JEAN-GEORGES MANAGEMENT Review

Great Restaurant Week menu along with comfortable and attentive staff.

Great ambience, but that's about it. Extraordinary location, extraordinary drinks, mediocre food, decent service. Foie gras brule was amazing. The tuna tartare was better without the overly sweet/tangy ginger sauce. My veal was ok, but tasted like something I could have ordered at my cheaper neighborhood diner. Food is ok, but expect more from JG. The only JG establishment I've been to that justifies the rep has been his new Pound Ridge establishment.

Very tasty lunch deals with great value. Make sure to order the lava cake for dessert. Made to perfection!

The ambiance of Nougatine at jean Georges was classy and elegant.

My husband had tasting menu $118 and I had restaurant week 3 courses menu $42. Food was amazingly delicious with great portion, my husband and I felt full before the dessert served. We assume if we had 2 tasting menu we might not be able to finish all.

Our favorite dishes were The Sea Trout Sashimi and the Wild Gulf Flounder with potato ravioli. The sashimi was fresh and matched with the sauce; The potato ravioli was the best ravioli I have ever had so far.

We highly recommend to order their chocolate lava cake with ice cream which is super finger-licking and addictive. The lava cake was full with liquid chocolate in warm, perfectly matched with ice cream and melted in mouth immediately.

However, there is room to improve regarding to their service. There were 5 courses in tasting menu but 3 in restaurant weeks menu, additional entrees for my husband.

After we finished his 1st entree, we waited for more than 30 minutes asking for a reason but no reply to be served the 2nd entree. We guessed they forgot our order since they even started to clean up our table.

We arrived early and were invited to wait in the hotel lobby until the rest of our party arrived.

We we led to a 4 top in front of the kitchen and to the left of the main travel path for servers, and bussers. A table was empty in the front window and we asked if we might be reseated. After checking the host told us it was a table for five and although unreserved was not available for 4 people.
We remained at our assigned table and ordered lunch. We had a spectacular shrimp and avocado salad that was remarkable, 2 yummy lobster burgers and 2 unremarkable burgers accompanied by 1/2"- 3/4" long frites.
We had an unending supply of chilled tap water in lovely thin glasses, coffee and the famous and delicious molten lava cakes with vanilla ce cream. The service was attentive and although 2 of our party of four were initially served the wrong selections all was made right in the end. We enjoyed our own company, the quiet color scheme and a relaxed time. We had some difficulty hearing each other due to the proximity of the service activity but with a number of" I beg your pardon (s)" we managed. We paid the bill and upon leaving niriced the table for 5 had 4 diners and the fifth place setting had been removed.
I asked for the manager and was attended after a several minute wait by an assistant manager. We had a civil if unsatisfactory conversation. His explanation was that when the party in the window was seated there were only 4 in the party. He was unable to explain how one party of four qualifies over another party of four for a 5 top. Otherwise, it was an acceptable, not outstanding, experience for $200 for 4 without wine or alcohol. There are more delightful experiences for the money.
Catherine

Great bang for your buck - three course lunch for $38. Service is a little lacking but the decor, food quality and value far outweigh any negative.

Pleasant service in welcome desk. I was 1st customer so I could have quiet morning with full attention. :) pretty and delicious foods with central park view. Definitely I want to come back again.

Although the food was good, the service was not great. Restaurant management has set so many rules for the staff that they were unable to provide a good customer experience. As an example, we were seated at the outside terrace with a baby and three elderly relatives with little shade for the sun. Although there were multiple empty tables and shades, they refused to move any of the shades, even if only by a little, to give us more shade. We faced multiple other examples of this that were frustrating.

Exquisite food, perfect portions, exceptional service. The prices would have been appropriate, except they charged us $12/bottle for sparkling water, really? It was lovely to see Jean-Georges himself working the kitchen while we were there.

My warm shrimp salad was lovely - the shrimp were butterflied and doused in a creamy bechamel sauce. The avocados were perfect. The dressing seemed overly salty to me, but I have a bad cold, and my husband assured me it wasn't actually overly salty, my pallette is just off.

The salmon entree was silky and divine. My husband said his veal was similarly wonderful.

The lychee and rhubarb trifle was refreshing, not overly sweet, very light. My husband enjoyed his warm chocolate cake.

The ginger soda was obviously made in house, and used plenty of ginger, which felt great on my throat.

Superb service and amazing setting. I found it rather amusing that in my group of two, there would be two waiters to clear the finished plates in concerted fashion. The architecture is quite nice permitting views of the kitchen and central park. The foods I tried, tuna tartar, shrimp salad, veal, sea bass, lava cake, and toasted almond were excellent, but perhaps not memorable. Case in point, the lava cake was the most enjoyable for me.

Lunch prix fixe is value for money. Wonderful view of a piece of central park. Can check in coats and bags which is super sweet. However, maybe because it's in Trump Tower, all the large luggages need to be opened and examined before entering the restaurant. Location is not convenient for calling uber.

Great location and atmosphere, service was very great , food was good.

I could not believe how bad my dining experience was tonight at the famed restaurant. Sure, I visited during the New York restaurant week, so that I could have a peek at the Michelin star experience at an affordable price. This restaurant did not show a bit of interest in leaving a good experience with these restaurant week eaters . I mean, not only did they not try to impress at all, they went out of their way to make us feel unwelcomed and totally underfed. But why did you even bother to participate in the first place?





Who eats here? This is going to be a puzzle for me to solve for years to come.

Without a doubt, one of the best business-lunches in the city! This is a must for fans of Jean-Georges' style. Everything was delicious but the highlight was the Tuna Tartare.

Prix fixe lunch was very memorable. Service was impeccable, and the dining room itself was beautiful. Would definitely return again

It is in the air of light. We can look at Central Park.

Awesome food, Darius was very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu.

Service is impeccable. Lunch prix fixe is very reasonable and good portions. Tomato gazpacho is a bit salty. Snapper entree is good albeit a bit dry; the cucumbers were the best part. The warm chocolate cake dessert deserves the hype; it is molten to perfection and not too sweet.

Beautiful view of Central Park South's sparkling high rises and outside terrace. Service very good. Apps excellent. Especially fried calamari with crispy tentacles and a spicy sauce. Tuna tartare sublime. Butternut squash soup delicious. But. Main courses were unexpectedly big portions and all a bit overcooked. Pork chop. Veal Milanese. Seared scallops.

Extensive wine list. Excellent Brooks Willamette Valley Pinor Noir. Next time I'd sit at the stylish bar for wine and apps.

We went for the Valentine s Day tasting menu and it was supremely disappointing, mostly in regards to service.

I was feeling sick partway through the tasting menu and asked if I could have a course boxed up. The server said he totally understood, then didn t box the scallop dish. We also had to routinely signal to the waiters between courses to get their attention. For this being part of Jean Georges, and for the bill at the end of the night, the service was a real disappointment.

The restaurant was packed and the tables were arranged awkwardly. Not enough space between tables and there wasn t enough room on the table itself for the plates.

The cocktails were overpriced, way too simple and watered down to be charging $20 per cocktail. I also hate being nickel and dimed at an expensive restaurant. We are paying over $100 per person for the dinner....do you really have to charge $14 for sparkling water? You don t have soda water behind the bar?

The dishes themselves were not very cohesive. The ingredients were all good, and the meat was cooked well, but the elements didn t come together to make a dish. The best dish of the night was the dessert. It was clear the pastry chef showed up and tried.

Overall, I won t return and I probably won t take the risk of going to Jean Georges either.

Excellent restaurant unfortunately located in a Trump building. Fantastic outdoor bar and eating area.

Good and a fantastic bar. The bar staff were simply outstanding!

It was okay but I was always hungry when I left the table. Rather small portion

The restaurant shared the kitchen with Jean Georges, which is a Michelin One star restaurant. So if you have a limited budget but want to get fair food, try this one!

I love the chocolate cake & ice cream. And who don t? Hah.

Average price during restaurant week:
$50/person for dinner

Very chic. Loved the ambience - everyone seemed in a festive mood. The food was up to Jean Georges standard, as was the service: impeccable. Prices are sky high but well worth it. We ordered the set dinner menu, our cheeseburger was the best I ve had in a while. Loved the quality of the meat. Molten chocolate cake was gooey and paired perfectly with the salted caramel ice cream. Can t go wrong with any dish at this place.

Excellent drink selection, had one of the best cocktails I've ever had. Definitely recommend stopping in.

A remarkable table
I highly recommend

The food was fine, but nowhere near our expectations given how expensive it was. The veal reminded me of the flavors of McDonald's (where I haven't eaten in over 20 years). Service was slow and inattentive, and they made basic mistakes, like removing an item from the table while we were still eating. The idea of the terrace is nice, but the hedge covers the view of the park. Because of this experience I removed Jean-Georges from my list of restaurants to visit.

Fancy restaurant with dim lighting..I went there during Restaurant week and I had a bad experience since the sashimi entree was too sour so as dessert(passion fruit ice cream). I think the restaurant is too generous of salt. Plus when I went there it wasnt too crowded but we (6ppl) waited for like 1 hr from entree to meal to desert in between.

Exceptional and tasty food, I liked the mood the spot has, and the workers were helpful. I will surely visit here next time.

Who is Teen et Jean George. 1 star visit. Three stars and one star are divided between sliding doors. I believe in cooking in an open kitchen. Starter fried tuna avocado tartar squid. Tuna sauce is unique and delicious. The squid is soft but sour. Maine is really tasty and has good sauce. Relief is cooked well, but it is not unusual. Angel Hair is one of the best pasta I have eaten privately. But I do not like pasta. Please enjoy the dessert with hot chocolate cake. I do not regret it. Personally, the lunch three course is more reasonable than the two-star Marea in front. College students will be good enough. If you include a $ 38 tax per person VAT inclusive, you would expect $ 110 for a 2 person inclusive. The sauce is great.

Overrated stuffy place to eat a nice meal
Very few choices for vegetarians
In this day and age for the amount they charge they should work on thier menu offering

What can I say... it's simply heavenly! A friend brought me here and I was hooked!

This is my favorite place in all of New York City! Delicious food and stellar service. This place earned all 3 stars from michellin.

Loved this place. Great ambiance. We made reservations in advance and were seated by the window which really had a good view of the Central Park. The wines list was good too and we went for the 3 course Prix fixe. Loved the Tuna Tartare for our appetizer, crusted Salmon for our entree and the chocolate cake for dessert. Would definitely visit again. Definitely worth the price tag!

Located in the Trump Hotel, the hotel is renowned for its ambience and delicious food. Although slightly salty like American food.

Atmosphere in the evening, but it is better to see Central Park outside the window during the day. It would be nice to stroll around Central Park after a meal.

There was no racism.

Very good location, food, and service. Too bad they do not serve the pre fix lunch on Sat and Sun.

Always so well received and served.
Brunch always as well presented, balanced and good.

A real restaurant!

I came during restaurant week. I d say ordinary bistrots in Paris serve similar food so there is nothing really spectacular when it comes to the cuisine (the most memorable being the potato ravioli in my fish). The atmosphere though is great; so is their professional service.

Exceptional atmosphere exceptional food and exceptional service!

Came for the weekday lunch special. $38 was a steal for a great 3 course meal. The staff was warm and unfussy. The menu had a ton of options. My favorites were the tuna tartare with avocado for the appetizer, and the warm chocolate cake for dessert.

Had chefs tasting
Tuna tartare on point. Tender and melts in the mouth
Steak midium rare but still very hard
Desert the passion fruit pavlova chilled but not freezes, bite size, and very mild
Love it

The food is excellent and imaginative and the service is a little over the top. It should be a little more casual in that respect. Also, people tend to take way longer to dine than normal, so during busy times, expect to wait even if you have a reservation.

Disappointing. Felt like a diner. No table cloths, placemats only, drinks very strong the all tasted of too much liquor. Crispy lobster had pieces of shell in it. Out of lobster burger, failed to let us know until we ordered. Hard to understand waiters accent. They were too rushed. On alternate drink, waiter did not know what de saronno was (amaretto). Had to point to it on the drink menu. Overall a disappointment. Knew it would be a step down from jean George but for 700 with a few drinks 4 people should have a better experience.

Good food. Can't go wrong here... but tonight service not as charismatic as I expected so only 4 stars

beautiful decor
great food
even better service.
Jean georges!

Expected better service and food for a 1* Michelin restaurant...

I can not say enough how much I love this restaurant! I visit New York City multiple times a year and I never miss a chance to enjoy the salted caramel butterscotch pudding dessert. It is AMAZING!

Reliably great food at a price expected of the caliber of the restaurant. I have been on several separate occasions and always get their variation of the foie gras terrine. Service is attentive and friendly, though I do think the front desk maitre d s can be warmer when welcoming people.

One more star than they have....Service was average considering this is a two star Michelin. Our waiter seemed almost like he had better things to do than serve his customers. Although the busboys and support staff were superb. Food was very average for what it professes to be. Tasty yes but nothing that would really stand out. The Lobster was very good and so was the trout sushi. The veal parmigiana was over "cheesed" and dry. Spago in LA is the benchmark for the meat portion of a schnitzel/veal parmigiana dish. Just didn't find the ambiance, service and product worthy of the price and reputation. Maybe my 33rd Michelin restaurant globally and in retrospect I'd have been happy with having simply just 32 if I had a choice. Won't be back nor will I recommend it.

The place had a distinct odor. Kind of an iron-like papery smell. Like blood and money.

I had dinner at Nougatine at 9pm on Aug 4 2019. The staffs and manager are unprofessional for the process from taking orders to the billing process for the following reasons:

1. Staff/waiter would pose as a manager and gave confusing answers, 3 waiters constantly come to interrupt our conversation to take dinner order while we are still waiting for answers from one of the stuff, posed to be the manager before the real manager finally approached us as the 5th person.

2. The restaurant is unable to manage their inventory supply for the demand. we picked 2 entries out of their menu, both are sold out. As an experienced chief and renown restaurant, unable to budget for restaurant week traffic seems to be unreasonable for not one, but 2 entries being out.

3. Billing process is a chaos: the staff does't check the dinner order with the table # when processing the payment. We were wrongfully charged 400+ dollars on our card for somebody else's bill.

When the bill was first presented, it has amounted $89, we gave our card, then the signature sheet came back: there are 2 bills presented (see attached pictures):
A. 2 copies of the $518 bill: we quickly checked our bank credit card, 518 was charged through and has already appeared in our bank.
B. our own $89 bill's signature sheet: the $89 amount was not charged to the card, but a signature sheet was presented. ( I am not sure how it is possible to have signature sheet without the card being charged)

4. Manager has poor managerial skills: From what I experienced: staff would bring another staff to pose as the manager. pretending to solve the problem, and the billing mistake for not checking table # for the bill (mentioned above), I am not sure what kind of training is in place for the staff. Instead of dealing with the problem and offer a gesture, the manager asked us/the customer to deal with it and understand that it is a training for the stuffs. It seems to me to understand and excuse their unprofessional doing should be by will, but the manager made me feel like it was an obligation.

I was hoping to come and have a nice dinner, not to treated as a training tutorial for the staff. Based on what I experienced last night, I have a deep concern for the Jean Gorge management and brand consistency.

They make the egg dishes your dinner does seem ethereal.

This testaurant is first class. Staff extremely pleasant and helpful, especially Una. Its Michelin Star rating is well deserved.

Went for restaurant week, I ordered off the menu and my wife got the prix fixe. Service was perfect, along with my crab cake app and salmon main. Wife's chicken came out a bit pink which our waiter quickly resolved. Bonus points for the free dessert to make up for their mistake.

Food is definitely great. Lunch special used the be the best deal in neighborhood and has since gone up in price. Service not the quickest.

The service is the worst just for the taste and price. George Do not take that money and do it. How did you get a seat? I was waiting for an order, and the food came out all day long, and the fish was rude and it took me 20 minutes to get the bill. This is the first time I've ever had such a wonderful service in America. I did not feel well about racism or what it was. Continue to patronize ~ ~

Nothing spectacular or extraordinary, yet at the same time nothing really for any discontent - you feel that every detail is self-consciously designed and taken care of. The tuna tartare was a high-end rendering of the everyday spicy tuna - more delicate and you can taste the original flavor of the sashimi. I also personally liked the warm artichoke - it was almost THE way to season the artichoke with lemon and fresh olive oil - but probably don t order it if you don t often boil and have artichokes at home. Both the sea bass and the beef tenderloin were nicely done - tender and juicy. The one thing I would remember from this meal was the dessert - the corn souffle was just amazing! The corn flavor was better than any other ones I've had and it was ingenious to bring the ultra-crunchy popcorn and ice-cream (not too sweet) together.

Nice cozy place, went there for lunch, feels like Michelin but not sure 3 stars. Perhaps it's lunch.

I hope not. So does Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who established it 15 years ago as the easygoing bistro next door to the demure elegance of Jean Georges, Audrey Tautou to the flagship s Catherine Deneuve. Since then, New Yorkers have come to rely on Nougatine at Jean Georges, to give the name that nobody ever uses, for working lunches that could be expensed without waking up the auditors, yet they also tended to take it for granted. It has never been reviewed before in The New York Times, and it rarely comes up in conversations about favorite Vongerichten restaurants, although it is one of the most dependable.

Very nice space with excellent service and attention to detail. Happens to be located in Trump International though.

It's still one of the best meals in the city. This time the service wasn't as amazing as it has been. During Restaurant Week, they do a great job.
This time they recommended my pork chop be cooked to medium... It was probably more done than my liking. I prefer just slightly pink as medium rare. My fam devoured their food as it was super tasty. They ran out of the lobster burger and sea bass for the 8pm service so popular dishes can run out quick.
Had to tell my fashionista cousin to dress business casual which she normally never wears so it's still not completely casual.

Excellent meal
Very nice place
Very slow service

A great classic whenever I am in town. Never disappointed by this 3-starred Michelin. Last month I saw Jean-Georges in person in the restaurant. Whatever main I choose I simply can't resist the warm chocolate cake.

For the price of the food, I was very disappointed with the quality. Service was very good. We can check this one of our list.

Eggs Benedict was super good. Not sure the cappuccino was worth $8.

The bloom is off the rose. Last Sunday my daughter and I were there for our third annual celebration of her birthday. We arrived early and asked to be seated. We were seated at the worst table in the restaurant. I asked to change but were not allowed even though there were two empty tables. We waited almost ten minutes and no server came to take our drink order. I flagged a gentleman wearing a dark suit who may have been the maitre d who took our drink order. Our server brought our wine and took our order. The service was adequate and the food was good. Even though I had told them it was my daughter s birthday, they would do nothing but put a candle on the dessert we ordered and paid for.
I was shocked at the service at one of the supposedly best chef s establishments. Granted, it wasn t the adjoining Jean Georges dining room, I expected better. We were told the fine dining area has a different kitchen. I will give that one try. It isn t that much more expensive. I hope Jean Georges is mad aware of the poor service at La Nougatine.

Get the Set, it's affordable and gives a good sample of the excellent dishes.

The price is relatively close to the people in Michelin Samsung, and the environment is good. The dishes with Chinese elements will have chopsticks and chopsticks, which looks quite professional! The chef s appetizer was the best one... and the waiter praised the waiter and sent two more.

The best experience in regards to food and service in my NY trip!

Worst Jean Georges experience. Lousy waiter. Poor service. But great food as usual