joethefoodie Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Sneakeater said: I’m going next week, you’ll all be excited to know. (I’m a pretty big fan of Victoria Blamey’s.) Ooh, that sounds fun. We had, over the years, one or two (who remembers) good meals at the OG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Noted on their website... Quote A note about gratuities: gratuities are neither required or expected. We did away with tipping to ensure that our entire team is compensated more equitably. Instead, a 20% administrative fee will be added to your bill. So what's the deal - is everyone just getting away with ignoring the law? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 But there's no law against serving "seasonal" frozen porcini cubes, peas, shrimp (necessarily), and monkfish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 2:45 PM, Orik said: Nope. Actually I reread the law and even if it's called an administrative fee it's illegal. Interesting. The practice of automatically adding a 20% gratuity for parties of (say) 6 or more is widespread, but I guess those gratuities are not technically mandatory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Interesting. The practice of automatically adding a 20% gratuity for parties of (say) 6 or more is widespread, but I guess those gratuities are not technically mandatory. Large groups, entree splitting and other special situations are allowed if agreed to in advance, but these 20% surcharge places are looking for a $10k hit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cinghiale Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Abysmal on essentially every metric. Avoid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GerryOlds Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 11 hours ago, cinghiale said: Abysmal on essentially every metric. Avoid. Please expand on that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweatshorts Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 11:14 PM, cinghiale said: Abysmal on essentially every metric. Avoid. Any more detail on this or other recent experiences? I have a reservation for tomorrow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Ha, please report back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweatshorts Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Ha, please report back. We canceled it in favor of Ruffian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 That’s crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 We haven't been in a few months, but we've never had a bad meal there. And their latest menu looks terrific. But let us know how it goes at Ruffian (never been there). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greenspace Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Ernesto's was just listed at 3 in P Wells top Ten of 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/dining/new-yorks-top-10-new-restaurants-of-2021.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 That you can get into Dhamaka, Ernesto, Iris (and the others I didn't check but surely) tonight tells you everything you need to know about the current state of affairs in nyc dining. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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