Matisse 167

Matisse 167 reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Nicole VIP

   New York City29 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Gorgeous gardens. The food was a work of art and tasted amazing. Service was stellar. Had an amazing 5th wedding anniversary dinner there.
   

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   Fern

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely beautiful outdoor dining space. Perfect meal and wonderful staff. The food was outrageously delicious.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Business dinner. Party of 2. Sat outside as the garden is beautiful and feels very European. The interior is beautiful but felt too romantic for a business dinner for just 2 people. Food and service were excellent. Definitely a little pricey.
   

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   Karen

   New York City9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a Beautiful and delicious evening in the garden!
   

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   Dr . Jonathan

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing time! Great service! Delicious food! And just a great experience!
   

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   Michelle

   New York City17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a great restaurant to have a chefs table experience. The food and service are the BEST!
   

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   Lisa VIP

   New York City51 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   More food than you expect. Banana creme brulee best I ever had. Great ambiance moroccan theme
   

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   Genesis

   New York City3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 28, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Appetizers were delicious but the rest of the food was mediocre at best.
   

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   JoeG

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 22, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Made reservations for a date with my wife after reading raves online. We were sat at a romantic table in the corner on a busy Saturday night at 7 p.m. The wait staff was immediately incredible: kind, accommodating, responsive, professional. Chef Greg came out to greet us after our meal & was magnanimous. While I want to give the restaurant pure unadulterated raves, my lasting memory of the 4-course pre-fixe meal is how uneven it was. The first course (seared octopus & hamachi crudo) was fabulous. The octopus tender and smoky, the yellowtail perfectly fresh & elevated by a wash in the wasabi vinaigrette. The second course (jumbo lump crab cake & Cajun seafood pasta) was emblematic of the overall meal. The crab cake fine, the Cajun pasta was DIVINE. The Cajun cream sauce was rich & complimented the tagliolini, atop which sat one seared shrimp & one decadent scallop. Pillow perfect & imbued with a buttery flavor like nothing I've ever tasted, the scallop was far and away my bite of the night. (When the waiter came to clear the plates, I practically grabbed his arm & used an expletive to describe my transcendent experience with mollusk.) Here's where things get weird: The third-course (pan seared prime sirloin & pan seared Chilean sea bass) was overwhelmingly average. This, IMHO, is where a meal has to stick the landing. The dishes were beautifully presented (here and across the board), but the meat was overdone & the fish was "nothing to write home about." (I didn't bother to taste my wife's plate.) Dessert (PB&J brownie & banana creme brulee) was the worst part of the meal. The brownie was poorly baked and grainy. My wife, a baker, thought perhaps the sugar hadn't fully integrated into the mix. An amateur mistake I wasn't expecting. The creme brulee was too banana forward—but honestly maybe just not for me. Three out of five stars. On the back of the scallop & by the grace of the wait stuff, I'll call it an off night in the kitchen & give it another try.
   

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    Tim

    New York City8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Food was absolutely amazing. The Hamachi Crudo and the Roasted Bone Marrow is out of this world and a must haves... The service was on point and we were enjoying our food they took their time bring each serving... I would give it 10 stars out 5. Chef Powers has elevated this place to new levels..
    

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