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The Grand Tier Restaurant at The Metropolitan Opera
The Grand Tier Restaurant at The Metropolitan Opera

The Grand Tier Restaurant at The Metropolitan Opera Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://www.grandtierny.com
  • Phone: (212) 799-3400
  • Hours of Operation: Any ticket to a performance or event at Lincoln Center will grant you access to The Grand Tier Restaurant, located inside The Metropolitan Opera House. which opens two hours before performances.

  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: American
  • Executive Chef: Jeff Raider
  • Dress Code: Jacket Preferred
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: No
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Private Room
  • Private Party Facilities: Group Dinners welcome if the group has tickets to the Met Opera Performance.
  • Private Party Contact: Kathleen Eubanks (212) 873-1602

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Broadway
  • Public Transit: 1 or 9 to 65th Street
  • Parking: No
  • Parking Details: Check out Metropolitan Opera website for parking information.
A word from The Grand Tier Restaurant at The Metropolitan Opera
Whether you are seeing an opera, a ballet, attending a play at one of the Lincoln Center campus theaters or going to the symphony – any ticket will grant you access to The Grand Tier Restaurant, located in the Metropolitan Opera House.

Enjoy our dinner, brunch, intermission and dessert… menus emphasizing fresh, seasonal ingredients within one of the most spectacular cultural destinations in an atmosphere highlighted by spectacular chandeliers and original masterpieces by Marc Chagall.

Make your reservation for pre-theater dining before your evening or matinee performance begins on Open Table .

At intermission, dine on savory appetizers and entrées from our Intermission Dining Menu; or indulge in dessert. Intermission dining is available for ticket-holders attending an event within The Metropolitan Opera House. To make your reservation for intermission dining, please call the restaurant directly at 212 799 3400.
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  • "Obviously set up to handle time-limited meals the Grand Tier does a rather good job. The menu is, not surprisingly, limited. It is clear that tables for 2 do not generate the interest of tables for 8! Using a MET Opera gift card proved nearly insurmountable - after 22 minutes, and an approaching curtain, they became rather frantic and QUITE UNPROFESSIONAL! If they really can't handle these things they should NOT say that they CAN when one calls ahead of time! It is interesting to see the facade of gracious hospitality disappear when confronted with a difficulty!"
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Menu selection limited, unable to change a vegetable selection as they are counted out. Pleasant place to dine before the opera just don't expect too much in the way of food"
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Red snapper, filet mignon, crab cakes all very tasty. Service was excellent. Very enjoyable atmosphere to enjoy before going to the opera."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "I brought my niece to her first opera and thought to complete the experience with a pre-theater dinner at the Grand Tier Restaurant. It was a perfect choice. We had a 6pm reservation before a 7:30pm opera. The staff was friendly and thoughtful and made my 18 year old niece - who initially felt like a fish out of water - feel right at home. The meal was divine. The portion sizes were perfect. We completed dinner with dessert with time to explore the Met and make it to our seats with a little time to spare. I - we - highly recommend it."
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "Dinner and included Intermission treats were merely part of the opera-- and the music-- and the romance . . . ."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "From beginning to end good service and atmosphere. We were feeling we were very welcomed to enjoy both food and service."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "The food and service are very good. However, this may be the most expensive restaurant in New York."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "When you are going to a evening performance at the Met, The Grand Tier lets you have a convenient dinner and get to your seat in time for curtain up. The dinner was great considering that you are in a theater. Service works quickly and efficiently considering how many people are coming for a pre-show dinner. The kale salad and the gnocchi appetizers where excellent. The bread at the table could have been warm instead ice cold following the outdoor temperature."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Definitely worth doing this at least once if you are going to the Opera. Good food, excellent ambiance, and they time everything to make sure you make the curtain. Also, you can order your dessert to be served during intermission- place your order before the opera, then you come back to your table at intermission. Definitely a nice perk."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "we were very happy with the quality of both the food and service. We couldn't imagine that a restaurant linked to a concert could present such delicious food on a very friendly environment. If you are going to the Opera there's no need to look anywhere else for a nice pre-show dinner."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "Five stars is not enough to describe the ambience. If you have Lincoln Center tickets, there isn't a more pleasant place to dine."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "The Grand Tier is the perfect place to eat when you have a 7:00 curtain. They get you out on time and you can have your dessert at intermission. The food is good and the ambience is very special."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "It would be difficult to express our delight in The Grand Tier in this space. Everything about this meal was superb. We loved having our desset waiting for us at itermission!"
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "We fully enjoyed our evening at the Grand Tier prior to attending the Met. The elegance of the restaurant was matched by the quality of the food. My wife had a delicious cod dish and I had an outstanding scallop entree. Our waiter was very helpful in discouraging us in to have desert during the intermission because of time constraints in getting back to the restaurant and then back to our. seats. Instead we had our desert, a wonderful cream brûlée, and tiramisu directly after our meal. Although we found a wine much to our liking, my wife felt the choices could be somewhat expanded. Overall for a very unique experience it would be hard to duplicate it."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Thank you so much for a great evening to rember, and special thanks for taking care of our request, a window table"
    Dined on 2/20/2014
  • "Very convenient and elegant place to dine before performance at the Metropolitan Opera. Service however is too quick and I always feel "rushed". Expensive but "worth it". Cod on special was remarkably good!"
    Dined on 2/17/2014
  • "Excellent for dining when attending the Met opera. Save desert for intermission. Totally grand!"
    Dined on 2/17/2014
  • "What a wonderful introduction to a heavenly night at the opera. The food and the ambience were divine and everything was timed just right. Will definitely return"
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Excellent food in a nice atmosphere. Very convenient when attending the opera."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "I had eaten twice before here. Dissapointing. This time was excellent. The soup, cod, pasta and dessert, again all excellent. Congratulations."
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "Great food. Staff is knowledgeable and attentive. Perfect pre-opera location."
    Dined on 12/14/2013
  • "I had hoped to save time and enjoy the special in house ambiance I had anticipated when observing this restaurant from the lobby during intermissions while attending operas at the Met on many occasions. Since I was traveling solo this time, I was looking forward to it. Unfortunately, both the service and the fare were substandard. After being served my wine I was all but ignored, although after I spoke to a supervisor my waiter was replaced and I was offered a complimentary dessert. That would have been nice had the main course not needed to be returned to the kitchen (raw and undercooked twice), replaced by another course, and the mushroom side course was glutinous and inedible. To boot, my free soufflé was dry."
    Dined on 1/29/2014
  • "This was an elegant way to augment our opera experience. We were greeted and seated promptly. We were never rushed but service moved right along in a friendly and experienced manner so we knew we would have time for a rest room stop and make the opening curtain. The menu was split between brunch offerings and substantial entrees--this was an opera matinee. My husband enjoyed the eggs and smoked salmon; I loved the roast chicken with its hearty sauce and mashed potatoes. We had a lovely white wine and Bloody Mary to start. We returned at intermission for a superb chocolate mousse and Cappachino which was set and ready for us at our table when we arrived. The meal was pricey but there was not one thing amiss."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "The restaurant is great for dinner before the opera!"
    Dined on 2/10/2014
  • "It's all about the setting, what can be more wonderful than having a lovely dinner at Lincoln Center and then walking to your seats to watch the opera? Dessert during intermission is a civilized must. The food was very good, not exceptional, but very good. The staff was very efficient and attentive. It was a very nice treat."
    Dined on 2/10/2014
  • "We always prefer to have dinner at the Grand Tier when we are attending a MET performance. The slightly higher prices are off-set by the convenience, not to mention to very good food and excellent service. Lovely way to relax and enjoy the entire evening."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Why not take advantage of the ease of dinner, opera, dessert and great drinks, surrounded by all the charms of NY CITY."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "We had excellent and prompt service before a night at the Opera, and came back twice for intermissions, once for dessert, and once for wine and cheese. Our desserts, wine & cheese were waiting for us on our table. Going to Grand Tier turned our (rare) night at the opera into a memorable experience"
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Outstanding...ignore all those negative reviewers! We had the most wonderful experience that enhanced our evening at the Metropolitan Opera House. You do need to have a ticket to any performance at Lincoln Center in order to dine at this restaurant. Enjoyed a beautiful meal prior to the performance and returned during 1st intermission for yummy pre-ordered dessert and coffee. Great service with Frederick our waiter. He explained the choices thoroughly and was ever so attentive. The food was served temperature perfect, well seasoned and with great presentation! Was not the least bit stuffy or pretentious...just wonderful! I look forward to returning on my next adventure to The Met!"
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Not for the feint of heart when it comes to price tag, but hey its at the Met so that is to be expected. A lovely meal with fantastic service, it made for a memorable day at the opera. Our favorite part was ordering desert that was waiting for us at our table during the first intermission. Will most certainly save our pennies and go the next time we are at the Met."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "My husband and I had tickets to the Opera, and came here for a special anniversay dinner, beforehand. Great ambiance, attentive service and fabulous food, I can highly recommend the crab cakes! You can arrange to have your dessert waiting for you at your table in the intermission."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "This was the 3rd time I attended an Opera and had dinner at the Grand Tier. It has been and will remain my number 1 in NYC. I love the option to have desert at the intermission in the event I am late. The Cornish Game Hen was tender and juicy. The spinach I really wish I could make at home. It was amazing as always as my husband and I ordered the same as I wanted the same experience as he. Raul, our waiter was amazing and kind. We saw Madame Butterfly. My heels thanked the elevator as we went from Orchestra 2nd row B seats 104 and 105. Next time I will order the wine. Our silver car picked us up to whisk us back home as I felt like Cinderella once again. Thanks to the Met and the Grand Tier! It was grand, classy and tier number one."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "Never have had a bad time at the Grand Tier. It is always perfect."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "Perfect if you are going to the opera, the symphony or the ballet. You will arrive at your seat on time and after a I rushed pleasant dinner. The service is smoothly aimed at seeing you to your performance. The menu is short but the cooking good. Not inexpensive but relaxing and festive with a fine wine list."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "Food could be better, but you can't beat the location if you're going to the opera. Totally eliminates all the stress of getting your check paid and making it to the Lincoln Center in time, plus you get to come back at intermission for wine and dessert."
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "You cannot beat the convenience and comfort of the "Grand Tier Restaurant" on a cold, snowy night in January. Food is very good and service is unmatched. Not a great value, but all a part of the scene and intrinsic to a splendid evening at the Met."
    Dined on 2/5/2014
  • "It's a splurge -- but on a night when it's snowing outside, and the opera has an early curtain, there's no better place to be than in the Grand Tier of the Metropolitan Opera. There's someone to check your coat, the staff is prepared to get you taken care of in plenty of time to get to your seat, and you don't have to run out into the cold and slippery night. That said, the menu is rather limited, but everything I've tasted has been satisfying and delicious. I do think it would be well for them to offer some more simple dishes. Not everybody wants to have a gourmet bite before the opera -- a simple grilled fish and salad would suffice. But it's all good, and I"m not complaining."
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "A very limited menu permits fast service, but the food has that "prepared in mass, somewhere else" taste and appearance. Convenient to the theater but prices much above far better restaurants in the neighborhood. (a single espresso is $5.25.) Would not recommend."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "The quality of food, service, and timing could not be better...an outstanding option when attending the MET."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Great for Pre-Opera and intermisson dining.Intermission dining is quick.Suggest having dinner before and returning during Intermission for dessert."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
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