The restaurant is beautiful, service was good, and the food was exquisite. The problem is me -- "exquisite" isn't my favorite label for food. It was the kind of place where they have a tea menu,... More

The restaurant is beautiful, service was good, and the food was exquisite. The problem is me -- "exquisite" isn't my favorite label for food. It was the kind of place where they have a tea menu, and ordering iced tea means choosing from their (excellent, I must confess) imported Kusmi tea and having it brewed and iced per glass. It was fantastic -- but I would have been happier with tea one grade lower and refilled frequently. For a long, important business meeting it was appropriate and worth the great expense. Off expense account, I would step down a notch. (The Kusmi tea was so good, though, that I stopped at McNulty's in Greenwich Village and bought some.)
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I went here with my family for Restaurant Week and was fairly disappointed. The food was nothing special. After all the hype about this restuarant, I expected something fabulous. Instead I got small... More

I went here with my family for Restaurant Week and was fairly disappointed. The food was nothing special. After all the hype about this restuarant, I expected something fabulous. Instead I got small portions, practically no options, and a huge bill to show for it. Although the dessert was really good and the atmosphere was interesting, it was not worth all that money and the food was mediocre at best!
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All of the waiters wear Cossack uniforms, and every room is jeweled and decorated in a different, beautiful way, and Firebird is absolutely worth the trip. It's defiitely on the pricey side, but... More

All of the waiters wear Cossack uniforms, and every room is jeweled and decorated in a different, beautiful way, and Firebird is absolutely worth the trip. It's defiitely on the pricey side, but their homemade, honey-infused vodka is worth the cost ($10 a glass).
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