Red Dot Bar & Restaurant

What a place! Down to earth. Beautiful garden seating with a Zen fountain and incredible plantings. It’s obvious the owner is invested in providing a memorable dining experience. The menu is imaginative but not out of reach of regular Joe. The Eggs Benedict over Latkas is scrumptious! The omelette of the day was flavorful and fluffy. The Caesar Salad is crisp with crunchy homemade croutons and not overly dressed. Bloody Marys are spot on, enough spice zip and boozy enough. Will be back for sure. Would love to try their dinner.

I usually don’t write reviews but this place deserves it because of my experience. The owner is one of the nastiest person I have ever come across. Food was okay, the patio is pretty and the service by all others was great - but by golly the owner is a spiteful, people-hating and self-absorbed lady. Some of the other reviews here say the same thing and I see why. She was rude, screamed at our group as well as the poor waiters who were so overworked. She was condescending and ill-mannered, just the worst type of person you can expect in a service industry. In today’s world, service is as if not more important than food quality - and we have come across many rude people in NYC but this was disgusting. Stay away - there are much much much better options along that street, I would recommend avoiding this spot at all costs. Feel bad for the waiters and hostess - they were so sweet but were clearly scared of the tyranny of the owner. I hope the owner reads this and tries to self improve and become a better person - she completely ruined our dinner.

The food was outstanding, the service was quick and efficient, and the garden was gorgeous! We randomly stumbled upon this place while walking around hungry and were NOT disappointed! The chicken meal was incredible, the fish and chips were perfectly crispy, and their calamari has ruined me from my local pizzeria’s calamari for life. All of the food tasted so fresh and well seasoned. Honestly shocked reading the reviews here, because we had an amazing experience.

Showed up for a drink and we were greeted with service that was indifferent at best. The staff seemed somewhat annoyed that we were there. There was very little available (e.g. no sprite or ginger ale as mixers), and the very simple drinks we ordered were all over the place. The main reason we showed up was the garden patio, but we were told we could only sit on benches next to the door and not at the many empty tables on the patio because “those are for the dinner service”. Only two tables had sat down by the time we left.