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B. Smith's

320 W. 46th St., New York, NY, 10036
nr. Eighth Ave.
212-315-1100

6.5 "Recommended"
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83% Would you go back?
66% Would you take a date?
16% Would you take kids?
66% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.5
Service: 7.3
Décor: 6.8
Value: 6.0
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I had a great experience!

alysonriley from 10030 | Posted on 6/16/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly 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: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 9

After reading review "this was the pits," I was apprehensive, but my experience here was great. There was one problem, my salmon was too rare. The General Manager personally apologized for the error and corrected it a.s.a.p.! The bread pudding is to die for as well. I was lucky enough to be there when B. Smith herself was around, too. She came by to ask how our meal was. I had a great time and will come back soon.

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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

This was the pits

JPML from 07109 | Posted on 3/18/08

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: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 1

I wanted to have a special night in NY. I got great tickets to a play and wanted to treat my partner to a great meal as well. I looked on this web page and read the reviews it was close to the theater so I booked a reservation. This place was the pits. The food was greasy and expensive. The pomegranate remolded salmon was hickory smothered barbeque sauce. It was gross. The famous mac and cheese not so famous and not good at all that was the replacement dish for the bad salmon. Than they proceeded to charge me for the returned dish. I would never recommend this to anyone. Stay away and keep looking for another restaurant.

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8 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

Simply delicious

got2bbetterthanmine from 06830 | Posted on 5/28/04

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly 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: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 9

Went to B. Smiths for dinner and had a simply wonderful time. I had been wanting to go there for years. We went on a Friday night after the pre-theatre crowd. I read some of the other reviews here, and it seems to me that the restaurant must have changed chefs and/or menus. Our food was delicious. (The service was superb.) I had snapper with caviar lentils on a bed of greens. The fish was so delicious, the lentils so delicate and tasty and the greens were seasoned in a way that was new to me. The decor is just right. It's nicely lighted so you don't have to use a flashlight to read the menu. Overall, it was a wonderful experience.

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246 out of 506 people found this review helpful.

Lot's of style!

mowgli | Posted on 4/28/03

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 7
Service: 9
Décor: 7
Value: 4

B.Smiths is a solidly stylized restaurant with better then average food and higher then average prices! If you feel like having a meal in pretty sourroundings with attentive service and choices that appeals to both children and adults this might be for you. For kids, do not miss the macaroni and cheese. For adults,a dish called "The Swamp Thang," was an interesting and flavorful combination of shell fish and sauteed collared greens. The salads were nothing unusual and they receive a demerit in my book for doling out stale, hard rolls one at a time; we would prefer a basket of fresh rolls offered freely at the table. Still, B. Smiths is a good pre-theater choice with a lively bar scene, adequate food and enough action to keep the kids attention.

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228 out of 467 people found this review helpful.

The service is the best

lovetoeat | Posted on 3/5/03

Overall Rating: 7 (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? No
Food: 6
Service: 9
Décor: 10
Value: 6

While the food was not 100% up to par, they were able to make up for it witt their excellent service...I would go again, but this time I know what to order

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197 out of 398 people found this review helpful.

B Smith is great - the food ain't

wudzee from 06518 | Posted on 1/28/03

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
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: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 7

I must say B Smith is very personable and attentive to the customers, and I wish I could say the food was as good. Service was fine, but that might have been more related to the number of empty tables - which made the ambience seem a bit more soulful than the soul food. Walking by hungry, I'd stop in, but not worth going out of the way.

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223 out of 414 people found this review helpful.

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