Midtown NYC rest. help - lunch/midweek/family
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Midtown NYC rest. help - lunch/midweek/family
Help! I am trying to find a restaurant in midtown that will accommodate a family brunch/lunch on a Friday in June prior to a graduation! We are 12 people, including a wheelchair & highchair. I thought of Norma's in Le Parker Meridien hotel but they will not guarantee a table of 12. I know midtown is tough - but it would be so much easier to walk to a restaurant with the wheelchair instead of cab... Any ideas would be very helpful!
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Beacon - 25 W. 56th St. bet. 5th and 6th. - really good wood-fired American food, something for everyone lively atmosphere, polished but friendly service.
Solera - 216 e. 53rd St - very tasty Spanish/tapas
Brasserie 8 1/2 - 9 W. 57th St - reliable food, good service
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Solera - 216 e. 53rd St - very tasty Spanish/tapas
Brasserie 8 1/2 - 9 W. 57th St - reliable food, good service
compare menus and prices at www.menupages.com
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You won't find "brunch" on a Friday. "Midtown" is too large an area to deal with. At least narrow it by east vs. west if not by 40's/50's etc. Cibo is a good restaurant that has good value prix fixe lunches and should be able to accomodate you.
http://menupages.com/restaurantdetai...=0&cuisineid=0
Carmine's near Times Square serves family style Italian (huge portions to share) and should take a reservation for 12, esp. if it's not a matinee day (Fri, Sat,Sun)
Where is the graduation?
http://menupages.com/restaurantdetai...=0&cuisineid=0
Carmine's near Times Square serves family style Italian (huge portions to share) and should take a reservation for 12, esp. if it's not a matinee day (Fri, Sat,Sun)
Where is the graduation?
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I definitely would NOT recommend Carmine's for your celebratory brunch/lunch. Too hectic and noisy.
However, I do agree with mclaurie in that you should refine your preferred area. Midtown does indeed cover a wide swath. Where is the graduation.
(PS: mclaurie, I'm sure you meant Wednesday, not Friday as a matinee day!)
However, I do agree with mclaurie in that you should refine your preferred area. Midtown does indeed cover a wide swath. Where is the graduation.
(PS: mclaurie, I'm sure you meant Wednesday, not Friday as a matinee day!)
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It's a medical school graduation at Radio City Music Hall in the early afternoon. It does not need to be brunch. I've adjusted our time to Noon as many places don't serve lunch until noon weekdays.
Trust me - I have tons of ideas for non-midtown places as I lived in the city for years. But the meal is not as much about the food as it is about family together. I'm thinking maybe Thalia's or seeing if my family is comfortable with the Rock Center Cafe prices.. obviously the location can't be beat.
Trust me - I have tons of ideas for non-midtown places as I lived in the city for years. But the meal is not as much about the food as it is about family together. I'm thinking maybe Thalia's or seeing if my family is comfortable with the Rock Center Cafe prices.. obviously the location can't be beat.
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Maria Pia might be another option. They have a $12.95 prix fixe lunch and a pretty back garden room.
http://www.mariapianyc.com/media/websitemari.html
http://www.mariapianyc.com/media/websitemari.html