The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & Spa

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   MerS

   London

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 15, 2023

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   Had a lovely brunch at The Garden Room at the Mayflower. Ambience is beautiful and service is amazing! Highly recommend!

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 3, 2023

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   The staff was aware this was a birthday and made every effort to offer best wishes. Food was excellent; setting is a welcome respite in winter!

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   dorothyf

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 25, 2022

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   Gorgeous setting, gracious dining facility, service good, meal delirious , BUT we all felt very pricey for amount of food offered...maybe first mimosa could have been included in price...and coffee with dessert...that would have softened the cost blow.

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   AnneC

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 10, 2022

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   As we were the last to be seated, and the last to finish— and admittedly lingered over coffee and dessert talking, the wait staff got louder and louder, setting up for the next service. Talking, banging around, loud laughter. Buzz kill. Seemed clear that they wanted to get rid of us. Romantic and refined brunch turned into well… not. I was sad. The food and service were so good. I didn’t expect this

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   riverviews

   New York Area

   20 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on December 3, 2022

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   The redo by Celerie Kemble is my least favorite thing about the Garden Room. The rattan chairs and mural of olive branches and butterflies ( a riff on the Beverly Hills Hotel ?) seems completely out of place in the gorgeous woods of CT. Our dinner was great ! Attention to my vegan husband was beyond anything we have ever experienced ( Susan Spicer’s Bayona is a very close second). The chef and staff were knowledgeable and thoughtful. Many thanks ! The set course dinner is a commitment : so you def have to have the time and enjoyable company. The hotel is such a beautiful spot - it’s too bad the garden room redo is so out of place and detracts from the otherwise gorgeous setting.

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   NicoleL

   New York Area

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 1, 2022

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   One of the best dinners I’ve been to. Beautiful place, amazing food , amazing staff … will definitely be back with friends and family

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   KristinP

   Caribbean

   19 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on November 20, 2022

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   For as lovely as the Garden Room is, it is also incredibly hot on a sunny day and we were right in front of the window with the sun going directly onto our area where we were eating. Staff never even offered to move our table so it would be more comfortable and there were plenty of tables available. Drinks were brought out after soups was delivered to the table with no spoons, seltzer was delivered warm, had to request a bucket of ice for it, no brunch options that looked enticing nor sweet/savory, “thick cut bacon” should really just be written as pork belly. For as lovely as the overall lunch and dinner food images were I would never return for brunch.

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   EmilyB

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 29, 2022

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   We decided to celebrate an early anniversary tonight when we learned this was a price fixed menu with 5 courses. Our waiter was delightful. The setting was gorgeous and cozy at the same time. Just be aware that there is also a regular menu available too. Highly recommend this beautiful gem in CT.

   The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on November 2, 2022Hi EmilyB, Thank you for your feedback from your visit to The Garden Room. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience and hope to welcome you back again soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 28, 2022

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   Weekend getaway

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    DeborahH

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2022

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    Highly recomend it. The restaurant is beautiful and the food is delicious.

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    ChristineS

    Philadelphia

    9 reviews

    2.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2022

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    The service was terrible to say the least. We were brought our bill before our entree. The server had clearly forgotten we had not yet had our meal. It was our bill, it wasn’t a mistake of giving us the next table’s bill. So then we waited and waited for our entree after explaining we hadn’t yet received our entree. Clearly although listed in the bill the order wasn’t sent to the kitchen. In a place as nice as this (we’ve been several times prior) there should not be a fly at our table the entire time…very annoying. Never asked about additional beverages or dessert. Just shown the door (not literally) however certainly they were in a rush to get us out.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on November 2, 2022Hi ChristineS, Thank you for sharing your feedback from your visit to The Garden Room. We are deeply saddened to hear your experience did not meet your expectations. Our desire is to always exceed guest expectations and we regret that we did not achieve this with your visit. If you would like to further discuss the issues you experienced, please reach out to the team directly. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 13, 2022

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    Everything was fabulous!

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    MarkG

    Pittsburgh

    12 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2022

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    Apricot soup was outstanding. Lunch entrees were good and Beverages were just ok. Service was slow, at least for us, as other tables seated after us were served first.

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    lisap

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2022

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    The menu was disappointing for a Sunday Brunch, not very creative not what I had expected.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on November 2, 2022Hi lisap, We are saddened to hear you did you enjoy your visit to The Garden Room for Sunday Brunch and hope you can visit again for a better experience soon. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    218 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    218 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2022

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    Lunch was not good. Not as advertised in the menu and simply not good at all. Service was great however. I could’ve gotten a much much better meal at a greasy spoon and saved $150.00. Nice atmosphere but I think the vibe kinda got to their head. Oh, and there flies all over the place because they have these ugly new plants and the flies were all over us and our food. Do not go for lunch. For dinner I usually get the burger; they won’t screw that up.

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    JaneG

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

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    Amazing food and experience. Have not done a fixed price menu with shared plates before and it was delicious and just the right amount of food. Highly recommend.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on November 2, 2022Hi JaneG, We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit to The Garden Room! We hope you can visit us again for another great experience. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    EmilyW

    Chicago

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2022

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    Beautiful setting and delicious food! We went for the ambience and stayed for the food!

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 31, 2022Hi EmilyW, We are so glad to hear you had a nice visit with us in The Garden Room and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2022

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    Loved it! From start to finish—food was fantastic. Service was excellent. Highly recommend. We celebrated our 19 year wedding anniversary and hope to celebrate many more at this restaurant. Special shout to our waiter Brandon for making the experience extra special. Thank you!

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 31, 2022Hi there, We are so thrilled to hear you had a lovely 19th Wedding Anniversary with us in The Garden Room and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    RDN16

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 9, 2022

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    We eat at The Mayflower a few times a year, mostly for a special celebratory occasion. It’s a 90 minute drive from our home but usually we view it as a special place and worth the drive. Sadly today was a really disappointing experience. The garden room was inundated with flies. Before and during our lunch the flies kept landing on us and our food (many each and every minute). We mentioned it a couple of times to our server who said he’d also mentioned it to his manager as a number of people had complained about it. Very disappointed given the high class nature of the restaurant and property that something like this isn’t taken care of. We couldn’t wait to leave and decided to go elsewhere for dessert and coffee.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 31, 2022Hi RDN16, Thank you for sharing your feedback from your visit to The Garden Room. We are deeply saddened to hear that your visit was not exceptional and hope we can welcome you back again soon for a better experience. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2022

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    Extremely limited menu. Exorbitantly expensive. Disappointing.

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    SharonL

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2022

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    Very nice decor and wait staff was terrific. Good food, presentation elegant, however missed the mark in flavor complexity, be prepared for small servings. The main course was the primary reason for low scores, leeks were unappealing and burnt, steak portion small, not prime quality and was a bit tough. Very expensive limited selection price fix menu.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 31, 2022Hi SharonL, Thank you for sharing your feedback on your visit to The Garden Room. We are glad you enjoyed the decor and service, but are saddened to hear your dining experience was not exceptional. We hope to welcome you back again soon for a better visit. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    MarissaG

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2022

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    We had the most fantastic meal here! Wonderful food and service.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 5, 2022Hi MarissaG, We are so glad to hear you had a lovely meal and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    BB920

    New York Area

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2022

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    We had dinner to celebrate my husband’s 70th birthday. The service, food & ambience are all excellent. We had such a delightful evening. We would highly recommend dining here.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on August 2, 2022Hi BB920, We are so thrilled to hear you had a wonderful experience at The Garden Room for your husband's 70th birthday! We hope to welcome you both back again soon. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    CarrieN

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2022

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    My daughter and I visited this beautiful location for dinner. The Inn was gorgeous, the grounds were beautiful and the staff was so attentive they were the real star. As for dinner, I was disappointed. We chose the 4 course menu. The presentation of the dishes was lovely but the food itself was just ok. I was disappointed. This meal cost over $500 with a tip and we had no alcohol. For that I should have been blown away, unfortunately that was not the case. Unfortunate, they have everything else going for them. Too bad.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on July 5, 2022Hi CarrieN, Thank you for taking the time to review The Garden Room at Mayflower Inn. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the grounds and staff experience. We hope we can welcome you back again soon with your daughter or a better dining experience! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    WillD

    London

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 30, 2022

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    Fantastic food and service. Great for a special occasion

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    GregoryN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2022

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    Wonderful dinner. Service was top notch. Not cheap but worth it for a special occasion.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on May 20, 2022Dear GregoryN, We are so thrilled to hear you had a wonderful dining experience with us at The Garden Room and enjoyed both food and service. We hope to welcome you back again soon for another memorable experience. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    CherylF

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2022

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    Beautiful evening. Looking forward to the next time. The staff are all amazing. Down to earth and friendly. Felt at home there.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on May 20, 2022Dear CherylF, We are so thrilled to hear you had a wonderful dining experience with us in The Garden Room, and enjoyed both food and service. We hope to welcome you back again soon. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    BobY

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2022

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    Amazing service and ambiance only surpassed by the culinary experience. Simply sublime!

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    Great

    New England

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2022

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    Absolutely love this restaurant. Service amazing. Food outstanding. Highest of quality

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on February 21, 2022Hi there, Thank you for your kind review. We are so glad to hear you had a wonderful experience with us, and we hope to welcome you back soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    TMJE

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2022

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    Garden Room should be in the conversation of the top restaurants in CT

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on February 21, 2022Hi there, We are thrilled to hear you had a great experience with us at The Garden Room. We hope to welcome you back soon. Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    hellskitchen

    New York Area

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2021

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    Great food and attentive service. Lovely space. We will be back.

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on February 21, 2022Hi there, We are so glad you had a great experience dining at The Garden Room. We hope to have you back soon! Sincerely, Mohit Girdhar, General Manager

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    Mpsp

    New York Area

    61 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    61 reviews

    Dined on December 17, 2021

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    Overall wonderful food and presentation. Service was friendly and well meaning but would have thought staff for a gourmet tasting menu like this would have been better trained in terms of explaining dishes ( varied by course and who brought) and pouring wine. We don’t fault the waitstaff in terms of intention; they need more training, which we would have thought the Auberge Collection management would provide. Overall a wonderful experience as part of our stay at the beautiful Mayflower Inn

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    PinePlainsDelight

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2021

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    It took months to get a reservation for dinner in the Garden Room. The hype of April Bloomfield was enough for us to keep trying. So this review is difficult for me to want to write. All I can say is I feel duped and like a fool. As an avid fine diner this was only disguised as such and came with a VERY hefty price tag to prove the point. Ms. Bloomfield was listed on the menu as the “Inspiring Chef” with someone else designing this “tasting menu for $185 per person. It was a 6 course very lackluster and not well executed dinner. Nothing more. The appetizer of “Fermented Celery Tempura” was laughable and was a soggy and limp, not hot and not tempura heavy handed “bar food appetizer” that amounted to less than cold onion rings. It was actually insulting for $185 menu. The frisee salad was a heavy handed mound with the strangest parmesan crips that tasted like store bought. The Clam Chowder ravioli was delicious and felt like we were getting better. But nope. The Branzino was good but not impressive and worthy of a $185 price tag. The dry aged steak was overcooked and tastelessly dry. We were never asked how we like our steak cooked. It just arrived that way. The dessert was okay. The food runner(s) were uncomfortably nervous. When we mentioned it our waiter he said it is because one of them was only 17 years old. Really? This is an expensive meal and supposed to be fine dining. For 2 people our bill with tip was $500 and we had 1 glass of wine each…not a bottle. It was a huge disappointment. I felt sad and duped. Perhaps the inspiring chef needs to actually do some more inspiring and perhaps actually be there. The waitstaff needs to tone down the exuberance and actually serve the food without a song and dance. It gets annoying. And for the Inn itself…when people are coming in to drop $500 or more in a matter of hours it should be expected that the doorman greet you properly and the restaurant hostess does the same…professionally.

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    amyj

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2021

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    I have to say I really wanted to love everything about the dinner. Other than being extremely overpriced I felt the food was just OK. The ambience was fabulous and our company was wonderful. I found the food was over salted and could have been much better prepared. The fish was overcooked and a bit dry. There was too much time in between courses and our server was less than attentive. It was great to see people out enjoying dinner and lots of young people employed.

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    diner1

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2021

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    Cait our server was fantastic

    The Garden Room at the Mayflower Inn & SpaResponded on September 22, 2021Dear Diner1, We are so glad you could join us in the countryside and that you level of service was fantastic. We hope to welcome you back in the future.

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    Casey

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 8, 2021

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    I've had great meals there before but dinner last night was a huge disappointment. For was mediocre and WAY overpriced.

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    OxideZoZo

    New York Area

    72 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    72 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2021

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    Nothing about it was special enough to justify the price. The food was good but not exceptional. The room is attractive but not drop-dead gorgeous. The service was efficient. I don't feel like I need to return.

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    4star

    New York Area

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2021

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    Beautiful evening. Loved the new decor. Food was delicious, esp the sticky toffee pudd. Kathleen our server was professional and charming!

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    litchdiner

    New York Area

    35 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2021

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    A bit disappointing! Our expectations were super high and it didn’t live up to them especially at this high price point. Service is ok, food is good, the place and the space is lovely . We have eaten in other Auberge properties and this is not up to their standards in either food or service.

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    JonS

    New York Area

    27 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2021

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    April's menu is exceptional and the Service is excellent.

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