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Carlyle Restaurant

35 E. 76th St., New York, NY, 10021
at Madison Ave.
212-570-7192

Avg. Rating

7
Food: 6
Service: 8
Décor: 9
"Recommended"

Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10.

67% would go back.

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EXCELLENT

By monoclide on 8/3/2010

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

This is easily one of my favorite restaurants on the Upper East Side. I am in love with their complimentary bread -- I could eat that and that alone! The entrees are absolutely delicious - huge proportions for their price. I ordered the Amish chicken and I received a whole chicken. Very affordable as well! Reading the previous review: I question if they went to the right restaurant. I really cannot see The Carlyle serving remotely as atrocious sounding as that.

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experienced the best service in any NY restaurant

By douglasr7 on 11/3/2008

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

I read the other review & wondered how that persons experience happened in the beautiful & excellent restaurant that I went to for lunch this summer for restaurant week. The "captain" welcomed my companion & I as if we were regulars, though it was our first visit & he made sure our experience was superb. The food was very good: A delicious cold summer soup, a beautiful piece of halibut & a classic creme brulee for desert. The room was comfortable & beautiful. What stands out most though was the service, every need & wish anticipated without hovering. Maybe the other reviewer hit a bad night, but my experience here was top notch.

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53 out of 101 people found this review helpful.

Worse restaurant in New York

By lailad2 on 7/26/2008

  • Overall Rating: 2
  • Food: 1
  • Service: 3
  • Décor: (NA)
  • No, I would not go back!

We had dinner there for restaurant week. I have never been served such low quality food ever, in any type of restaurant, high or low end. The salad consisted of soggy arugula with one tomato cut in 4 slices, all dressed in highly acidic vinegar. It was not edible. The pasta was overcooked angel hair with 6 or 7 pieces of cooked vegetables sprinkled with swiss cheese. A child could make a better pasta dish. Dessert? Store bought cheesecake. Why one would be asked to wear a jacket to eat a dinner that would not even be acceptable to serve in a school cafeteria is beyond me.

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