Privilege New York

Nice atmosphere, chandeliers, upside down lamps on the ceiling, waitresses and hostess look like exotic dancers and just might be. Food was good polenta, short ribs, lobster mac and good wine. Good place to link up for after work drink or bite.

Great modern-​glam atmosphere. The prices are standard for an engaging place as this. They sell an array of wines by the glass and the Malbec I had was excellent. We also got a free desert on the house!

I’m often too lazy to write a review, but this time when my husband and I came here for the Valentine’s Day, I was really upset:
The food was so generic, especially the Valentine’s Day’s prefix menu, not worth $ 85 at all!
The only recommended dish was the garlic shrimp, very delicious. But the octopus was bad, I didn’t even try a second bite…
Then comes the biggest problem, the service! I was grateful for the rose and chocolate they prepared when I first got there, but after the meal I was completely disappointed by the service problem. The waiters were nice people, but it’s just too slow, understaffing problem! In addition, the waiter gave us a wrong bill, and it took more than 15 minutes to correct the bill and cost us $ 10 more in parking expense!
This wasn’t the end, we finally found they forgot to return my husband’s credit card to us and didn’t call us after 3 days, even they could track our reservation record. (of course I also blame ourselves for forgetting to ask for the card as well)

What a romantic atmosphere great drinks and food, we love the location. We can’t wait to go back again.

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I have to say, too expensive and too sort of exclusive is going to bury this place fast. The beers here are expensive, in the $ 8 – 9 range. With all the places in midtown east, why go here? Expensive drinks is just one of the problems here…
There’s not really a selection of drinks here. I don’t know if they’re just getting started but the drinks here are very limited, and you can see it. They have some bottles of choice stuff but that’s it. Not like a regular bar where they have many bottles of liquor.
Dress code. You have to be dressed up a bit here to get in, which is fine but as a business you’re limiting yourself to a clientele that has choices. With the limited number of liquors here, why would you come? Cash is king for a business, you should let anyone in who’s willing to spend.
Bouncers. I have to say I felt very uncomfortable with the bouncers here. They’re big dudes, and kinda stand off ish. They also act as if they were auditioning for Goodfellas or something. The bouncer at the door kept calling me youse. I didn’t like this place at all.
I didn’t try the food, and it may be good and all but I’ll never know.

The décor is beautiful and the atmosphere is great! The food is amazing and delicious! Perfect for a night out, after dinner you can stay at one of the two beautiful bars to continue your night without having to go somewhere else.

I used to come to this location when it was Copia, and the space is even nicer now.
The Grilled Octopus was awesome! We also enjoyed the Mac & Cheese with Lobster. All the dishes we had were just as tasty as they were beautifully presented.
I took photos of all my dishes!
A great atmosphere, with very helpful (and good looking) staff.
It was great meeting the chef, as well.
We will return!

As a addicted Foodie, loved every dish, both its presentation and the quality of the ingredients, we are in the presence of a great chef.