The Standard Grill
“We also had to try the Millionaire's chicken (a whole roast chicken), which was moist and served with fries.”
“This morning we decided to walk the High Line and find a breakfast place in the meat packing district.”
“It's perfect to sit back, relax and enjoy good food, yummy drinks and great people watching!”
The Standard Grill
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Really enjoyed dinner here the other night – ate outside and it was like enjoying a meal in a secret garden. They start off by bringing you radishes and olives along with sea salt for the table, and mini loaves of chewy, crusty bread. I ordered the kale salad and skate wing. The skate wing was one of the best I've ever had – really nicely seasoned and crispy while tender inside. It sits on top of cauliflower and garlic Ramos which were also lovely. My only issue is the menu said it was served with clams. But there was literally one clam below the skate wing. The kale salad was fresh and lovely, with plum, walnuts and honey crisp apples. It was a refreshing start to the meal. Definitely recommend checking this place out, especially if you like people watching.
So my husband and I are all about staycations and where better than the Standard to stay on a couple of cold winter nights.
The first night that we stayed over we figured we'd do a nice dinner at The Standard Grill so we can lounge around the hotel. We called down to make reservations and they were more than happy to accommodate us on pretty short notice.
We entered the restaurant — I absolutely loved the vibe and dress code the waiters have. It was very European and appealing. We were quickly seated and a lovely and friendly waiter was more than happy to recommend the best dishes to order.
I know I'm jumping straight to dessert but my absolute favourite dish was the chocolate hazelnut mousse. That pie took me straight to heaven. I saw paradise and I didn't want it to end. Alright, alright, back to the real food. The salmon was phenomenal, grilled to perfection with an amazing sauce. I've definitely had better crostinis but it wasn't bad. All other dishes were OK.
The next morning we decided to come back for breakfast. As it was morning, we had a different waiter, who wasn't so attentive and it was difficult to enjoy what should have been a really pleasant morning.
We ordered coffees, french toast, bagels etc. I ordered my coffee with sugar — in that case I'd need a spoon to mix the coffee. It was not provided when he initially brought the coffee to the table. So I waited, and waited, and waited. Literally 10 minutes and he failed to come back to my table, so I got up and walked to the kitchen and asked them for a spoon. They were of course happy to help. The manager, standing nearby, overheard my request and was absolutely mortified. Moments later he came to my table and offered unlimited coffee on the house for my inconvenience. But the setback had already set the mood for breakfast although I definitely tried to enjoy as best as I could.
The breakfast dishes were pretty ordinary and decent.
I love The Standard and will be back with out a doubt. Definitely looking forward to more dinners at The Standard Grill.
What a let down. Though the atmosphere was beautifully decorated for the season,and the service was fantastic, the food was mediocre and the drinks were watered down. Like majorly. 2.5 hours of drinking and we were both sober.
We started with a lot of raw bar- oysters, clams, lobster and shrimp. It was O.K.- Nothing to write home about……there was no horseradish with the oysters or butter with the lobster- only cocktail sauce all around. The shrimp could have been frozen and were scattered on a plate. Humph.
The porterhouse for two for $70 was seriously surrounded by the thickest layer of fat I ever have seen and was throughout the meat as well. I know it is a fatty piece of meat, but I felt badly for my date, as after all the fat was cut away, there was barely enough meat for 1. For two, the serving size was not large enough considering all the fat you had to cut away especially for the price.
We then finished off with this double mouse dessert that was huge gorgeous and delicious, but I would have rather a great meal than a great dessert.
It is what it is. We should have gone to Catch or Tao…..
I have been to this place at least ten time over the past few years. The food is not bad, and they have a great burger. They are always promoting them selves and currently, not only do they have the grill itself, but their annual ice rink.
The food is a solid four stars with a one star deduction for their aloof, don't give a crap about you, corporate hostess and management attitude.
You know that it's going to be a good night when you find street parking literally 50 feet away from your chosen destination in Manhattan. This is how last Saturday night started and it ended with a pretty damn good meal at The Standard Grill. This is a beautiful venue with comfortable seating, a curved subway tile ceiling and a floor that's made up of close to 350,000 pennies. It's a busy place with lots of staff running around, taking orders and shuttling food & drink.
Food was quite good, not excellent, mind you but I had no complaints. What really stood out here besides the beautiful decor was the awesome, friendly service. Waitstaff wear plaid pants with matching vests and, if they're not spectacularly happy with their jobs, they could have fooled me. They were super helpful and quite funny, acting more like casual friends than waiters. Mind you, this was the ENTIRE staff from host to servers to bus staff. All exceptional. Of course, many waiters are also actors so it could have all been a facade but, I have to tell you, the end result was awesome. I felt totally comfortable and at home. The suggestions they made for appetizers, entrees and drinks couldn't have been better or more well received. Honestly, whomever does the hiring is quite good at what they do. Really good food, outstanding staff and probably the coolest bathroom I've ever peed in. We shall return shortly.
Here was a classic case of a superstar staff member making a noticeable difference. Came here a few times for breakfast before stopping by for a final lunch. The service had been just okay up until this point, nothing noteworthy and rather ambivalent.
This time my simple lunch of their flagship burger and fries was accentuated by a nice touch from the attentive waiter. Timing of refills, plating, and payment was impeccable with pleasant, non-cheesy conversation to boot.
Capped off a great stay at the hotel and sent me off a happy camper.
I love The Standard! This place is my go to for burgers, a chill environment, and great service. They have a block worth of businesses from the Grill to the Beer Garden to an icing rink in the winter to the hotel!
The burger is their staple item and it's one thing they are known for. You'll get a Standard burger for $18 with fries, a "good pickle" and it comes with really great bacon! It's big enough to share if you're not super hungry.
Drinks are also very good and range from imported beer to their own signature drinks. Prices are $8 and up to $65 for the huge bowl drink for 4 people.
The staff have always been great at the Grill. Outside the Grill not so much. The waiters are friendly, accommodating, and provide great customer service. Especially a new waiter from CA that we had! Also the host and manager easily accommodated my party of 8 when the staff outside said they wouldn't. If you go outside to the host by the garden seating area, they make you wait even with open seats and no wait…it's NY.
If you're looking for simple, chill, great food, awesome service, the Standard Grill is your place! Will be back soon!
Always looking around for a decent brunch in different places, we came upon The Standard Grill after trying to see about getting some brunch grub around the Chelsea Market/High Line area of Chelsea. We decided to give them a go and see what they are about.
First of all, I like the look of Standard. There are many facets, in that they have a nice outside patio then coming into a very light bright diner area that catches the eye once inside the door. Going back even further (where we were led for our table) there is a more dark toned large dining area. I would have enjoyed the diner front area I think but all of them are nice, clean, and open. We ordered our brunch cocktails in a mimosa and bellini, and I have to say their mimosa is not the usual kind in that they use champagne, orange liqueur, orange juice, and a splash of blood orange. I think I like the original much more (simple is better), although this one is adequate. Before getting a main entree, we decided on getting some of the brioche doughnuts with the vanilla rum custard filling. These were very good, but I think they would be perfect if they were not coated all over with crystalized sugar…it's a bit too much sweet and sugar. The custard filling was awesome, I liked that a lot. For my main plate I ordered the whole wheat pancakes with blueberry compote and yogurt on top, syrup on the side. The pancakes were not that flavorful actually, even with the additions, maybe due to the whole wheat base. I also asked for 3 scrambled eggs on the side…well…apparently they only came as two eggs on a plate but I was not told that by my server. I got a plate of eggs which I enjoyed, and then someone (not our server) brought another so I responded "no, I've already got my eggs, thanks" but they brought them back saying I had gotten both. I'd say that was some miscommunication I wish I had known so I would have adjusted my order accordingly. Our server, while on the subject, was not overly attentive or informative…our service was somewhat adequate but not over the top actually. At one point we had to tell someone else that we wanted more coffee as we could not find her to tell her and she did not note it to refill us earlier. In all, we got our brunch and it did the job but there were a few hiccups along the way.
Bottom line: I want to really like The Standard Grill but from this brunch experience I can give them an A-OK 3 stars for now. I think there are great things here and things that have so much potential. Our service was so-so, not superlative unfortunately. I hope to come back in the future and hit on a better combination than this past time.