Drift Restaurant & Bar

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   Daniella

   VIP

   New York City

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I came here for the first time for the New Year’s Eve experience. I was extremely excited about this. The valet team was lovely and kind and offered us an umbrella so we could walk into the restaurant. The staff at the front desk were very kind and took our coats and led us to a wonderful table. Once seated we were able to hear the live group that was performing and got to look around the beautiful establishment. My server was Natasha and she was absolutely fantastic! She was energetic and kind. She truly went out of her way to make this evening as wonderful as she could. Since this was the New Years Eve experience, there was a fee for the meal that was already set. The options on the prefix menu were marvelous. The Steak tartare was my favorite part of the entire meal but it took almost two hours to get. It seems as though the kitchen was overwhelmed. Our first dish took about an hour to come out and the second followed up about another hour later. We didn’t get our third course till almost 1:15. This is almost three hours after we had been seated. Although the food was delicious. The wait time affected our experience. Although I was disappointed with the food delivery, I still enjoyed myself overall and I would come back to dine here!
   

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   Miles

   New York City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Party of two reserved a table for the NYE pre fixed menu priced at $150PP (Tax/gratuity not included). The restaurant offered valet parking at an additional cost of $15. Due to the rain this was a helpful. We were seated by a large window with a view of NYC next to a side door that kept being opened by other restaurants goings in an attempt to enter back into the restaurant without using the main entrance. I had to ask the host to lock the doors due to the cold air that entered directly to our table at which they ensured these doors were locked all throughout the night. Our waiters greeted us and explained the menu but was not attentive enough when we were ready to order making our wait to place an order 30 min + after being given the menu. The pre fixed menu was very limited and did not have good options. The better options were offered as add on for additional $$. We ordered two crab Louie’s for an addition $15 each on top of the pre fix $150 per person as an appetizer choice. The chef gave us two potatoes balls as an additional appetizer on the house. Those were tasty as well as our crab Louie’s despite the very small portion size. We order drinks from there menus which cost $18 per specialty drink. The drinks were delicious and well made. We had the octopus as our second dish which had pork inside. We were a lil surprised due to it not being disclosed in the description. We both don’t eat pork or beef. Our entree choices were chicken dish and bass fish dish that either of us finished due to the lack of flavor and gaminess of the fish. At the end of the night our bill was $515. To be very honest our experience at this restaurant was not the best. We both left very disappointed at the quantity of food served, the waiter not being attentive and the overall quality of the restaurant to host a NYE dinner. Sadly we will not return or recommend.
   

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   Jagdish

   New Jersey

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful place and a great menu! Perfect location!
   

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   Julie

   VIP

   New York City

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Honestly the food was outstanding! One of the best meals ever. We were there for New Years Eve and every course was better than the next. The service was incredible. The rice pudding was the best I have ever had in my life. The band was great. The place is gorgeous. The rotating table was so fun. So happy we came there!!
   

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   c clinton

   VIP

   New York City

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Found the live entertainment to be a nice touch and not too loud.
   

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   Jeff

   VIP

   New York City

   25 reviews

   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful restaurant with incredible view of NYC with great food and service.
   

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   Attila

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Took my office of 10 people for xmass dinner and everyone had a blast. Great food, excellent service just what we all deserved for an amazing year for our company. DRIFT nailed it!
   

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   DR BRUCE

   VIP

   New York City

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 25 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We went on Christmas Eve to Drift. First time for a small group of people and myself. Not many people as the restaurant is quite new. The place is beautiful (was Houlihan's in the past. Totally made over. Service was excellent with waiter ,Jesus, and helpful staff. Food was great and prices were reasonable for a high end restaurant with spectacular views of city. Drinks were good. Bar area very pretty. Will definitely return !!!
   

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   Danielle

   New York City

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 22 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Great new place! Looking forward to the outside bar opening up in the Spring.
   

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    Shaun

    New York City

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Drift is a great date night spot if you’re looking to splurge on that special someone.
    

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