Skip to content, or skip to search.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
Home > Restaurants >
All Reader Reviews of...
Megu
62 Thomas St., New York, NY, 10013
nr. West Broadway
212-964-7777
| 4.8 | "Mixed Reviews" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
waste of money.
tampagal from 33647 | Posted on 9/27/09
|
|
there have got to be better places than this in NYC. Please. Food was bland and poor quality. Megu has a nice atmosphere and service was very well-meaning and friendly but that's not enough.
Did you find this review helpful? 
Japanese Showmanship at it's Best!
NYCEkydd from 11106 | Posted on 4/3/09
|
|
All of the bad reviews of MEGU... Are we talking about the same restaurant? I was in tears after the last time I dined at MEGU in Midtown. The atmosphere was awe-inspiring, the service was very detail-oriented and friendly. The food was exquisite! Especially the Scallop Tartare with Uni and Caviar. And the steaks on the stone with the hennessy! Even the President of the restaurant visited our lil romantic table! Truly a sublime dining experiece!
Did you find this review helpful?
Megu meaning blessing was not in any way our experience
Loliana from 10034 | Posted on 1/22/09
|
|
We dinned there last night for restaurant week. The place is very expensive and the value of food is nothing special... really we were up for a superb experience and it was nothing close. Three of us had the restaurant week menu and one decided to order a la carte. A sushi piece, complementaries from the chef were brought, to three of us and the forth person was left with a plate empty for 20 minutes before they brought our food. Tasteless gesture, I think. Yes, it is a trendy place with a beautiful decor but the dinning experience is poor. AND the music is too loud. Not for date nor business you cannot have a conversation.
Did you find this review helpful?
Meg-EWW
kiraalexis from 10128 | Posted on 7/19/08
|
|
Where to start? The ice buddha is what everyone raves about. What ever floats your boat, or buddha, but ice sculptures don't do it for me. I came with a group of 6 and was flabergasted by the lack of service and sub par boring sushi.The servers were nice, but their service was very infrequent and extremely slow. The only highlight during my visit was the red miso soup. Kudos to the guy that was thrilled about mixing my salad, but having just eaten lunch at Chop't, I was not impressed by table side dressing pouring. So, pay the $7 for the soup and get your sushi elsewhere. The only slightly redeeming quality of this place was the freshly grated japanese horseradish..again, with a plethora of asian markets here, I can get a grater and have a whirl and save $150/pp.Megu was never on my "bucket-list" of restaurants, but I can say, I will live happily knowing I never will waste nor let my friends waste their money there again.
Did you find this review helpful?
Go To Look at Buddha Ice Statues, Not to Eat Good Food
chiway from 11201 | Posted on 6/27/08
|
|
It seldom gets more extravagant than Megu when it comes to decor.But the way I like to eat out, I prefer to pay for good food rather than nice ice sculptures and fancy walls to look at. And when it comes to the food,Megu robs you. They insult your intelligence with dressed up dishes that really don't do much more than look good. And some don't even do that. We ordered the umami tasting menu, and one of the courses was fried asparagus. Nothing against fried vegetables, but when you're paying 125dollars for 6courses, whatthe [insert obscenity here] are fried vegetables doing as one of the courses. Then there was the kobe beef which was not as fatty, flavorful, and delicate as other cuts of kobe I've had. Of my experiences with kobe in Asia and the U.S., this was by far the worst. By serving the beef on a hot stone japanese style, Megu seemed to be selling the novelty of Ishi-Yaki (Japanese hot stone cooking) rather than the beef itself. The whole thing was an overpriced travesty designed to defraud ignorant American diners. I'm sorry I went there.
Did you find this review helpful?
Megu Shmegu
bellagirl160 from 10016 | Posted on 6/3/08
|
|
I was semi-pleased with my dining experience at Megu. The service and decor are what you would expect at a place like this..fabulous. But I wasn't reminiscing about the food days after. The ingredients were very fresh, the presentation was lovely, and the portions were actually not that small..but that could also be because I'm on a diet.. so I might not be the best judge of portion sizes. The speciality cocktails were weak..I would opt for wine for sake.
Did you find this review helpful?
A connoisseur approves!
Shunya from 10065 | Posted on 3/24/08
|
|
The average rating of 4.9 out of 10 for Megu? This exemplifies the reason why the average American’s palate remains a laughingstock among Asians and Europeans. Megu is a very fine Japanese restaurant serving modern Japanese cuisine, which accommodates western culinary sensibilities without losing its spiritual authenticityin the art and craft of Japanese food making and preparation. I chose this restaurant to take my (European) wife for her birthday and she was ecstatic in every way. I am from Japan and have eaten at many of the finest restaurants in Japan. In terms of pure taste, if the best in Japan is 10, Megu is 7.5 while Nobu is 8 (because sushi is better there) but in America these two are as good as a Japanese restaurant can get. The Interior space of Megu in Tribeca is singularly beautiful, an original creation of one of the most talented interior designers from Japan. The service is also excellent, though we may have been especially lucky to have had the General Manager Mr. Yokoyama ‘s meticulous attentions to details. This connoisseur from Japan approves Megu and recommends it to everyone who can appreciate fine Japanese food.
Did you find this review helpful?
BS baby
soonberich11 from 10282 | Posted on 1/23/08
|
|
My dad got a promotion so we went to Megu to celebrate, we heard it was where 1 scene of Kill Bill was filmed. So we thought the food would be good too. BUT... it was awful, the dishes were so $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and the portion was so tiny, my family 3 ordered the appitizer main and dessert, when the bill came my belly was still growling... total $500 so over all :(
Did you find this review helpful?
Don't waste your $
floppylo from 10112 | Posted on 6/4/07
|
|
Service was good, but there are SO MANY servers walking around the restaurant; it's a bit crazy. For the amount of $ they charge, tables are way too close to each other unless you get the round tables. Food was mediocre. The space is way smaller than we thought. The pictures on their site may make you think that the place is huge. And the AC wasn't function well on the night we went; we were sweating through our meals. One good thing about the place is that they have great cocktail. Save your money, go to Buddakan (best food, wonderful atmosphere - you won't regret it).
Did you find this review helpful?
Toooooo expensive
goldalipuff from 11375 | Posted on 5/22/07
|
|
We had like 3 bites of meal and end up paying close to $300. Stupid presentation of Edamame. Ugly interior. Embarassement of Japanese food and culture. I was so upset. I hope nobody misunderstand Japan by going to Megu.
Did you find this review helpful?
Advertising
Latest News
Latest News Near
Popular Restaurant Guides
-
Where to Eat
Adam Platt picks 2009’s top dining destinations,
including Dovetail, Momofuku Ko, and Corton. -
Best of New York Food
The best that the city’s restaurants have to offer:
paella, coffee, grilled cheese, ramen, and more. -
The Cheap List
We live in a city full of small cheap-eats miracles,
including $1 foods, Korean fried chicken, and burgers.
The Transformation of TV Into an Art Form
The Draw of Dream Worlds in Film
Gosselin, Prince of the Professional Nobodies
A Decade of Defining Moments in Pop-Culture
The Invention of New York's Local Cuisine 
Thirty-Five Short-Lived Looks of the Decade
Two Views of a Swath of the Upper West Side
An Older Generation Moves Into Williamsburg
Ten Years That Changed Everything
A Generation of Overparenting
The Sports Rivalry of the Decade
What Is the Point of the United States Senate? 
