Papillon

I was tipped off to this place by a friend, and was prompted to add my review because I thought it was a shame that it has such a low rating. This is a roomy restaurant with large windows. The food was wonderful, and service was smooth. We tried the foie gras (which was delicious and a good sized portion), the lobster bisque (very fragrant), and the chateaubriand--the waiter brings you the entire center cut of the filet mignon for you to inspect before slicing it onto your plates. We met with the head chef afterwards and found out that he started at Cafe Luxembourg, and became head chef at the Odeon for a number of years before heading this restaurant. The care is evident from the tender beef to the fresh sprigs of herbs adorning the plates. If anything, go for the food and see for yourself. Pros: delicious food Cons: make reservations more

I really enjoyed the food here. The shrimp Pad Thai was excellent with a very large portion- (I could not finish it all). The wait staff was very pleasant and service was overall very good. It is a large restaurant, with a very large bar. There is a lot of action at the bar. It seems to be a lot of the after work crowd. Overall it was a nice relaxed experience. The prices are reasonable for midtown. Looks like a great place to hold a party. Pros: nice crowd, great location, friendly service more

This is definitely NOT the restaurant to go for anything close to Thai food. The appetizers resembled a vague relation to something Asian, but were greasy and bland. We ordered the skewered chicken with peanut sauce and it was the runniest, most flavourless peanut sauce I'd ever tasted. The only Thai-like meal on Main menu was Pad Thai. For the most part, the menu was nouveu American. Fish featured heavily, which is what the majority of our table ordered. Each dish looked exactly the same -fish on a bed of spinach with a thin tasteless sauce. Because the place was a microbrewery, we all ordered beer, the first beer on the menu wasn't available, and the beer we got barely cooled the glass. For two days our group lamented on spending almost $50 a head (20% mandatory gratuity for tables of 6 or more) for food that was barely palatable. Cons: Overly priced, Only 2 Thai dishes, Food extremely bland more

Save your $$ and go somewhere else. The food is only so-so, it is very expensive and the service is horrible. I asked the waiter to make me a vegetable plate as no vegetarian dish was offered but several veggie side dishes were. At first he flat out refused and said I had to order pad thai with no meat. Then said he would ask the chef but only returned to serve me pad thai. And while the pad thai was tasty they have some nerve charging $17 a serving at lunch!! The waiter was rude to my friend when she asked for a small plate to share an appetizer. I won't be going back. Pros: nice room Cons: rude service, very expensive, no vegetarian choice more

I went here to meet up with some friends after work. While the atmosphere might be good and beer tasty, the service makes the whole experience not worth having. The food was alright but not worth the attitude that came along with it. more

Very affordable and accomodating - irony is that the brewery is really only one part of the experience - it's a top-notch restaurant with multiple-choice prix fixe to boot. Highly recommended for everything from business dinner to romantic dinner to large groups. Pros: food, service more