Glass House Tavern

Food was ok, no real complaints about the food — but service was pretty bad. Our server was more interested in the other employees and what was on the television. Wouldn’t go back.

We took a day trip to NYC and decided to have lunch before a show. We were falling a little behind schedule and we needed to eat fast. We asked our bright and happy waitress if she could bring the food out ASAP. No problem. The food was delicious, our waitress was super nice, and the food was prepared quickly (for 8 people!!!) would recommend this restaurant!!!
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This is a good restaurant. Food was good. Salad tasty and the main courses were good. The food is very good. The sad part of this place is that manager owner was reprimanded multiple employees right in front of us throughout the meal. This is not a very good way to run a restaurant. One was a new employee. This is a sign of a low life owner who wants to make money that he is willing to mistreat his employees. Not a place I will go back to because of that. It is a shame.

It’s a fiver. Hands down. Terrific environment, great conversations (at the bar!), and a very NYC place to be. It’s classy and chic and the food was wonderful! I had a Grilled cheese w/​bacon and tomato and husband had Seared Tuna and calamari. Foodies! This is right up your alley when in the city. Freddie was our bartender and he was great!

Perfect location because I am seeing Waitress: The Musical right next door. Recommend making reservations as it is a small restaurant. Did pre fixe dinner menu for $ 39. Enjoyed each course. Nice, light, tasty Thai-​inspired shrimp and green mango salad for starter. Best grilled salmon I’ve ever had– cooked perfectly (medium). Pineapple bread pudding was a sweet way to end the meal with the added surprise of currents. Excellent, prompt service with knowledgable server. Overall, highly recommend for pre-​show dinner!

Popped in here last minute before a show and was pleasantly surprised, especially since we normally avoid restaurants near Times Square. Food was terrific. I had the Shrimp Fettucini with a Pea pesto and the hubby had the Seafood Spagetini. We both loved our meals and the service was terrific too. We were on a time crunch to go catch a show at the Lyceum theatre nearby and they served us super quick. Great experience, I would definetely recommend.

Pretty, Kind Service, Food Fresh and OK. Beautiful ambiance, nice and quiet around Friday lunch time, tasty bread, cream of mushroom soup not very thick but still good, Sesame & Pepper Crusted Tuna Nicoise very fresh, and the dessert — that’s what I would order again. Both the Warm Chocolate Cake and the Maple Panna Cotta were very tasty.

Cooked to perfection the chicken club had me going wild. The set up of everything by here is perfect and convenient at a good price. A good price compared to what’s near by as chain food restaurants. Fresh and very filling, will definitely go again

I Love New York… and now I Love the Glass House Tavern. From this day forward all other Bolognese dishes will have to be compared to the pasta and sauce served in this contemporary style eatery. They blended lamb with a mouthwatering sauce over curled pasta balls from heaven. I definitely over ate and wanted to lap up every spec of sauce with bread.
Everything else in the menu is 5 stars as well!!!
High tailing back the minute I return to the Big Apple!

I made last-​minute pre-​show reservations here based on the decent-​ish reviews on Unilocal,and boy, what a disaster. I inadvertently gave my mom, who was visiting, a true New York experience — «getting screwed by an overpriced crappy restaurant in Times Square.»
We had an hour and 45 minutes to eat, and the waitress asked when we sat down if we were on our way to a show. You would think this would mean some urgency in taking the order, serving the food, bringing the check, etc. — but no. In fact if anything it seemed to make everything move in slow motion. We did not get ANY food for over an hour, and after complaining to the manager, absolutely no effort was made to speed up the process (or at leas try to appease us with drinks or something.)
Speaking of drinks. We ordered 2 bottles of champagne at the beginning of the meal — clearly we were there to celebrate! Why, then, were we never given another opportunity to order more booze? Now we were sober, and hangry.
Adding insult to injury, once the food came out, it was a colossal disappointment. The veggies were undercooked and unseasoned. The steak was lukewarm, like it had been sitting under a burner for hours. Everything was «meh» or worse, and we paid $ 60/​person for the privilege of nearly missing our show. Avoid this place at all costs!

Disappointing. I’m always cautious of restaurants close to Times Square and it seems I was right to be.
We went for restaurant week and it’s most definitely not worth the price, even with the prix fixe menu. The place was completely empty — the neon sign of all disappointments. No exaggeration, we were the only ones in the place. This only hits home harder when you remember the bulk of human civilization quite literally two blocks away.
Despite the fact that we were the only ones in the restaurant for a good half hour, it was nearly impossible to flag down the wait staff.
Appetizer game is WEAK — a parfait and fresh fruits and berries. Ugh, you might as well release me into the wilderness and let me forage for myself. It only starts off the meal on a sour note when there’s clearly so little effort.
Roast corn & cous cous «risotto» with an Atlantic salmon filet for entrée. Not scrap out my tongue awful but the fish was bland and generally forgettable. Certainly not inspiring any future visits.
I did like the panna cotta at the end but at this point there’s really no saving the whole experience. Check please.

Conveniently located in the theatre district. Glass house tavern has an open friendly ambiance and is not too noisy which is a nice feature for a Manhattan restaurant. We were there for restaurant week so had the $ 25 three course brunch which was for the most part delightful. The salmon with corn risotto was amazing and the burger that I had with my meal was wonderful and really affordably priced at $ 12.95. I thought that the pineapple bread pudding which a lot of people raved about left a lot to be desired though. Our waiter was pleasant and attentive. There were a couple misses like luke warm coffee and bread that was supposed to be warm but wasn’t and the lady at the table next to us sent her bloody mary back three times for some reason or another. All in all a great place to go if you are in Times Square and don’t want to get lured into one of the tourist trap restaurants there.

With food that was this good, why couldn’t they hire staff from the maître d’ to waitstaff to make this a 4 – 5 star restaurant?
My group of 6 dined at an «off-​peak» time — Sunday at 1:30p — with a confirmed reservation. Yet we were squeezed into a table wedged between other large groups. When I called over the staff to show that there was no physical way for more adults to squeeze in without actually sitting with people at the adjacent table (in addition to noting the age of my guests being seniors), I was told the only other option was to wait — which they knew was impractical given tickets for a late matinée.
The reason for 1 star — there were two tables for 10 sitting empty right behind us. At first I was told by the maître d’ that my guests would be uncomfortable talking at such a large table (as compared with the VERY VERY intimate table he chose). Finally he told me those tables were committed for others.
And yet as we were leaving the restaurant an hour later the tables sat empty.
The food was fine. But I won’t be back.

Was staying down the street and looking for a nice place, better than a tourist chain, but not full of finance guys in suits. This place fit the bill perfectly. The waiters were very friendly, the toast chicken was great. Only downside is the dish advertised roast squash, but only came with two little pieces. So much for eating my vegetables!

TL; DR — Perhaps there are gems on the full menu. But how often are they prepared properly, as to be gems, when what I experienced showed a serious lack of quality control in chef’s kitchen? If I’m spending $ 110 for four drinks and two appetizers, everything needs to be on-​point every time I visit; from server etiquette and finesse, to space, to ambiance, to execution of every beverage and dish… and I should never feel that I’m receiving less than my fellow diners.
Full review:
I’m torn. So much potential for this to actually be an on-​point, classy-​though-​accessible pre-​show dining option. It is certainly an acceptable option for pre-​show drinks (all four craft cocktails we ordered were either good or excellent). And the ambiance is built to easily be lovely. But the finesse needed to nail all these options just wasn’t there last night, and has given me serious pause as to whether I want to give it another chance.
Comfortable bar seating. Lovely — and acoustically pleasing — space design. Though the bartender didn’t really greet or welcome us, even while cleaning the area to start our service.
It took him about ten minutes to make two drinks (and he was only making ours). Worst of all, he would slam the shakers down on the bar, hard enough to shake it and us, loud jarring noise to boot (very LES dive bar style).
Then the manager set up a three-​top directly behind us, in the only walking space there was… which led to us being unnecessarily cramped and frequently bumped…
Then we spotted a hostess dressed more casually than the same at Virgil’s, which changed the tone of the place…
Still, a 3-​star rating, until it came to the food.
The gentlemen next to us were watching their watches, making comment on how long their order was taking. When it came out, the tortellini in broth looked less than impressive (same as most other dishes we’d been eyeing at the bar), though the mussels and sesame-​crusted tuna both looked quite good. The tuna looked especially tempting, since it was a perfect rare cook, and 7 – 8 generous pieces, with the end pieces not included on the plate.
We ordered one tuna for each of us. My friend received five pieces, but with a proper cook. I received four pieces, the two center of which were overcooked, and two end pieces to boot, all with burnt sesame coating. Clearly, no consistency in portion size, fillet weight, or quality, evident by three identical dishes served quite differently (two of which were for the same dining party!). This was even more off-​putting considering the price tag, which is greater than the area high-​end sushi restaurants my friend and I have enjoyed (I paid over $ 4 per piece of overcooked tuna with burnt seasoning; maddening).
Might pop in with this same friend, if he brings it up. At this point, not likely to try again on my own accord, or to recommend to any other of my theater friends.

We stumbled upon this place when looking for something that would be open on New Years Day. If I had seen the three $ signs on Unilocal,I probably wouldn’t have chosen it but it turned out to be more affordable than I thought. We mostly stuck to appetizers but we weren’t super hungry so that was just right for us. The boyfriend and I shared an Egg Nog cocktail which was amazing ($ 13 — not bad). The bar menu has some cheaper options for those looking to save a bit more money.
Surprisingly, the place wasn’t crowded and we got seated immediately. The server was prompt and friendly. I had the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, which I misread on the menu so was expecting it there to be more than one, haha. It came with some zoodles (zucchini noodles) on the side. I thought I’d end up being hungry later but it was pretty filling! They also serve some nice assorted breads for the table. Overall, it’s a good place if you’re in the area and looking to have a quiet dinner/​appetizer/​drink!

A nice spot in the Theater District to check out before or after a show.
We actually went on a week night during evening show time and did not need a reservation. Our waitress, Emily, was very attentive and helpful with/​knowledgeable about the menu. They have a nice prix fixe option; I went with the salmon and corn risotto, which was very good. The blood orange garnish was a nice touch (I think it was a blood orange?). I’m a sucker for a bread pudding and their pineapple version didn’t disappoint.
Nice low light ambience and quiet enough to have a good conversation, although we were upstairs away from the bar. I’d definitely go back.

Very nice restaurant, sensitive to time and excellent service.
On a trip to see Lea Mis we needed a place to eat. The original place I called the day before said that no reservation would be necessary. So I didn’t make one, when we arrived they could not seat us, undeterred we walked next door and had a great experience.
We were seated in the upstairs by the window, which is quieter than the ground floor with the bar. We were greeted quickly by a smiling waitress who took our drink order and the. Asked if we were going to the theater tonight, when we said that we were she said she’d make sure everything came quickly.
I had roast duck, my wife had a fish dish & my mother got pasta. Everything was delicious. Cooked very well flavor in every bite. Everything tastes and felt upscale. The food was certainly a quality, not quantity approach, but no one felt cheated wen the plates were empty.
The manager came over and said he felt like it took too long to get food to our table and he’d like to offer us desserts on the house. No one had complained or said anything, I honestly didn’t even think it was that long, but I appreciate sentiment. I had strawberry shortcake with lemon crème, my wife got the bread pudding, and my mother got apple crisp. I liked mine best, but it was all pretty great.
Fun night and a great send off to the theater for $ 100 bucks plus tip. Worth stopping in if you’re in the theater district.

Love this place for drinks and appetizers. The risotto balls are a must try! Energetic and fun atmosphere without being so loud you can’t hear your friends. Service is friendly and attentive.

I despise Times Square so much, everything is so tacky and fake and every restaurant is a chain with terrible food. With that being said, I randomly stopped in this place the other day and really liked it. As another reviewer said and I agree, it feels like your local restaurant. It’s a nice bar that I would describe as new, casual, comfortable, trendy, and tastefully decorated, it’s the type of bar I would want to go for happy hour after work. I can’t stand the Irish pubs in Midtown that smell like beer, it’s loud and over crowded, and everyone seems to be wasted. No thanks. Moving on, the two times I have been here, there have been a fair share of people, but not so busy you wait 30 minutes at the bar just to get a drink. Fairly upscale crowd, although with anything in Times Square, you will always get annoying tourists.
Anyway, they have a decent cocktail menu, the bartenders know how to make drinks, and they’re pretty friendly. I had their rice balls the other day, which I highly recommend (6 small rice balls with truffle that comes with a side of parmesan like aioli). Delicious.