Thomas Keller, Per Se Reviews

Incredible experience! Thank you to the good folks at Per Se for doing a phenomenal job in the arts of culinary, this experience was like no other.

If you can't go to or haven't been to The French Laundry, this will stand in as a solid brother. It was a lovely dinner, everything you would expect from Thomas Keller, but felt like an outpost of the original versus its own identity. Still, very worthy for special occasions and a good representation of West Coast cuisine in New York.

This is a very sophisticated restaurant, by all measures. Three adjectives describe it best: expensive, delicious, and delightful. The service is top notch, the view is of Columbus Circle/Central Park. The space is open and unconfining. This is a place to take your time in order to fully appreciate the experience. It is well known in New York as one of the best restaurants in the city, and it lives up to its reputation.

It's a very good and fast potatoes restaurant where the potatoes have to finish in your has

Really loved Alex M. My clients and i had a lot of fun.

My wife and I had the most amazing experience at Per Se for our 2nd anniversary. All of our food was second to none, our drinks were the best we've ever had and all our servers did such a wonderful job. They paid such close attention to detail that it literally took seconds for our drinks to be refilled. Alex was so great, he took us back into the kitchen to meet the team and we got special gifts for our anniversary. What a wonderful experience we'll remember for a lifetime. Highly recommended.

I have to say that I never thought I would write a negative review of Per Se but I was so shocked and disgusted by the prices that I feel compelled to do so. Leaving aside that $310 prix fixe for a vegetarian meal is completely ridiculous, however preciously prepared -- but the $310 for the regular tasting menu includes two supplementary charges - $75 for the caviar and $45 for the foie gras, and when I didn't order either of those I got a lengthy argument from the waiter that actually became embarrassing. As someone's guest I just didn't want to do that. And then there is the wine list -- there were exactly 4 white wines under $200 on the lengthy ipad (of course!) list and not very many more under $300. Most were in the upper hundreds and thousands and at least one was $12,000. I only glanced at the reds but it was similar. As I have my own wine cellar with well over 1000 bottles I could calculate the unbelievable markups on many of those wines. In any case no wonder people loathe the 1 per centers (and I am one). what a gross display of excess! ugh. Oh and they make a really lousy grey goose martini -- I guess that is beneath them.

Perfect, meets expectations for a 3 star restaurant.

we had a very minor issue but it was solved to the fullest satifaction. make a booking for sure.

The food was fantastic (we re big Keller fans), but the views are what really set this restaurant apart from the French Laundry s of the world. The room is cavernous and cool with an amazing overlook of Columbus Circle and Central Park.

15 courses of heaven - good to be a vip here (I knew one of the pastry chefs) - they added a few extra courses not on the menu. it's worth experiencing once, but would rather eat at Jean-Georges

I really liked this restaurant because it faced central park and had an amazing view. This is an amazing place for a date and the food is amazing too. I enjoyed the burgers.

Most dishes were ok but nothing to write home about. Service was friendly and attentive. The ambiance was stuffy and a bit old fashioned. I would expect to have a better experience for the amount of money we had to pay.

What a great night! Wonderful food and everyone was so nice courteous and pleasant. No one was pretentious. They also did not rush any meal and our dinner took over 4 wonderful hours discovering the 9 course menu. In reality it was a 18 course menu! While on paper it is 8 savory meals and one dessert, the dessert ended up being a 9 course menu on its own. There are 4 desserts per person. In addition, they offer donuts, macarons, caramels, truffles and marble chocolate balls (6 or 8 flavors). On top since it was my birthday, not only I had the menu printed with my name on it but it was also signed by the chef a special individual portion cake was offered and a gift(cookies and chocolate) was given to everyone at the end. All desserts were excellent, except for the Macarons, I don't think they were fresh and had picked a strange taste from something they were near it... As for the chocolate marbles had a strong taste of all the other ingredients overpowering the chocolate. But that is only my own preference. The savory plates were all excellent and I got my money worth of the Australian black truffles! I got more than a full truffle shaved on top of my plate(twice :-)).The wine list is excellent but I think the prices are a bit on the high end and they could be improved. The service was exceptional. They were very nice and explained each plate and answered any question we had and took into account every small request and were there present only when needed. In addition the distance between the tables was big enough to give everyone privacy and the noise level is low. It was an experience to all the senses worth the money.

Lovely experience, delicious ( extremely small portions) food, but you may need to have at least 3 dishes, even if you are in diet to feel that you have eaten.

BEST FOOD ON THE PLANET!!! IT'S NOT CHEAP BUT TO HAVE A CULINARY EXPERIENCE SUCH AS THIS IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!

Excellent food quality very nice and attentive staff also.The food was savory.This place has an great atmosphere.

I'm in the mood for some Korean food, and thankfully, I found this Korean restaurant nearby. It was nice because the staff here are super accommodating, and the orders that I requested were made fast. I can tell that this place is truly a go-to spot for delicious foods, especially for some hot and tasty noodles. Good job, guys! THANKS!

The Temple of the East Coast ! Thomas Keller has mastered fine dining . The food is perfection! But more amazing is the team here !! The ultimate experience !!

Best meal I've ever eaten. The staff was incredibly attentive to detail, very polite. Would highly recommend.

This is probably our favorite restaurant in NYC and that's saying a lot.

This is a restaurant for emotions. People come here precisely for this. The portions themselves are very small, but very creatively designed and look alluring. This is not the first year that the restaurant is among the 50 best in the world. Opened by Per Se in 2004, the famous chef Thomas Keller. It offers views of Central Park and the Columbus Circle. The tasting menu consists of 9 dishes. The wine list includes at least all popular and excellent wines. It s very difficult to get a table, which is naturally better to book ahead of time.

Great place to have a fine weekend dinner with family. The menu is quite good too. Food quality is great too .

I love the food in this place and the service is excellent.

Super accommodating and absolutely delicious and unique

Food is great. The taste, the presentation, and the ingredients are all wonderful! The atmosphere and the staff are also top notch. However, the dessert chef has a bit snooty attitude.

It feels just like Paris & no need for concord to get there . Thanks

Spectacular night. Food was superb. Place is gorgeous. Service is outstanding. I love that the staff all knew it was my birthday and wished me happy when I encountered a new staff member.

Really nice experience. Dinner here is super delicious and the place is so beautiful.

Very elegant. Very beautiful and luxurious. You might want to save up a bit for this dinner - it can be pricey, but very much worth it.

The anticipation and the experience is worth it for adventurists and the rarer three-star veterans alike. Per Se is a place of the utmost impeccability.

Amazing experience. Food and service were just fantastic. We did not have dinner, we had a 5-course tasting menu for lunch. Will definitely return.

WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU REALLY HAPPENED! My wife and I just got back from staying at the Library Hotel. Our vacation started out amazingly when we arrived at 10am on a Friday AND they checked us into our room. For real. Everyone, and I mean everyone, there was helpful and cheerful and glad to see us every.

Visited Per Se 2 years ago, and I am still dreaming about the tastefull food! Excellent!

the food was good, but i personally wanted to pay more money. I wish there was a more expensive place for me to spend my shekels, i loved the bacon deluxe big mac

What an amazing experience. Food and service were top notch and of the highest quality.

Exceptional experience. The food was the best I've ever had. Service was top notch. The wine pairing was perfect.

A personal favorite amongst all the NYC Michelin restaurants. Thomas Keller s team is quite simply amongst the greatest food and beverage professionals on earth. The view over Columbus Circle, the service, the atmosphere, and of course the food provide for a memorable and magical experience.

We were there for our first anniversary. Excellent food and excellent service. Great window view. They surprised us with a personalized printed menu with our names and our anniversary date.

only the prices and reservation system keep per se from higher ratings. best in manhattan. just keep holding for your reservation.

I thought it was going to be difficult to make reservations here but it wasn't hard at all. My previous experiences with making reservations at fancy Michelin starred restaurants turned me off because I was using OpenTables app, which always showed no or low availability. So this time, I called Per Se about a month in advance and spoke with a person who gave me a bunch of times and days for the next month during my stay in NYC. It's so much easier calling them instead of using Open Table!!

Anyway, of course dinner was amazing. New flavors and textures I've never experienced. This is what separates 3 Michelin starred restaurants from the rest. Also, the prices already include a service charge so you're already paying for gratuity in your meal. Dinner for 2 with wine was about $800. My favorites include pearls and oyster, peach sorbet with ginger beer, lamb and broccoli, and salmon ice cream cone thing. Chef Thomas Keller is the real deal. I would go back here.

Only Thomas Keller can create a meal like the one served at Per Se. The food was perfection (I still dream of the oysters and pearls) and the service is extremely knowledgeable about both the food and it's source. A special-occasion meal that is truly unforgettable.

Had good drinks, good menu choices, and everything was really delicious.

A wonderful experience. Staff is fantastic and each plate of the tasting menu was beautifully prepared and presented.

Top notch service and food, love the Oysters and Pearls. It is silly talking cost for one of the most expensive restaurants in NYC, but compared to some of other 3 star restaurants in the US, we definitely got the bang for the buck, left happy and absolutely stuffed.

Very high quality food and service. The wine suggested was incredible with the food. It was absolutely an amazing experience!

The place looks so nice and classy. It justifies the price of their food which is delicious but needs a little bit more improvement in the way that they fix the texture and the flavor of the dish. The view of the place and atmosphere left me and my mom in awe. The staff were extra friendly and kept asking us what we need and if there is anything else that they can do for us. I would love to go back here for special occasions.

Per Se - it really needs no introduction. No. 11 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list. 3 Michelin stars. 29 rating in Zagat (30 is the highest, which indicates "perfection"). The accolades go on and on. Clearly one reserves Per Se for the most special of occasions-like our 2 year wedding anniversary!

So did our meal live up to the expectations? The answer to that question is yes, in the way that a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House lives up to your expectations. What I mean by that is, you appreciate the level of skill and talent involved, you admire the beauty of your surroundings and you certainly don't regret having attended. But at the end of the day, you would prefer to let your hair down and go see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs play at a smaller, scruffier venue.

I think the problem was that the majority of the dishes weren't mind-blowingly good. For $295 a person, I would require that each course or at least the majority of them be spectacular. I wanted my taste buds to be completely won over and wanting more, but at the most they were slightly piqued and then lost interest. The meal started out on a very high note with the impressive "oysters and pearls" course, but it soon lost momentum as every subsequent dish failed to make a similarly memorable impression.

Our 7-course tasting option played out as follows (traditional 9-course is $295, 7 is $235, 5 is $195):
amuse bouche - gruyere cheese gougeres and salmon tartare cornets. outstanding
1st course - oysters and pearls was AMAZING. pearl tapioca in a decadent hollandaise-like sauce with exquisite caviar and oysters
2nd course - hearts of peach palm, solid, very light and refreshing
2nd course supplement option - duck foie gras. really dense and rich. served with a side of brioche. way too rich for me
3rd course - nova scotia lobster mitts, also excellent
4th course - guinea hen with smoked foie gras, good but not great
5th course - elysian fields lamb, again good but not great
6th course - spiced plum soda, a nice refreshing intermission from all the heavy proteins
7th course - dessert, we tried the malted banana and the raspberry financier. very old school in the preparation, elaborate plating and technique, solid flavors. good but did not leave me wanting more

There are so many other in-between courses that make "7-course" a bit of an understatement. The dessert portion of the meal, for instance, is an elaborate, drawn-out affair where additional plates of macarons, chocolate truffles, donuts, iced caramel semifreddo, mini ice-cream sandwiches and a complimentary anniversary cake arrived unannounced alongside the single scheduled dessert. I imagine it's sort of how Katniss felt when she ate at the Capitol for the first time-mesmerized and bewildered by all the luxurious excess.

At the end of the day, I'm extremely glad I went, but I won't return. It wasn't like my experience at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, another service-oriented, tasting-menu driven high-end restaurant, which blew me away with each course and seemed to have more soul than the technically perfect Per Se.

One of the best meals ever. I want to visit the French laundry in California to compare.

Best meal I've had in my life. Vegetarian tasting menu of 9 courses, though really 10+ when you take into account amuse bouche(s) and insane number of desserts.

Gorgeous!!! A luxury ... different, exotic ... Very good and sophisticated food, distinguished service and tasty atmosphere. Romantic and pleasant atmosphere for a wine. Perfect! Wonderful place, cozy, great service and delicious food.

The best date night of my life!!
My husband booked us to have dinner here after we got married at city hall and I have to say, it was the best "date night" of my life. The food was exceptional. The service was outstanding. The ambience was warm and welcoming. My husband worked with the restaurant staff and they made a special menu with our last name on it :) We stayed there for over 5 hours eating and talking and drinking!! This is a must do for a special occasion. We will be returning every anniversary.

We wanted to express our sincere thank you to Per Se and the staff for making our wedding night so memorable.

Got the tasting menu.The food was spectacular and the service impeccable. The mixologist was so knowledgeable made our drinks perfectly. Well worth the money.

The whole experience was a journey for my tastebuds. I've never tasted food like this before. There moments of excitement, bliss, and pure satisfaction. I still remember the dinner because the tastes that I've experienced was unforgettable.

Great tables and view, however I was unimpressed by the menu presented. It seemed like anything worth eating you had to pay more for, one option was caviar (which I don't like) and the only other alternative was breaded mushrooms on a few More

I am so glad that I found this little gem. Fantastic food, great service and the guy who helped us was easy on the eyes.

I had the beef/lamb gyro and the flavor was there. The house salad was well put together and the baklava was decent.

This is by far the one of the best places for desserts, they are mouthwatering! Food plating is superb and service is top notch!

Like any Cheesecake Factory you can expect the same standard recipes on the menu and great level of service! What sets this location apart from most other locations is the amazing view up above Union Square from the outdoor sitting area! It's great if you can sit outside. Just know this location is flipping amazingly busy so try off eating rush hour times for greater accommodating needs.

Definitely try this location sometime it's fun!

great location exquisite dishes and service. no complaints here, a must for anyone.

One of the best dining experiences in New York City...PERIOD!

YUCK! Whatever I ordered I will never order again. No flavor, very bland. I uploaded a deceiving picture. It had shredded crab meat and shrimp with tomato's Incase anyone wants to avoid this mistake.

Service wasn't great, sure they were polite but I never even got to put a drink order in and the only time I was checked on was when I wanted my check.

I'll still give this place a chance because they actually had a lot of good looking food I'd be interested in trying.

shoot the sommelier. the food met our near impossible expectations, but the wine pairings were abysmal. choose 2 half bottles or spend $250 on a good bottle instead.

Absolutely divine! Thomas Keller and company knocks it out of the park every time I ve dined here.

Visiting New York for a few days to celebrate our wedding anniversary and had booked Per Se.
From the moment we arrived to exiting the restaurant everything was perfect.
We decided for the tasting menu, my wife being vegetarian we were a bit worried but nothing was a problem.
The sommelier matched her food selection with non alcoholic cocktails throughout the meal whilst I had a bottle of excellent champagne.
The food was some of the best we ever tasted and the service was exceptionnel.
Highly recommended.

it just doesn't get better than this. three visits and i still can't find the flaws. my hats off to mr. keller.

Great dining experience as always. One of my favorite restaurants. Nice set up and great location. The atmosphere and service are exceptional. Staff is very friendly and welcoming. I enjoyed my many dinners at this restaurant.

The quality of food and perfect service,it was a wonderful night . I certainly will come back .

I really had fun at this cafe, the food is amazing, as well as the restrooms were not smelly. It was a little chilly inside, so that was not totally cool. The host is good too. I will certainly consider returning once again if I get the opportunity. Me and also my good friend ordered the toast and also we were not let down. My one suggestion is to keep the chilly exterior. Come again!

I am a native New Yorker and will keep to the directness of how we are known to be :)

Top Pick for Romantic Night, Elegant Dining, & Upscale Dining.

Food: Excellent! Divine, really! All senses are engaged in this dining experience! It is a prix-fixe menu with each course outdoing the next. Masterfully created and presented!
Drinks: Excellent. Wine list is impeccable.
Space: This is where excellence meets excellence! Although it is in a mall, once you are in Per Se you feel like you have been transported to an upscale living room with a Central Park landscape!
Scene: Date night. Elegant. Upscale.
Crowd: 30-80s.
Service: Extremely courteous & professional.

Exceptional view of Central Park, the food is good and the staff to the little care, I highly recommend this restaurant!

Thomas Keller is one hell of a chef. I still dream about the oyster dish from the tasting menu. I want to try their dessert tasting menu.

The best if the best. Worth every penny paid for this meal, no, this experience!

We had a very enjoyable night at Per Se on Tuesday. Almost every single dish was lovely, and the service was friendly and personable throughout. Highly recommended!

If I work hard, with luck, one day I may be able to forget.

The tasting was just ok. I prefer the canapes here when different firms throw parties in the private room.

Unique dining experience. Really a super tasting menu, but the food and service are unsurpassed. Eat slowly and try not to fill up too much. They keep bringing the superb food courses. After a few trips to Per Se you realize that you should only taste everything, not finish everything. Think of the high tariff as a passport. It allows you into another level of dining. Great value.

Happy to see them open on New Years Day. Stopped in for lunch. The pulled pork sandwich on ciabatta was delicious! Hubby had the Cuban sandwich and really liked it (which says a lot being he's Cuban haha). They have an amazing array of desserts to choose from. I couldn't resist the flourless chocolate cake with ganache &
Blackberry sauce. Oh my....perfection. So glad I chose to indulge. Worth it!

Michelin Samsung
Best restaurant ever