China Grill

dancingqueen 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Awesome Experience!! – We had a blast! I must admit, having read the reviews, I was a little nervous about our planned visit to China Grill. But, a friend and I had decided to visit the restaurant and try the Restaurant Week menu. Yes, we did wonder about "having to share" the main course. Our waiter, Nick, couldn't have been nicer. He saw our indecision and jumped in! We went with the flow. He suggested two appetizers - they were tasty and we were almost full by the time we finished them. However, we carried on and went wit... read more

socialbutterfly1 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Great dining experience! :) – Yes, the restaurant is pricey but the portions are made to be shared. I had the lobster pancakes, which is a deceiving name. They aren't fried pancakes ... they are lobster rolled in crepes. AMAZING. Crab cakes were so on point! We sat in their outdoor dining area which was very lovely and comfortable. Our cocktails were made perfectly, the food was abundant and delicious. Definitely would recommend this place! :) 

chaitea111 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Looking for Asian Food? Don't go here – The establishment looks like a nice, classy dining place. My dinner was accompanied by fruitflies and i had to constantly swat them with my hands. If you want authentic fusion food, try going somewhere else. 

sortmon 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

expensive asian fusion – i came here with 2 friends for restaurant week last night. the place is very large, sort of cavernous, and dimly-lit. we were told that they were running late, so we ended up waiting around 20 minutes for our table. the regular prices looked pretty expensive (~$15 per appetizer, ~$35 per entree) so the restaurant week menu (at $35pp) seemed like a sweet deal. though we had 3 in our party, we were told that we could only get 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, and 2 desserts portions would be adjusted accordingl... read more

robomanic23 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Great place – Good vibrant midtown place to take people you want to wow with NYC-ness. Food is very rich and flavorful. Our waitress was very proactive, courteous and helpful. It is a bit loud but not impossibly so. Had the lamb spare ribs (sweet and succulent), lobster mashed potatoes (wow!) and duck entree (tasted like a juicy steak!) and mousse dessert. These are all things I don't usually prefer to eat but I loved every bite. Expensive-- over $100 per person but we had ordered a moderately expensive bottle of wine & dess... read more

restauranttaster 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

NOT FOR BUSINESS DINNERS! – I have had dinner with my girlfriend before at China Grill and had an ok experience. So when I had 6 business guests from out of town coming, it seemed a decent choice. WRONG! We had an 8:15pm reservation but by 9pm, we were still not seated - very embarassing for a business dinner client. The host's explanation was they could not control when people finish dinner. What are reservations for in the first place? We would have left and gone to another restaurant but the host kept saying that a table ... read more

jonjamison 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Service and Value SUCK, Food is below average – To start off they lost our reservation and instead of trying to fix their mistake they made us wait almost 2 hours to be seated. After they finally seated us the service SUCKED the place was too loud and the food was bland and over priced. Perhaps, we should have read between the lines. The fact that the resteraunt staff couldn't even keep a reservation straight, not to mention that after screwing up, they told us to go scratch and made us wait almost 2 hours. In retrospect, I ... read more

nycritic00 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

great crunchy spinach! – but their pan-asian fare was so so. we shared many dishes but none really stood out except the spinach, wow!! how they do that?? it is a happening loud place can't hear each other speak with group of 6. took a while to be seated. service once we ordered became snail paced. bathrooms are kool. bar scene packed, lots of pretty people. but for food, I'd rather go elsewhere. SUM IT: just to try their spinach otherwise guess good for expense accounts 

newyorkspark 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Restaurant Week Let Down – We had high expectations for this restaurant and the service was good but there was no app, entree, and desert for each person. We had to share two apps, two entrees, and two desserts among four of us. The restaurant's music was too loud for four people to be able to converse and the ventilation was horrible. We smelt like the restaurant all day. The food was cooked nicely but again we were all expecting much more.