Bar Pleiades — Restaurant in New York

This is a really great UES bar scene and it is not just for drinking cocktails. The full Cafe Boulud menu is available at the bar (plus the bar menu), so if you are dining alone this works well. The food at Cafe Boulud is of course excellent. The service is also excellent. They are happy to let you eat a la carte from the various menus. I have to say that I’m sorry to see the shrimp toast going away as they move their round the world menu to another cuisine; it was quite a moving experience. The foie gras torchon was excellent. Serving oysters with chimichurri is a unique and welcome spin on accompaniments. The scrambled eggs with truffles, a signature dish for Cafe Boulud, had a large amount of Australian truffles shaved on while you watch (that’s a good thing, not a bad, of course). The sliders from the bar menu were executed perfectly and had all the salt, acid, and fat to make them darn near perfect. In any case they are worth having. The duck breast was also executed exactly correct and the braised fennel was extremely, how shall we say, precise in terms of consistency, texture, and flavor (again, that’s a good thing not a bad). The desserts had really interesting seasoning and flavors, often enhanced by herbs. Overall I had a really nice meal...

This bar is so so nice and it was alot of fun. I went with my meetup group and they let me make a reservation in the bar area-I had to give my credit card but it was so nice to have a reservation. We stayed for 3 hours because it was a great atmosphere. There was a jazz performer and we ordered drinks and food. The drinks are pricey but you can weed out what you can afford-I ordered a $15 house tequila and seltzer. The bar has nice decor and it's dark and swanky. I'm definitely...

When you walk in it is amazing they bring you a trivet of snacks the moment you sit down. This comes to you from the back of the bar and the menu comes to you from the front of the bar and a glass of water

Wait and wait for someone to actually take your order but you never get your trivet of snacks refilled you feel like a king when you walk in with the service and then like "a has been" as you leave because they've no longer pay you...