Revel Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

We came here on the last day of Long Island Restaurant week. It also happened to be the day after the year's first blizzard. We have been looking forward to coming here all week and was very excited. Sukanya, one of their hostesses was kind enough to call to confirm our reservation. Very nice touch!

There is a huge parking lot behind the restaurant with plenty of parking and they did a great job plowing! When you walk in from the lot, you are walking into the back end of the restaurant where the bar is. The decor is very modern and chic.

There was some miscommunication about the timing the pre fixe menu was offered but David, the manager cheerfully accommodated us. He actually stopped by a few times to make sure our experience was top notch. He knows his menu and made great suggestions for beer/cocktails. I wouldn't be surprised if he runs for mayor or hosts a prime time show on the Food Network. He was that awesome!

We specifically chose this location to end our LI Restaurant Week experience because of its location and scrumptious menu. Due to the storm, we had to cancel our reservations at the other restaurants for Friday and Saturday, so this was a nice way to end the week.

The price fixe menu at Revel has a lot of great options, especially for $42 per person. Almost all participating restaurants offer items with upcharges. Don't be deterred, the upcharges are totally worth it. They also offer a really nice brunch selection and for an upcharge, you can opt for a bottomless brunch. Who needs to deal with the hassles of the city when you can come here!

For starters, our very accomodating server named Hannah, brought us our cocktails. We then gnoshed on freshly baked mini corn, blueberry and banana muffins that were accompanied by small soft cubes of butter.

For our first course, we selected the Flash Fried Calamari and steamed dumplings. They were both fabulous! The calamari was lightly breaded and perfectly cooked. It came with a marinara and a creamy aoli sauce. The steamed dumplings were mouth watering. They are served with a soy sauce and spicy chili dipping sauce. The serving size was surprisingly large for an individual appetizer. This was a real treat because most places skimp on the apps. Not here! Both plates were devoured! They were that good!

For our second course, we ordered the Barolo wine short ribs and Tuscan Ricotta Gnocchi. The homemade gnocchi was served with chunks of crumbled sausage in a rich, hearty parmesan cream sauce with sundried tomatoes.The gnocchi was perfectly cooked. It was very good!

The short ribs came with this golden creamy polenta that were savory and melted in your mouth like butter. The presentation was absolutely beautiful! We would definitely come back for this for dinner. They do have it on the brunch menu but it is prepared slightly differently.

For dessert we ordered the dark chocolate peanut butter mousse. It was garnished with fresh strawberries and blueberries and whipped cream. It was topped with a rich dark chocolate sauce that was drizzled all over it. Their coffee was piping hot and bold. Just a little jolt of caffeine before heading out.

This is definitely a happening hot spot! A definite gem in the collection of Garden City restaurants for sure! There were a number of events going on in the restaurant; a 30th birthday celebration, an engagement party and a few other events. It is definitely a great place for special events and the prices are fairly reasonable. They have a beautiful bar equipped with big screen TV that are strategically and tastefully situated.

The service at this restaurant is fantastic. Hannah was very polite and provided excellent service. The atmosphere is very pretty and the seats are very comfortable. We will definitely come back. It was a great...

I LOVVVEEEE BIRTHDAYS!!!! and brunch However I don’t think I’ll return here. I took my friend here for his birthday and had a decent time. This restaurant is located in garden city, Long Island which is one of my fave neighborhoods in LI. Now the restaurant is GORGEOUS! From the moment you enter the places looks absolutely beautiful. Neon lights, suede chairs, flower walls, and tons of flowers cascading from the ceiling. There is even a photo opp at the entrance of the restaurant. There is music playing all throughout the restaurant along with wide screen TVs by the bar area if you’d like to watch some sports. The staff are nice as well, and we’re very attentive during our time dining. The biggest problem was that the food was very very underwhelming. I have never had a tasteless pancake in my life until last Sunday. We both ordered from the brunch menu , which had a lot of options. I got the mascarpone pancakes with a side of bacon and my friend got the chicken waffles. Now the bacon was perfect. Just how I like , thick and juicy. The pancakes were a problem. They had absolutely no taste and no color , not even with the coconut and marscapone topping. Thank god for the syrup , because that added some flavor to the entire entree. I did not finish my entree.My friend mentioned that he could taste the salt and pepper on his chicken, but he was hinting it was not flavorful also. He also mentioned that he wished his chicken was chicken wings not breaded chicken breast. (this is a preference and doesn’t have anything to do with the flavor )Our brunch entrees came with dessert of peanut butter mousse cake and tiramisu cake. I liked the tiramisu however my friend didn’t love the peanut butter mousse cake, but I believe that was based on preference not taste or lack of flavor. We also had the bottomless mimosas option which allowed us to change up our drinks between screwdrivers, Bellinis and mimosas for two hours (really appreciated this option) . The atmosphere was a very nice experience however, I have a lot of mixed feelings about if I would come back for brunch. It’s a very busy restaurant, so it may be safe to assume maybe the dinner options are better. But overall very nice esthetics for...

First time here, called one hour before they closed up for brunch, I was seated right away with my reservation for a party for 2. It was quite busy and seemed like people were enjoying their food provided by the restaurant. We were seated to a table right away; once we arrived. We got water and bread until our waiter came over after 10min sitting down waiting for assistance. I had to waive for service to someone near the bar; waitress made her way over and she excused herself that she hadn’t come over because it was really busy then asked what we would like to drink and if we knew what we wanted for our meals. We placed both without hesitation. We ordered the Nutella French Toast and The Ravioli with grilled chicken. Drinks were Orange juice and bottomless Mamosa. Dessert we decided on the peanut butter and chocolate moose. We finished our 1st rounds of drinks and the waiter was no where to be found; I waived again for service and asked for refills. We received our food and it was delicious. Unfortunately once again we had to call for service because waiter didn’t check on us if we needed anything. Asked for utensils and another round of refills from another waiter near by; there weren’t any utensils when we sat down from the beginning. After brunch; our waiter finally came over to tell us that the dessert we picked was no longer available and told us of other choices to choose from. We ordered ordered ice cream and the açaí bowl sherbet. Both arrive quickly and both were very yummy. Positive notes; food and dessert were very delicious! Negative notes they need to do better for service provided to customers. Half of the restaurant compared to the other side of the restaurant wasn’t so well lit therefore a tad on the dark side. Bathrooms weren’t clean; and someone needs to be more on top of them especially in the times we are now; with these diseases and germs. Prices were a little on the high side; $105 plus tip for the special brunch menu. I know the owners have other restaurants hopefully those are better at service and...