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Russian Tea Room - NYC
Russian Tea Room - NYC

Russian Tea Room - NYC Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://www.russiantearoomnyc.com
  • Email: info@russiantearoomnyc.com
  • Phone: (212) 581-7100
  • Hours of Operation: High Tea Service: Daily from 2-4:30pm
    Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am - 4:45pm
    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 4:45pm
    Dinner: Monday - Saturday 4:45pm - 11:30pm
    Sunday Dinner - 4:45pm - 11:00pm
    Breakfast : Monday - Friday 7:00am - 10:00am

    Business Express Lunch Prix Fixe $40 pp: Monday - Friday, 11:30am - 4:45pm

    Pre/Post Prix Fixe $60pp: Daily - 4:45pm - 6:15pm and 10pm - 11pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Continental, Russian, Contemporary American
  • Executive Chef: Marc Taxiera
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, High Tea, Late Night, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Special Events & Promotions: We do private and special events of all kinds. Please contact us for information.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Between 6th and 7th Avenues
  • Public Transit: N, Q, R to 57th Street/7th Avenue

    F to 57th Street

    B, D, E to 7th Avenue/53rd Street

    1, 2, A, B, C, D to Columbus Circle
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Parking Details: A parking garage is available on 56th street behind the restaurant between 6th and 7th Avenues.
A word from Russian Tea Room - NYC
For over eighty-five years, New York's defining cultural moments have taken place at Russian Tea Room. Ever since members of the Russian Imperial Ballet founded the restaurant in 1927, it has been a second home for boldface names and the intellectual elite-an exclusive enclave where actors, writers,… politicians, and businessmen planned their next deals and feted their friends' latest Carnegie Hall performances. Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "Despite restaurant week this was a total ripoff. This place is overrated. Mediocre food bad service very high price"
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "A legendary pasts it's prime time. Way to expensive for what it offers. The food is so so."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Awesome dinner with friends with great food and service Needs a much better organization for the maitre d' upon receiving guests according to following reservation."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "This place is beautiful and I've been dying to come here. It's generally very expensive but the restaurant week menu gave me a chance to try it. Great service and atmosphere, but if the food we were served during restaurant week is the same/ similar to their regular standards it is a let down. The prices are normally so mch higher that if the quality is about the same that it is grossly overpriced."
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "To start our hostess was a lovely young lady, soft sspoken and very polite. Our waiter, Irakli was the greatest. He was warm, informative and very friendly. My coworker and I both had the salmon, jasmine rice and green beans; all of which were superb. The drinks (alcoholic) were recommended by Irakli and were also great. The dessert (cheesecake and a raspberry chocolatec cake was delicious. Fantastic looking place from the Faberge eggs to the gigantic bear fish tank. Lighting, colors and the uniforms were also impressive. Im very happy that I experienced The Russian Tea Room"
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "Food, ambiance and service was wonderful. Like stepping back in time toa wonderful era. Makes an any occassion special."
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "Dinner at the RTR was the grande finale to our group of girlfriends' NYC trip to celebrate three special birthdays. The opulent ambience was perfect for this dress up occasion. We opted for the 2014 Restaurant Week prix fixe menu and the choices did not disappoint. The goat cheese and mushroom blinchik appetizer was a particular favorite as was the roasted salmon with citrus beurre blanc. Since we were among the last to leave (having had a late reservation) we were spontaneously treated to a peek at the giant crystal bear upstairs, a photo OP for our trip scrapbook that made the evening especially memorable. Thank you!"
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "I expected much worse food and smaller portion than I experienced at The Russian Tea Room. I dined at this restaurant lunchtime during restaurant week which is the only time I will eat there as it is too over priced. This was the first time I ate at The Russian Tea Room. Although my entree was not on the regular menu, it was adequate, well prepared and served with vegetables, a light craeam sauce, and quite unusual unsalted spatzle. The service was satisfactory and robot like. I would not recommended The Russian Tea Room because it is not worth the inflated prices."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Wonderful food and service. Beautiful surroundings. Always a pleasure."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "This restaurant week dinner was very pleasant, seated in a magnificent dining room and surrounded by art masterpieces – whether originals or copies they made for terrific atmosphere. Service was very attentive. Our biggest regret was that the menu offered for restaurant week wasn't sufficiently Russian in character; only the appetizer course offered anything Russian. The food was well prepared, nicely presented and tasty, but was not great. My wife and enjoyed glasses of two different wines that were excellent and fairly priced, but apart from the restaurant week menu, most prices were quite high. I expected more from this landmark restaurant, but it was still a positive dining experience."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "Beautiful decor, a wonderful history and genial service can, but in this case doesn't, make up for hospital-style food. The dessert was good, the rest, barely passable and not even nicely presented. Glad to have checked this place off my NYC bucket-list though and it was worth the one-time Restaurant Week lunch ($25) visit."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "Absolutely beautiful restaurant, worth a visit, once. The food is really just fair on every front and the prices are pretty steep. The staff are all friendly and attentive. Upstairs with the Bear Aquarium and multi colored glass walls is probably the more interesting seating."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "I have wanted to try this restaurant for years and it did not disappoint! Great food, Great Experience and I will definitely be back."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Went to the tea room during RW and hadn't been there in about 7 or 8 years. I had heard that when it reopened there were some service issues and they had changed the menu up. It seemed now that the service was just about as good as it was before (maybe a tiny bit less but still way above most places) and the food was excellent. The RW portions were a little small, but not uncommon. Still a tad crowded unless you have a booth, but overall a really nice night. Still expensive on the regular menu and the drinks are a bit high, but for the once in a while thing totally acceptable. Glad to see it back to it's traditional ways and menu."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "It's not the Christmas ornament it once was, but it is still like being inside a snow globe. The food is better than I remembered, but not especially Russian."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "MY WIFE and I were there on Monday evening, March 3rd, 6:00pm reservation. We ordered from the "Restaurant Week" menu. I had Borscht; Filet of Beef with whipped potatoes, carrot, greens; and cheesecake. MY WIFE had Salad, Salmon, and Chocolate Tower. I accompanied with Pinot Noir, she with vodka. Service was exemplary. Decor over-the-top (but that's part of the charm.) We enjoyed all of the foods. I was especially taken with the filet. It was THE tenderest piece of beef I have ever had. One swipe with the knife, no pressure, to cut. And delicious, too. Done to perfection. We shared the desserts - The Chocolate Tower was a bit much for my taste, but MY WIFE loved it. The cheesecake was superb. An excellent evening all around."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "We enjoyed our meal here. It really is a beautiful restaurant with the most amazing art. We attended during Restaurant Week and were well looked after (if a little speedy) The food was good. Service was good. The wine list was fantastic but the real treat is the surroundings."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "What's not to love about the Russian Tea Room? I have wonderful 80s memories of the Russian Tea Room when I was working too hard and my friend whisked me to Your World of perfect eggplant and a world apart -- Keith Richards and two fun loving girls were in one of the booths -- Again yesterday in the 00s now I had the feeling that you step in that door and you are transported. Is it JUST the amazing borscht? The perfect beef?!! The cheesecake -- I looked across the booths at the couples, and at another booth of grandparents and little kids having tea sandwiches -- everything here is full of pomp and welcome, privacy and grandeur: I look forward to the Russian Tea Room experience for many years to come!!!!"
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "Came here for restaurant week with a friend. The chocolate pyramid and cheesecake were good. Appetizers and entrees were just so so. We came here mainly for having a look at the exotic setting."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "This is a very elegant restaurant. We had breakfast on our visit, and I would love to return for tea. The oladi pancakes were light and delicious, the gruyere quiche was delightful, and it is so beautiful. I plan on a return soon!"
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "The Russian Tea Room is super fun in a way that you almost feel like you are a kid again going to a themed party. The menu is great and for anyone who loves caviar, it will be a new favorite. I went for brunch and had the truffle quiche which was pretty fantastic."
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "We were pleasantly surprised with the quality of food despite being restaurant week! The ambiance was great. Romantic and upbeat. Service was timely and friendly. We had a wonderful time. I'm sure prices will be higher after restaurant week but this is one place is worth keeping in your list for special events."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "I've had better beef, the chicken kiev isn't good. The Sea bass ifs probably your best entree choice. The dessert is the best, go for the nougat with the caviar. I am not a fan of caviar but I enjoyed this dish the best. Its small so you would probably want your own. It is the ONLY reason the stars in the food section are so high."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Everything about Russian Tea Room is great except the food. I ordered the foie gras and the first time it came out cold and raw in the middle. The second time they overcompensated and it came out charred. I also ordered the beef stroganoff which is one if their signature dishes. The noodles were perfect was the beef was so tough I could barely cut through it. Given the prices the food should be perfect."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "This restaurant is a combination of great ambience together with a tasteful kitchen. The red color and golden decoration gives the place a great atmosphere that transports the customer to the most exquisite Russian restaurants. Certainly, a place to pick if you want to surprise someone with a great lunch / dinner."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "Great ewvening at RTR - loved being upstairs with the Daning Bear !!! Great service and food, lovely evening."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We went during the restaurant week for lunch, we were served within an hour which was perfect to be able to go back to work. The food was good, the service professional and attentive."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "It is a very good place for friend to have a party."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Food menu does not seems to change and this place lost its creatinve touch. First floor dining room, still have its unique romantic touch, but the 2nd floor....need a major update. I hope the owners will invest in this place to bring it back to what it use to be."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "The room is beautiful We went during Restaurant Week as a nice way to sample the restaurant for future visits. The blini appetizer was one small piece 1" x 2" served with a blackberry. The steak was small and tasteless. The dessert was good, but the cup of coffee was $8.00. They certainly didn't win my interest in returning."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Excellent atmosphere and staff. Enjoyed the entire experience."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "I've been eating here for years, and for years now it vacillates between fair and less than fair in food and attention to customer satisfaction and service. Too many people are dying to eat here I guess for the management to insist upon, or need to demand, top efforts at the door or at the table. Too much better competition in this area of NYC to recommend this restaurant any longer."
    Dined on 12/13/2013
  • "Even though it's changed hands several times, it's still has the over the top red & gold décor, w/ the beautiful paintings & the red banquettes. I would only go for lunch or during Restaurant Week, unless you have spare cash, which is what we did. The food was good & it is a tea room right? They have oodles of it, so try some. And you can put cherries in glass before you pour your tea. That's their specialty & I love it."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "Excellent restaurant, all the dishes were great! I was just hoping I'd find different plates, but at least for the Restaurant Week there weren't many plates that sounded traditionally Russian... So I was a little disappointed by that."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "Best spot for preconcert dining. This made the evening that much more special. Great combination of dining, decor and dessert. Thank you for a truly memorable night."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "Went here with a friend during Restaurant Week and we had the best time. The food was amazing and the service was perfect. What a beautiful restaurant, I will definitely be going back.!"
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "The opulence that is encapsulated at the Russian Tea Rooms is amazing - Downstairs is stunning visually , but Upstairs is on a whole different level - from a giant rotating Crystal Bear full of fish t the mirrors on the wall, the colourful paneled ceiling and the tree with coloured lights - i didn't know where to look next. Food is good but the vodka menu was excellent."
    Dined on 2/20/2014
  • "The dining room has a great ambiance from its bear aquarium to its fabrege egg tree and real-flame candles lining the walls. The food was fair in quality for the price and the service was at times not the best as the diner-to-waiter ratio was too great (hard to flag down a waiter). This last part was most likely due to the restaurant's participation in restaurant week."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "The whole experience was decidedly mediocre-- nothing was bad per se, but then nothing was good either. Service was polite but slow (even though it wasn't busy), the food was bland and uninspiring. But the prices! If you enjoy spending $40+ per entree for food you could have cooked better yourself, this is definitely the restaurant for you."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "Food was delicious. Service was great. Nice fancy and romantic atmosphere. Tea is great too!"
    Dined on 2/21/2014
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Whether you are celebrating a birthday, wedding, special occasion or hosting a corporate function, The Russian Tea Room can … accommodate parties ranging from 10 to 800 guests for cocktails or full meals. With 3 completely unique and creative floors available, your guests will never forget your event. Continued
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