I have been going to Sutton Place every Sunday for three seasons of football, as well as many other times for various sporting events, to sit on the roof deck, etc. And here's why I'll never go back...My friend came to meet me (and some others) there for lunch yesterday with her young son in his stroller. She was not allowed even into the vestibule of the restaurant. Not only wouldn't the bouncer help her in the door, he looked at her with obvious contempt and told her that she wasn't allowed in with a stroller. Nevermind the fact that last season I was there on two seperate occasions when this same behemoth of a man let in another friend with her child in a stroller to eat lunch, as well as last Sunday when I saw two young girls and thier father eating lunch here. When we told him there was plenty of room by our table for the stroller, he then changed his mind and said that in fact the reason he wouldn't let her in was that they wouldn't allow babies. Clearly this is a man with a huge regard for consistency. Is it not called Sutton Place RESTAURANT and Bar? (In fact they advertise thier brunch specials) He was incredibly rude and dismissive, wouldn't allow us to speak to a manager and was obviously desperately trying to protect the place's image as a meat market den of discrimination, full of a bunch of pigs who can't get the girl on thier own so they have to oggle at and grope the trashy waitresses. Bottom line, it's beyond poor judgement at this point. The one thing this place seems to be consistent about is the fact that they are neanderthals. See ya never.
Pros: My team won two Sundays in a row
Cons: Boorish behavior on MANY levels. The place was getting a little B&T anyway...
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