The East Pole Kitchen And - New York

Great, cozy restaurant. Food was overall delicious. The pork chop special was unexpectedly a bit spicy, but the halibut was fantastic. Pumpkin soup to start was perfect. Would go back!

The food was fine but it was downhill from there. We were packed on the bottom floor with people just about on top of each other with a low ceiling. In the Covid age not the best thing because in a dining situation the customers are unmasked for eating. PNext, I ordered a Bellini which was not only unlike anything I ever drank and so little in amount, so when I refused to pay I had to wait extra time until the manager could authorize it since apparently he/she was not there. Here comes the beauty. I paid with the credit card and before I left I checked to make sure there was a signed copy with tip added. After we left and crossed the street and were talking, my waiter came out of the restaurant asking me if I had taken both receipts and that he could not process it without them. I checked my pocked and pulled out the customer copy and added the tip again and signed my copy and gave it to him. There was no doubt in my mind and have witnesses that I left a signed and tipped store copy before I left. I felt humiliated, and only because of their incompetence.

The burgers were great and I loved the variety of cocktails, including a fun winter cocktail! The service was terrific and the room and bar were lovely.

The tables are on top of each other with pandemic going on this is not good. Food was over cooked. Expensive for what we had.

Busy Sunday, but service fine and food very good. Food prices as expected, but for a cup of coffee seems a bit much.