Sweet Polly — Restaurant in New York

I have a very good friend who's been telling me about this place since I met her. It's her favorite place for number of different reasons. We only ate a little bit we had these incredible pickled eggs that are very small and they're and pickled in beet juice. Are topped with an amazing sea salt it's a very very interesting flavor something I really think anybody that can get to this place should try. The other item we shared was a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato bisque both of which were surprisingly tasty for something as simple as a comfort food such as that combination. I commented to my partner that the only time I see that on the menu is at a traditional Diner which anybody who read my reviews knows I'm a big fan of traditional diners however this is a different rest on it and the cheese and bread are fabulous and the soup the bisque really is super duper sick . These were really really great items . The cocktails are very fancy and original and I tried two different ones can't remember what they're called but they were both very different. We sat outside but I did manage to make it into the dining room to check it out and it's very sleek. There's some very interesting art including a rendering of the Hieronymous Bosch triptych from the what they believe is around the year 1500 called The Garden of Earthly Delights. Just like the original which is in The Prado in Madrid it is painted on three wooden panels and I'll bet you just bet you they're the exact same size. I remember seeing this painting when I was last in Spain and it's very memorable. Look it up if you haven't seen it before. It's worth it to go into this place just to see this painting however I would highly recommend you have at least a cocktail while you're there...

The service is extremely professional however I may have experienced The Best of the Best because I was with a hyper regular. They're fashionable and fun. The outdoor seating arrangement is actually very cool because of this location there's just a ton of good people watching so sitting out side is the way to go.

Those of you who know me and read my reviews know that I eat in a lot of restaurants all over the place and I only review those that I find to be exceptional. Sweet Polly hits pretty much every touchpoint I can think of in terms of a deserving of 5-star rating from me. As I work through the rest of the menu at this place I'll update this review and post some pictures so you can see what I'm talking about. But if you're in this part of town or anywhere close do not hesitate to get there. I was very cold and they even gave us blankets with the restaurants logo on them they were very warm and cozy. My good friend who I was with like them so much she said she was probably...

I’ve been here a few times and have had positive experiences, but went recently and had an incredibly negative experience with a bartender. After ordering drinks at the bar and handing the bartender my credit card (our group of 3 was sitting at table), 2 of us returned to our table while the third waited at the bar for the drinks. After more than 15 minutes, my friend came back to the table empty handed. I looked at the bartenders, and while one was restocking items, the other was very clearly not making our beverages and was chatting with customers hanging out. I decided I’d go and see what was happening. A few minutes of waiting for the bartender to come over - again, she was not working, just chatting- she came over and asked what I needed. I told her that we were waiting for the drinks we had ordered. The bartender looked confused and after stumbling over her thoughts for a few seconds, told me that she had made the drinks and left them on the bar but since we hadn’t picked them up, she dumped them. It was pretty obvious she had been smoking as she was less than coherent and this was a blatant lie. She then tried to gaslight me into thinking this was my fault, which I knew was a lie as my friend was sitting at the bar the whole time, watching her do anything but make our drinks. She then tried to recall the drinks we ordered, and when she could not and named drinks we didn’t ask for, again told me I was wrong. She eventually made the drinks, but when she handed me my card back to pay, she had rung up the order with a man’s credit card clearly not paying attention. She spent about 5 more minutes trying to find my card and didn’t apologize or offer any excuse for her clear error.

I’m sad to say that I won’t be returning to this place, as there are hundreds of cocktails bars in the city that will charge me $20 for a craft cocktail. Hopefully management will do better for the...

One of my biggest pet peeves is a bartender who fails to acknowledge a customer standing right in front of them. It to me is one of the most disrespectful acts in the service industry. I visited here on Friday evening, and was greeted warmly by the hostess. The bar was less than packed. I then proceeded to order drinks for myself and a friend, so I went to stand at the bar placing my hand on the bar and looking dead into the bartenders eyes to acknowledge I wanted to place an order. As I tend to respect a bartender's craft when they are making drinks and not bark at them, I waited. The bartender then went on to turn his back, continue shaking his shaker, turn back around, and do everything it seemed in his power to avoid eye contact and take my order. I stood there for over 7 minutes, fixed on him waiting for him to give the slightest acknowledgment as he proceeded to make other drinks, til it became so apparent that I was annoyed, that the other bartender standing at the far end of the bar came over to take my order. I then proceeded to give her my drink order, but then thought to myself, "nah, im good." I wouldn't want to give my money and have tips pooled with such a poor excuse for service bartender. If it's not your night, call out, go home. But if you're on the clock, have the decency to acknowledge a customer standing directly in front of you. If you prefer customers to bark at you, thats fair. Just wear a...