Wilfrid Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I thought Adam Platt had explained that $245 a head fine dining was going away? https://www.saga-nyc.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 But that's not just a dinner. It's an adventure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rozrapp Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Checking Resy, sold out through mid-November. As much as I adore James Kent and his cooking and would love to go to Saga, I told Michael I’d probably have to be sedated to get me up to the 65th floor since I have a problem taking an elevator that high up.* The pandemic has solved the problem at least for now since we aren’t doing any indoor restaurant dining. *Note: I haven’t flown since 1972. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Flon Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Sneakeater said: But that's not just a dinner. It's an adventure. Some of the excitable staff said this way too often. It got a little culty by the end. Can't beat the view Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, The Flon said: Some of the excitable staff said this way too often. Did they realize they sounded like old commercials for the navy? Probably not, because they weren't born when those aired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Gordon Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Based on our dinner last night, it appears they’ve dialed down the “culty” elements of the dinesperience. In fact there wasn’t any mention of the chef at all. Maybe they picked up on the fact that we were jaded diners who’d laugh at the storytelling, I dunno. But I didn’t hear any extraneous spiel at other tables either. Solid - occasionally great - food. It’s not, say, an Atomix. Buuuuut… it’s like The River Cafe. The view is part of the cost. That’s fine. The food is certainly a lot better than TRC. Reasonably priced wine list - some bottles not even 2X retail, including the Paul Bara champers we had through most of the meal. BTG glasses we had with the final entree were very interesting, not the typical generic crowd-pleasers. Only thing questionable… most of the menu appeared nearly identical to what I’d seen others posting last August / September. If it’s not changing with any frequency it reduces the revisit impetus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Solid. Worth $245 plus wine, plus, plus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Gordon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 3/12/2022 at 11:57 PM, Wilfrid said: Solid. Worth $245 plus wine, plus, plus? Well, for the time being they’re a little cheaper than Ko, Atomix, Atera… which I guess puts them in the mid-range of evening-length tasting menus? Plus the reasonable wine markups, and a surprising number of decent sub-$100 bottles for a place in their price range, if one wants to keep the cost down. And it includes a cocktail, so sure. There were fewer courses than at those places, though we didn’t leave hungry or anything Whether it’s worth a revisit… that’ll depend on how much the menu eventually changes. If you just want to go for the view you could go to the cocktail bar upstairs and have dinner at Crown Shy before/after. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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