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Asiate

80 Columbus Cir., 35th fl., New York, NY, 10019
nr. Broadway
212-805-8881

Avg. Rating

8
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 9
"Recommended"

Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10.

73% would go back.

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Loved Asiate... foodies rejoice

By Lovethenyrestscene on 4/13/2009

  • Overall Rating: 10
  • Food: 10
  • Service: 10
  • Décor: 10
  • Yes, I would go back!

Stayed at the Mandarin this weekend and enjoyed a fabulous brunch and dinner at Asiate. Brunch was family friendly, do take the kids and dinner was an elegant, sophisticated affair that lacked the pretention of other restaurants of this caliber. Great crowd and a lovely setting. Did an overnight package with my bride and spent a most fabulous day. The Brunch was amazing, the pork belly and French toast rule, then to prepare for dinner had a spa treatment. It just gets better; Dinner was the tasting menu with wine pairing. Everything was exquisite but the standout was the buckwheat pasta with quail egg and sea urchin. Devine... The wine selections were interesting, well paired and abundantly served. There was absolutely nothing that could have been done better, the service was seamlessly executed and impeccable, the food fabulous. That is the highest compliment for a restaurant. Bravo Asiate, Bravo...

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98 out of 174 people found this review helpful.

Best brunch!

By CynicalSunshine5 on 2/27/2009

  • Overall Rating: 10
  • Food: 10
  • Service: 10
  • Décor: 10
  • Yes, I would go back!

I've dined at Asiate for dinner and have found the food to be excellent, but, I must say, the brunch is absolutely wonderful and worth doing over and over again. A great value, a great view, with great service. Though I agree that there is a definite "tourist trap" vibe in the evenings, I will remind my other reviewers that the restaurant is in a HOTEL, which tends to, on occassion, attract a tourist or two...

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95 out of 176 people found this review helpful.

Suffering From Identity Confusion

By GodzillaMama on 1/19/2008

  • Overall Rating: 8
  • Food: 7
  • Service: 10
  • Décor: 9
  • No, I would not go back!

After reading some favorable reviews and being a fan of Japanese-French cuisine, I was looking forward to the evening. I found the menu was confusing to the imagination and suspected it was being over-ambitious, and tasting the dishes at our table proved I was unfortunately right. Some of the dishes went overboard with too many flavors going on without focus, and surprisingly my fish was overcooked, a no-no for a restaurant of this supposed calibre and price range. Japanese-French? Try Fusion X 100. The wine list was indeed impressive but the prices were outrageous, a mark up that exceeds any I've seen to date. I do have to say, though, that the atmosphere was surprisingly laid back, with great, attentive and unpretentious service, and of course the view was outstanding.

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193 out of 384 people found this review helpful.

Tourist Trap

By marpaz on 12/11/2006

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • Food: 3
  • Service: 1
  • Décor: 9
  • No, I would not go back!

Go for the views and have a drink at the lounge...but skip the food. It is weird and poorly executed. The tuna is beautiful but it comes with an unpleasant sweet and fishy sauce. The crab is fresh but is drenched in cream. Nothing saves the dry quinoa. The pannacota is sublime but it is accompanied with chunks of squash. It is cute to have six little dishes, but not if they are just weird and bad, (The duck is a winnter though.) The service is unionized hell, our waitress was surly and pressured us to order a $300 dollar wine for Lunch...Why? It just made the whole thing unplesant. We were sat near the bussing table where our waitress was arguing louldly with the busboys, Not a good experience.

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376 out of 824 people found this review helpful.

Wondering Heights

By martin_chamois on 1/10/2006

  • Overall Rating: 9
  • Food: 8
  • Service: 10
  • Décor: 10
  • Yes, I would go back!

Asiate is the stylish and elegant restaurant on the 35th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel. And while the decor and service matches the height of its location, unfortunately both the menu and kitchen do not. While no one expects a purely Asian menu from this sophisticated restaurant, with a renowned Japanese chef in the kitchen (at least it is reported he is in the kitchen) the diner does expect Asian influence. Rather the international cuisines could be at any French, American, Australian, etc. top restaurant. The prix fixe menu does offer many options and some are far more enticing than others. Service is outstanding, and the atmosphere and views almost compensate for the lack luster performance form the kitchen.

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483 out of 964 people found this review helpful.

Beautiful Space, Food is Confused

By FoodieToo on 3/21/2005

  • Overall Rating: 7
  • Food: 6
  • Service: 8
  • Décor: 9
  • Yes, I would go back!

I loved the room and the view, who wouldn't. The food is over-hyped; a mixture of several different cuisines leaves a curious mixture of flavours. I would go again for the view and the ambiance, but be careful of what I ordered.

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357 out of 815 people found this review helpful.

Culinary Adventure

By daniel_in_ny on 11/23/2004

  • Overall Rating: 9
  • Food: 10
  • Service: 9
  • Décor: 8
  • Yes, I would go back!

Primarily we went to Asiate for the great views over Central Park West and Midtown. Much to our surprise, the food was beyond comparison and reasonably priced ($69 for the prix fix dinner) too. Also, the wine menu offered a huge selection and the bottle of Sauternes we had was kept just at the right temperature (by the way, the service is smooth and corteous). The decor in the restaurant is also amazing and the huge display of wine bottles just at the entrance is amazing (although I'm not sure the wine gets better with the light irradiation). Maybe Asiate should reconsider the decor of their bar in the lobby (at least not my taste), but other than that I had a wonderful night.

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425 out of 902 people found this review helpful.

A Definite Delight

By Morohless on 11/13/2004

  • Overall Rating: 9
  • Food: 9
  • Service: 9
  • Décor: 9
  • Yes, I would go back!

I'm rarely impressed by a restaurant. The food was special, the service attentive and yet allowed us to linger. The menu was fun and interesting but not silly. After a wonderful brunch, I'll go back soon to try dinner.

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375 out of 789 people found this review helpful.

Views with a room

By Merrick on 11/3/2004

  • Overall Rating: 8
  • Food: 9
  • Service: 6
  • Décor: 9
  • Yes, I would go back!

Spectacular views of NY and great views on the plate, in a beautiful setting. Some of the most imaginative food I've yet had in New York. I'm hoping the service comes up to match the rest.

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347 out of 742 people found this review helpful.

Not worth your money

By misaokumiko on 11/1/2004

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • Food: 1
  • Service: 4
  • Décor: 6
  • No, I would not go back!

I'm Japanese, and I think this restaurant is a not Japanese nor French. The dishes they serve is not new to us (Japanese). Overall foods are over-cooked and salty. Ordinary Miso-soup served in the crock...give me a break ! Chillian Sea bass is our everyday dish. I'm not paying $$$ for that ! New Yorkers better know what they are eating. This place is definitely a rip-off.

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