Butcher and Banker NYC

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   Gerard

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food dining and experience my second time there
   

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   Renee VIP

   San Francisco16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a one of a kind experience! Amazing food, great service, very classy!
   

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   ann

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous food, ambiance, and service. Thank you so much! We look forward to returning!
   

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   derek VIP

   Philadelphia47 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall, it was very good. Oysters Rockefeller was a little on the cool side nice big Caesar salad. My wife had the seafood ravioli and was excellent. I had the New York strip asked for a chard medium rare came out charged medium well waiter said it’s very hard to get a medium rare when you charge it and walked away. The only reason it’s not five stars
   

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   Eleni VIP

   New York City31 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing dining experience! The appetizers were unique and delicious, our entrees were perfectly prepared and the service was attentive and friendly. We highly recommend and will be back!
   

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   Elizabeth

   Nashville1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall a great experience and wonderful food and ambience
   

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   Cole VIP

   New York City1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 25, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Waited 2 hours for food then seemed like they left the seafood in for 2 hours as rubbery as it was. Huge disappointment but cool setting in the safety deposit box room
   

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   tim VIP

   New York City55 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Been here numerous times and its usually really good. Last night was a disappointment. Appys were good - crab cake and pork belly. But we went for the tomahawk and boy was it a really poor piece of meat. There was nasty grizzle throughout the meat making it very difficult to find a decent bite. And when you got some meat it was tough and flavorless. We left huge chunks of it on our plates. I’m not one to return a dish, although at that price I really should have. And if the waiter was more attentive he would have known too.
   

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   Jillian

   New York City1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   The hostess was excellent upon our arrival! We had a 7:30 reservation and were brought promptly to our table. The food was excellent! The bread, the clams casino, the Kan Kan pork, duck fat potato cake, and the short rib wellington were all to die for. The portions were large and cooked very well. The cocktails were also delicious! The atmosphere was wonderful. The bathrooms are on the outside of the restaurant and really not that clean, not sure if that's at the hotel's discretion but they could use a little more attention. The bus boys and other staff were attentive and we honestly only tipped 20% in the hopes it went to them. They cleared the table after each course, filled our waters, bagged up our leftovers, etc. Our waiter Alex was another story. I've never seen a waiter so uninvolved in his job at an establishment like Butcher and Banker. Not sure if he was having an off night, but when the first thing a waiter says to you after sitting there for 5-10 minutes is "are you ready to order?" is a turn off. No Hi, how are you, introduction, nothing. My boyfriend and I looked at each other and Alex must've known we were taken aback as he then said "drinks first?" which then took over ten minutes to come back for two mixed drinks. We then felt like we had to order both the appetizer and dinners at the same time because who knows when we'd see Alex at our table again. We would've ordered a second drink with dinner but Alex never came back to our table to ask. I can totally understand if the restaurant was packed, but at any given time in the room we were in, there was no more than 4 tables. Alex not once came over except to take our order and then asked if we wanted dessert, which he didn't even present a menu for. We ordered two espresso martinis, and he dumped the bill off quickly, if only he was so prompt in his service elsewhere. The food was excellent and the value for it was great, but I don't think we'll be returning strictly due to Alex's service.
   

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    Julianna

    New York City1 review

    4.0

    Dined on February 22, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Bread was stale. Drinks were a little overly sweet. Steak was beautifully cooked medium rare. Melted in my mouth. Creamed spinach was lovely. Lobster Mac and cheese was good, big pieces of lobster, but the cheese sauce wasn’t as creamy as I would have liked. Service was excellent. Ambience was very cool.
    

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