The Owl's Tail — Restaurant in New York

The wait staff was truly lovely but when my neighbor knocked my glass of red wine all over my pants, they let him escape. Yes, i was given salt in an effort to save my pants. No, I was not offered a discount but was asked if I wanted a “shot.” I kindly asked for a taste of an aged tequila to ease my pain but instead was given a concoction of an herbal Upper West Side tincture that made me not want to return to these neck of the woods. Did I have a great time? Yes, I most often do have a blast. With so many choices to enjoy oneself in this fantastic city, I won’t be returning to a place that happily accepts my 25% tip without offering to take care of my dry cleaning bill.

The bottle of Gigondas was not the one on the menu, but what I had of it did not disappoint. The cheese plate was good as well.

If my neighbor wouldn’t have been as clumsy, I would have walked out content.

My point is: if something out of the ordinary happens and another customer ruins one’s outfit, be generous and take tender loving care of your client. I bring a lot of good cheer and I very much appreciate kindness (which I experienced) and generosity (which was...

Very bad attitude from our server, who messed up then snubbed us. We ordered two martinis & 2 apps. I have never seen deviled eggs on a restaurant menu before, so we decided to try those. The martinis were excellent. Then came the brie app alone. After 15 minutes I politely inquired about the eggs, assuming they were forgotten which is no big deal. Our server got defensive and said we ordered the shrimp app, or dumplings (?), a response that was both argumentative and confusing. We clarified that we were only waiting on eggs. Later, out came dumplings, presented by someone else and we had to re-explain that we never ordered dumplings. That person took the wrong app back and our server then flat 100% stopped coming to our table (although he attended tables near us). I had to wave down a different server to ask about a glass of wine that I ordered long before. Then again, I had to flag down staff to ask for our check bc we were completely ignored. The check included the dumpling app we never ordered and never hit the table. Just sort of ridiculous. I gave the food a 3 bc the brie app had an indiscernible amount of brie and...

Pretty mediocre and overrated, generally speaking. The drinks are the stars of the show. We ordered 4 food items, half of them were astoundingly unimpressive and genuinely cheap seeming.

The Meatballs and Cornmeal Biscuits were pretty fantastic. But the Cornmeal Biscuits were laughably small. Like, if you're worried about getting BIG biscuits... don't be. They were about the diameter of a gold dollar. Very small.

The Shiitake and Brie Focaccia and Shrimp Dumplings were both genuine letdowns. They were truly "cheap" in both presentation and experience.

When I say "cheap" I mean they were on par with pre-packaged grocery store food.

The service was ok at best. Everyone is friendly. But the quality of the service hovers within the realm of "bare minimum."

It's a cute date spot thanks to the vibe.

But the food is mediocre and insultingly priced for what it is. Everything is, frankly. Even the drinks which are delicious.

The pricing philosophy seems to be: Upper West Siders are rich, so they'll pay whatever we tell them to.

Nothing here is actually...