"We are two food and wine loving French New Yorkers who are bringing an exciting restaurant to Harlem, one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the borough."
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The food was really good! And the service was as well...very polite and on top of things.
Amazing drinks made by Deborah and perfectly cooked steak!
Terrific chef, fresh ingredients, friendly service. Had brunch there for the first time...I would travel for their kale salad and ratatouille. Very happy to see people eating there and supporting them.
The servers were pleasant when they were around, but were unavailable for much of the time. I waited 20 minutes to order drinks. The heat went out due to a fuse being tripped on more than one occasion. The wait staff did not notice the heat having been turned off even though it was quite cold (being outside at night). It must happen frequently, but they did not monitor for it. The child at a table diagonal to mine was playing a video at a high volume, but the waitstaff did not approach them to lower the volume.
Excellent food, excellent service, excellent wine. Our only complaint: The heater went out six (yes, six) times. (We dined outside in January 2021).
maison has been always great, but now, during the Covid winter, maison becomes a life-saver, a quintessential beacon of the hood. Great food, drinks and music, wonderful vibes, this is the best!
Great food, drinks & service. Their Outdoor setup on 127th is heated and well-spaced. Looking forward to going back soon :)
I had the quiche Lorraine with salad and my son had roast chicken with fries. Both were delicious and well prepared. We were thoroughly impressed with the staff and the environment in their courtesy and their COVID 19 precautions. I would definitely go there again.
We had a lovely Thanksgiving brunch. Bravo!
We recently moved to Harlem and have ordered takeout from here but never dined in person until recently. Everything was incredible - and there was live music! This will definitely be one of our regular spots going forward.
the food was good but the drinks were not so great. The drinks were 16$ and one took 4 tries to get them right the first time ( regular margarita). No big deal because i dont think the bartender was there, but I was still charged for the drinks . My friends have said they have great margaritas so i have to assume i was there on an off day.
If that round of drinks would've been comped for me having to send them back 4 times, I would've had no problem. I decided to to order a different drink for the second round. (FYI if you mess up the drink you should comp it)
The food was really good though.
The best French restaurant in all uptown - the ambiance and service are consistently outstanding.
Great experience. Great music, great ambiance, friendly staff
Very good across the board. Live band was a nice added touch.
Excellent food and drink, good service, just a cold and rainy day outside and with doors open a bit chilly inside as well.
Great experience, great live music, delicious food!
There were only 2 young women serving the entire restaurant during brunch on a Sunday afternoon and the place was as pack as COVID regulations allow. It took forever to get a glass of water. It took even longer to get coffee and it was cold—even when I brought it to the wait staff's attention and they brought me a 2nd cup, which was also cold :-( After waiting for 40 minutes, I gave up and left. They need more staff if they plan to pack the place.
Everything was great, including service; the "fair" rating is due to the fact that we showed up a few minutes early of our reservation (meaning: super on-time) and we were left to our own devices for a very long time. The staff, very busy, ignored us for the first 15' and it was difficult to understand who to talk to, since there didn't seem to be a figurehead manager, all were running around and ignoring my polite overtures. The situation improved when I started speaking French, and once we sat down we were treated very well, even exchanging recipies and stories with out server. I have been going there many years, though this was the first post-pandemic experience; my suggestion: reception, as in the act of actually receiving guests and situating them, must be radically overhauled. My girlfriend wanted to leave and threw a tantrum, it was only because I said "what about me" and we were celebrating my birthday that she demurred. Half way through dinner she was saying how nice things had turned out, but the start was very rocky. If I didn't know the place any better I'd say: never coming back. But I do and will; probably not on a Saturday night though (which was the case with this particular visit).
love this place. Great service and excellent food.
We sat outside for dinner and despite the windy day, we had a pretty nice time! It was a birthday celebration for my husband and we just happened to be visiting my daughter in Harlem so we decided to stay and eat out instead of heading home to NJ. For an appetizer, we shared a large order of tender P.E.I. Mussels, Mariniere which came with French Fries which were delicious. I actually could have eaten more of the fries! My husband had the Hudson Valley Duck Magret (he loves to try duck and thought was good but not the best he's had) and my daughter and I shared the Seafood Croustillant and the Wild Mushroom Risotto (absolutely delicious). We also had a bottle of the Domaine Pélaquié Côtes du Rhône, 2017, Rhône Valley, France which was very satisfying for all of us despite the variation in food. We were way too full for dessert so passed on that course. Overall we enjoyed our meal and would definitely go back again!
Tasty drinks and food. More on the expensive side. But, still worth a trip.
Great vibes
the food was great. The ambience also great. However, I hate it when the waitress has so many tables that one waits literally 10 - 15 minutes from the time you ask for something till you receive it. Why, for example, did I have to wait 10 minutes for a check and then I had to physically walk into the restaurant to find the waitress to pay it because she did not return for at least 10+ minutes. That is simply unacceptable. It took what was a great experience and made it bad. Too bad - nice place and nice restaurant with good food.
Waiter was not attentive at all and the food was over priced for its quality and size.
The food was excellent, as it always is. Coq au vin and duck are so good! With the combination of live music, street noise and shouting diners at nearby tables it was often hard to hear our conversation. And the people at the next table had their toddler climbing on the divider between our tables, so not great social distancing, although I realize that’s hard for the restaurant to enforce. If it were a little less expensive, we’d go there more often rather than just special occasions.
Great servicers, good food and delicious Date. We both ordered a different dish and both dishes were amazing in flavor and presentations. We will go back.
How is a wonderful experience the staff is excellent friend leave the food is fabulous and it’s kind of like being in Paris eating outdoors now
The food was amazing. The service was wonderful.
Unfortunately, there was a lot of street noise on a Saturday night - nothing that the restaurant could really control.
Great night! Perfect for outdoor seating with covid as they have a lot of tables and a great set up. Definitely busy and could probably use more staff but even though you could tell our waiter was busy he was great! Would definitely recommend!
Food was delicious, customer service on point and outdoor seating was comfortable!
I love this restaurant and bar. Because of Covid-19, we ate outside, o the noise level (which was minimal), was not typical. The food is typical French bistro food, nicely done, and general atmosphere is wonderful A perfect neighborhood restaurant.
Steak was raw and drowned in sauce. Terrible.
Great brunch/lunch food options, could use a few more different brunch cocktail options. Will definitely go back!
Everything was great from the food to the service. Def recommend the mushroom risotto!
Wonderful! One of my favorites!
Excellent Paris bistro fare in an energetic environment with very friendly staff.
Food is good but service left so much to be desired it takes away from appreciation for food. I will give a little break to servers because of current situation but they appear disorganized. Food takes too long to come out. Given the length of time food takes, servers should be attentive and ask about a second round of drinks and bread.
When we arrived, we saw a waiter setting up tables. We waited patiently (7 minutes or so) before I had to interrupt him. The waiter finally addressed us. I informed him of the reservation. He flicked his hand and said “sit wherever.” We washed our hands and returned to the table. We waited 20 minutes while the same waiter and another waiter dressed tables and argued about something. Finally, I asked for a menu. The second waiter, provided menus. After another 15 mins, we left. It appeared as if the first waiter avoided looking at us to not serve us. I don’t even it take it personally but I feel that something something about us triggered him. Either way, I wouldn’t know if the food was good or not. Other patrons were siting with drinks an they seemed to be having a lovely time
Our server was top notch, could tell he was extremely busy but still managed to be attentive and have fun with us.
Great food Me and my girl came here for date night first time, wait was a lil crazy we didn’t know where to or who to check in with, we were able to speak with waiter walking past and he let us know it would be a wait, we order drinks and waited to be seated times are crazy right now so just grab a drink and sip and wait patiently after being seating it did take some time for our wait to come to our table and take our order But He was working HARD sweating so again No big deal Lolz we was able to but our order in, wait time for food was about 20 mins, again Friday night busy... THE FOOD IS WORTH THE WAIT I had the carbonara and Crab shrimp cakes MADDDDD GOOD. My girl had the salon and mashed which was a light meal perfect for summer I would suggest this place, just keep in mind wait time might be up there, Grab a drink and chill it’s worth the wait 💯
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Maison Harlem is rated 4.5 stars by 724 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
