State Grill And Bar

We had a delicious meal after visiting The Empire State Building. Initially we couldn’t find the restaurant and were directed to the Mexican restaurant. We decided to leave as it we were expecting fine dining. We then realised we had been in the wrong restaurant re the Mexican restaurant. The steak we had was delicious and I’ve never had calamari taste as good. We are visiting from the UK and have family in the USA. I will highly recommend State restaurant. It’s a lovely restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. The serving staff were very attentive and chatty. It was just the perfect restaurant after a long day. Well Done a lovely restaurant.

I went here for a work event and I have to say the food and service were fabulous. Upon arrival the hostess accompanied me to my area downstairs where I checked in and the server (after being seated) asked what I wanted to drink. The food was delicious.. Salad was fresh the pasta was super good but the desert omg tasty to say the least. The server always had my glass of wine full and offered to put my cake in a to go bin for me.. service was a 10. I would recommend this place. Wish they gave access to the top of the Empire State Building since we dined here lol

Wow... mind blowing dinner. The atmosphere in the restaurant is classic sophisticated. I could imagine Sinatra eating there back in his day. Lighting was dim, but absolutely wonderful. There was wven little lamps on each table that gave off light that had the same brightness as a candlelight dinner. We ordered the calamari and the texture of it was perfect (not extra chewy like I am used to). The coating on it is even better. Seriously, I would order just a bowl of that and be happy. The peppers were also cooked in the same coating and they gave just a tad bit of heat. So, be careful, you might expect to bite into a peice of calamari, but actually bite a pepper. For dinner I ordered swordfish with the risotto. The risotto was al dente, maybe even a little less than that. I still enjoyed it. The swordfish was incredible, and definitely fresh. The aroma was fresh off the grill. My dinner companion ordered the salmon which was also clearly fresh. Like... "eating next to a river in Alaska" fresh. For desert, we shared the limoncello and blueberry tart. The tart portion was creamier than any tart I ever had and the blueberry sauce was fermented for a week (I know, sounds like it would be rough... it was not). The blueberries themselves tasted fresh from the farm. For drinks, we ordered Manhattans because... we were in Manhattan. I know, "touristy". You'd be correct. Whatever. It was amazing. Then we had old fashioneds. Super. Nuff said. The service was extraordinary. When something we ordered was brought to te table, we were given a rundown of what went into each dish. The staff gave a sense of genuine pride in the restaurant and it thriving as a business. Hard not to be extremely impressed by State Grill& Bar

We went to the State Grill and Bar as part of our Empire State Building ticket, and what a delicious choice we made. The menu we were able to choose from was deliciously prepared and excellently executed. The steak was perfectly cooked, the oysters were sumptuous, the brussels were perfectly cooked and dessert was divine. The atmosphere was so lovely and the service was expert level. Not to be missed.

Dined on a Friday night with my friends that I have not seen in years. Jay was AMAZING!!! Super chill, patient and kind. We were there 5½ hours and spent over $400. It was worth it!!! Food was really good! We would come back again. Thanks Jay for making it an awesome reunion for us! You're so fantastic!!!!