Musette Wine Bar — Restaurant in New York

I was excited to see this wine bar arrive in West Harlem. I’ve passed it many times since it’s opening. A friend and I decided to reserve a table on Sunday at 5:15pm. There were no diners upon our arrival, but several people were at the bar. Once my friend and I were seated, our waiter took our drink orders. He was very knowledgeable of the wines offered and made some great suggestions. There was no offering of bread, just a glass of water! I had the Lambrusco and my friend had one of the $22 wine samplers. We both found our selections to be okay. I ordered the honey wings and burrata, while my friend ordered the flatbread. Again, they were okay. The main concern that I had was when the desserts we had ordered were brought out. A man (maybe a manager or additional waitstaff) walked towards our table with our desserts, but seemed reluctant to give them to us when we indicated that they were the desserts we ordered. He then laid them on the bar and disappeared into the kitchen. He then came out reclaimed the dishes from the bar walked past us, and went directly to the table next to us. I would like to mention that this was a table of white people. They declined the dessert, whereupon he then walked over to then give us the desserts that we indicated to him were ours from the beginning! I enjoyed my crème brûlée, however my friend’s berry tart was inedible. What we assumed was melted butter was puddled on the sides. This we did mention to our waiter. He offered to have it remade. At that point we were ready to leave. (The previously mentioned group of people had an infant that intermittently shrieked at the top of her little lungs!) We just wanted the dessert taken off the bill. A few minutes later another crème brûlée was brought out! 🤷🏾‍♂️ We tipped our waiter well! (None of the afore mentioned was his fault!) He was hustling! I want this wine bar to be successful. It could be a real asset to our community. It’s close to my home and has the appearance of a great meeting place to sip and chat! One day and I will stop in again with the expectation that I will have a better drinking, eating, and...

This spot was recommended to me but maybe I came in too early (1:50pm). I specifically came for the crème brûlée and the chai latte which they didn’t have either of. The machine was broken for the latte and I was informed that the crème brûlée would be available after 5pm. I hadn’t seen anywhere on the website that certain food is served after a certain time because I would have waited. I settled for a hazelnut iced coffee which wasn’t that great (maybe human error).

There were a couple of pastries on the counter and a nice wine selection. I don’t think I’ll be returning although I can definitely see how the ambience and environment could change later in the evening. i’d say try for weekend brunch or on an evening after work.

Update- there was a man (maybe owner) that was nice enough to inform me that they would be drilling, which he didn’t have to do. The barista also spoke on my way out and because of these two things, I changed my review to reflect more of a...

I came to celebrate a friend here while in town. We planned to meet around 9 and when I arrived, I was greeted by a paper sign noting they're closing early. Nothing was posted on their social media, and when I asked if I missed something, the bartender had a bit of an attitude and said it was just the sign. There was no acknowledgement or consideration that this might be super inconvenient for customers. Before that, I wasn't greeted upon entry and when I found the waiter/host, his only words were that they were closing at 10. Yes...thanks, I've discovered that. I found the service to be inattentive and frankly a bit rude, which like, you're on 131st street, relax. The wine was fine, but the bartender wasn't particularly friendly and it didn't seem like the place or time to engage with the menu to understand the flavor profiles of the wine. Two stars since they didn't immediately kick us out at 10, but I...