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Horrific experience for a Mother's Day family brunch on a semi-empty restaurant. Dishes don't come out at the same time for everyone at the table, waiter "forgets" my drink, then comes back saying "would you like some red wine? the white wine is warm". Seriously? Forty-minutes have gone by and my pasta is nowhere to be seen even though my wife has finished her meal and our 2.5 year-old son is starting to get kranky. We decided to then leave, and skimming through the reviews, it is clear we are far from the first ones. The worst part is, this is not our first experience with the exact same issues. Many, many years ago before Covid we had a similar experience with family visiting from abroad. We thought that after 5+ years since that incident they would have learned how to manage a kitchen and properly train staff. Look, we all have bad days, but on a semi-empty day and with consistent issues that span for several years of horrible service? No. A real shame since the place is actually gorgeous and the location is unbeatable for the UWS. I really just hope they run out of their lease and the city decides to move forward with a different concessionaire. One that can effectively operate a kitchen, hire and train the right staff, and ultimately, add value to the neighborhood instead of ruining family plans. Needless to say, never coming back under any circumstances.
A solid restaurant inside the Historical Society.
Pay expensive plate for what ? Getting sick for 3 days and ruin the end of your holidays. Just don’t go to this place, my friend and I got dishes that had chicken, it had a weird taste and we indeed got very bad food poisoning, that could’ve been even worse so don’t ever go to this restaurant, you’ll just loose money and put your health at risk, hotdogs vendors in the streets are better than this scam.
Beautiful space and delicious food. The menu is rather restricted but everything is good. Service is excellent.
Adrian goes out of his way to please and made our delicious visit memorable!
The pastrami they had in conjunction with the Jewish deli exhibit was excellent
We stopped in for a light dinner after visiting the museum. We had the most delicious ricotta gnocchi which our delightful server told us was a new dish on the menu. That and everything else we had was delicious, and the service was great.
Excellent service, nice atmosphere, fantastic cocktails. Squid ink pasta was pitch perfect. Matzo ball soup delicate and fresh.
Food was fantastic and service too
Came for cocktails at the bar. Good selection and great staff
We were visiting the New York Historical Society to see the Jewish Deli exhibition, and stop here for a Lunch. As former residents of New York City, we had enjoyed their Cuisine many times in the past. The Waitstaff were pleasant and helpful, and all the Foods were absolutely delicious! Consider the NYCHS Museum & Storico Restaurant both as "must-do" places!
Overpriced and my server was horrible. She spent more time chit chatting with another server rather than tending to her customers. I saw one of her tables walked out on her and I can hear the manager tell her to stop talking.
Gorgeous space, very tasty food with lovely waiters.
Not one, but two hairs on my 90$ brunch.
If you happen to visit the New York Historical Society, Storico located inside the New York Historical Society Building is a convenient place to have a simple lunch. Service is prompt, and the tables are well spaced out. We had their "I"ll Have What She's Having" menu. The Hot Pastrami Ruben Sandwich and Matzo Ball Soup were very decent and value for money. Reservations are recommended as the cafe can get crowded during lunch time.
The food is amazing. Service need some attention. Definitely worth it! We will visit again!
Worst dining experience in NYC in quite some time (not a local). Service was bad, mainly due to bartender who I was told “got behind” but interestingly there were only 22 adults of drinking age (yes I counted, smaller restaurant) and yes, a bartender can “get behind” when two people with chef coats sit at bar and eat and get served beers and chat to said bartender, causing him to “get behind.” I literally waited 15 minutes each time for two separate glass of wine requests (headed to NY Phil after dinner, so two was plenty). Oh the food? Well, if you like rubbery octopus with unharmonized flavors, including peach, mint, olives, and pickled radishes, then this is your go to place. Won’t be back
They tried to push us away and told us they were booked. We then booked a reservation online within 15 minutes. Discriminatory behavior for sure.
I was blown away by this restaurant and I’m picky (having worked front and back of house). The food is excellent, most of it farm-to-table style healthy and imaginative. The braised oxtail tagliatelle is great (though pricey at $26, and I’d like to see it elevated with a good pappardelle instead). The sticky toffee pudding is great (it would want to be fur $14 - that’s steep, please make it bigger). The Autumn panazella ($18) is lovely also a bit on the small side for the price, it should be dinner sized for vegetarians, and when the ingredients are not expensive, you can afford to be more generous (this restaurant should take a leaf from the “find out what people want and give them lots of it” school). Ask for the brilliant celery root purée side ($9) with crackers as an appetizer. It’s luscious. The only drawback is the setting. It does close early (8pm) so the lighting is more of a cafeteria-like lunching-lady setting. Drop the lights and bring in candles and get on the Seated app for more traffic at night. It was oddly empty on a Friday night when a place with this quality of food - despite the prices - should be full.
This place is horrible, don't eat here!! Save yourself from a terrible experience. Horrible service and unsanitary utensils. We all got sick from eating there, my whole family had food poisoning from this place and we all ordered differently, yet each one of us got violently sick for 3 days, just horrible, STAY AWAY!!