M Wells Dinette

Food was really good though I’ve heard the other M Wells has much more selections. Next time maybe.

So I saw this place on Anthony Bourdain’s show and decided to come here… did I go to the wrong place? it was definitely a hipster central located inside the museum… nothing like what I saw

Who would have said no to a brunch with free entrance to the museum? I wouldn’t.
I usually go to P. S.1 in summer, but this my friends want to check out this restaurant/​cafeteria in MoMA LIC. The weather wasn’t so great today since its been raining all day, and it’s May 1^st!!!
This cafeteria gives you the feels of a classroom. There are a couple communal tables. We sat down and started with appetizers; Steak Tartar, Avocado Toast, Gravlax (Raw Salmon) and Apple & Sun Choke Soup. Steak Tartar and Gravlax were amazing.
We decided to share entrées among five of us. We got Grilled Chicken with Biscuit and Spaghetti Sandwich. Chicken was grilled to perfection. It’s a must try.
We ended the meal with three desserts; Brownie, Sweet Potato Pie and Apple Strudel. They were all tasty!!!
Our waitress was friendly and attentive.
It’s always good to walk around the museum after a meal like this. Residence of NYC gets in for free!

Very unique dining experience. You are in an old classroom, specials are listed on chalkboards on the wall. You are in the middle of a cool looking museum.
I stopped in by chance when it was open since it has limited opening hours.
I almost hesitated to order the spaghetti sandwich since it sounded like just too many carbs. I am glad I didn’t.
Everything was awesome about that sandwich.
It appears that Parmesan cheese was cooked into the spaghetti burger. It added so much flavor. It was dressed with Caesar salad. All of this was contained in a garlic flavored bun.
I can’t really complain about any of it except you may want to order something on the side. It is filling by itself but looks lonely on the plate. Perhaps share the sandwich and a couple sides with someone else.
My only other complaint is that I dined alone that day and was seemingly ignored initially when I arrived. Like 4 parties of two that arrived after me got menus, water, attention, everything before me. I almost walked out but then I think another employee noticed my neglect and was extremely attentive after that.
I would love to go back to share things so I can try a dessert at the end.

Discovered this little café while roaming LIC looking for sustenance.
Cute classroom setup with the hipster staff to boot with a decently sized beer selection.
I had the Croque Monsieur. Perfect amount of cheese. Could have used more ham. It was tasty but the surplus of bechamel was like a blanket over the bread… too much! I left much of that sauce on the plate.
Steak tartare. Bland. I knew i was eating raw meat. but tasteless goo. It looked very pretty on the plate but my tastebuds were uninpressed.
Quirky theme and offbeat seating gives it a boost but the food was kind of mediocre.

M. Wells at PS1 is in a large class room type space. They have old school furniture and chalkboard. Making it feel even more like you are back in school. What is more cool about this space is that they keep a notebook in the desk, 1 notebook per row. So, go ahead, get your pen or pencil out, and start doodling, or write some love message to your old sweetheart from school… Just have fun with it, while leaving the cool record of your existence at MoMa!
We spotted some yummy looking pies, and we decided on the one they called Coquito (?), which was coconut custard and cinnamon pie. It was soft, rich, very sweet. The bottom pie crust was a bit hard and soggy at the same time, as if it has been sitting there after being baked for a while, which could be true, it was in the afternoon… The crust did have nice flavor, but just a bit too hard, again, maybe from being sitting around all morning? I felt $ 7 was kind of pricey, but it is inside the museum… Read my full review of this restaurant and food on my food blog, foodlovergirl.

I dine at M Wells Dinette sometimes for lunch with my co-​workers since we work at Long Island City. It’s a fun place to eat with its classroom cafeteria-​style atmosphere — communal tables and seats in desk form. The menu is displayed on a green chalkboard which fits the school building feeling.
Menu for lunch is limited, with only a handful of «hot» options, and two salad options. Sandwiches and entrees range from $ 12-​$ 18, which is pricey for lunch, but some days you may just need to treat yourself. There is also a selection of wine and beer, but we didn’t want to get drunk on our lunch break and just had water.
I ordered and enjoyed the Spaghetti Sandwich ($ 12), which was extremely heavy and rich. Both the bread and spaghetti were flavorful and well seasoned, but a little salty together. It was carb heaven. Me and my co-​workers also shared the Charcuterie and Cheese board ($ 27) which was also really filling. The texture of the chicken liver mousse was very dense — none of us could finish it. The board by itself was probably enough for a meal.
The restaurant is cozy and a unique place to dine. We also didn’t realize there was seating outside, which we will probably eat our meals outdoors next time.

Oh my gawwwwwdspagghettisandwiiiiiiiiich.
This place makes the galleries smell like food heaven and the menu doesn’t disappoint.
Great staff too.

We heard about this unique spot on Anthony Bourdain’s show, No Reservations, and it seemed intriguing enough to make a venture out to an area of Queens that I rarely visit. It was definitely worth the trip!
You’re seated in a refurbished classroom, and will eat your meal sitting in a school desk, staring at class photos on the walls from the 1940’s. It’s a unique dining experience that certainly makes for some good conversation, and when you couple that with the left-​field menu offerings, dining at M Wells Dinette is definitely an interesting experience!
Our server was fantastic, very knowledgable about everything including beer pairings, and also extremely generous! Not only did he hook us up with a complimentary dish (one that we were on the fence deciding on, the Pâté); but he also offered us a bourbon shot halfway through our meal and joined us in the debauchery. This is the way service should always be, I must say he was one of the best servers I’ve had in a long time.
As for the food, it was all pretty great. We tried the Pork Tongue Reuben, the escargot, and pickled beets. The Reuben was incredible, and the beets were hands down the most delicious beets I’ve ever had. Escargot was also excellent, especially the gnocchi that comes with it!
All in all, we definitely left feeling way fuller than we expected, and slightly buzzed as well.
M Wells is Win/​win!

I love the creative, unique aspect of the food. The restaurant layout is in a classroom setting. Great if you are dining with one person but would be difficult if you were dining in a group.
We dined here on a Monday during lunch and I was surprised how easy it was to get seated. This is not a typical lunch spot and diners should be aware of the limited menu items being offered. I dearly enjoyed by spaghetti sandwich… yes… spaghetti in a sandwich. The content was spaghetti in a flavorful tomato base that is shaped into a patty — nice and crispy on the outside and chewy and tomato-​y on the inside. It was on a sweet brioche bread.

I recommend saving your money and trying some of the [Mexican /​Peruvian /​Italian] delicacies in the neighbourhood surrounding the MoMA PS1 instead of succumbing to the hype of M Wells Dinette. It is overrated and overpriced.
There are very few choices on the menu (1 of 4 available hot dishes wasn’t available, and another was a rather plain tomato soup). The steak tartare was flavourless and used a very smooth grind instead of a coarser chop. Very much like eating a raw hamburger patty. The most shocking part was the bread that came with it – a stale mini «hero» roll. Who in their right mind serves tartare without toasted baguette, toast points or something toasted, sliced and, ideally, buttered?
The other cold offerings were in stacked tupperware tubs on the open kitchen counter — the only cheffing you’re going to see at this place is someone scooping your pre-​made terrine or liver mousse onto your plate. This is boring cafeteria food masquerading as fine cuisine because it’s in an art museum.

Art serves as an adventure, so does food. So eating some creative and tasty food in a classroom setting in a cool museum is an exciting experience.
The chicken liver mousse is so amazing. When I was little, my mom used to cook chicken liver in a very tasty way to feed me and our cat at the same time, because she believes that chicken liver is good nutrition food to make good kid and good cat. Both I and the cat loved it so much. I never thought I would eat chicken liver in a restaurant one day, because even in China now it’s hard to buy chicken livers in supermarket. So when I saw chicken liver mousse on the menu, I was surprised and couldn’t wait to try it. It is so simple and delicious! Chicken liver spread on whole wheat bread with little sliced pickles, walnuts and mint leaves… this is such a creative and great combination. It truly inspired me to put my heart and more thoughts into cooking — simple, fresh, healthy and tasty food is like a piece of art.

More like a 3.5. So I first visited M Wells in their previous location, which was the old diner car on 49^th ave not too far away and I thought it was just OK. I only remember trying their version of a Mcd’s breakfast sandwich and I thought it was just so so. So the new restaurant is located inside of MoMa PS1 and the dining room is a converted classroom, it’s kinda neat actually. The place is cafeteria style where you order at the cashier, you find a table and then they find you to serve you the food. In terms of the food, it’s a lunch place only but the lunch is on the pricey side, sandwiches range from $ 12-​$ 14.
The food:
Hot chicken sandwich– Broccoli rabe, lemon aioli. The chicken sandwich was my fav. The bread worked well and the chicken was super moist. The one thing that was off putting was some burnt herbal note throughout the sandwich, not sure if it was burnt rabe.

Beef Tartare sandwich– Pickled vegetables, siracha mayo. I thought the sandwich had a nice vinegar pop and a nice crunch from the vegetables, it had a little heat and nice creaminess from the sriracha mayo but overall a tad too sweet. The one thing I wasn’t a fan of was the texture of the beef, it had this weird kinda pasty feel to the beef. Also, I think if this was served by itself or with chips, I think i would have liked it more, the idea of eating it as a sandwich seemed odd.
Chicken Liver Mouse– Strawberries, black pepper pecans. I thought the flavor of the chicken liver mouse was great but I felt they skimped on the spread and the strawberry was kinda weird. I know it’s supposed to have a sweet element to cut the richness of the mouse but the strawberries didn’t work for me. I like caramelized onions or a blueberry reduction or something. The strawberries didn’t complement the mouse.
Brown butter peach pie– I thought the crust was great, but the filling was like firm apple sauce. The filling didn’t wow me.
Spaghetti Sandwich– Tomato sauce, caesar salad, garlic bread. It seemed like this was the popular dish to get but I was not a fan at all. It was a marathon runners wet dream, it was carb on carb. It’s exactly how you think it would taste and it was not good. It was basic spaghetti sandwiched between two slices of bread…

Dressed like your old high school and located inside the MoMA PS1, M Wells is definitely a place you’ll want to try.
To enter, let the people at the front know you’re here for M Wells.
They’ll give you a sticker donned with the classic rabbit signette, which upon sticking on allows you reentry to your early teenage years.
You’ll make your orders at the front with choices ranging from spaghetti + caesar sandwiches, pâté, and steak tartare.
I opted for the steak tartare sandwich while my friend ordered the chicken. We also shared a ricotta toast to start.
My sandwich was amazing. I mean, first off, steak tartare!!! It’s fresh and savory, and paired with a julian of pickled onions and carrots. You also get a side of fresh chips with all sandwich offerings.
The toast was also very good, I think. Well to be honest, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the toast. It’s topped with ricotta cheese, fresh green peas, radish slices and something else that tasted like a sugar free lemon meringue. Neither of us could really pinpoint how to properly describe the taste, but it definitely was unique!
All in all, definitely check this place out if you’re in the area. It’s recommended by Bourdain too if you need some further credentials!

I finally got to try this place! I had it bookmarked for awhile. I like how simple it is, it’s cute with the classroom-​like setting. I ordered the tartare sandwich and my mom had the beet salad with pecorino cheese and we shared the chicken liver mousse. Here it’s all about quality rather than quantity. So be warned, it’s not a lot of food, but is the food all tasty. All the dishes were flavorful and good. The tartare sandwich had so much flavor, I forgot I was eating raw beef. I tried the beet salad and that was tangy and flavorful.

I went in at around 4pm on Easter Sunday and saw an extremely limited menu — a soup, 2 salads, 3 sandwiches. I almost thought of leaving but decided to stay, so I got the endive salad ($ 12) and the steak tartare sandwich ($ 14). Goddamn. The sandwich is definitely among the top 3 sandwich (burgers) I’ve had. The bun is served warm, and the spicy mayo and pickled onions are really flavorful. The steak tartare doesn’t even taste that raw. It is simply fresh and meaty goodness between 2 perfect buns. I was also given potato chips on the side. The salad was good but I could have done without it.

Located in MoMA PS1– Cute concept, delicious food!
They have the menu listed on the chalkboard which adds to the whole classroom setting ambiance. (There is also a paper menu on the desks). You order at the counter and in the desks, there are notebooks you can doodle in as you wait for your food.
We came here for lunch– sadly they didn’t have a lot of the usual food offerings that day which was a bit surprising being a Saturday and Valentine’s Day.
We decided to order the braised beef brisket, clam chowder, and cheesecake. The clam chowder was creamy, tasty, and packed with huge chunks of delicious clam and bacon. The brisket was soft and tender, even the carrots were deliciously soaked in its juices. The cheesecake was the perfect balance of sweetness and cream cheese flavors. They offer coffee/​drinks and pastries at the counter and there is a self-​serve water pitcher area off to the side.
A little pricey but I guess it’s because it’s inside of MoMA– either way you choose to egress, you can access the museum. We did stop by to check out a couple of the exhibit rooms.
I would definitely love to come back to try their other offerings such as the beef tartare and jerk chicken sandwich.

I was here with some girl friends to try their new brunch menu, I was very excited to try this place after watching Anthony Burdain’s show. Even though I didn’t have chances to go to their old location, however, the great review from friends and from Unilocalers still get me quite excited.
I’ve been to Quebec for 2 times, but my understanding to Quebec food is still pretty limited, (poutine is probably my most familiar dish I would say), dining in M Wells probably can be counted as my very first experience trying Québécois dishes, the food is absolutely creative and original. The presentation is also very beautiful.
Most Unilocalers recommend Foie gras, I am never a fan of Foie Gras, so I went with something else, I ordered duck heart salad and I have to say, that was the most delicious thing ever. Friends who ordered Foie Gras kept stealing my duck heart salad from my plate.
I also ordered the Clams with cabbage for entrée and it was also really good, it is slightly salty, but it’s a dish that can warm you up in the cold winter day. Friends who ordered salmon with eggs told me they thought it was OK, but they wish they ordered my dish cause they wanted something hot and warm.
Overall, I really like this place, the service is really friendly and the atmosphere is cool and unique. I think I will definitely come back again, however, given most of their dishes they have are cold dishes, I think my next visit will probably be in summer time or while it’s getting warmer, I still prefer to have some hot and warm foods for brunch.

Wow, this food was amazing. The prie fixe menu was definitely the way to go, with a starter and entrée for only $ 35. Certain entrees alone were $ 35!
Had the rabbit foie gras, beef tartare, pork chop, and beef ribeye. They were all so amazing! My favorites out of the bunch was the rabbit foie gras and the beef ribeye. Absolutely delicious.
The interior of this place is super cool and cute, with handwritten menus, chalkboard menus, and seating that feels like a classroom. Really cool touch for PS1.

The PS1 museum food outlet has graduated over the years from a coffee kiosk to a coffee counter with sandwiches and muffins to an actual artsy café.
The idea to and success of the elevation alone is worth some kudos, however it’s not performance art — it’s food. Being artsy, it comes across as perhaps a little wobbly (stoned) with the waitstaff smiling here more than any establishment I’ve recently set foot in in the New York metro area. My waiter, angelic, light footed with a very light brown eye, like a sleepy cool roommate, was incapable of dischord, strong on his own power and centered calm of self — perhaps cultivated in conjunction with regular weed use.
He recommended the skate wing pretty much singularly — and the other short menu items — pork chops — or oysters didn’t seem as interesting as Id had hoped.
The entrée ($ 25) came out a wonderful tasty lump which I think was potatoes on top of the fish, the dish was not described to me. by the server attendant rock a billy chick who was as affable and mysterious if perhaps a bit more paranoid.
The classroom set up was more like a bistro and the menu, handwritten in a school notebook was perhaps not as innovative or creative as it sounds. The desserts, a pear tart among them, sounded tempting, but I was stuffed.
M wells might not be a destination yet, but
if you’re hungry while visiting this museum — m wells diner should hit the spot if you aren’t on a budget.
Lunch for one — around $ 30-​$ 40
Wine and beer