Fred's — Restaurant in New York

The owner or manager at Fred's is the best! This man was so accommodating to the large party that was my family and friends. He also engaged us without becoming overbearing. It's a pity his staff wasn't the same. They were brusque and even seemed like they didn't want to do the job they were there to do. Thank God for this wonderful manager who made up for their poor behavior.

We dined outdoors and I had the juciest of medium lamb burger. My family had various other dishes including pasta and salads. One salad was obviously not on the fresh side. The leaves were wilting. Some parts looked dried and when we compared it to others on the table the difference was night and day. My aunt promptly sent it back. She didn't want anything else because she was afraid her action would cause staff to treat her/us with even more disdain. She just picked off of our salads Haha. Sad because she said this was one of her favourite restaurants.

My other issue is I have no pics of our other delicious meals because pics at table is a NO NO with mi familia. At home I can usually sneak some in but it was too had to accomplish here.

I managed to get a few shots on on my way to the toilet though. Take that family! In. Your. Faces! Hahaha.

I had a personal situation. It's an animal friendly environment (didn't know this prior) and I was super scared peeing and having dogs and cats look at me. Yeah yeah pictures but my phobia and I had a bit of a time in that toilet trying to close my eyes and get my business done at the same time. Hahahaha! I'm happy that fur baby lovers have a spot they can come to though.

Overall experience sans wait staff...

Took my little one to New York City for a museum trip. Afterwords she was hungry...what kid isnt after walking around NYC. So I googled "family friendly restaurants" and Fred's popped up. So we headed here. Well I am glad we did. We were seated immediately, as they have indoor and outdoor seating. We sat outside, and the staff on hand on Saturday was amazing. They were 100 percent on point with the service, and a pleasure to deal with. They made sure my little one had crayons and a coloring page, which is cool for us parentel units. The staff on hand ensured we were satisfied, checking on us several times during the course of our meal. The prices are decent, considering we were eating in Manhattan. Inside there are pictures of dogs on the walls which my little one loved. The food was good, my little one claimed that they had the best chicken tenders ever, I jad the hanger steak which was cooked to order and it was pretty dang good. Thank you to the staff at Freds for the great service and...

Quite possibly the best meal I’ve ever eaten anywhere, at any point in my life. I had the wild mushroom and arugula flatbread with caramelized onions, goat cheese, and hot honey - a perfectly balanced blend of salty, sweet, bitter, and heat - a meal so perfect that my 15YO son, who doesn’t even like mushrooms, admitted it was the best pizza he’d ever eaten. He liked it so much, in fact, that he asked if we could swap our meals, and I was happy to oblige as he had their famous mac & cheese which was absolutely out of this world. Neither one of us could decide which entrée we preferred!

Meanwhile, my wife had the turkey burger which was flavorful, juicy, and not at all dry as is often the case with turkey burgers. Very well-seasoned, as well. Cocktails, appetizers, prompt and friendly service - it was just an absolute joy dining at Fred’s. Keep up the good...