16 Prospect Wine Bar and Bistro — Restaurant in Westfield

If I could give this place negative stars, I would. 16 Prospect isn’t a restaurant — it’s a hostage situation disguised as fine dining. The second I sat down, I knew I had made a mistake. The menus were sticky, the silverware looked like it had survived the Great Depression, and the smell hovering in the air was something between wet mop and burnt grease trap. The food? Honestly, calling it “food” is generous. My appetizer looked like it had been microwaved straight out of a gas station freezer. The main course was somehow worse — the steak was gray, rubbery, and tasted like it had been boiled in tap water. The vegetables were limp, lifeless, and probably older than me. Whoever runs the kitchen should be investigated by the FDA and the FBI. Also I heard the two owners touching food with their bare hands constantly. The drinks? Undrinkable. My cocktail tasted like melted ice cubes with a splash of nail polish remover. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used expired juice boxes for mixers. And they had the audacity to charge Manhattan prices for this dumpster fire. The live music? Torture. Imagine a middle school garage band covering songs they don’t know, but crank the volume up to “my ears are bleeding.” It was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think, which was maybe a blessing considering I was thinking about how to escape. By the end of the night, I had a pounding headache, an upset stomach, and a $100 bill for the privilege of suffering. 16 Prospect is where good nights go to die. Do yourself a favor: stay home, eat a slice of bread, and you’ll have a better meal than anything this place...

I’ve had better service at McDonald’s. I understand with COVID and everything but considering that everything opened back up I need to explain my service here. I will say we did not have a reservation but the hostess did manage to sit us very quickly and it didn’t interfere with their customers who had reservations. We were given water by the busboy 5 minutes minutes into sitting down - great! 10 minutes later our waitress comes by not even a hello or a greeting, nothing. All she said was “are you ready to order drinks?” The drinks came in a timely manner our app orders also came in a timely manner but when it came to our entrees it took the waitress 45 minutes to come by and ask us for our order. When we placed our order we also placed a glass of wine that never showed up. It took 25 minutes to make 2 salads. Meanwhile, a couple sat down next to us and they ordered their drinks and got theirs first while we never received ours. I can understand that she might have been the only waitress but from what we were able to see and feel is that we were being forgotten. Sorry but not a pleasant...

I would give 16 Prospect Wine Bar and Bistro zero stars if I could. The moment I entered the establishment it felt like a basement rec room rather than a cozy bistro. The outdated interior design from the early 2000s remains unchanged and clearly demonstrates its age. Our server vanished for an extended period before returning with incorrect beverages while the service pace remained extremely slow. He took so long that the dishes arrived at room temperature. The heat lamp seemed to have warmed my dish for thirty minutes because it lacked flavor and tasted stale. The wine selection at this wine bar failed to impress since it offered standard choices at elevated prices while serving my glass at half capacity. The establishment reached its peak noise level which made it impossible to find any peace. The combination of poor live music and bar noise created an environment where relaxation became impossible. The experience at 16 Prospect left me confused about why people in Westfield choose to eat there. You should avoid wasting your money at 16 Prospect because this place offers nothing but...