I dined at Eleven Madison Park with my boyfriend last night and I was very disappointed with our experience. Yes, the food is delightful, with bold, complementary flavors. However, everything else about the experience left us soured, from being seated in the cavernous back room - far from the much-discussed soaring ceilings - to the spotty service that disrupted the flow of our conversation and enjoyment of our meal. The accustics were maddening - we easily overheard diners seated several tables away from us. The tables were too close together and the server made several mistakes with our meal, including making us wait over fifteen minutes for our check - after we asked for it! I thought maybe our experience was a singular gaff, but a table of four seated next to us complained as well and argued pretty fiercely about whether the server even deserved a tip!
Pros: food
Cons: service, accustics
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