We made the reservation here because it was convenient, but were pleasantly surprised to get an amazing dining experience. The dining room was spacious so that the tables were far enough apart so we did not feel crowded.

The service was attentive, but not rushed.

Everything we ordered was delicious (yellowtail crudo, short ribs, and chocolate dessert)

We will now consider this our go to spot when dining in midtown.

The ambiance is warm and serene despite the vastness of this restaurant. The staff is polished and professional. The food was excellent. However if you like pizza this is the place to go because the portions are so small that you are going to want to go for a slice or two afterwards. We actually thought our waiter misunderstood and brought us the appetizer portion rather than the entree portion of our $48 lobster scampi. More like lobster skimpy.

quick, polite, friendly service, outstanding food, considerate of our pre-show seating, perfect location in NYC Theater district

Oceana never fails to impress. The ambience is wonderful, food excellent as is the service. We had oysters, yellowtail crudo, halibut, and squid ink pasta. All were wonderful.

Consistently good. Nice staff, great service and quality food.

A great place for dinner prior to a show. Service is excellent and they make sure you are on time for the curtain. Wine list is extensive and priced right. A don’t miss restaurant.

Everything was excellent.

The Caesar salad was disappointing. Monkfish was not special.
Hangar steak very good.

Great food. A bit overpriced but probably worth it

We left a tip when closing out our ticket. Upon leaving the waiter comes back and try to tell my husband he wanted a bigger tip and started pointing at the recommended gratuity printed on the receipt. He tried to convince us that we had to give him the amount printed. I was so appalled and upset. I told him a recommendation doesn’t mean it was a must. He then snatched the ticket and tip we left out of my husband’s hand.

We had an amazing experience. We started with raw bar and then crudos. Our entrees included monkfish, halibut, salmon and the octopus and white bean black ink pasta. All sublime and delicious. Thank you Oceana for a memorable evening.

Everything was great with the exception of the calamari. The grease used to fry it was old and ruined the dish. The swordfish was excellent! We will definitely eat here again!

Appetizers were terrific. Main course lobster roe pasta - pasta undercooked and lobster overcooked. Octopus was chewy - I would not recommend - very pricey for below average food.

Great food and extra friendly service.

Fantastic experience loved the renovations. Food was innovative fresh and well balanced. Server was excellent and attentive.

Sorry to see so few customers at this fine restaurant, which served really outstanding seafood at a very convenient location.

Très bien, repas et service impeccable

Excellent service by JC and great wine selections. Will definitely return.

As I waited for my other diners to join me the service staff, manager and some were attentive and helpful

Good ambiance, delicious food and excellent service. Will be definitely going back.

Great although pricey.

The food was very good but the BEST part of our experience was their efforts regarding our theatre plans. We made a reservation at 5 (the earliest) but was not enough time to meet the 7PM start. They allowed us to return after the performance to eat our dessert which was so cool. The food was extremely tasty but must admit the portions of the short ribs was small. But the service was so good I even overlooked it.

Recommended by friends this experience was top shelf.
Service ambiance and food all excellent.

We had a late dinner reservation after a show, and there were

Great value and wonderfully fresh food! The waitstaff was attentive and a pleasure to dine with!

It was an excellent choice for the 24th of December eve with my entire Family in NY. Food was amazing.

Even after emailing and speaking with a manager. My partner still had to wait 45mins until they decided what could be done for her. She is GF&DF.

The ambience of the restaurant and quality of food was excellent. The staff were very friendly however they could have been a bit faster in serving us.

Great good and service. A little bit too noise due to the size of the room.

The spacing between tables was slightly close. The service was ok and expected due to the amount of people. The food was excellent. We were not rushed and had a very relaxing and enjoyable Christmas Eve. Thank you.

One of the best dining experiences in Manhattan. Outstanding food and service.

Went for Christmas eve dinner with friends who were visiting from out of town. Food was great. Everything we ordered were delicious. We ordered beet salad, Cesar salad, squid ink pasta, salmon and vanilla panna cotta for dessert. And everything was very tasty. It is very big restaurant so although it was busy they didn’t push us out. Service could’ve been better, however. I liked the fact that for some dishes, there’re options for sm/lg portion. With bottle of wine each of us spent about $100.

Wonderful meal. Our waiter Esart was fantastic.

The place is beautiful, well located and the service is outstanding. Two thumbs up for the waiters and host. Unfortunately, the food was not that great. The pastas were cold, and the octopus was tough. It was disappointing that everything else was great but the food. We won’t be coming back to this place.

Food not worth cost but it was nice experience

Ate before seeing a show on broadway- the staff were attentive, the food was delicious and they made sure to get us out on time. The way the restaurant is arranged, I didn't feel like it was super crowded despite there being many patrons. Would definitely return!

Beautiful dinner. Loved the food, drinks, and atmosphere.

Place looks great. Service excellent. Something for everyone.

Fabulous food, great fresh ingredients, excellent service. Will not be a cheap meal but for a very special treat (like Christmas), quite lovely

Avoid the halibut - purée under the halibut was cold and halibut was extremely fishy tasting (I promise I know halibut very well as a former fish biologist). I didn’t finish the plate and quietly let them know that the fish was off. We spent about $295 for two of us and it was the worst meal during our 5 days in NYC. And the place is wide open and LOUD!! Desserts were good, wait staff, also good.