Thalia
“I've been going to Thalia for more than 10 years and it continues to be my most favorite restaurant not only in the theater district but in NYC.”
“This is a great after work spot – whether you are looking for half-off drinks and cheap small bites (3-5:30pm) or $1 oysters (7pm-1am).”
“Some people may say it's tourist-y but I didn't noticed because I was too busy enjoying their squid ink homemade pasta, oysters and wine.”
Thalia
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I've been a fan of Thalia for years now and haven't reviewed it. Sis and I stopped in yesterday after seeing a show and I was reminded of what a great place this is. I loved their polenta with mushroom ragu as an appetizer, but yesterday it wasn't on the menu. I also normally go with their spaghetti dish. It is beautifully homemade pasta in a simple tomato sauce and it is delicious in its simplicity. Last night however I was in the mood for something slightly different and I ordered the Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna. It's described as: spicy tuna tartare, shiitake mushrooms, scallions, cilantro, ramen noodle stir fry, beans sprouts, masago arare micro, sesame oil.
It was Delicioius, and I capped that on purpose. The tuna was seared to perfection and all the ingredients worked so well together. I can't wait to have it again.
You won't be sorry if you try this place. It is consistently wonderful.
Solid neighborhood staple that offers a good mix – there's something for everybody, which makes it great when my friends are in the area and I don't have a good sense of their particular tastes, as Thalia offers good range from solid salads to seafood to meats to pasta. It's not a huge menu but almost always a crowd-pleaser. It's also conveniently located near midtown and the theater district, but just far enough north to allow you to avoid the midtown foot traffic. It's also a decent brunch spot (yum eggs benedict). It's not exactly revolutionary, but the dishes range from solid to very good. I've never had anything bad there.
The decor is trendy enough to satisfy my out-of-town friends but I can still show up in casual clothes and not feel too out-of-place.
Favorites: $1 oysters (though I've heard rumors this may be changing so perhaps call to confirm?), the huge juicy Thalia burger, the tuna. Mmm now I want a burger. And oysters.
We didn't have a reservation on a Sunday afternoon, so we were seated in the lounge (couches vs tables). Our waitress ran around, completely neglecting us. We finally flagged her down long enough to order. We kept a menu for a friend, who'd be joining us later and I noticed that we were supposed to get a complimentary drink with every entree, which the waitress neglected to inform us about. I had to flag her down again to order my drink. One of my friends had already ordered a coffee and we assumed that'd be his free drink. When the bill came, we realized that wasn't the case. The waitress explained that coffee wasn't included in the comp drinks, only juices. This place is really expensive for mediocre food. I had the house omelette and it was only ok. Maybe a tad below ok. Customer service was horrible. Would not return.
Eating breakfast here early on in our trip was a mistake. We peaked in terms of delicious breakfast. Nothing could compare.
The Eggs Benedict with salmon and spinach was melt in your mouth divine. The interior design was subtle yet kool without trying. Bloody Mary anyone? The best I have had since Banff, Canada. Spicy, a bit of lemon, an olive, and not stuffed with junk like celery. The Buttermilk pancakes with lemon cream and roasted pecans were devoured by our children with out any coaxing. Service was non intrusive and right on.
went here a couple times for $1 raw oysters. ordered a bunch because they were cheap. oysters were just ok, not great. i've had better oysters for $1. the happy hour time was awesome and convenient. service was good.
The waiter was very professional and and good at his job.
I'm afraid the food was as expected, edible.
It was a convenient place to meet the company I was with, but not really for me.
This is a nice lounge and date night place in the Theatre District. My SO and I came here on a Friday night in March because we saw the dollar oysters after 7 on Yelp. Unfortunately the new policy is $1.50 oysters and half off wine, beer, mixed drinks from 8pm-close (1am on Fridays).
We ordered 12 chef's choice oysters, which was the blue point oyster that day. Oysters are all served with mignonette, spicy mayo (which I've never heard of but it was tasty!), and tartar sauce. For drinks, we had a rose ($11), merlot ($10), and Mother's Milk ($7). I really enjoyed all the drinks we had, especially the Mother's Milk, which is apparently a pretty rare find!
The place was about 3/4 full and it was an intimate atmosphere, perfect for a Friday night date. 🙂
This place was fairly empty on a Saturday night which should have been a warning sign. But I proceeded to choose a nice table amongst the ten or so that were free.
My Eastern European waitress was pretty blunt in her welcome. Fair enough, who likes working Saturday night? I told her I couldn't eat dairy and I asked if there was anything on the menu that I could have (literally everything seemed to either be cooked in butter or made with cheese). She didn't seem too happy to engage in helping me out which was a bit annoying (and it's annoying enough anyway to not be able to eat anything with dairy in).
Then she brought out some foccacia and butter, before saying "oh wait, you can't have that, sorry" and taking it away. I felt like one of those children in the supermarket when the parent takes the chocolate out of the basket.
In the end I ordered the crab cake (which for the $16 price tag was literally three spoons of crab lumps on some chopped mango) and the squid ink pasta, which was better, but again the ratio of pasta (loads) to seafood (not enough) was disappointing.
This is one of those places that looks expensive in the photo but is cheap and tacky when you touch it. The service wasn't great. The food wasn't great. It was overpriced.
Not a nightmare experience but one to make me not return.