Asiate

Critics' Pick

Mandarin Oriental, New York
80 Columbus Cir., New York, NY 10023
nr. Broadway See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-805-8881 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
6.9 out of 10

14 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: French, Japanese/Sushi

Photo by A.J. Wilhelm and Carmen Lopez

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 7am-10:30am, noon-2pm and 5:30pm-10pm; Sat, 7am-11am, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Sun, 7am-11am, 11:30am-2:30pm and 6pm-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1, A, B, C, D at 59th St.-Columbus Circle

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American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Breakfast
Brunch - Weekend
Business Lunch
Hot Spot
Notable Chef
Prix-Fixe
Romantic
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Alcohol

Full Bar

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Profile

Asiate might be sequestered inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, but its appeal extends way beyond tourists. Chef Nori Sugie trained in France and Japan, cooked at Charlie Trotter's and Tetsuya's in Australia, and has an enviable backdrop for his French-Japanese fusion: Central Park from 35 floors up. What's on the plate is pretty absorbing. Sugie’s menu is so filled with eye-widening surprises, Asiate could seat folks on the Time Warner Center’s loading dock and Sugie would still rank as the most exciting new chef in town...In a room of gleaming, resplendent minimalism, from a menu that stoically reveals no more than it has to, on plates that make Takashimaya’s wares appear gaudy, Sugie’s cote de boeuf with roasted rib-eye and smoked potato, duck confit and seared foie gras floating luxuriantly in Peking-duck broth, and pressed suckling pig with trotter croquette and pig-cheek confit are so intoxicatingly, belly-slappingly hearty, you’re almost sorry for not savoring them in a saloon. The decadent, soothing, and beautifully presented chocolate fondant with rasberry granite is a perfect compliment to the restaurant's dazzling views of Central Park. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe Menu

Dinner, $79; Tasting-menu, $100; Two-course lunch, $24; Bento box lunch, $25-$38.

Brunch
Sat-Sun, 11:30am-2:30pm

Reader Ratings

6.9

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Suffering From Identity Confusion

GodzillaMama from 10025 | Posted on 1/19/08

Overall Reader Rating: 7 (Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	10

Décor:	9

Value:	3

After reading some favorable reviews and being a fan of Japanese-French cuisine, I was looking forward to the evening. I found the menu was confusing to the imagination and suspected it was being over-ambitious, and tasting the dishes at...Read More

Tourist Trap

marpaz from NY | Posted on 12/11/06

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	3
Service:	1

Décor:	9

Value:	3

Go for the views and have a drink at the lounge...but skip the food. It is weird and poorly executed. The tuna is beautiful but it comes with an unpleasant sweet and fishy sauce. The crab is fresh but is...Read More