OCEANA RESTAURANT NYC Reviews

Great seafood restaurant. I ve enjoyed my birthday lunch here a lot.

I still don't remember what I ate on the 5 course chefs choice meal I had but dang the experience I'll never forget.

Oceana in essence owes all Sea Levels of great quality fresh seafood, hospitality and ambiance. The waves don't end here...no doubt:)

Terrific birthday meal with the family. Options for pescetarians, vegetarians and carnivores. We had wonderful service from Andres and his team. Thank you.

Food and service was superb. Lovely setting for dinner.

Expensive and mediocre. Lives of past glory. Scallops boring and lukewarm. Caeser's salad a few leaves with bought in dressing. However nice atmosphere

Beautiful restaurant in modern Manhattan and organized as Americans can do

Are there yesterday, superior service and superior food. It was near flawless, the only issue was that the window curtains looked super dirty.

Outstanding food all the way through, amazing service as well. Beautiful restuarnt and a lovely atmosphere!

Incredible everything! Food is phenomenal, atmosphere is perfect, and staff are all SO nice and welcoming. I would highly recommend, especially this time of year.

Great service and food. Tremendously enjoyed high end cuisine

beautiful space and marvelous service. while the food was good, it was not great, especially given the premium price. my king salmon was dry and not very flavorful. we had a large seafood tower which was light on lobster and crab but loaded with snails and mussels. i expected better....

Great seafood menu and excellent selection of land-based food as well. Helpful, courteous staff. Great wine cellar. Good for 2-6 people.

Sometimes, I will visit lunch when guests came.
Oyster and ceviche were particularly delicious. Seats in the middle are gaya gaya depending on the time zone, but the late lunch is free and the price is also reasonably reasonable.

Oceana is a high class seafood restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Excellent service as well. Highly recommended.

Fresh and delicious food, fun atmosphere, great service

Always a favourite of mine when visiting New York, the atmosphere is very corporate given its location but the food is always excellent.

Delicious meal but some of the worst service we've ever had. I love a nice long meal with the family, but 3 hours for aps and the main course is over the top. The manager on duty made little effort to make it right. Suffice to say we will not be dining there again.

Totally happening. Good, high energy. Tasty drinks. Fabulous apps. Great dinners. Attentive service. What else? Nothing wanting.

One of the finest seafood restaurant in this continent

Delicious! Dinner has perfect portions, service is great. Had the Dorade fish and lobster, both cooked to perfection.

Excellent seafood, and pleasant ambiance. They used to have a "late lunch" deal where you could get heavy discounts, not sure still applicable. Anyway great fish in mid-town. Count on 100 dollars pp or so.

Excellent, and better.... great staff, great food. IMO of of the top 3 seafood restaurants in NYC

the food is amazing! but the night we were there we learned more about the waitstaff than i ever wanted to know!

Food was served too hot as if it were heated in a microwave before serving

Food was absolutely delicious. Great atmosphere, friendly and well-trained waitstaff who were very attentive. Only ISSUE is....the bar closest to the dining area needs someone to take a scrub brush to where the lip and the top meet...it is full of nasty scum.

The service wasn t what I expect considering the cost.

The restaurant is comfortable and the service is very good.
Meals are good, especially for seafood and beef
The surface is very hard and tastes ordinary, not pushed

My guest and I enjoyed the Chefs menu. The Chef's menu consisted of an appetizer, main course and dessert service was excellent and the food was AMAZING!! THANK YOU

Oceana is an amazing restaurant to experience especially for the seafood lovers. Their selection of fish is impressive. Service was equally as impressive. Had the prix fixed menu with oysters, lobster and sorbets. Lobster was sweet and cooked just right...fell out of the shell. A must visit

Great food and great service. Excellent seafood and all-around excellent dining experience.

Tony & Lisa were outstanding. My wife and had a great time here. Stpoped for a drink and had a 2 hours + of fun, drinks & food. FUN!

Surely a spot worth stopping by, the food is fantastic and fresh, the costs are reasonable and it is consistently well organized in here. 5 stars.

Upscale but not insufferable place in the heart of midtown. Not cheap but not Manhattan crazy either.

Good seafood restaurant with very 'midtown business' pricing. A bit pricey for what you receive.

We had one of the worst meals and even worse service yesterday 12/16/18... waiter messed up our order multiple times... did not know who ordered what.... messed up the check... food got several people sick,... I would not go there again....

Perfectly smoked salmon for breakfast in a luxurious setting. Can't miss here.

Delicious food....way above average service and food.

Fancy place with decent food. A bit overpriced but excellent service. I think they have one Michelin star which seems about right.

If you like seafood go here. Service is impeccable. Cool and friendly atmosphere

I've been here for many years. One of the better seafood restaurants in NYC. Pricey but is worth the money. Very comfortable seating, wait service are sharp and attentive. The maitre dean will help you select their specialty of the day. The bar scene is very noisy, main dining room is spacious.

We went here for thanksgiving for our honeymoon and no word of a lie, best 3 course dinner we have ever had! From the hostess, to bartenders, to the waiters it was unbelievable service. Ryan the maitre d especially was amazing, he talked to us and showed a real interest, when he found out it was our honeymoon - brought out complimentary glasses of champagne which was a brilliant surprise to top off our evening. We also spoke to the head chef who was excellent to compliment him for an delicious meal especially the shrimp bisque as starter and turkey with all the trimmings.

Cant recommend this place enough!!!!

Food is awesome. Staff was great. Was there for a client event, so we had a pre-set menu.

Outstanding. Simply outstanding! We highly recommend Oceana! Great food, impeccably designed menu and incredibly mastered cuisine!

Marvelous dining experience for clients or celebration with friends and spouse

Expensive beyond reason. Wine as expensive as meal

Bouillabaisse is special

Despite the price, I return regularly

Hands on family management.

One of the best meals I've ever had. Exemplary staff. Chef Bill was very kind. Highly recommend.

An appropriate venue for a business lunch, this midtown venue is spacious with floor to ceiling windows allowing lots of natural sunlight. The seafood is fresh and very well prepared, with prices targeted towards the working professionals in the area. Service is efficient and thoughtful - our crispy fried calamari appetizer and housemade tartar sauce was split for us. The lobster sandwich that is offered on the lunch menu with bacon, lettuce, avocado and a tarragon spread is delicious - although I would have preferred to have the bread a little warmer or more toasted. The wild mushroom side dish, served in a metal container that seemed small for its $10 price tag, was delicious and well-seasoned with fresh herbs.

Great experience! Our food was amazing all the way through. We both had apples and fish for our main course. Amazing is all I can say. Turns out I m not used to fine dining as we had a server and a helper not sure what he did but he took plates and delivered drinks. We could have used just the one server, all in all glad we got this recommendation!

Love this place! Come here all the time to hang by the bar for a great cocktail and oysters. Best shrimp cocktail on earth! I wish they sold their cocktail sauce to go, it is so addicting.

We loved the cosy ambiance. The staff were friendly and attentive to our needs. Additionally the waitress knew about everything on the menu and gave excellent recommendations.

It's hard to find a decent restaurant close to the theatre district with good food and service. Oceana was a great find. The restaurant was big, with a bar in the middle. Tables were nicely spread throughout the restaurant, you had some privacy, unlike some restaurants in NY, service was friendly and the food was very good. Our waiter asked us if we had theatre plans, and accordingly he paced our evening with plenty of time to spare. They even had a pre theatre dinner which was reasonably priced. I cannot emphasize how happy I was to find this option for pre theatre. I give it my GoldnAdvice seal of approval.

Good wine ,very good pizza and great service. Very accommodating..

Fantastic restaurant. Lovely food, great presentation, and nice atmosphere.

Nice seafood restaurant, crowded and noisey, but that adds to the experience. Good service, food is okay, I would definitely go back.

Amazing food, atmosphere & food... do yourself a favour!!!

This place is always consistent, with friendly staff and very fresh seafood (get the oysters). Good spot in midtown for business meeting.

Food is good here, though vibe is very much so Midtown business lunch. The scallops entree was cooked to the right degree of tenderness, and the portions were not small. Service was very good, and the restaurant was very accommodating of late members of our party. Although a bit on the pricey side, Oceana provide quality food and service.

Beautiful place very Romantic. We spend a really nice time great attention and the food is amazing!!

All I can say is . Anything grilled is bomb I'm trying to stay away from fried foods. But I'm sure next time I'm back I'm getting the fried options.

Great service. Wait staff was well informed on the selections and made great recommendations. The fish was super fresh and delicious. We had mussels, round nose salmon ala Betty and the Wok Crab.

Very nice restaurant, excellent food, very warm welcome but very salty note!

the portions should be bigger, but the concentration of flavor and diversity makes up for it. the desert offerings, which mix and match the sweet and the sour, are not to be missed.

Nice pre theater dinner slightly off the beaten path
Excellent service
Excellent wines
Seafood that exceeded our expectations

Had dinner on 1/8/16. I had the Dover fish, outstanding. Great atmosphere

Spectacular Sommelier w/ an Inattentive Bombastic Bluffing waiter who didn t know what he was talking about along w/ either an under staffed or marginal talent kitchen staff putting out lukewarm, inconsistent dishes that could not keep up with the fairly oblivious and easily pleased expense account diners.

The staff were most obliging, we haven't waited long and were taken to a table. Such good service! We felt welcome and the food was simply divine

Ducked in here @ Christmas time,
Bcuz the Crowds were Crazy, trying
To get a Glimpse of the Tree in
Rock Center. BEST Thing, We DID
ALL DAY!! We Sat @ the Bar, Lisa
WAS AWESOME, Had the Cheese
Plate, AWESOME!! Charlie STILL
Talks About it & The Cocktails,
Lisa Crafted, OMG! Back in
LA, & KRAVING 1, as I'm I'm writing
THIS!! U WILL NOT B DISAPPOINTED
100*****'s. THX U LISA!! WE WILL
BE BACKKKKK! Wendy & Charlie

This is one of elite restaurants that I have visited and they have a separate vegan menu!

Had the business lunch package. Excellent value for money- starters, mains and dessert for less than $40. The restaurant is huge. Conveniently located. The most impressive is the very large wine collection- both white and red. My friend and I had a St. Estephe.

Worth visiting for either a quick lunch or a fine dining experience.

062018

The attention to detail from all the staff made our dinner a night to remember. We got there for 6 and the bar area was very busy and the restaurant just started picking up. We enjoyed a nice 2 hour meal and for a very busy Thursday night the attention to detail was exceptional and they treated us right from the start. The waiters were on point and even when i dropped a spoon before I knew it the manager had replaced it with a new one.
For a typical seafood lover the food was outstanding we started with the baked oysters Colossal Shrimp and Shrimp bisque... 3lb Lobster for me and Lobster Pasta for the Mrs. We appreciated the small things that they did ... Small Soup as a pallet cleanser Free anniversary desert and the mint candy after we paid the bill. We highly recommend this place as a Michelin Star restaurant you wont be disappointed and well definitely be returning on our next trip to NYC.

Utterly average: The raw bar at Mermaid in SoHo is superior, without any pretense. The seafood tower I ordered was not befitting a restaurant of this supposed caliber, nor was the paella, which contained MSG. The mussels were nice. Everything else was ho-hum. This place lost its Michelin star this year, and to me it's no surprise. Moreover, I've had digestive issues since eating there 12 hours ago. At the very least, it was a nice place to sit. Overall my opinion is negative.

An absolute stellar place to dine. Impeccable service. Michelin star quality food