alybar

Has anyone been to the Manhattan ocean club restaurant in New york city? Is it good?

Patrick

It's been too many years for my account to be of much use, but I still remember the dessert I had there -- a "paper bag" made out of chocolate, filled with a white chocolate mousse, topped with fresh raspberries and the whole thing sitting on a bed of strawberry coulis.

Zagat always gives it high marks, currently a 24 for the food, same as the often touted Esca another midtown seafood place, but higher marks than them for service and decor.

cigalechanta

Yes, I ate there and the staff was so wonderful towards me. I had lost my handbag when caught in a rain storm, all my bags disintergrated and landed all over the side walk. Bergdoff let me call the Ocean Club where I was meeting a friend who paid for the cab fare. The O.C. gave me a towel to dry my hair.
Belief it or not, a few days later the NYPD called, I got my bag back, all intact.

Patrick

That's probably the nicest New York story I've ever heard!

mclaurie

It's also been a while since I was there but I remember it as being very good. But Patrick recently went to the Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center & said the food was excellent. It gets the same food rating (24) in Zagat as Manhattan Ocean & slightly better ratings for service & decor at slightly less $. If you're coming from out of town, a rinkside table would be lots of fun I think.

Ofcourse Le Bernardin is the best and Oceana runs a close (but different) second. Any of them will make a lovely evening.

Patrick

Thanks for doing my thinking for me mclaurie. You are very right. I was answering as if maybe alybar is already set at Manhattan Ocean Club. But if there is a choice, I'd take Sea Grill. It was amazingly wonderful, and I always thought it would be so touristy. Wrong!!!