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   villagesq

   New York Area

   28 reviews

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   1.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Dismal, bleak, and especially depressing for dinner when there's no view. Unlike other museum restaurants, the dining room has zero atmosphere -- no flowers, no candles, no art on the wall, no style. Food was passable, but overpriced for what it is.

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   ccko

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   It was so nice to return to The Members Dining Room. Delicious food, perfect and attentive service, and iconic views. Welcome back!

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   2ndbreakfast

   New York Area

   86 reviews

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   5.0

   86 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Wonderful views of Central Park. Good food and service

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   SallyW

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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   An excellent way to conclude a visit to the Met. Food was wonderful and sitting by the window overlooking the park was magnificent.

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   LiMi

   New York Area

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2022

   overall4food3service5ambience5

   Beautiful views of Central Park, great attentive service. Food was very tasty.

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   GraniteShore22

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 26, 2022

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   I don't know that there is a lovely place in Manhattan for lunch -- the top floor of the Met Museum, overlooking Central Park, excellent food and service. We go once a year and each time say: why don't we do this more often? And this year, we will. You wander the museum, build up an appetite, and then head upstairs for a beautiful meal. What a nice day.

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   ADeatwell

   New York Area

   59 reviews

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   4.0

   59 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2022

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   The crab cakes and the black bass were very good. As always the views are wonderful and the service was good.

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   Squarehead

   New York Area

   32 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on November 25, 2022

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   I cannot understand why more people have not discovered this restaurant, Chef Telepan has created a small but creative menu. The wines are very reasonably priced. The desserts are sinful. To add to all of this, to come and go to the restaurant you have to walk through the halls if the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one the world' s great museums. The great art treasures from antiquity appear before your eyes. Maybe, I should kept this as a secret?

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   ManuelM

   New York Area

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 25, 2022

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   The service was excellent, the food was delicious. The decoration is a bit dated and being inside a museum one would expect at least some art or a good quality facsimile thereof. Having said that, I will not hesitate to recommend this place. It was my first time here but hopefully will not be my last.

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    Alberto

    New York Area

    24 reviews

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    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience3

    Truly wonderful food, great setting. The service and the ambience is a bit institutional. It needs a little attention, love, decoration and glamour. It's just a step up from a cafeteria, yet you're at the Met, overlooking Central Park! It's got to be easy to go down to the basement of the museum and find a few pieces to jazz up the dining room and make it look and feel as special as it deserves to be. Given this setting, the quality of the food is surprising. There are two tasting menus with wine pairings if you want, and a small but reasonable a la carte menu. We chose 5 different dishes and loved them all. Prices are absolutely reasonable.

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    JerseyCityNancy

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

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    We had the four course menu - both were delicious but the menu paired with the Mayan exhibit was outstanding.

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    BBH21

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2022

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    My lunch here was incredibly disappointing. The service was abysmal. Everything had to be asked for at least 3 times and it still came out wrong. Did not receive half of the food we ordered until we chased down the manager. Had to ask for another piece of bread four different times, asked for water for 3 times before my husband gave up and got up to pour it himself from the servers station (no one noticed either). Food was ok, but not worth putting up with the service. Would not return.

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    Vickyana

    Miami

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

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    Server paid little attention to us. Other than that, everything was fine.

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    LeslieP

    Dallas

    16 reviews

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    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

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    The food is always a treat! Especially the desserts and the service is excellent!

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    stagewrite

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

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    We ordered the tasting menus, and each of us tried everything. It was lovely. It was very quiet and clean and we had a great time.

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    Hank

    Atlanta

    17 reviews

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    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2022

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    Food was tasty. Service was slow and the waiter looked overworked. Might have been super short. Restaurant is very plain feeling for a spot inside the The Met museum. Maybe that’s the decor they were going for.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

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    It was lovely and peaceful after the hustle bustle of an afternoon in the museum..

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    unknowndiner

    Philadelphia

    56 reviews

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    3.0

    56 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience4

    The dining room is as lovely as ever. The food was delicious - very creative menu albeit somewhat limited. We were not aware that the dining room now closes at 9 PM. As a result the staff had to rush us. Their limited hours need to be published better so that one comes early in order not to be rushed.

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    JUANQ

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Should be better ambiance, the space could be better. Food and price is fair

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    JeffW

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

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    Great. Great service, seat and food.

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    audreyw

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

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    This is a beautiful experience Wonderful food and staff and gorgeous setting!

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    MariaRDH

    San Francisco

    152 reviews

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    4.0

    152 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

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    We spent the day at the Met and enjoyed the lovely food in the restaurant. The ambience is just Ok, but the food and service was very good.

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    MidtownGirl

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2022

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    Service was a little bit slow but otherwise excellent.

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    VictoriaL

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2022

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    Excellent food and service. Beautiful venue overlooking Central Park. Plus the location in the Met is a huge plus.

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    Phil

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2022

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    Very good food and value. Nice dining room and view during the daytime.

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    pattic

    Caribbean

    28 reviews

    2.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2022

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    Server was frazzled, perhaps due to beginning of holiday season with a full room. Server was not really patient with my guest. A little disappointing!

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    JeffK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 15, 2022

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    The members' dining room (also open to the public) is a place we often forget about because it is tucked away in the museum. But the lunch I had there was excellent. The service was very agreeable. And at least in the daytime you could not beat the view of Central Park. Also, the restaurant is spacious. There was plenty of room between tables so one did not feel cramped as in many restaurants in Manhattan. This is a great spot for a meal.

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    Squarehead

    New York Area

    33 reviews

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    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    The food was very good. The servers were prompt and conscientious. The issue about having to leave at 9 p.m. was comical which somewhat lessened how annoying it was to rushed out of a restaurant. We were able to pay promptly and finished our meal but there was a feeling of panic from the staff that we had to leave at exactly 9p.m. Why is this necessary? Why couldn't we be told of the rule and then asked to be ready? We were told of the rule but it was treated like an emergency required us to leave.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    Great food!

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    MarilynJ

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Having dinner at the Met combined with a visit to the museum can be very pleasant

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    NYCBrunette

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Always a wonderful special experience and a lovely addition to a visit to the Museum. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Sean who is at the desk is so welcoming. Food is delicious, especially your desserts.

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    MTRP

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 7, 2022

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    Lunch at the Met Dining Room was lovely. The menu is varied, the entrees were very good and the service was excellent. We were seated as soon as we arrived and did not have to wait long for our food.

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    pattic

    Caribbean

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on November 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful to be back! Great museum, relaxing to look over Central Park while eating delicious food! Nice to linger in a pleasant space between visiting galleries!

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    JulieL

    Washington DC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2022

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    The food and service were very good but the ambiance leaves a great deal to be desired:ugly, old , battered uncomfortable chairs and NO wall art or plants!

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    MarilynR

    New York Area

    14 reviews

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    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2022

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    Lovely dining space and good food. In an effort to be less formal the atmosphere can include screaming children or large groups. Although the food is very good the servers need to be more professional.

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    MatthewD

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2022

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    Our server was super nice and the Price Fix menu with wine pairing is one of the best bargains in NYC. Would definitely recommend if you are visiting The Met.

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    SharonS

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2022

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    The food was great - but other than the view for a few lucky tables the restaurant feels dated and lacks ambiance. It has a cafeteria like vibe and the food deserves better.

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    ADCurry

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The dining room at The MET is wonderful. The room is spacious and open; the views of Central Park are divine, and the food is delicious. And as a starter and for desert, is The MET!

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    LisaD

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Overall a lovely experience. The food, service and ambience were perfect

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    Frances

    New York Area

    34 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

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    The welcome and service were outstanding. The food was good but the portions are tiny. The menu was seasonal and pleasant. The wine was delicious but the pour was stingy. The dining room was quiet and peaceful but the decor is underwhelming. The view of Central Park is breathtaking and we were given a lovely table next to the window. Thank you.

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