m Ukrainian and love to go to these sorts of restaurants for party vibes/dinner and this was not it whatsoever.”
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in:Is Maison Close worth it?1 pts
replying to u/Nervous_Mushroom19: Was literally there last night for my sisters bachelorette. My answer is HELL NO. Our server was pushy, tried to sell me on expensive bottle service I kept telling her I didn’t want, and said that we were ordering “too much food” (spoiler alert portions are tiny even by Manhattan standards). Someone told my sister her little veil was a “hat” so she was not allowed to wear it indoors, at the same time a girl was flashing her ass cheeks while dancing on top of this little area right in front of our table (as she should but also wtf a veil is not a hat). We were packed in like sardines, barely any air conditioning, and it was truly so overstimulating and completing underwhelming service/experience. I’m Ukrainian and love to go to these sorts of restaurants for party vibes/dinner and this was not it whatsoever.
“You barely have enough time to order, let alone eat anything before the lights go out. They want to turn over as many tables as possible which is why they kick you out by 10 if you get the 8 reservation. They don’t care about your experience here, they care about how much cash you’ll spend and when they can get the next person to spend money.”
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in:What are some “bro-y” and “clubby” spots to take out clients for a night out?67 pts
“Bring them to a steakhouse in the city and get a table at Maison Close. I assume it’ll all be expensed but a table with bottles should run you around $5k but they’ll be entertained.”
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in:Maison Close: thoughts on the $250 pp 10pm dinner experience?3 pts
“If you want a party dinner with can can dancers and clubby atmosphere then it’s perfect. I went for a 30th birthday there semi-recently - I couldn’t tell you anything about the food. It was a blast but I suffered a two day hangover lol.”
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in:What's the worst food you've had in NYC?2 pts
“Maison Close was the worst meal I’ve ever had. A group and I spent about $800 dollars there and everything we had was flavorless and inedible.”
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in:Is Maison Close worth it?1 pts
“If you plan on staying there after dinner to party then yes that makes it’s worth it. At a certain point (I think it was around 11:30) the restaurant fully transforms into like a bottle service club atmosphere.”
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in:What was your worst dining experience in NYC?1 pts
replying to u/thatsoundsalotlikeme: Oh man. I hate to blast them because they were so apologetic and I don’t even know if they’re still there but Maison Close. I went as a group for dinner and while the service was impeccable, the food was a disaster. We ordered a ton of food and absolutely nothing had flavor, things weren’t cooked correctly, the oysters had vermin in them and most of the things we left halfway finished. They ended up crediting us $200 dollars and giving us free champagne at the end (but we really just wanted to leave, didn’t want anything for free or refunded and didn’t complain — we just told them the issues at the end when they asked how everything was), so they definitely wanted to make it right. If I recall correctly, they mentioned their main chef was out that night. But the food that was delivered that day, we still laugh about.
“Same bad experience for Christmas with my mom. The food was awful and they simply put a little table in the small hallway where the dancer and staff had to walk by constantly hitting us and our table.”
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