I've been to Casa Mono several times and never received a rude greeting as we did on our last visit. We arrived at the restaurant at 4:00pm and it was practically empty inside with just a few guests. As we proceeded to the counter, the hostess stopped us and asked if we were having dinner. We were planning on ordering a bottle of wine and tapas to go along with it, but we didn't feel the need to describe to the hostess exactly what our dining intentions were before we were even seated. She then advised us to go to Bar Jamon next door if we were not planning to order dinner. The is the first time we have been turned away in a restaurant, that was empty at 4:00 in the afternoon. We left the restaurant and went to Bar Jamon, but they weren't open until 5pm. Then we decided to go to Olives and Angelo Maxie's where we spent a total of $400 on food and wine. If this is the way Casa Mono is going to conduct business and treat their customers then they will lose a lot of money. We could have spent the $400 at Casa Mono, but after being grilled by the hostess we had a much better time elsewhere. There are plenty of tapas restaurants in NYC to choose from that don't include rude service and cramped table seating.
Cons: Rude service, cramped table seating and overpriced food
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