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Talay

701 W. 135th St., New York, NY 10031
at Twelfth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-491-8300 Send to Phone

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    1.5 out of 10

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Asian: Southeast, Latin American, Thai
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Official Website

talayrestaurant.com

Hours

Sun-Tue, 5pm-11pm; Wed-Thu, 5pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, 5pm-1am

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 125th St.; 1 at 137th St.-City College

Prices

$12-$25

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Hot Spot
  • Notable Chef
  • Design Standout
  • Teen Appeal

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Profile

When you dine at Talay, don’t give the cabbie the exact address, unless you want to spark a heated debate about its geographic existence. Instead, direct him to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, then disembark a couple blocks north, where a 1926 West Harlem freight house has been converted into a dining destination that has yet to land on New York’s collective taxi-driving radar. Give it time: Talay, a Thai-Latin duplex with a morphing colored-light scheme and a bottle-service lounge upstairs, is the latest arrival on a slowly emerging restaurant row that Realtors have dubbed Viaduct Valley, or ViVa—home to Dinosaur, Hudson River Cafe, Covo, and the pioneering Fairway. Talay’s kitchen turns out such savory fare as lemongrass-garlic baby back ribs and Szechuan-pepper-crusted New York strip. — Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

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0% Would you go back?
0% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 1.0
Service: 1.0
Décor: 7.0
Value: 2.0

BAD BUSINESS. UNPROFESSIONAL.

soulmindandbody from 85041 | Posted on 8/11/09

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

Out of state, and planning a party. Catering manager and restaurant mangers are unprofessional and don't return calls or emails. Obviously, they don't need the business. Shame.... my guest list is for 150. I was hoping the bad reviews on several other websites were untrue. I was wrong.

Horrible, horrible night scene and bar

abedneg06 from 10029 | Posted on 5/2/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 7
Value: 2

The exterior and workmanship of the outside that was done by the developer and owner are nice particularly when comparing to the environment. The bar is a full bar and the servers somewhat know how to prepare the overpriced drinks. The service is deplorable for the night life upstairs. Don't expect to have a good night after spending $200 at the bar or restaurant which I did with my wife and 2 of our friends from graduate school. Talay is doing so poorly in this recession that they will twist your arm to pay an extra $25 cover to dance with the ghetto trash that are let upstairs. Don't waste your time with this place. Dinosaur BBQ down the street or the real Meathpacking district are better scenes and you deal with higher class people.

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