The Alderman

The Alderman reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   William VIP

   New York City45 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   The Alderman was recommended by a friend and we really enjoyed our pre-theatre dinner at the restaurant. We tried their prix fixe special and were very happy with the choices made. The steak was delicious. Will definitely plan another visit.
   

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   Karen

   Houston32 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Dinner was delicious and menu options interesting. I had the herbed cauliflower and would like to make it at home. My friend had the branzino with a delicious unique sauce. The wine list is heavy with the standard fare as well as an impressive range of European popular wines.
   

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   Robyn

   San Diego12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   A new restaurant to us. Food was good, although menu was limited. We did have to ask to have our salad remade, as it came very heavily dressed. This was handles very well.
   

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   westie18

   New York City117 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   First time at this establishment and very pleasantly surprised. Food is vey tasty and portions are generous. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Didn't love the music but can live with it.
   

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   Diane VIP

   San Antonio54 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   This place is alright, cheap ny NY standards. The ambiance is really good. We started with a salad that had a mix of lettuces and other things. The dressing was nice, but some of the greens weren't tasty. My husband $18 smash burger was about as small as shake shack so, while it was good, we wouldn't order it again as it would take 2 to fill him up. The half chicken was good. The glazed carrots were excellent, but again for a side it was a small portion. Probably won't eat here again.
   

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   Beth VIP

   San Francisco13 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   Too much money for runny eggs and wilted lettuce. Restaurant was beyond freezing. Service was fine. Won't be going back. Breakfast anywhere else would be better and more than half the cost.
   

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   Dan

   New York City1 review

   3.0

   Dined on April 18, 2025

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

   The Overall vibe and ambience in the restaurant is very nice. The cocktails were also delicious and perfect each time. The snack and appetizer round was unbelievable especially the Italian pickles, the rolls, and the chicken bites. The main course however was not the best. The lasagna had a lot of vegetables inside which overwhelmed the flavor leaving it tasting lack luster and bland. The steak was overcooked and very salty although the Gorgonzola was nice and flavorful. I would come back and recommend to others but I’d say skip the main course and just order snacks and appetizers
   

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   Adrienne

   Salt Lake City6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 17, 2025

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

   Food was great. Got loud as the place filled up. Would have ordered more drinks if our server checked back more about it, he was busy but relied too heavily on food runners. They didn’t check in or as for drinks either. Also left all our empty glasses on our tiny table from all drinks the whole time with other unused dishes, so could have been pre-bussed better so we could have more room. The pre show meal was a good quality and a good deal but too much food for us to eat in 75 minutes.
   

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   Rupal VIP

   New York City13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   This place is the best for pre show - great vibe and food. They “get it done” as our server Ethan (who was amazing) said
   

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    Kathryn

    New York City24 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 12, 2025

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

    Very enjoyable, totally reasonable, especially for this area. For starters, we did the the Pick 3 (we had 4) for $28-Parker House Rolls w/ roasted garlic butter; 4 warm rolls with poppyseeds, garlic butter had big roasted cloves; spicy Italian sausage was tasty, the mostardo was not a strong flavor but a nice compliment; smoked duck breast was cold which I was not expecting, had a lot of flavor-good, not my favorite; crispy stuffed mushrooms, very crispy, aioli was tasty however, we didn’t see any stuffing, they were still good. Appetizer-chicken nuggets, very crispy, they were ok. Entrees are à la carte. Smash burger was a flavorful burger and there was more than one pickle, yay, all the condiments together were great. Skirt steak was cooked perfectly, salsa verde was a great compliment, there was a something puréed under the steak that I was not fond of. We had a side of French fries, thin crispy, nicely seasoned, big portion, great fries. Dessert was the chocolate chip cookies served out of the oven (be careful, they are hot) very fun and delicious, cappuccino was strong and hot. Strange that the glass it was served in had no handle so it made it difficult to drink right away because it was so nicely hot. The service was excellent, our waiter was attentive, but not overbearing and we had some funny exchange a couple of times. Our reservation was 5 o’clock and they said us at 5 o’clock. We would certainly go here again.
    

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