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   bakedbeans212

   New York Area

   78 reviews

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   3.0

   78 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall3food4service4ambience2

   Surprisingly good food and we ordered a ton of items. Attentive and friendly service. However we were there on a Sunday afternoon for NFL football and the blasted techno the entire time. Now I love techno but not during football Sunday. You have 30 screens for football that’s the only day you shouldn’t be blasting music. Can’t ever go back.

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   Linda

   Toronto

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall4food3service3ambience4

   My meal was cold. It was a shame as it tasted really good so serving at the right temperature would have been great.

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   Kaley

   New York Area

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 20, 2022

   overall2food3service2ambience3

   Unfortunately we did not have a good experience, despite hearing great brunch reviews. This place was severely understaffed. Myself and 3 others went for the bottomless mimosa brunch. It took 20 minutes to get a drink. We put in our food order and then overheard someone saying the kitchen is backed up for 2 hours so we asked our server if this was true. She confirmed the kitchen was indeed backed up for over an hour. She did not tell us that it would take so long when we placed our order, so we cancelled our food order and asked for the check for just the mimosas so we could leave. This of course took another half hour. I felt bad because the severs were doing what they could. I certainly don’t blame them. But it causes for such a terrible dining experience when that happens and I won’t be back at this location.

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   PatrickP

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 5, 2022

   overall4food3service3ambience5

   Volume control on game an music ....................................

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   New2review

   Cincinnati

   8 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on October 22, 2022

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   Celebrating a milestone birthday but there was no special acknowledgment or dessert provided by the venue. Service was polite but not accurate as requested substitutions were not made by chef or not communicated by server and had to be corrected. Food was OK.

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   Caitlin

   New York Area

   1 review

   vip
   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 19, 2022

   overall4food3service5ambience5

   Food was fine - nothing special but they did have a big menu. My drink was delicious. Lots of tvs to watch the ALCS and our waitress was great.

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 19, 2022

   overall2food2service3ambience2

   Very good servers but grossly understaffed. Any flavor on food is applied via gelatinous substances in a squeeze bottle.

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   Brianna

   New England

   6 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 16, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Fantastic ambiance, service, food, and tvs for watching a variety of Sunday football. I’ve tried a few other locations and like this one the best. I’ll be back for Sunday brunch!

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 14, 2022

   overall1food2service1ambience3

   Don’t come here. And don’t get the poke bowel unless you want your food to not have things in it that’s on the menu or your food covered in wasabi even though wasabi isn’t on the menu.

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    JaredH

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    Seems like more of a bar than a restaurant but at lunch time that was not a problem. The waitress/bartender was excellent. So friendly and helpful. The burgers were really good. If you are in the area, this place should be an option for you.

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    Nique

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4

    I been here several times but this 1st time the services was off and I was over charged… but and because I did request a paper receipt it was not until I received the electronic receipt (after leaving) that I noticed double charges. Nice soical environment…

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 15, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience2

    Took a while to get our food and it was simply average. Nothing special. Would try other places before going back.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2022

    overall1food1service2ambience1

    Music was offensive rap music, not the kind that wants to make you dance and hangout with more drinks.

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    DavidT

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience3

    Overall I enjoyed my experience.. I will try it again.

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    jlynne

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience3

    waitress was nice, made sure we got our worth for the bottomless price. the food itself was not great and vastly overpriced. probably the worst avocado toast i’ve ever had in the city. the eggs were served in an extremely watery bowl and toast was very sad

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    TaraC

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience2

    very slow service sat with empty glasses for a long time food was tastey though

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great outdoor space...recommended tablewich delicious will definitely revisit

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    KaylaR

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Good service, yummy drinks and great food. The Mets game was on too which was nice.

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    Yoyo

    New Orleans

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food and amazing service. Would return and recommend to others.

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    RayW

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic food as always!! Highly recommended and great service!

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    AmandaA

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience1

    I had a birthday reservation for 7/24/22. I requested a section on the rooftop. 3 hours prior to my reservation, the restaurant called to tell me that they were no longer offering rooftop services because of the heat advisory, (completely understood). I decided to keep the reservation and dine indoors. For a Sunday at 1pm, I did find the inside of the restaurant to be quite dark- but I do understand if that is their aesthetic. I must admit, however, that it did dampen my birthday mood. Upon arrival, my friends and I chose to do the bottomless bellinis. Our waitress brought us glasses that were filthy and had lip imprints on them. We sent the glasses back and she brought us back small wine cups because all of their "other mimosa/bellini glasses were broken." Wow. The new cups were slightly cleaner, but smelled like they were cleaned with dirty sponges and the bellinis were sub par. We each took one sip and left everything on the table. By that point, I direly wanted to leave and chose to head to a completely different restaurant. We paid for the bellinis and paid an automatic 20% gratuity fee on top of it. Overall, The staff was apologetic, but I was disappointed in what became of my birthday plan.

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall3food5service1ambience4

    Food was great service and wait time for food and drinks was extremely poor.

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    TulaniJ

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    This restaurant is great! We came to their bottomless brunch for a friends birthday and we definitely had a great time. The food was great and so was the staff. The only issue was that it was so hot and the umbrellas were really doing much at the time, however, we purposefully chose to sit out on the rooftop. The scenery was great and I will definitely be back!

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    PaperGuy

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 20, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    We went there for a business lunch in the middle of the week. The place was almost empty except for us, and we still had to wait long stretches of time to place drink orders, app orders, and meal orders. The staff was nice at least (no issues there). The food was slightly elevated pub grub - not bad - not great. I hear there are days/times when it is super busy and fun at this place, so maybe I was just there at a time that was not optimum for a good experience. Maybe I'll give it another try some day, but I won't do it for lunch with customers again.

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    RosalynB

    Unspecified

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    I visited the Ainsworth Midtown for my birthday! It was a Tuesday! Service was very good and everyone was attentive. We loved the signature watermelon drink, but they ran out of watermelons. My guest loved their beef burgers with macaroni and cheese. They did not have the item I wanted… the beef short ribs Mac and cheese. I chose the steak. It was not medium as I requested, but I ate it. My overall experience was very good because of the service. I just wish they had what I came for. I would definitely recommend the restaurant and hopefully they have those items that you want!

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    The food was very bland. The steak and eggs was ordered medium rare and came well done. The chicken and waffles had no flavor at all.

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    VanessaP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service3ambience4

    the servers where a bit moody . We had pulse vouchers and it seem like they where not happy for it . Specially the bartender in the rooftop. Our server was a Irish girl extremely nice and pleasant . She got yield by the bartender wen wen to double check questions we had about combining out vouchers and bottomless options from the menu. Well food was good and the out door nice. Drinks where ok”

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food is EXCELLENT, the brunch drinks were flowing and the ambiance is great- with sports and tunes throughout the entire place. The rooftop deck is great for a post-meal chill session as well!

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    NYCHaynes

    New York Area

    208 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    208 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    I've had brunch here 3 times now. Each time the food was great, as was the bottomless choices of drinks. The wait staff always seem to be a lil overworked but efficient. I would definitely recommend

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    CJNYC

    New York Area

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Great lunch spot, very quiet and service was quick.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was amazing service was great

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2022

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    It was amazing and very enjoyable.

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    Lisa

    New England

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Food was decent, wanted cooked bacon had to send back twice and final time was burnt. Service was ok, not great. Could not find server most of the time, forgot order and hard to get condiments. Server knew we were frustrated but did nothing to make it better.

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    MSSS

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall2food3service3ambience2

    Poor lighting for a sports bar with glare on every screen and poor service. Went for an nba finals game and they were playing a random baseball game and had to be told to change the screens. The manager is MIA so I was unable to provide real time feedback

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    Torsten

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 16, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience4

    Food was nice. But Service was bad. We were not able to get more drinks. It felt like we were not welcome because we were Tourists and not New Yorkers.

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36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great restaurant with excellent food and service!

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    ScottH

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience3

    Really bad service

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    NicoleB

    Austin

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall3food3service1ambience4

    Terrible service… I don’t think she even asked us how the food was. Never came back to check on us. Since we had a party of 7, the gratuity was already included so she didn’t have to make an effort with our group. Definitely disappointed.

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    MichelleN

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 11, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience4

    I love the Ainsworth and had truly enjoyed my last bunch experience a few months ago. When my cousins and sister from LI and NJ respectively offered to meet in NY, for a belated sister bday brunch, I immediately thought again of Ainsworth. As a trainer in hospitality, I was truly caught off guard when taking the group to dine yesterday (6/11). There was no crowd, and we dined in the main room (maybe it’s nicer rooftop dining?). When the server came over, she didn’t welcome us, or seem to notice we had brought a clearly special needs teen. I needed to tell her we had 2 Pulsd codes. She then asked what we wanted, and not only did we just sit down, but she never said we needed to scan the codes, let alone tell us what beverages came with brunch. Sadly, that start told me everything about what would happen next. When I dared asked what drinks we could get, she did not mention beer, or that fact we could always change drinks if we wished. I asked about blue moon (I had last time) and she said that wasn’t included. When I asked if the drinks changed (pretty sure that was listed in deal), she shrugged and said she didn’t know. Now, I’m fine with things changing, and absolutely enjoy mimosas, but part of my reason for recommending was that two of us were looking forward to cold blue moons. Next….she disappeared. I asked another server a couple of menu questions. She was LOVELY and we asked if she could be our server but I guess she could not (so sorry I didn’t get her name). Our server finally came back and we started to order. After asking for 2 entrees, she said “will that be all?” At that point I was convinced I was on candid camera because I had to remind her we had 5 people at the table - what do you mean??

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing night watching Rangers playoff hockey for my brothers birthday - so many huge TVs, great food, service & drinks!

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