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The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Ludlow St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-995-0099 Send to Phone

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

12 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Eclectic/Global

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Wed, 5pm-2am; Thu-Fri, 5pm-3am; Sat, 11:30am-3am; Sun, 11:30am-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$8-$22

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Brunch - Weekend
Celeb-Spotting
Hot Spot
Late-Night Dining
Romantic
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

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Profile

Popular since opening in 2005, Stanton Social knows the secret to Lower East Side popularity: Appeal to the transplanted A-listers without alienating the neighborhood’s scruffier long-timers. The posh first-floor dining room is a romance of dark wood with semicircular chocolate-suede banquettes, flickering votives, and cylindrical glass lamps suspended from a soaring ceiling; the upstairs lounge is a shrine to wine. Yet any hint of pretense vanishes once the food arrives. Chef-owner Chris Santos’s globe-spanning tapas menu is as quirky as it is nouveau. Some plates are delicate (tuna tartare in dainty phyllo; French-onion-soup dumplings); other choices are adamantly messy (Kobe-beef sliders; crunchy red-snapper tacos). The snack cakes for dessert include a bite-size version of the Twinkie and a cream-filled chocolate cupcake. Now isn’t that sweet? — Sarah Gold

Recommended Dishes

Nori spiced tuna tartare roll, $12; red snapper tacos, $10; Kobe beef slider, $7; moo-shu shrimp, $16

Reader Ratings

5.9

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

Nice concept, bad food

newties from 11215 | Posted on 6/13/08

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	3
Service:	6

Décor:	6

Value:	4

It's not the portions that are the problem. Or the prices. It's the food. If the food was cooked properly, this place would be quite fun. The menu has lots of interesting dishes and it's a great idea...Read More

Horrible, horrible service

nycdiner78 from 10019 | Posted on 6/5/08

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	(NA)
Service:	1

Décor:	6

Value:	1

This restaurant - albeit hip - has the rudest staff I have ever encountered in New York City (which, hopefully, says a lot). Their entitled and disrespectful attitude upset my date and I so much that we just got up and left. I...Read More