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Russian Tea Room - NYC
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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
  • "This was always on our list of NYC things to do, and it is worth getting around to, although it's looking rather faded around the edges now. Of course you can go all out on the smoked salmon and caviar, but it's worth going just for a cup of fragrant spiced tea with cherries and honey, and some eggs or a quiche, which are more affordable. We both had the truffle and bacon quiche which was perfect for a light lunch. We ate it surrounded by red and gold curtains, carpets and booths swathed in chintzy fabrics and festooned with samovars. It can feel a bit overwhelming at times, but bland it ain't - wait til you see the Faberge eggs and matrioshkas in the basement by the loos. A fun one-off experience, but probably won't become a regular haunt."
    Dined on 4/13/2014
  • "Food was perfect, service was great and the place is a gem to look at. Only downside is the price, but you get what you pay for!!!!"
    Dined on 4/12/2014
  • "Always a treat, convenient next to Carnegie Hall. Love the eclectic art on the green walls and the gold leaf ceiling, and, of course, all the samovars. Been going here for years. Dinner entrees have become smaller but plated better. Not the best food but quite Russian and enjoyable. We had generous pours of our glasses of champagne."
    Dined on 4/12/2014
  • "I loved this place. We had a great experience. I felt myself in a Russian palace. The service was perfect, the food was delicious. I ate a trufle quiche and a creme brule that I dont stop to thin about!"
    Dined on 4/12/2014
  • "Always wanted to go there as that was a popular destination back in the 80s - 90s but never had an opportunity to go then. Went for breakfast. Service was average, the meal was on the small portion with regards to the price but I guess you're paying for the ambience. The ambience stayed accurate to the 80s, which we would have expected more. Getting back to the food, it was okay; nothing bad but nothing stood out. I'm glad to have been able to dine where I could only imagine as a child but unfortunately I feel like I missed the tea room when it was at it's peak."
    Dined on 10/7/2013
  • "...because you will be the only ones there. Great example of kids F'in up what their parents built. I was sure our waiter was a new Borat character. This was a joke."
    Dined on 4/5/2014
  • "I expected over the top, but the service was anything but... I felt somewhat neglected throughout the meal, and when the bill came, there were $100 of extra items that we did not order. Excuse was the desserts from the neighboring table that ended up on our bill. The food was good, beef stroganoff and borscht, but the chicken kiev was a bit to lemony. Not great for the price..."
    Dined on 3/29/2014
  • "always notably world class! staff extremely attentive, eager to please and personable. we're sure to return."
    Dined on 3/22/2014
  • "The Russian Tea Room should be on everyone's list when in NYC. It brings you back to another era. At first I thought it was a tourist trap however the food and service were excellent. It is pricey however I felt it was worth it."
    Dined on 3/21/2014
  • "So disappointed in the food in such a fabulous setting. Very ordinary all around. Living on a past reputation."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "We went to Carnegie Hall afterwards, literally a few steps away! The ambiance was great, the service spectacular and the food (although on the pricey side) was perfection. We loved this choice for the night, and it really made our Trip to New York City memorable. highly recommend !"
    Dined on 3/17/2014
  • "Beautiful place. Went for brunch. The food was pretty good and brunch prices are reasonable. My eggwhite omelett was fluffy and cooked just right. I liked it. Don't get the russian yogurt it's an overpriced yogurt that's nothing special."
    Dined on 3/15/2014
  • "A trip to NYC wouldn't be complete without a meal here. A very, very special place."
    Dined on 3/15/2014
  • "I can only comment on the high tea and nothing else because that is the only thing my daughter and I ordered. The service was professional but not friendly. The waiter was not interested in the fact that I did not eat my desserts because the cupcakes were stale. For $35 more, I had the Royal High Tea and my daughter had the high tea. $35 gets you two 1/4 tsp. of Russian Caviar on a bilini. The caviar was good, but the sandwiches tasted like they were sitting in a fridge because even the bread was cold. Not good at all! The dessert was even worse....stale cupcakes! The tea was odd because I ordered Chai and English Breakfast and they tasted the same even though the waiter insisted they were different. I would not recommend."
    Dined on 3/12/2014
  • "On our last day in NYC, Karen and I had breakfast at the elegant Russian Tea Room with a favorite relative. Thanks for a memorable morning! John Martin"
    Dined on 3/11/2014
  • "We stayed at a hotel a few doors east of the Russian Tea Room and went there during restaurant week in March 2014. The food and the atmosphere in 1974, when we were last there, were more memorable. This time, the prix fixe meals were nice but nothing special, though the servers went out of their way to accommodate our requests for brown bread and for fruit for my husband's dessert instead of either prix fixe choice. My husband enjoyed his borscht and beef more than I enjoyed my crepe and salmon. The upstairs room where we were seated is cold and glitzy but not truly atmospheric. My husband remarked that the glass doors with the letters RTR on them through which one enters and exits the restaurant are the nicest part of the evening."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Very loud, but what Isn't loud in midtown anymore? Only thing I would change is warm bread. Bread should always be warm. Just tastes better to me. Other than that, I have no complaints. I've always loved it there. Amazing food."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "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
  • "The food and ambiance were everything we expected it to be. But we were so rushed that it really detracted from the experience. We ordered a cocktail when we were seated, and we were served our appetizer and entree before the cocktail even came. Not relaxing at all. And at $16 per drink, we would have enjoyed it much more if we could have had it before eating. Our waiter hovered and made us feel like he couldn't wait for us to leave. The meal itself was spectacular, but we would not go back. Way too rushed for such a spectacular venue."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "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
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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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