American Table Cafe & Bar
“I love that Lincoln Center has updated their cafe at Alice Tully Hall and attached Marcus Samuelsson's name to it.”
“I love Marcus Samuelsson so I was thrilled when I heard that he had opened up American Table on the upper west side.”
“American table is a perfect place for lunch, having a quick bite or sitting down for a cup of coffee around Lincoln Center.”
American Table Cafe & Bar
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Beef brisket, potato salad, and sourkraut – yummo. The portion is rather small so I left still hungry. While the flavor was amazing, my beef was mostly fatty trim with very little meat. Space is beautiful.
The shrimp roll is delicious! Their lemonade is homemade! I loved their spicy tomato soup (with ginger) just the right kick you need !
Theoretically a good idea (upscale cafeteria style restaurant) but only OK, nothing amazing.
The cashier was actually quite unpleasant and unhelpful after I accidentally spilled part of my drink – he actually laughed in my face and implied that I was clumsy when in fact the whole thing happened because my cocktail was filled far too close to the brim…
I can let that slide, though, so onto the food. Food was good and came in huge portions – tomato soup was served with THREE pieces of grilled cheese. Cobb salad was topped with lots of crab meat but was coated in too much dressing.
Pretty good cold ramen but portions could be bigger. I really like the marinated soy egg in the dish. Nice place to hang out in Lincoln Ctr. you order at counter and they bring dish to you. The tomato soup is pricey at $8.50.
Nothing amazing but A-OK.
I'd love to be able to give more than two stars. But that would require them staffing the place properly (both with human staff and appliances) in order to better handle pre-theater business. Since they do not, my experience led to wasting 15 minutes of my precious pre-theater time, only to have to run around the corner and scarf down grocery store food while watching the clock.
The space is really nice and inviting. Spacious. Clean. Open. Lovely.
Waiting in line to order is a pain because you're always having to step aside for passing foot traffic. They only have two kitchen staff…because they only have two convection ovens. The cashier is also the bartender…and I believe also the manager on the evening I attempted to give them business.
Looking around, portions seemed to be fine, considering the price, type of venue, and area.
I might be willing to try the place if I'm in the area with no time limitations. But, with a 15-minute wait in line followed by a 15-minute wait for food (which I think was an under-estimate attempt to keep business, as there were far more orders going in than coming out of the kitchen during my wait in line), I'm far more likely to try the other sit down options within a few blocks' radius.
I went here for brunch and wasn't really impressed. I tried 3 different dishes:
– granola
– fish tacos
– smoked salmon on potato pancake
The granola was way too sweet and the grapes made everything seem over acidic as well. There also wasn't anything that interesting in terms of nuts or flavor within the granola itself. The fish tacos arrived cold and underwhelming. The fish seemed like it came out of a can and was flavored with mostly mayonnaise and not much else. The taco shell was like a dried out thin pita. As for the smoked salmon, it was generally a tasty dish but way too small to be considered an entree or meal of any sort.
On the other hand, atmosphere was quite nice!
5 stars for the location but may be 3 stars for overall ambiance and food / drinks options. I have been here a few times with a friend for a quick drink at the bar. A great casual hangout for early evening drinks. There is a big glass wall that gives Columbus and Broadway views. There is also a very casual outdoor seating where you can just sit but can't eat or drink. The downside is they close pretty early. Have never tried food here but I do see a lot of people eating whenever I pass by.