Delmonico’s Kitchen

My sister and I decided to enjoy a fancy dinner before heading to the theater later in the evening. We made 6:15 PM reservations on a Saturday night (same day) with no trouble. We arrived at Delmonico’s Kitchen right on time and were sat at a nice table in the dining room to the right of the bar.
Our server was a charming gentleman who was very kind, but not overly-​attentive. Our water glasses were never empty and plates were cleared at just the right time. We didn’t feel rushed and when we asked for recommendations or had questions about the menu, the server was informed and made great suggestions.
We opted for the house rose by the glass, which was lovely. Just a hint of sweetness with a dry finish.
For an appetizer, we went with the roasted beet, feta and cucumber salad. It was generous and between the two of us, we polished it off quickly. Very, very good. It was a good starter — light enough to keep us from getting too full.
For the meal, my sister went with the hand rolled cavatelli and I decided to go with the Delmonico steak (when in Rome…) with a side of brussel sprouts.
Everything was amazing. Is the steak worth $ 51? I can’t really say… it was by far the best steak I’ve ever had. Simple, elegant, cooked perfectly, beautiful cut, moist and buttery. It lives up to the hype but it’s a very expensive steak! The crispy brussel sprouts side also tops my list as the best brussel sprouts I have ever had. They were made with bacon, onion, honey and sriracha… I think I ate more of those than I did the steak. Of course, we wrapped everything to go… nothing was going to waste!
We really enjoyed the meal here and for a special occasion, we would come back and enjoy the food and atmosphere again.

Enjoyed Delmonico’s a lot! Quiet and casual. Much needed in busy New York. The flatbread was a great staple for our 3 and 5 year olds, enough for them to share. My husband and I had the salmon with was seasoned just enough, and fresh. We ordered the shrimp risotto; tasted one or two bites. We offered the rest to a person who was homeless. We saw him again and he approved of the food as well :-). Thanks for feeding us all!

Although the service and the ambience of the restaurant was okay and up to par, something left me feeling incomplete and not fully satisfied. It wasn’t busy when a couple buddies and I grabbed a table for three. This restaurant ended up being our second choice since our first choice didn’t have any tables open until late.
I ended up having the special of the night. A 30oz, 45 day aged steak cooked to medium rare. The waiter was a little persistent at trying to get us to order a salad even though the order itself came with a small portion of veggies. For sides we shared the mac and cheese and the mashed potatoes. The mac and cheese I can tell you was phenomenal! Lovely creamy texture that left a savory taste in your mouth forcing you to grab another bite!
On the other hand, the mashed potato was bland. Very bland. That probably makes up about 60% of the reason why I wasn’t fully satisfied. The steak was also okay. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t wow me either. Especially for the price I paid for it.

Came here with my groupon $ 85 for $ 150 of food. I had Tuscan kale Cesar pretty good, anchovy was a nice touch, never tried it before. Filet mignon was tasty and cooked perfectly to my liking. My friend had iceberg edges salad was fresh and crunchy, Delmonico steak was cooked just right. Had French martinis and mojitos while waiting for food no complaints. Why 3 stars if food was on point? Came here without reservation on Sunday place was pretty full but several tables were «reserved». We endup sitting at the bar and while we spent 2 plus hours at the restaurant those tables were not occupied once. I understand reserved is reserved but I think better management of those tables would benefit not only to the patrons but the place itself

Came here for Restaurant Week lunch and it was surprisingly packed. This is the younger, more modern off-​shoot from Delmonico’s downtown location. We did the 3 course prix fixe.
1) Appetizers: Beet Salad & Cavatelli
2) Entrees: Shrimp Risotto & Filet Mignon ($ 13 supplement)
3) Desserts: Cheesecake & Chocolate Mousse Cake
The food was good but forgettable. My preferences were the beet salad, filet mignon (though IMO not worth the extra $ 13), and chocolate cake. The cheesecake was bland, so I would skip that.
Service was slow and food took forever to come out. Our waiter also seemed disinterested and barely said a word to us.
I would go to the downtown Delmonico’s for a better overall experience.

STEAK. This is the place to get some of the best steak in the city. The Delmonico steak (a ribeye) is the classic — very large, juicy, buttery, with very little fat. It’s very expensive (~$ 49) but worth it if you want one oft the best steaks in the city. The steak doesn’t need their famous steak sauce, but is very good with the steak sauce as well depending on your preference. I’d note that the smallest steak here is 12 oz (the filet) so come ready to eat.
The sides are delicious as well — cream spinach was more cream than spinach, tasty sautéed mushrooms, and a crab mac & cheese were our favorites. There are other menu items for people who don’t want steak, but it’s not worth the price unless you’re going there for the meat.
The menu at Delmonico’s Kitchen in midtown is more limited than the downtown location and some of the items aren’t the same. They’ve recently removed the well-​known oysters rockefeller, which is very disappointing. They bring rolls and sliced bread with butter at the beginning of the meal. Ambience is old world and friendly but also more casual than the downtown location.

Wanted to try Delmonico’s due to the historical significance of the restaurant. Ambience is great, very old world. Our waiter was classic New York, did everything at rapid pace including taking our orders. I didn’t want to spend $ 200+ on wine so he was very helpful in directing me to a great bottle of Cab Sav for under $ 100.
We shared the tuna tartare which was not a larger serving. The Delmonico’s Steak was great as expected, $ 49. The 18 hour cooked beef ribs were delicious. The Pannacotta finished off the meal nicely.
The guests around us were all using Groupon so we decided to sign up there & then with the waiters help. Unfortunately my clumsy fingers double paid the Groupon so now I have another $ 75 worth of credit to spend at Delmonico’s next time!

I have been here 5 times. its pretty good, its not my Favorite steak house in NYC but prices are a little better then some of the other places. The groupon is a good deal. We had $ 150 to spend. We got the the flat bread Pizza which and the cheese plate both good. the Dk double burger was too tall and with two patties and toppings we asked for another bun and made it into two burgers. the steak Frites was good but not the same as last time we came i found out the menu change recently the fries are very good and came with the burger and the steak. we also got Delmonico potatoes and butternut risotto all was very
finish off the meal we got chocolate moose cake and cheese cake. Have also had short ribs, baked Alaska, and Filet Mignon, Mozz sticks, and steak sandwich. other visits
there is a bar menu that has a few items not on the main menu they do not give you this menu at tables, I recently came in and no table were available and had to eat at the bar, Mozz sticks and steak sandwich were only on bar menu .
I will Return
Food– Good
service — Good
Atmosphere — Good

I cannot say anything bad about this place, it was fantastic! The service was great and the food was to die for. Each course got better and better! To start we got the Cesar salad to split with no anchovies– pretty basic but the dressing was very good. For our entrees we ordered the filet mignon (12 oz). Not fatty at all the piece of meat was absolutely delicious. Probably top 5 steaks I have ever had. The sides did not disappoint either. They have some of the best bussel sprouts that come with bacon honey and siracha, i could have eaten the entire side myself. We also got the delmonicos potatoes that were cheesy and delicious! Finally, the baked Alaska dessert is to die for. It is rocky road ice cream covered with baked marshmallow with raspberry jam and chocolate drizzle. Seriously the perfect dessert after an excellent meal. We will definitely be back again!
*PLUS thanks to groupon, we got a $ 150 credit here for $ 85! Awesome deal!

Shame on me for falling for the Groupon deal. After reading the Unilocal reviews, my wife and I did not have high expectations.
I’ll give the TL;DR now if you don’t want to read the whole review.
If you want to spend this much money on good steak, go to Quality Italian. If you want to spend more money on the best steak, go to Del Frisco’s or other top 10 (or even top 20) steakhouses.
We had a dinner reservation and upon our arrival, the hostess seated us promptly. Our server quickly came to our table to take our wine order. I selected a bottle of cabernet and he came back with a more expensive bottle, stating that the bottle I had ordered was out of stock. Okay, fine.
My wife and I started with some salads. She had the Kitchen Salad and I had the Baby Gem Salad. They were crisp and tasty. Then we moved on to some raw oysters. Steakhouses that serve oysters are usually on point, however, the oysters we had were not that fresh. She had to spit out the last two.
My wife ordered her usual medium filet mignon because she doesn’t like fatty meat. I love steak and normally order ribeyes with bone-​in if offered. I ordered my Delmonico Steak medium rare. The steaks tasted like Choice cuts. They were not bad at all. My only complaint is that I make steaks like this at home with choice cuts and when you compare Delmonico’s steak to that of other steakhouses in same tier and price range, it falls short. One of my favorite steakhouses is Del Frisco’s. Delmonico’s is a bit cheaper and you can definitely tell in the quality/​taste of the food.
For our sides, we had grilled asparagus and crab mac & cheese. The mac and cheese was not thick at all. In fact, it was pretty watery. I wouldn’t recommend it. I guess it was a copycat of the famous lobster mac&cheese at Del Frisco’s. Honestly, I wanted to get the skillet hash browns and creamed spinach but I didn’t want to risk it and overspend on a potentially disasterous meal.

My daughter turned 13 and wanted to go to dinner at a New York steak house. I found a deal on groupon for this place and it was worth it. I had the Caesar salad which was impeccable. I ordered the delmonico steak and delmonico potatoes and both were superb. I have never had a better steak in my life. My daughter had the onion rings, which were typical but good, and the filet mignon and whipped potatoes and was very impressed.
For $ 150 dollars worth of dinner I paid $ 76 dollars on groupon and it was worth every cent even the 400 mile trip to New York.

We dined here tonight and the service was definitely below par. The steak was a 3 out of 5 but service left a lot to be desired.
The ordered the cheese board for $ 21 and the cheese was very old and have small white pieces of mold growing on them. We tried to explain this to our server and he tried to use the excuse, ‘that’s how Parmesan is.’ I’m sorry but cheese isn’t meant to be served old and moldy.
Throughout the course of our meal we had about 6 different servers who were all on a different page. We were asked the say questions repeatedly (I.e– do you want dessert?, are you done?, etc).
We asked for our porterhouse to be wrapped and when we get home half of the steak with the bone is missing.
We call the restaurant to find out what happened and are told ‘it didn’t fit in the container.’ Are you kidding me? Use a few containers or buy bigger ones. Duh.
Terrible service. They obviously don’t care if people return. To Carin S.‘s comment please explain why several containers were not used in my visit? Why should I have to pay $ 110 for a dish and when I get home more than half is missing?
They also charged us for Bearnaise sauce (which tasted terrible, made of mayo) and never bothered to politely let us know there would be an additional charge. If you are going to bring something out you should let the person know there will be an additional charge.
Not worth the money with all the restaurants in New York.

I wish I could tell you that the food was lousy, or that the waiters were rude, that the food was cold, or that the ambiance was lovely… but I can’t, because I was refused a table, with a reservation in the books. «I don’t have the waiters to serve you,» said the manager. Poorly run… and now doesn’t get my money. But, for accepting– but not honoring — my reservation, they get this deserved review.
The comment added below does not reflect my experience. I had a reservation when I returned to the restaurant. It was not honored even though the manager acknowledged that he was staring right at it. I wish you the best with your patrons, but I will not return for another dose of your rudeness.

Amazing waiters! Nice atmosphere. Okay food. Sorry, but I was expecting a lot more. Came here twice as I work right above them and both times were a bit disappointing.
Had the Amish salt brick chicken… And well, more salt than chicken.
Yesterday, we splurged and got the steak off of the specials; an enormous tomahawk steak. It was definitely good for two, if not three. Only issue is when I asked for medium, they brought it out medium-​rare. Didn’t want to ask them to cook it more as the taste would have been gone… The steak is served pre-​cut.
The waiters and atmosphere definitely deserve the 3 stars, but the food is the reason I can’t give more.

Came to Delmonicos Kitchen tonight for dinner with my boss and two of my coworkers and I was very disappointed from all aspects from the service to the food.
First off, we came before they were ready to serve dinner, so my 3 coworkers and myself decided to have some drinks at the bar. The female bartender was rude from the get go, I asked her what kind of red wine they had and she didn’t even know! I asked for Pinot noir, and she said that they may have it, but then they didn’t, so I settled for a Malbec, by which all means it was average. Her attitude was so poor towards me and it didn’t sit well with my southern gentleman boss by any stretch of the imagination.
They finally sat us down after a round of drinks at the bar and the service just got more strange from there. The waiter and his assistant were hovering over us like bees to to a hive. It was so invasive and uncomfortable. They made many suggestions but ended up coming off as long winded. Two of us had the steak frites, which was cooked incorrect and tasted full of char, the other had the wedge salad, and the black pasta, both of which they said were average.
Overall, if you want over bearing service and an attitude if you are an attractive woman, than this is the place for you! I will never suggest or return again! Thank goodness I didn’t have to expense this mediocre meal!

If I could I would give this place 10 STARS!
Went To Dinner With My Friends,
For Starters We Had The «Billy’s House Cured Bacon» And «Crispy Ale Battered Onion Rings» This Has To Be The Best Bacon And Onion Rings I’ve Ever Had! WOW
Dinner We All Got The «Delmonico Steak»
The Sides We Chose Were–
«Creamed Spinach»
«Hand Cut Fries»
«Delmonico Potatoes»
Every Thing Was Great But The Potatoes Are Unbelievable I Would Recommend Getting Them!
The Service Was Fantastic, 10 Out Of 10
Our Water Glasses Were Never Empty
Check Out Some Of My Pics.

Overpriced, just like the regular Delmonico’s, but pretty solid stuff in an area where you don’t have a ton of food options like this.
Kicked things off with a strong but pretty character-​less old fashioned. Onto some good, warm and characterless bread.
Onto a burrata that was pretty damn solid. I was going to spend a stupid $ 30 on a salad with crab but was interested in a swordfish sandwich that was one of their specials. It actually ended up being pretty solid – a good chunk, well cooked. The roll unfortunately was pretty dry – so I just took the swordfish out of the bun.
The fries were pretty fantastic as well.
Service was solid overall but nothing to write home about. The hostess, on the other hand, was awesome – funny and on her game.

Came here with some friends to try their restaurant week menu. Probably would not have noticed if they were not participating in restaurant week.
I had the gulf shrimp risotto, grilled wild salmon, and classic baked alaska. The shrimp risotto was ok. The shrimp tasted like those cheap frozen shrimp. The salmon wasn’t too good. Had a very fishy taste, but the mushroom and potatoes it came with was pretty good and flavorful. The baked alaska was a little of a disappointment. The whole dinner I was looking forward to that but it wasn’t what I expected. It was mostly meringue and cream with a small piece of cake and jam inside. It was also a little too sweet. It looked better than it tasted. I tried a piece of my wife’s Delmonico’s blue crabcake and filet mignon. The crabcake was delicious and one of the better ones I had in awhile. The filet mignon was well seasoned but it doesn’t come with any sides.
Overall, the steaks are good and skip the fish. The dishes are miniscule, not sure is it because it was restaurant week portions. Left feeling not too satisfied. Service was ok but we were never checked on asking how the food was.

Clean and professional atmosphere. Service is excellent. We were in a rush, so to our request, they expedited the order.
Food was great.

Meh. Usually when a place is offering substantially discounted groupons, I have hesitations. This place is why.
We did the porterhouse for two with sides of mashed potatoes, crab mac and cheese, and creamed spinach. Everything was fine, but nothing was special in the least. It’s basically the same quality of food you could expect at say, Capital Grille. The crab mac and cheese had good flavor, but no crab, and mean like zero pieces.
The value here doesn’t exist; the steak and sides and 2 drinks came to nearly $ 200 with tax and tip. For that, you’re better off at Del Friscos or Striphouse. Will not be coming back.