Has anyone recently eaten at Le Cirque 2000 in New York City. Opinions, comments, etc. would be appreciated. Any tips on getting a good table? Which room is the best to sit in? Thanks.

Getting a "good table" probably depends on what time of day you go and the night of the week. It is not unusual for regulars to have "their" table at restaurants that are on the circuit. (Mortimer's was notorious for this.)

There are two rooms, if you don't count the bar area. The front room, the purple room, is the place to see and be seen.

The "McDonald's room", aptly nicknamed for the color scheme, is less appealing if you actually care about seeing and being seen.

If you want to spend less money, they actually have a decent bar menu at lunch that is a pretty good deal, considering.

On this site ... on this one? Ask about the G town, a disc. in WDW, plaids on the garden State ... but Le Cirque?? I'm sure Sirio & Egidiana will be posting in any second now. Can we put you on hold?

It may be worth checkinng out the user reviews at www.citysearch.com. There are a few dozen of them and interestingly enough, there are very few middle of the road reviews. They seem to fluctuate wildly between absolute raves and those claiming abysmal experiences (often posted within a week or two of one another). I don't always trust such things but if offers an interesting perspective. My experiences with high end dining are limited but I recently ate at Danube and despite the spotty reviews from some folks, my experience there was flawless and truly memorable.

What's the problem, RnR, do you think no one on this site eats at places like Le Cirque 2000? You are wrong, I eat there at least every month or two. I always ask for the "purple room" -- and only a couple of times have they told me it wasn't available, but then they offered me an earlier or later seating. Of course, I usually book about a month ahead.

Correction for Citysearch.... it's ny.citysearch.com. No www.

Congrats, naturally, on your choices, but one is hardly convincing.