Some of the dishes were good (e.g. the prime rib), in others the ingredients were not what you would expect from a restaurant serving expensive meals. The service was excellent though. Overall, it makes for a nice night out, but we didn't think it was worth the price.
Took my girlfriend out for her birthday dinner.
The place very upscale and nice. The food is amazing specially the Chili Rock Shrimps.
The staff is really friendly and courteous, the portions are worth the price you pay.
Will go there again!
Nice place. Good food. Restrooms are not at the same level as the rest of the restaurant.
The mediocre food doesn t make up for super rude hostesses and sub par service. They used to be great but not anymore. We actually waited for an hour even though we had a reservation. Go to Nobu or Hakkasan for a much better experience.
Semi formal restaurant. High prices, but delicious food. Suitable environment to eat with tranquility in the company of family and friends. Very elegant place!
Amazingly good food in a fantastic setting. Would not opt for the smokey cocktail again, I thought it tasted like an astray. Apart from that- 5* !
Great place for a celebratory dinner!!!!! Such great food and the ambiance is gorgeous.
I ordered rock shrimp, eggroll lobster, black pepper beef, and shrimp noodles. All were good. I would absolutely come again and try new things.
Nice place to have asian food. The ambience is great. The prices are really high.
I come to NYC for work frequently and am always looking for good places for dinner next to the office. Buddakan never disappoints - great for smaller size groups or bigger parties. Great for sharing.Dark and a bit darkish so probably not the best for a very business like meeting. Some of my favorites are the yellowtail, edamame dumplings, black cod, pork buns and noodles - any kind of noodles really! I have tried a few of their deserts and their doughnuts are really good!
Can not say enough good things about Buddakan. The drinks are solid and the food is some of the best in NYC. I love the Monkfish, carrot dumplings, and coconut and pineapple rice. Good for big, small, and private parties.
Good food and lots of it! Friendly staff as well which a winning combination. We had the tasting menu and everything was excellent but the rate at which the food arrived was too quick. I've done tasting's before at various restaurants including Michelin starred ones and now have felt this rushed. Would have been 5 stars if it wasn't for that.
Beautiful restaurant. Great customer service. Will be back again!!!
The Good: Service and ambience were great. The black pepper beef and Dungeness crab sticky rice were flavorful and well seasoned. They also sent out a scoop of ice cream at the end because it was my birthday so that was nice.
The Bad: The meal was very expensive, especially considering how underwhelming most of the food was. The lobster fried rice was dry and wasn t seasoned well, the Thai basil in it overpowered any other flavor. The shrimp and lobster chow fun was pretty much just boiled lobster (a bit over cooked) and shrimp with plain noodles, honestly the dish seemed like all the ingredients were just boiled separately and thrown together in a bowl.
I wouldn t recommend this restaurant unless someone gives you a gift card to go there.
Atmosphere as well as service are very good and attentive. Food is also good and the menu offers a wide variety of choice and includes a lot of uncommon and tasty foods. The 4 stars are because I believe it is a bit overpriced..
Fast Service and very friendly staff, but best to book in advance!
Food experience was good and the bar was both near and made quality unique cocktails. The only downside is the restaurant is quite noisy.
The decor of the restaurant alone is reason enough to go to this place. Make sure you book too. The food is western food meets Chinese food and is very nice.
It is fashionable and rice is tasty and recommended. It is not inferior to Japanese rice.
To be honest, I had higher expectations for this restaurant!
The restaurant atmosphere wasnt the one that I expected! It was very dark and not cozy at all!
The food itself was good! We tried cauliflower lollipops and hot shrims and they were delicious and fresh! We also tried their ribs and they were fresh and good, but nothing to remember! The service was on point, but overall the restaurant didn't live up to their high prices!
My friends and I celebrated my birthday here. The ambiance was amazing, the food was exceptional (minus the pecking duck).
Sheer Upscale delight! Huge space of 16000 square feet! Food is not outstanding for this scale but very good. But the ambiance, decor and set up are just apt for a club like restaurant. The service is good. You need to book at 45 days ahead if booking for 2-4 people. If the group size is bigger than at least 2 months in advance. I met a group of 13 chinese people and they had booked their table 3 months in advance. The cost for 2 people with drinks should be around $180-200 with tip. Must visit at least once .
This place is just too notch. Food. Great. Ambience. Great. Service.Great.
Went there the other night, amazing seafood!! The ambience is excellent and the service as well
On Monday, I dined at Buddakan with loved ones. The experience was phenomenal!! The ambulance is the first thing that hits you; huge ceilings, sleek wall cut outs, huge artwork and decor, and a gigantic deeply sunken dinning room. Chef Zach Taylor wowed us with over 20 course of his finest creations. Our waiter, Kevin, and the services staff could not have been more attentive, entertaining and welcoming. Hands down, best meal I have ever been served. Highly recommended for a top notice NYC dinning experience.
Great food, cool decor, ridiculously loud, can't hear the person next to the one person you can hear. Way too loud!
The staff and food was excellent. My 2x there and i was not disappointed.
Amazing. The restaurant is incredibly beautiful, our server was very attentive, friendly and efficient and the food was just out of this world. I have never had Chinese food so light, yet with such complex and delicate flavors. It was a spectacular meal and I couldn t recommend Buddakan more.
The edamame dim sum is Delcious, as are the lobster egg rolls, and the beef medallions. Mmmmm yummy!
Personal favorite. Delicious food, gorgeous serene setting. Very swanky- feels like a night out, not just dinner. Stroll the Highline or Chelsea Market after.
Wonderfully attentive staff, bringing incredible food! Plus ambiance.
I first tried Buddakan's about two years ago. I'm hard to please when it comes down to cuisines and dinning out,
but I can't find nothing to complain about when dinning at Buddakan's.
It's really beautiful on the inside but the food was meh. Eat here for the environment not the food.
Good for groups (but you need a reservation). Everything was tasty.
I was at this restaurant a few years ago, and had a much better dining experience. If memory serves me correctly, the food portion was much bigger. I left the place, and had to go to Koreatown to have a bowl of noodle because I was still not completely full. Overall, price is on the high side, and portion is way too small. I wil not be returning.
Dark but in mood-lit kinda way. Everything was really really good. The Filet of Beef, Black Pepper Beef, Lobster Fried Rice., Mongolian Lamp Chops, Alaskan Black Cod. All were fantastic.
Edamame dumplings, Oxtail Dumplings, Tea Smoked Ribs Singapore Chili King Crab, Black Pepper Beef, Passionfruit Chiboust, Mochi Doughnuts
This place is an unique experience. Unique food you might not order but it's all good so I recommend trying anything on the menu. Staff is fun and courteous and can help you make a good decision on food or drink. The atmosphere is dark with mostly candlelight dinner. I felt like I entered a Blade movie and I don't mean that as a bad thing. Oh and make sure to get a dessert!
If you can get pass all of the high sodium enriched sauces you'll love the food...
Family style serving and the food is delicious. Appetizers were okay but the real treat is the entrees. Personal favorites were : steak, lamb chops (I wish it had a sauce for it), and the blackened cod. The pistachio chocolate cremosa for dessert was also texture desserty heaven
One of my favorite restaurants in Manhattan. Great atmosphere and delicious food. The drinks are delicious. I recommend to make reservations before attending. Is very fancy and trendy. Is a very popular restaurant in the city. Everything in the menu is delicious. The customer service is excellent. The presentation of the plates was fantastic. I always enjoy my night at this fabulous restaurant.
A most go to if you are visiting or browsing in N.Y.C.
Great food. Amazing service. Knowledgeable staff.
Get the general tsao dumplings!
Pretty good food, but not outstanding, and definitelly not worth the price.
Lavishly decorated and pretentious restaurant. The food was unremarkable and the service was slow. Add to this that the server was the most annoying that I have ever encountered. He knew nothing about the wines (and could not even province them), was unsure what some of the items on the menu were, and delivered the wrong items to the wrong people at the table.
The description of the sole on the menu sound intriguing but when it arrived it was a steamed fish with a tasteless sauce. The side of wok prepared broccoli was tepid and tasteless.
Amazing ambience. Excellent service and the food was spectacular. Also took into account specific dietary restrictions of folks in our group which many fine dining restaurants don't do. Will definitely be back here!
Simply amazing food ... never tasted anything like it
I felt beat up and rushed. We were celebrating my daughters 25th, 5 of us, and I don't mind the $700 tab but don't tell me "that if I don't order soon I'll have to wait an hour for my food" . IMHO, it's over rated!
The place is very cool, the food does not go beyond regular Asian, very expensive for the mediocre cuisine it offers
pretty good, too crowded and definitely a scene. the food is good, not great,, more about the atmosphere here, if you are in meatpacking area there are better alternatives, like spice market
Visited this place for birthday! And fell in love with this place immediately! We started with mocktail which were incredible! And went on with dim sum platter which was okay!
Lobster rice was okay too as there was no flavor! The rock shrimp was too salty.. I would recommend this place for it's beautiful interiors!
One of the best dining experiences I had, I was treated so good and politely. This is my new to go spot. Got the Dim sum sampler, peking duck and mochi doughnuts. They were soooo good. Will def. stop by regularly just for the doughnuts
This place is amazing dont get the short ribs it s not them
Excellent, one of the finest dining experiences the City has to offer.
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS! We were visiting from out of town and wanted to experience something recommended by Bobby Flay on the show "Best Thing I Ever Ate"...Peking Duck. Our reservation increased from 5-7 and it was decided that we would order from the "Chef's Tasting Menu: Sampler #1" instead. We thought we would be given a sampling of each item, however, when the food started to arrive, we soon realized the portions were more than enough for 7 people and we enjoyed EVERY item from the menu. From the appetizers to the dessert, the presentation enticed you to taste and every item had it's own distinct flavor. My faves: Edamame Dumplings and Glazed Alaskan Black Cod...although everything was delicious, these items topped my chart. WE WILL RETURN!
I celebrated my birthday here and the ambiance was unusual but wonderful ! All dishes was delicious especially the Lobster Fried Rice anD Pork Potstickers. However, my dessert wasn't the best; the chocolate was too bitter.
Stunning spot, every dish delicious, great service.
What amazing place.
Foods incredible liked up to its reputation and offered something for everyone.
Very elegant speciality restaurant, delicious cuisine
I highly recommend visiting Buddakan!This is a great restaurant with delicious food,a cozy atmosphere and profesional service!
newly opened ... excellent fragrant asian food with a twist ... amazing decor - check out the various different seating arrangements. service was attentive and knowledgable. and the best part is that it's not all that expensive. a great dining experience.
The drinks were great and the food was interesting. I think the original has it beat however.
Amazing venue with high ceilings and great decor.
Food and service were both great.
Recommend to book.
The Buddakan we went to had a really gloomy dark atmosphere and the food was only alright even tho we apid a lot. This could just be since I'm not a person for fancy dark restaurants
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