Matisse 167

Matisse 167 reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Dr . Jonathan

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing time! Great service! Delicious food! And just a great experience!
   

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   Michelle

   New York City17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a great restaurant to have a chefs table experience. The food and service are the BEST!
   

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   Lisa

   New York City51 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   More food than you expect. Banana creme brulee best I ever had. Great ambiance moroccan theme
   

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   Genesis

   New York City3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 28, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Appetizers were delicious but the rest of the food was mediocre at best.
   

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   JoeG

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 22, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Made reservations for a date with my wife after reading raves online. We were sat at a romantic table in the corner on a busy Saturday night at 7 p.m. The wait staff was immediately incredible: kind, accommodating, responsive, professional. Chef Greg came out to greet us after our meal & was magnanimous. While I want to give the restaurant pure unadulterated raves, my lasting memory of the 4-course pre-fixe meal is how uneven it was. The first course (seared octopus & hamachi crudo) was fabulous. The octopus tender and smoky, the yellowtail perfectly fresh & elevated by a wash in the wasabi vinaigrette. The second course (jumbo lump crab cake & Cajun seafood pasta) was emblematic of the overall meal. The crab cake fine, the Cajun pasta was DIVINE. The Cajun cream sauce was rich & complimented the tagliolini, atop which sat one seared shrimp & one decadent scallop. Pillow perfect & imbued with a buttery flavor like nothing I've ever tasted, the scallop was far and away my bite of the night. (When the waiter came to clear the plates, I practically grabbed his arm & used an expletive to describe my transcendent experience with mollusk.) Here's where things get weird: The third-course (pan seared prime sirloin & pan seared Chilean sea bass) was overwhelmingly average. This, IMHO, is where a meal has to stick the landing. The dishes were beautifully presented (here and across the board), but the meat was overdone & the fish was "nothing to write home about." (I didn't bother to taste my wife's plate.) Dessert (PB&J brownie & banana creme brulee) was the worst part of the meal. The brownie was poorly baked and grainy. My wife, a baker, thought perhaps the sugar hadn't fully integrated into the mix. An amateur mistake I wasn't expecting. The creme brulee was too banana forward—but honestly maybe just not for me. Three out of five stars. On the back of the scallop & by the grace of the wait stuff, I'll call it an off night in the kitchen & give it another try.
   

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   Tim VIP

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was absolutely amazing. The Hamachi Crudo and the Roasted Bone Marrow is out of this world and a must haves... The service was on point and we were enjoying our food they took their time bring each serving... I would give it 10 stars out 5. Chef Powers has elevated this place to new levels..
   

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   carla VIP

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall excellent experience…. Food was fabulous… staff great
   

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   Hector

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service and food were great and we will definitely go back.
   

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   Chris

   New York City3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had an excellent diner for our recent wedding anniversary at Matisse. The timing between courses was spot on and the food was great. My wife and I shared everything, so we got to try most things on the menu and the highlights for us included the crudo, the octopus, the cajun pasta, the sea bass, cheesecake and the creme brulee. What makes this place even more special was the service from Adrian and front of house team. We will definitely be back again.
   

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    Theresa

    Tampa3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 17, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I haven’t dined there in 25 years. It was just as great as it was back then the new chef and owner is wonderful and the same kitchen staff with the old owner. They are amazing as well. Food was amazing. The experience in the igloo was excellent so much fun for my birthday dinner and the food was amazing. The four course tasting menu was outstanding. Such a great variety. We will be back and they have private parties.
    

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