Stellar brunch. Good service. Excellent food. Not too crowded or noise. No wait on a Sunday with reservation.

Once past the obnoxious TV's you settle in the back room with a number of bawling tots: hardly my idea of a place conducive to dining or conversation. Burger was quite good as was an excellent Blue Point lager. So, with these caveats, you can eat decently.

Been to this place a few times now in the last 3 years though probably a good year between today and my last visit. Service was great and the menu offers a solid variety of dinner choices. Reason for only 3 stars is two-fold
1) My fried chicken sandwich was awful. Over-breaded, with a pretty anemic and fatty piece of chicken inside. Not good enough or tasty enough to justify $21. Overloading the plate with a ton of fries doesn't make up for it.
2) Price. The prices here are off the charts for what what you're getting. $14-17 salads? $21 hamburger? $15 for a bowl of soup? I am prepared to pay extra just for being in Manhattan, but there needs to be some reason here.
My brothers' food was good though so maybe it's just the fried chicken sandwich that sucked.

Loud, but food was fantastic!

Birthday brunch

second time was not as good as first. subpar service and food was not as expected. disappointed really because first time was absolute delight and this time not even close.

Hands-down the best French Dip (Ribbon Dip) that I've ever had! Can't wait to go back again.

Food great. Svc could have been better. Noisy. Had to wait to be seated until our rez time when there were MANY open tables- pretentious. But all ablue Ribbons are always yummy!

Best avocado toast! The burger, fries and bloody Mary's were also fantastic.

Very limited brunch menu, they won’t even offer omelets, very noisy

Sunday brunch was delicious. Every entree was amazing, best ever! Champagne with strawberry basil was outstanding. Looking forward to going there for dinner. You will not be disappointed. Our server Chris was excellent.

great food, great service, one of our favorites on the West side

Need a reaervation. Got I quickly. Server was timely and friendly. Had my 14 yonwith me. Not a foodie, and loved her ribs and fries. Bran IMO was great! I would recommend highly for dinner and the bar seenbwas happening too

Monday night dinner with the family; fried chicken and fried chicken sandwich were the best dishes out of what we ordered. Mushroom burger was good, average not great. Staff was nice but something odd happened... they made be close my tab (1 drink) before they could sit us, literally the table behind one of the bar tables. Really inconvenient and quite unnecessary.

I have been to The Ribbon many times and I usually leave thinking it's ok. Not great but for the UWS it can meet my needs. I was so disappointed on Sunday night. We were seated in a banquet. Behind the banquet on the shelf (which we could touch) was a half eaten gobstopper and an empty bottle of Le Croix seltzer. I pointed this out to the manager and he said, "Cool. I'll get it cleaned up." COOL? How is a half eaten gobstopper at your table, cool?! We love the fried chicken. We go on Sunday or Mondays specifically for it.
We ordered two orders of it. It took quite a long time and the restaurant was not crowded. It was a horrific rain storm that evening. When I inquired about our order... The waiter said, "Yea. I dumped it by mistake."
I said, "Dumped it?" He said, Yeaaaa - like I dropped it." WHAT???? Was he out of Fast Times at Ridgemont High??
On our way out, I mentioned the strange comment about our chicken being dumped. The manager said, "So what you are saying is you would rather the waited lie to you?" Excuse me! No, I would rather the waiter apologize and let me know it will be on its way. TMI.
I won't be back. Not even for the fried chicken or the cold martini

A local favorite. Although I tend to eat the same few things over and over, everything is always so tasty and presented so well! I come for brunch and dinner and have yet to be disappointed

Food is always good but the restaurant is super loud. Not recommended if you want to talk to the person you’re dining with unless you sit at the bar.

I enjoyed my dinner here. I definitely would like to come back for the brunch. The drinks were great! Looking forward to my next visit.

Tons of attitude and generally poor service. Had a reservation for 4 and was inexplicably seated at a table for 8. Hostess could not be bothered to help navigate a change although there was an empty table for 4 close by. There seemed to be a bingo game going on in the large back room beyond our table (for real; I am not lying and have no explanation), which made for really bad acoustics. Menu offerings were unusual, and not in an interesting or good way. Will not come back.

Go for the buffalo cauliflower. somehow, that cauliflower is transformed into a piquant, addictive item. Love the low-key atmosphere. Not a ton of dishes for a vegetarian. Fried chicken sandwich is excellent. The cavetelli very good. Avocado toast garnished like a child's toy - tomatoes and radishes stuck into it on a grid. The bar is appealing and the service is super attentive. Very quiet at lunch.

Excellent brunch, lots of options. We ate in a quiet corner, but the bar area was also a popular spot.

Interesting foodie menu. Well prepared. Friendly efficient service. Casual atmosphere. A real find in a neighborhood not bustling with top tier restaurants at reasonable (but not low) prices.

blue ribbon places are usually pretty good. i wouldn’t say that about this place.

Waiter was a delight!! Summer so there were no little ones whining or jumping around. Also a weekday. Just love love love the chicken

food and service are excellent and reasonable prices. definitely recommend it and absolutely will visit myself when in the area.

excellent as always
ice cream sandwich for dessert was a big hit!

The food is good! Everything is great except for a policy that I think is new ... of charging an obscene $7 for each carafe of filtered (not bottled) still or sparkling water without mention. We actually were charged $35 for water from a carafe. The restaurant removed the $14 for the still water... when we complained.

Great waiter! We loved the oysters he suggested! Love this restaurant!!!

Food was well prepared but not hot. Plates were cold

The food was all excellent from the appetizer to the salad to the main course. The service was great and we enjoyed the atmosphere. Would definitely recommend to anyone and everyone!

A broad, interesting menu. Well located on 72nd street. Warn friendly environment. Great service.

Food was very good. Service slow and clunky. Was very loud in the front area, better if you sat in the back. Expensive for what you get, but in a way that’s N.Y. Tables very tight, so not much personal space.

Everything was perfect. Waiter staff was very attentive. Ribbon Fried chicken was amazing as were the cauliflower and guacamole appetizers. Best Bloody Mary I’ve had in a while although glass just a little on the small side.

Good go to place on the upper Westside
Good service even when it's busy

Always a delicious meal - attentive wait service - great location [across the street from Central Park -a nice walk after one's dining...]. One of the best restaurants the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Classy.

Pub food, not at its best. Had to send fried chicken back because it tasted like fish. Salads were overly dressed, meat was dry. Service was great and wine was good. But overpriced overall and I wouldn’t go back.

I would give the Ribbon and the crew of The Ribbon 6 stars but since there are only 5 to give I give them freely. Kudos to manager Alex and wait staff Ceasar for making a special night even more special. Food was top notch at reasonable prices. Highly recommend

well, it was a boiling hot evening and the AC wasn't up to it for starters. The food was mediocre and overpriced and we had high hopes as the ambiance was good and the staff very nice and friendly. Great location but the food and cocktails are pretty average and not quite worth the prices....deviled eggs ( not actually deviled, just cut in half and stuff put on top of cooked yolks, that kind of cooking) and a cauliflower dish which was given raves and merely had a gloppy cheesy sauce on overcooked cauliflower. May give it another try but....

Excellent service at an early dinner, 6 pm, on a Thursday.
food was good to very good; Bone marrow was particularly delicious, oysters were fresh and clean. Came with my Mom who is wheel chair bound and we were accommodated with graciousness.

Will return.

Arrived at 1:10 pm for 1:00 brunch reservation and promptly/graciously seated at wonderful table by window. Excellent service--waiter was great. Delicious food--I had the house brunch sandwich (egg/sausage/avocado/onion/etc) and guest had one of the two eggs benedict variants. Bloody Mary was fine, not exceptional. Guest had strawberry/basil mimosa and liked it. Really a terrific experience all around.