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Congee Village Restaurant & Bar

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100 Allen St., New York, NY 10002 40.71866 -73.990479
nr. Delancey St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work212-941-1818 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Chinese
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Reader Rating:
6.6 out of 10
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Official Website

congeevillage.com

Hours

Daily, 10:30am-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Prices

$10-$21

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Good for Groups
Late-Night Dining
Lunch
Private Dining/Party Space

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Canal St. to Delancey, Clinton St. to Bowery

Profile

Isn’t it enough to watch your colleagues and family members humiliate themselves? Why stoop to the level of dragging them down dimly lit halls to the dank private rooms at East Village debauchery dens Sing Sing and Village Karaoke? Equally embarrassing—but far more wholesome—fun can be found in the large, bright rooms at Congee Village. Not quite as outlandish as the fake tropical paradise upstairs, the four party rooms in the basement still feature the restaurant’s trademark bamboo-overload décor and amazingly fresh and tasty Cantonese cuisine. Each contains a karaoke machine with thousands of songs in English, Chinese, and Japanese, or you can bring your own CDs. Asian businessmen typically loosen up with multiple toasts of mao-tai (at 80 proof, stronger than sake)—but why rush? You can get the room for eight hours if the place isn't busy ($400 minimum for ten people), and watching your boss belt out “Hotel California” is a moment you’ll want to remember in the morning. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Reservations only accepted for parties of 6 or more.

Karaoke Room
Available for private parties only.

Recommended Dishes

Chicken and black mushroom congee, $8.95; sauteed frog, $16.95

Used to be fantastic. Went here a few times with colleagues and loved it. Checked it out with my wife tonight ( was scouting for a big private party for her birthday).This place has really gone downhill. I don't recall service this bad since.. Actually I don't think I've ever had service this bad ever. Our table had big wet stains and had a funny smell. The teapot they brought us had massive dirty residue on it. The wait staff was openly hostile from the get go. A few times the waiter has actually deliberately ignored us and gave us a weird wicked smile. The manager saw this and said nothing. In general staff seems to have been very frustrated by something, The food was OK, but the signature congee simply wasn't enough to make for the service from hell.

Congee Village Restaurant & Bar

Not the same

FOODEATER from 10286 | Posted on 7/5/09

Overall Rating: 104 (Not Recommended)


Food:	4
Service:	1

Décor:	4

Value:	5

Over the years, I have gone to Congee Village and left satisfied. But, yesterday, that all changed. The portion size is half the size with the prices increased. The service is poor. They don't give you your whole order. You might have to ask a few times before you get youÂ’re complete ordered if you are lucky. I never did get my bowl of rice.

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