Hunan Tapas — Restaurant in New York

Spoiled food, a drunk waiter, and getting harassed over tips—this place is a joke.

My friend and I ate here tonight, and it was a complete disaster. We ordered a dish, took two bites, and immediately stopped because the meat was rotten and sour. The food is similar as the pic that I post. Even after just that, my friend felt sick when we got home.

But the worst part? The waiter. A guy with glasses, reeking of alcohol and clearly drunk, chased us outside just to demand why we didn’t tip. When we told him the food was spoiled, he actually said, “Then don’t waste my time.” Lmao u mean wasting ur time by offering me rotten food？

Unbelievable. If serving rotten food and harassing customers is how this place operates, they don’t deserve to stay in business. Take this one-star rating as your tip and ur welcome~

REPLY to your reply：

First of all, maybe you should actually read your customers’ reviews instead of just firing off a defensive response. I clearly said the food is similar to the photo, not that it’s a perfect replica of the dish you served. It’s not rocket science, but I guess reading comprehension isn’t everyone’s strong suit.

As for your waiter not being drunk—well, I’m not the alcohol police, and I didn’t bring a breathalyzer, but when your waiter came storming at me like a madman, the smell of booze was pretty damn obvious. If you guys have a no-drinking policy, maybe you should actually follow it instead of letting your staff run wild. Just a thought.

And the whole “legal action” thing? Really? Maybe you should focus on getting your act together before threatening to sue someone over a bad review. Fix the service, fix the attitude, and then you might have a chance of keeping customers happy.

Oh, and by the way, I hope you understand what “the customer is always right” means. It’s...

Avoid this restaurant at all costs—spoiled food, a drunk waiter, and customer harassment.

Tonight was my fourth and FINAL visit to this place, and I’ll never be back. I ordered a dish, took two bites, and immediately stopped eating because the meat was rotten—it had a sour, spoiled taste. Disgusting. Even after stopping right away, I still felt sick when I got home.

But the worst part? The service. We had previously dined here three times, always leaving a 20% tip because the service was fine. This time, however, we didn’t tip—because, frankly, why would we? Serving spoiled food is unacceptable.

Apparently, our waiter—a glasses-wearing guy who reeked of alcohol and was clearly drunk—took offense. He chased us outside and demanded to know why we didn’t tip. When we explained that the food was bad, he had the nerve to say, “Then don’t waste my time.” Excuse me? A paying customer, in a restaurant, is wasting YOUR time?

So I have to ask—is this how the owner runs their business? A drunk waiter serving spoiled food and then harassing customers who don’t reward them for it? Is the restaurant struggling so badly that they need their staff to beg for tips rather than fix their food and service?

Absolutely shameful. If you care about your health and dignity, stay far away...

We are Hunanese looking for authentic Hunan food but it turned out to be a knockoff. In Rednote promotion, their advertise in a New York influencer claim to serve authentic Hunan cuisine here, but it’s nowhere close. Total knockoff. We called before we went to the restaurant and a guy confirmed that their chef is from Hunan. When we arrived there, the woman said that the chef was from Sichuan, not Hunan. Okay, authentic Sichuan food is also one of our favorite, and we can take it. But in fact, all the dishes we ordered are mediocre, definitely not made by chef from Hunan or Sichuan, probably like all the other Chinese restaurants in the US, by Fujian chefs. You can claim to be Chinese food, but please don’t lie. I confirmed it with you over and over, and yet you’re still lying. Absolutely pathetic. The two stars are for the young man who offered good service to our table, not...