I never ever give bad reviews on a restaurant but I will have to leave a bad review here.
We had high expectations for this restaurant, we aren’t locals in nyc so we came to try this place out but it was disappointing.
First when we sat down we were looking at our menu but our server( a girl ) came over made it look like she was rushing us and came over 2x in 5min. Asked us if we wanted anything to drink and ready to order. We were still looking and we said needed more time and just water at the moment. She said “ are you sure “ and saying “ this drink is good “
Then our first dish came up and we wanted to wait for our other dish to come out, while we were waiting we wanted to take some pictures but she CAME OVER again and told us we should eat our food because it’ll be cold. Mind you we ordered Eel club which Personally was already cold. We weren’t on a rush to eat it so we told her it’s fine we are okay with it being cold. She looked at us weirdly and made a face. She then turned around and I swear she whispered to the other server and said something. Our other dish came up and we were taking pictures BUT she came up again and rushed us why we haven’t ate or touched our food. Mind you the food only came up for about 5min. So she was rushing us or something. We don’t like how most os the servers kept looking at our table, made us felt very UNCOMFORTABLE. I would not want to spend money at a place where I don’t feel uncomfortable to enjoy my food at. Then why would I want to come to a high end restaurant for this.
When our third food came up “ codfish Fried rice “ she came up and asked if we wanted to mix the rice but it hasn’t been 1min we were there taking picture of the food. The way she said it was so not nice it felt like she was judging us.
We didn’t expect a high end restaurants to have this type of customer service, when we wanted our check at the end we couldn’t even find her. Where was she now. So when we asked it was another guy server that gave us the bill but it took awhile. Then she showed up to grab the bill but she just took it without saying anything. No Thank you or spoke a word. When we got ready to leave she was right next to us but did not say anything. This was not a good experience at all.
The food was mid the only good option would be Lobster spring roll
I went here with my friends, and everything this restaurant served deserves a standing ovation!
The food is amazingly good—every dish comes with beautiful presentation, and you can really tell they use high-quality ingredients. I loved everything; even their simple cucumber salad was incredible—spicy, fresh, nutty, and perfectly balanced.
I absolutely love this place! The ambience is great, and our server was very friendly and attentive. If you’re looking for a restaurant that serves food made with love, you must visit 53.
Shout-out to Chef Mark, Chef Adam, and the entire team for the amazing food. Highly recommended! ❤️
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.12.13
Thank you for your kind words efraim. We enjoy being able to provide you with a 5-star experience! The 53 team is looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future.
Food is good and service is good , but we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated even though we had a reservation and it was past time reservation. Also, they couldn’t find our jackets, coat check took so much time too. For this price they could accommodate little better and be more friendly ❤️
Would not recommend this place to anyone trying to celebrate or simply have a good night out, The host ruined a surprise engagement by bringing it up before even being seated, okay sure, we proceeded with our dinner just to find hair in our food !!! Threw off the whole vibe : , ) our server didn’t even care enough to come check on us after that … got served “complimentary” duck (that we don’t eat) then got charged for because we asked for the check after being disgusted by our meal. Too many better quality places out there with excellent service
Excellent dinning experience.
The food was great.
Myers, our server was simply perfect.
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.12.01
Thanks for joining us at 53, Margarita! We’re glad that your party had a 5-star experience, and our team hopes to see you again soon. If you'd like to follow and tag us, @53nyc, we love seeing your photos!
Stopped in for drinks - awesome ambiance and drinks. Staff were incredibly friendly. The bartender, Miguel, is the best.
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.12.01
Thanks for joining us at 53, Ryan! We’re glad that your party had a 5-star experience, and our team hopes to see you again soon. If you'd like to follow and tag us, @53nyc, we love seeing your photos!
Great food, staff did a wonderful job serving our large group. Everyone was able to find multiple shareable dishes they could enjoy.
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.11.26
Thanks for joining us at 53, Alfred! We’re glad that your party had a 5-star experience, and our team hopes to see you again soon. If you'd like to follow and tag us, @53nyc, we love seeing your photos!
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.11.21
Thank you for your kind words Antonio. We enjoy being able to provide you with a 5-star experience! The 53 team is looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future.
Food flavors we excellent. Food serving was quick, place settings were cleared immediately upon finishing. The 4 choices were all excellent but don’t miss the Tenderloin and Black Cod. Ice cream sandwiches were also amazing.
Reply from 53 NYC
2025.11.18
Thanks for joining us at 53, Mike! We’re glad that your party had a 5-star experience, and our team hopes to see you again soon. If you'd like to follow and tag us, @53nyc, we love seeing your photos!
I really enjoyed the ambiance and service
The food was spectacular
Garlic fried rice was great
Soup dumplings were great as well
It’s expensive so watch out but the cocktails were great as well
Reply from 53 NYC
2023.01.06
Thank you for taking the time to share feedback on your recent visit to 53, S. Our team works incredibly hard to ensure our guests have the best dining experience and we will try our hardest to deliver that next time you come in!
It’s a cozy place but for an Asian taste this is not a good place for food experience. It’s lacking of that savory flavor. Very pricey as well! If there’s anything I will order the clay pot scallop truffle with rice. Beef tenderloin peppercorn. Salmon carpaccio was ok. Will never order lobster rice in lotus leaf. Royal shumai is tasteless! I won’t recommend the dessert we order here as well.