Bryant Park Grill
“The food was delicious and sitting outside and people watching was so fun this place was great.”
“And of course my contact was stalking the weather days before my event and kept me very updated.”
“What you pay for here is the setting – you're in the middle of Bryant Park basically on a nice summer evening.”
Bryant Park Grill
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Wish we could have sat outside because the weather was beautiful, but other than that tbe food and service was speedy and delicious! The waitress was understanding of my bodybuilding diet and made sure my chicken came plain with no sauce and was willing to substitute certain vegetables. The environment was spotless and the staff was very friendly
I have been here maybe 8 times. It is in a great location within Bryant Park. The food is good but nothing spectacular about it. I have had many of their dishes. I do like their tomato soup and any lamb dish is usually done well. I typically go here out of convenience. I especially love the winter time when they have the white lights up. it looks romantic and great for a date.
This is a beautiful restaurant after some time at the park. Came here for a post Bryant-park engagement brunch and it was lovely. The space itself is really pretty and makes any occasion feel kind of special. The brunch was delicious! I got the eggs benedict which were great. Really a great place for occasions/celebrations. Also good for large groups because they have a lot of big tables.
If you like to enjoy the outdoors and watch people this is a great lunch or dinner spot. They have a restaurant and a cafe menu. We like to sit outside in the casual cafe and bar area on a sunny day like today. Food and drink options are limited and average. Go for the atmosphere.
Came here for a company lunch before Christmas. Sat in the holiday room aka the tent.
Service was okay. Waiter was nice, but kept forgetting the drink orders.
Cocktails-Nothing extra special. Waiter did confuse the drinks and brought us cocktails we did not order. I didn't think they were worth the $15 price tag.
Wild Hibiscus flower – Sparkling wine with hibiscus flower and syrup. Anyone who prefers mimosas will like this. It was sweet tasting. I switched drinks with my coworker who didn't like her tart champagne.
Ginger snap – It was very strong and had a sharp ginger taste. I was expecting a more subtle ginger flavor.
Coworkers ordered an international and summer affair and were content with it.
Appetizers-some of them were large enough to be a meal.
Jumbo lump blue crab and shrimp cocktail $19.50-Large shrimps and 3 shooter glasses of crab. It was decent. Cocktail sauce complimented the seafood well. There was a good amount of crab meat.
Spicy Thai coconut seafood noodle soup with scallops, salmon, shrimp, crab meat and noodles $17.50 – If you're trying to decide between appetizers, stop looking and order this. The bowl of soup was fully loaded with all of the aforementioned ingredients! Soup was savory and sweet, but not too overwhelming at the same time. There was so much seafood! The chef did not skimp on anything! If I ordered this for myself, I would have finished the entire bowl of soup!
Crispy Calamari $13.50 – Exactly what you would expect. It came with a bit of avocado salad. Wasn't overcooked and was a decent portion size for sharing.
Daily selection of raw oysters $16.50/half dozen-Blue point oysters- Blue points are on the sweeter and less brimy side of the taste palate. It was pretty pricy for half a dozen as you can get them for about $1.25/pc in other places.
Jumbo lump crab cake $13.50-cooked decently, not overly fried. One large piece. It was full of crab meat and came with an arugula salad.
Entrees were all decently presented and delicious.
Hand roll pasta with spicy shrimp bolognese and English peas $25- I went through a bunch of reviews and many people stated that they really enjoyed the bolognese. I thought it was delicious, but nothing really special. The pasta was good and al dente. There was a good enough kick to the sauce and plenty of shrimp in the dish. Portion size was slightly larger then what you would expect.
Bryant Park Sea Grill $38.50 – Several of my coworker ordered this dish. If you're hesitant about the price, order something else because that's what you'll be thinking about during each bite. This dish consisted of a lobster tail, large diver scallops, large shrimps, and saffron rice. For the amount of seafood in the dish, it is worth the price. There were at least 3 large seared scallops. Each ingredient was cooked perfectly. The lobster tail was split in half for ease of eating. The shrimp was large and the rice tasted buttery soft. (I ate off my my coworkers plates).
Grilled Atlantic Salmon $28.50- Good, you can't really mess up salmon. Decent portion size and it came with cute tiny potatoes!
Pan Roasted codfish with black ink risotto $28.50- I tasted a bit of my coworkers risotto and thought it was good. If you like squid ink pasta, you'll like the risotto.
Desserts- I can never pass on desserts! I was seriously full from the appetizers and entrees but was able to taste a couple of the desserts. I thought the presentation was great, but I will prefer to skip dessert next time I dine at Bryant Park.
NY Cheesecake with ice cream $10.50- It was a deconstructed cheesecake. I didn't really like it.
Chocolate Peanut Butter S'more $10.50- I didn't really care for the peanut butter mouse. The honey graham cracker ice scream was tasty.
Autumn festival $10- The applesauce spice cake was okay, but not something I would eat. I like the poached pears, they weren't too sweet. Pumpkin mousse wasn't memorable.
Warm Chocolate tart with vanilla ice cream $11- I can never turn down chocolate cake. It was warm and chocolaty and with ice cream it was perfect.
Deep dish apple pie $10.50-I just looked at the description and it states cheddar vanilla ice cream. I don't remember a cheese taste to the ice cream. The pie was good, but I'd rather get a slice of apple pie from a bakery.
Overall all of the dishes were well received by everyone on my group. Personally I do think that it was a little pricy, but then again the restaurant is located in the heart of midtown.
Yaaaaas to BP grill. This place was jamming on a Wednesday at around 4pm.. You can tell that everyone comes in here to slam post work day drinks and frolic. I came here for a quick bite to kick off my very long drinking spree with a friend and we had such a good time..
Noshed on the shrimp quesadilla and some chips with guac. You can't go wrong with that! As we sat here for a mini pre game it started to get jam packed … I mean you're right in Bryant park and the place is absolutely flooded but still not uncomfortably packed At the same time.. You can enjoy some eats at an actual table or choose to be by the bar area.. I would come back here especially for its prime location, midtown west, you can walk anywhere from here.. I'll be back 🙂
This is my favorite restaurant and bar in New York City. It's a great location, fancy foods, and fabulous atmosphere.
I came here for dinner with my family before the wedding and having dessert with my husband on the other day. Both were great!
I thought it's a little too dark for dining area, but fine. Food was pricy, but great presentation and taste.
I fell in love with creamy cheese cake! It was after dinner and I wanted to have a dessert because the restaurant I went didn't have any attractive desserts, so I came here to have a dessert and cup of coffee with my husband. It was totally fabulous experience.
I never dine outside terrace, but looks very nice! I should come back for lunch or brunch when it's sunny day.
Came here on a Tuesday night with some friends and thought everthing was just ok. Our server was very nice and attentive. To start we ordered the burata and calamari. The calamari was not very crispy at all and tasted a little too fishy (and i love fish…). For my main I ordered the salmon which was a little overdone but pretty large portion. I did love the spaghetti squash with maple syrup that came with the salmon, super delicious !!! My friends ordered the shrimp pasta and the sea bass both said theirs was good. I just wouldnt be rushing back since there are so many other amazing restaurants in the area.