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Food was great. Our party had a burger, grilled cheese, mac and cheese, and a BLT. Everyone enjoyed their meal. The entertainment is great! We probably heard 10 songs in the time it took to eat lunch. Service was attentive and promt. Orders were correct. We enjoyed lunch and will definitely return. Waited about 15 minutes on a weekday.
I had the most wonderful time there. Everything is amazing. Jen our waitress/ Singer was amazing as you can see in the video I posted. It's a little expensive but I can see why, it's to help the singers.
I visited two days ago. It was a weekday but we were waiting at least 30 minutes. I am not a fan of long waits but it’s worth it.
The servers are also the performers and they have talents!! I didn’t know the songs they’re sining but i really enjoyed it.
The food has great taste. I would recommend the “crispy wing”. The sauce was really good.
You should be aware of that tips are already included the price.
Great experience! portion sizes were larger than expected and would have preferred for them to be smaller, allowing for quality. Service was great and the staff... well, what can I say? They made the whole experience worthwhile. The talent that they have was second to none.
If you’re looking for high class food, this place isn’t for you. It’s standard American fare and it’s a diner. Still not a bad hamburger to be found in the house. The waffle fries they serve are good.
However, it’s the singing that overshadows the ordinariness of the food. I don’t think there’s any other place in NYC, outside of being at a Broadway play, that you will be captivated by some amazing talent.
Yes, you’ll be crammed into a seat with someone to your immediate left and right giving you little room to move. But once the staff breaks out in song you won’t care.
Your food will come fast. Your server is very attentive. And they throw a 20% tip into the bill that goes to all staff
But make sure you give an extra tip that is collected in special buckets they will pass around. This goes to help the amazing talent that sings.
I highly recommend this place. If you want to escape the monotony of New York, this place is perfect! Songs are sung in karaoke mode. The waiters interact with you and it's very cool. You are served in a few minutes, which is extremely good. On the other hand, expect to wait, I personally waited 1h30 to get in. The servers are very polite and cheerful. But for the food, it's very good but it's quite basic. This place is worth the detour and the wait. It's an experience that I would happily repeat. This place is really a place not to be missed. PS: I do not recommend this place if you are narrow-minded because it could quickly bore you.
Server said: “You don’t come here for the food. You come to be entertained!” This is bang on accurate. The food is regular pub grub and was lacking flavour on all counts.
The entertainment was like no other place. Amazing singing and atmosphere. The place was buzzing. The servers are the singers and they sing to the whole restaurant while they serve. You are immerse in entertainment. It’s pretty cool actually.
No reservations allowed and the wait was almost an hour long. I’m not a fan of long waits so I’d likely not go again but glad I went once. One other negative was the push for tips. They literally pass a bucket around while you are eating and then ask for a tip with the bill.
We were a party of 4 - 2 adults, 1 child, 1 infant. On a Tuesday evening we waited ~25 minutes for a table despite the estimate given of 1 hour. I'm glad we chose to stay despite the long estimate. Large parties were seated before smaller parties, which was interesting but I'm assuming that was due to the size of tables that came available. I would say it's not a super kid friendly restaurant despite it being really fun for kids. If we had *needed* a high chair we would've had to wait longer so we opted to hold our infant instead. The hostess seemed like it was a huge inconvenience to have to lock up our stroller outside (and did the same to multiple families in front of us.) Our server was kind but did not check in with us after we ordered. By the time we were almost done with our meal another server came up and said she was covering our table while our server took his dinner break. She offered to fill our waters which had been empty for a while. The entertainment is fun and exciting, but downstairs seemed to see more of the songs up close than we did upstairs. Overall I'd still recommend this experience, just too many 'complaints' for me to give it 5 stars.
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Opening Hours
Monday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
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Tuesday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Wednesday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Thursday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Friday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Saturday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Sunday | 07:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
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