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Ama

48 Macdougal St., New York, NY, 10012
nr. King St.
212-358-1707

3.4 "Not Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
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20% Would you go back?
40% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
20% Would you go on business?
20% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 5.0
Service: 3.6
Décor: 5.2
Value: 3.8
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bad customer service

sammy_n from 10023 | Posted on 5/27/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 7
Service: 2
Décor: 4
Value: 3

Hmmm....restaurant in this part of town with a horrid wine list and A TERRIBLE CORKAGE POLICY TO BOOT!!!!

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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Had a great time.

nataliya_v from 91104 | Posted on 12/11/08

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 8

My husband and i took a friend and her visiting father here for dinner. Food was delicious, the service excellent, a nice quiet, elegant ambiance. Her dad was very impressed and we all loved it. Not sure what the other reviewers were talking about, we would definitely go back.

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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Worst restaurant owner ever

gomesadriano from 10065 | Posted on 2/21/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 3
Service: 3
Décor: 3
Value: 1

When you get to Ama, it feels like you have only twenty minutes to sit down (if you can fit in the minuscule space between tables), order, eat and leave. Food was average, to begin with. Two Italian "posers" pretend to know about wine and only one waiter works for real. The owner is a spectacle, in the worst sense conceivable: with a fake smile to the customers, he screams at all his employees, and, even worse, you can hear his yells coming from the kitchen. He is the perfect example of someone who gets away with being a jerk because his restaurant somehow keeps on getting customers. I will never go back.

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14 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

A disappointment from start to finish

JackOfAll from 10019 | Posted on 7/29/07

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 4
Service: 3
Décor: 7
Value: 4

I had been wanting to try Ama for quite some time, having walked by many times and been attracted by the decor, and based on some of the reviews online. But alas, looks and reviews do not overcome mediocre food, poor service and bland atmosphere. We had the octopus & artichokes as starters, and Veal & fish of the day as mains. All was consistently boring and tasteless. The single waiter covering the whole restaurant was overworked, and the owner who was helping him was apathetic and distracted. Perhaps we caught them on a bad night, but that of course does not excuse the food. With so many other great restaurants in the neighborhood, this one just doesn't stack up.

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35 out of 63 people found this review helpful.

Take a Pass

bphop65 | Posted on 3/21/05

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 3
Service: 1
Décor: 3
Value: 3

Had the recommended dished: octopus salad, zuppa di pesce, zucchini fritters, baccala, and pasta with sausage. Portions were tiny, food was average, some people got special bread, and zucchini was oily and soggy. Ordered the pasta as a middle course, which was forgotten and was forced at the end after repeated requests to cancel. The hostess had an attitude and was disingenuous. If you don’t want to work don’t show up. This place is tight - maybe 5 inches between tables. No hard liquor is available either. Staff was lost, food came with no original waiter and had to be identified and shifted by customer. This is a joke given the size of the place. Hated the attitude here. Made you feel you were lucky to dine here, but customers looked like B&T crowd, should have been the first clue to leave. For the price other places are highly recommended.

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84 out of 180 people found this review helpful.

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