Bocaditos Bistro - New York

It was our first time there. A friend told us about it. It was a cute place and decorated nicely. The hostess wasn't that friendly for a first impression of the place. She was ok but it's nice to start in a new restaurant with a nice welcome and hello. We sat and a server said he'd be right with us. He gave us the cocktail menu without the food menu. After about 15 minutes he came back for the drink order. As he was leaving we had to ask for the food menu. We didn't get to order our food for almost a half hour. Service throughout the whole time was very slow. Once we ordered our food it took really long to come. It's a pricey restaurant for the location. I had a typical Dominican breakfast that was double the price anyplace else. Our server was very nice. Perhaps they were short staffed, I don't know.

My reservation was not honored even though we arrived on time. Furthermore, they automatically added an 18% gratuity without informing us (party of 3) and also included a blank tip line on the bill. It is important to thoroughly review your bill as this was a very unprofessional move.

Our group of 6 thoroughly enjoyed our brunch at this restaurant. Everyone raved about their meals, praising the creative and delicious menu options.

Food was mediocre at best. Service was quite slow. Won’t be returning. Plus parking in the area is a disaster. Brunch menus were still being given at 4.45pm, and menus do not reflect those on Open Table.

Went to Bocaditos this week for Uptown Restaurant Week. Wanted to try this restaurant and was looking forward to trying it during this time. Unfortunately, and although the restaurant was advertised as being part of the uptown restaurant week, we were told they didn’t have a menu for it and could not honor restaurant week. This false advertisement was very disappointing. Ended up eating the warm seafood salad which was delicious.