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Park Avenue Autumn

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100 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021
at Park Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-644-1900 Send to Phone

  • Price Range: $$$$

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
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    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
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    • Moderate
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  • Critics' Rating: **

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
    • Best in Category
    • Excellent
    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
    • Expensive
    • Moderate
    • Cheap
  • Reader Rating:

    6.9 out of 10

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    15 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Nouveau, Mediterranean
Photo by David Leventi

Official Website

parkavenuecafe.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-2:45pm and 5:30pm-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-2:45pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Sat, 11am-2:45pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Sun, 11am-2:45pm and 5pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Lexington Ave.-63rd St.; 4, 5, 6 at 59th St.; N, R, W at Fifth Ave.-59th St.

Prices

$28-$39

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Business Lunch
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Good for Groups
  • Great Desserts

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Do restaurants, like people, need to keep reinventing themselves to stay fresh? Michael Stillman, son of Alan and scion of the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, tested that hypothesis with Park Avenue Summer, the reinvented Park Avenue Cafe. In collaboration once more with AvroKO, the design firm responsible for Manhattan Ocean Club’s transformation into Quality Meats, Stillman is borrowing a conceptual page from the Four Seasons’ book, virtually creating a new restaurant every three months. Seasonality dictates not only the American menu, which is overseen by Quality Meats’ Craig Koketsu, but the place settings, the uniforms, the graphics, the wine displays, and most of all the décor. Convertible panels slide into steel wall frames, a variable lighting plan allows for dramatic shifts in ambience, and furniture is rigged for effortless fabric changes. But this is one restaurant that isn’t built for the long haul: Every few months, it shuts down to make way for the next season's Park Avenue.

Seasonally Inspired

Like the swallows of San Juan Capistrano and the buzzards of Hinckley, Ohio, the design team AvroKO returns this week to Park Avenue Spring, where seasonality dictates everything from the place settings to the décor to the very name of the place (the restaurant is called Park Avenue Winter until the 26th). The menu changes, too, as evidenced by a new dessert called the rhubarb trio—Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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6.9 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
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53% Would you go back?
53% Would you take a date?
21% Would you take kids?
42% Would you go on business?
46% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.8
Service: 7.2
Décor: 7.4
Value: 5.7

Worst Dining Experience of the Year

drewski3303 from 10028-6480 | Posted on 10/29/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 2
Décor: 3
Value: 1

Absolutely awful. Sat for 45 minutes before our order was taken -- wish we'd left during that wait. From amuse bouche to dessert each offering was worse than the next, some bordering on inedible. The butternut squash flan was overwhelmed by the ginger topping it, the appetizer of diver scallops sat upon what was we thought a previously diner had eaten and threw up back on his plate, the halibut was nicely seared but utterly unseasoned and flavorless. To top off this terrible experience the "carrot cake" was perhaps the worst dessert that I've ever encountered at any restaurant: three tiny blocks of what cannot in anyone's imagination be called carrot cake -- it had a crust on it that led my wife to believe it had been deep fried (or maybe left out for days) -- accompanied by a pear-flavored block of gelatinous something and, the kicker, a scoop of ridiculously bad tasting green chai ice cream (was told the pastry chef (who should be publicly flogged) would refuse to substitute vanilla for us). Do not under any circumstances waste a cent at this restaurant when there are so many restaurants around the city deserving of your business.

Went for Brunch yesterday

BigSigh from 11215 | Posted on 8/9/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 7

Excellent. $35 fixed price, you get a lot of high quality food - breads and pastries to start (delish scone and muffin were highlights), choice of appetizer - we had excellent fruit selection, choice of entrees I had amazing pancakes and gf amazing risotto. Service very friendly and good. Good coffee too. It's pricey but hey what do you expect? Not too busy but buzzing especially later on

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