Serendipity is always a ridiculous long wait. I would not recommend going there for dinner. If you can, try to make the lunch hours or else you'll be crammed with a bunch of tourists on a snowy manhattan day. Or even worse; a hot and sunny manhattan day. However, the restaurant has a lot of charm, unless you get seated next to the angry people on line. I can guarantee that would make it an awkward dinner. If you don't get seated upstairs or towards the inner part of the restaurant, I would say to just leave. I go there purely for its ambiance and how close it is to central park. The desserts are good and I don't think they're overrated. The strawberry sundae is heavenly. Bring a mate though because I find I can never finish a dessert by myself. The dessert prices and overall prices are reasonable. For food, I would recommend the meat loaf. This is also a very kid friendly place so bring the whole family. The service is average but the frozzen hot chocolate is definately a cut above.
Pros: Charming Restaurant, Kid Friendly, Romantic
Cons: Really long wait
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