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Flex Mussels

174 E. 82nd St., New York, NY 10028
nr. Third Ave.   See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-717-7772 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.9 out of 10

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    7 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Seafood

Official Website

flexmusselsnyc.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 5pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 5pm-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 86th St.

Prices

$20-$30

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Dine at the Bar
  • Private Dining/Party Space

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Profile

Bobby and Laura Shapiro run two restaurants on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, and they've imported one of them to New York. Flex Mussels occupies the Upper East Side space that formerly housed Zócalo, which has been furnished with artwork from P.E.I., plus an oyster bar manned by John Bil, three-time Canadian oyster-shucking champion. Chef François de Mélogue, a Robuchon alum, handles the rest of the seafood-centric menu, which spotlights P.E.I. mussels cooked in 23 sauces, for $16 to $18 a pound. Variations include the Dubliner (Guinness, toasted walnuts, and caramelized onions), the southern (bourbon, mustard, roasted corn, country ham, and cream), and the Peking (with Peking duck). The “not mussels” menu section is rounded out with such fish-shack archetypes as a lobster roll, a lobster dinner (including grilled corn, potato salad, and hot apple pie), and, for the stray landlubber, a few red-meat dishes made with California’s renowned Brandt beef. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
71% Would you go back?
57% Would you take a date?
14% Would you take kids?
57% Would you go on business?
57% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.3
Service: 6.3
Décor: 7.4
Value: 7.1

The Staff Sucks

25ShortHills from 07922 | Posted on 7/21/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 2
Décor: 5
Value: 4

The food is good..I like the mussels and wine sauce. We have eaten here several times and each time I hope we don't get the server that we had last time. The help here are snobs..why I don't know.. it is not like they have big hedge fund jobs or are famous actors! I am hoping another place like this opens soon on the UES, because the people at Flex can ruin a great mood! When I go out and spend a lot of $ on a meal I don't want to feel like I am doing them a favor!

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sirc from 10021 | Posted on 7/20/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 7
Service: 5
Décor: 4
Value: 6

Yet another UES disappointment . Crying shame.

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