Asiate
New York, NY 10023-5800
Phone: (212) 805-8881
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- 60th Street
- Directions:
- 1; A, C; B; D at 59th St-Columbus Cir
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-10:30am, 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Sat 7am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm, Sun 7am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Asiate – by Allison Austin
The Scene
Those not buzzing after the walk through the glowing Mandarin Oriental Hotel lobby will feel the magic once inside the restaurant, where wall-to-wall windows show off a magnificent view of city lights and Central Park. Dressed in subtle earth tones and soft fabrics, the dining room is sophisticated, luxurious and bi-level, ensuring almost all tables a view. Service is impeccable.
The Food
Begin with seared scallops served atop smooth, buttery celeriac puree and surrounded by truffle consomme, or the layered foie gras and venison terrine--a clever pairing that tames the richness of the foie. The shining star among entrees is the Kobe-style filet of beef in a silken, oxtail sauce, but the suckling pig with pig cheek confit is also good. End the meal with the excellent chocolate fondant served with a fascinating fromage blanc sorbet; the deconstructed parfait is unsatisfying.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoTwo prix-fixe menus are available at lunch: two courses (no dessert) for $25, and three courses (includes dessert) for $35. At dinner, diners must choose between a three-course menu ($85) or the six-course tasting menu ($125).
What to DrinkThe wine list is interesting and features wines from all over the world, but with a strong emphasis on white wines from Austria and Germany.
User Reviews for Asiate
06/17/2008 Posted by jackryan
You can't beat the view up in this place. Dinner for 2 with drinks, apt, and meals with one desert will push 350 but the food is very tastey. I'd recommend going with the specials as they seem to put more effort into them. Reservations are a bit tough so if you want to go on the whim, try Monday or Tuesday.
Pros: Pro Service
Cons: Food to dollar ratio, but what do you expect?
05/19/2008 Posted by welliesmom
Asiate is a lovely restaurant - lovely space, good views (even if ours was obscured by fog and rain) and most of the service is good. My caveat is with the sommelier who took almost 15 minutes to get over to us once we requested to speak with him about various artisanal champagnes and then another 15 minutes to bring over our champagne - that is after I went over to the maitre'd and informed him of our waiting. There was no bread offered - just an amuse bouche when we first sat down. After my complaint, we were then assigned to the assistant manager who could not have been more helpful but Richard, the sommelier, was certainly not impressive - nor did he even pour from the punt! The place was full and people were still being seated at 10:00 pm. I would suggest that on a busy Saturday night perhaps they should spring for a second sommelier to give Richard some breathing room? I highly recommend the food (French/Asian and lots of froth in their dishes) but for a restaurant to really be top notch, they need for their service to be more seamless. Also, after two confirms that this was a birthday celebration in which they called me, took the name of the birthday celebrant, etc. - no candle, no cake, no nothing. Oops again.
Pros: View, wait staff, response to complaints
Cons: Sommelier time, response to special occasion request (after two confirms from them, still no brithday candle!)
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