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Brasserie 8 1/2

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9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019
nr. Fifth Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-829-0812 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
8.3 out of 10

14 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Nouveau, French

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Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Sat, 5:30pm-11pm; Sun, 11am-3pm and 5:30pm-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

N, Q, R, W at 57th St.; F at 57th St.

Prices

$25-45

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Brunch - Weekend
Business Lunch
Good for Groups
Private Dining/Party Space
Prix-Fixe
Singles Scene
Buffet

Alcohol

Full Bar

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At this souped-up designer bookend to the modish Brasserie, you get big brasserie dishes plus a pumpkin-carpeted-diva staircase entrance, and two subterranean, airport-lounge-style bars. We liked the simpler menu choices best, including the frisée salad, the burger, and the cornflake-crusted crab cakes. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Tasting Menu

Five courses, $65; Seven courses, $75; nine courses, $95

Brunch
Sun., 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; buffet, $29

Recommended Dishes

Crab cakes, $16/$32

Reader Ratings

8.3

New Years Eve Disaster

pas703 from 10016 | Posted on 1/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	6
Service:	1

Décor:	6

Value:	3

It is New Years Eve 2007 and my wife and I had to wait 1 1/2 hours sit down at a table with reservations guaranteed by a credit card. We were not alone as dozens of other people had to...Read More