The Bazaar by José Andrés Reviews

Food is exceptional. Lots of creativity. Quality ingredients. However, the service is not what it should be considering the price tag and the pedigree of the chef. I arrived at the restaurant when it was 75% empty. Front of house at the host stand was completely frazzled and overwhelmed. Got checked in and then the person walked away. The nest person stepped up and asked me if I was staying at the hotel. I wasn’t. Couldn’t figure out why that might be relevant. Asked me if I was Daniel. Had to tell them I was not Daniel. Couldn’t figure out why they were having so much confusion and drama. No one offered to take our coats. By the way, walking into a hotel hosted restaurant with heavy winter coats is probably a good sign that you’re not staying at the hotel. Was offered a table that had a lot of wobble and no one seemed interested at first in resolving that. Eventually, the server did. As dishes came out of the kitchen there seem to be a staff of mostly African immigrants with limited English, who more or less through the plates on the table and walked away. I’ve actually had better service than that at $25 dinners. Cocktails came out after our third course. Despite ordering nine different dishes, utensils were not changed out until after the fifth course. Our initial server laughed when I told him that no one had offered to take our coats and that the front host seemed to be very overwhelmed. She just kept giggling like she was stoned out of her mind. Second server was much better. But a lot of really poor for second and third impressions. Wouldn’t go back based on the cost of the restaurant. There are so many options in New York at this price level and at this food quality level. No need to tolerate this level of service.

The Bazaar is within the Ritz Carlton Nomad, hotel New York. The interior is wrought with a nautical theme, custom millwork displays and fabric back-lit spheres and is generally attractively crafted. The a la carte menu is divided into 7 categories, each with a melange of Japanese & Spanish food influences. I found Iberico Pork cooked over a robata grill while Japanese wagyu is grilled on a charcoal oven from Spain, Other menu items include delicacies like Japanese Sea Urchin Cone, Wagyu Air Bread and more. My selection included: Maine Lobster and Oysters with Beans........a great choice. Excellent drinks ranging from a smooth milk punch ( I love this drink) to sake, to Japanese and usual spirits as well as Japanese and Spanish wines. Prices can seem ridiculous in light of portion sizes but dishes are delicious and heavy on presentation making the experience memorable.

We had the perfect dining experience. The food was exceptional- every single dish (served tapas style in this Spanish flavored restaurant) was singularly outstanding in both presentation and taste- from the smoked oysters to the caviar cones to the Jose's taco to the honey-miso eggplant to the wonderful chateaubriand tenderloin. And even the drinks and desserts were special- I had a coffee martini which I loved, and the olive infused vanilla ice cream was exceptional. And the service matched that highest level too, from beginning to end. Capping it all off was the fact that the restaurant looked beautiful, and the atmosphere was great- very lively but not too noisy. My wife and I have had many special meals all over the world, but this experience was one of our very best. We are glad we live in NYC as we will be returning very soon.

Nice place to have cocktails and lite bites , meet with friends or just sit back relax and sip on the glass of wine. Absolutely Beautiful ambiance

While the food is outstanding, but this is also an experience. The gracious Ritz staff got us to our evening's host to start the tastings. First is downstairs and was wonderful large portion and very flavorful tapas with an original cocktail and a big table to relax. Not rushed. Then to the bar for a bit to relax, another cocktail and bites. Up a few floors to enjoy the main courses again at nice table. The sommelier was so charming and helpful. Everything was like so many from his restaurants, innovative and satisfying. And we tried some extra things with the Sommelier. Finally up to the top for a seat at the edge with a view of the city for caviar and bubbly. Truly decadent.

We have eaten at the Bazaar in LA and Miami. Both places the food was outstanding. So when we saw that it has opened in NYC, we were really excited. I just got home from a very underwhelming meal. I am vegetarian. Surprisingly there was no substantial main course. And what there was was extremely disappointing.

Everything José Andres brings to life is magical. Delicious, high quality dining in a beautiful setting! The Jamin Experience should not be missed. The liquid olives were devine. Service was best in class.

Located on the first floor of the prestigious The Ritz-Carlton hotel, José Andrés’ restaurant is a real gastronomic temple that elevates Spanish cuisine with a dose of cutting edge and spectacle. Despite having a reservation, we had to wait a few minutes for the table, but the wait was sweetly compensated with an appetizer on the hotel terrace, a place with spectacular views. Once seated, the location near the air conditioning, too intense at times, was the only “but” of an almost round experience. The service, attentive and well coordinated, deployed a parade of dishes with a perfect rhythm. Among the starters, stand out the iconic ‘Ferran Adrià’ olives, an explosion of flavor and technique, and bread with tomato and ham, a tribute to the roots. Among the main ones, foie gras wrapped in cotton candy and Japanese sea urchin cone are pure culinary alchemy. The fifteen-course tasting is a real feast for the senses. It’s not an economic option, certainly, but it’s worth every dollar. For a special occasion, it is an unforgettable experience.

Easiest reservations I've ever had to book... During the Super Bowl... I'm not a huge fan of professional sports so much that I forgot it was Super Bowl Sunday. That expalins why reservations were so easy to get. Wasn't much of a Super Bowl anyway. Absolutely fantastic service! From the server to the wait staff, it was fantastic. Everyone was exceptionally knowledgeable about the chef's intent for flavors and fusion of Japanese and Spanish food. Even the person bringing the plates to the table seemed genuinely ecited about the dishes and to describe them to us. I've had restaurants attempt to fuse multiple type of cuisine, but this one was right on the money. Highly recommend the olives and tacos (Appetizer and tapas, not the same dish... see photos). Example of awesome fusion was tuna empadillias. Both steamed and fried (one style on each side). Taco was Nori with cured (Spek I think) cust straight from the leg topped with quail egg. Brilliant fusion.

When the Bazaar opened in NYC I was excited because I had once eaten at the Bazaar in LA and it was my absolute favorite restaurant experience and I raved about it to everyone I knew. So I took my mom to the NYC one hopeful that she would also experience what I experienced. So the good. The Ikura Caviar Cone, Chicken Kara-Age, and Grilled Edamame were what I would expect from José Andrés. However, the rest of the food is mostly forgettable and extremely salty and some of it is disagreeable to my stomach because I feel a small pain in my stomach afterwards. My mom also wants to share that they give you such a small, meager, stingy piece of jamón in José's Taco that she couldn't even taste it and the meat in the Pluma Ibérica de Bellota was gristly. Which would have been fine, but we had ordered the classic tasting menu, which was $145 per person. Which also brings me to my next point. We ordered 2 tasting menus, but sometimes both our meals were brought in one plate. Which made it extremely weird and awkward to eat. Like the Persimmon and Seaweed Salad. And the dessert the Pan Con Chocolate. I took pictures. The Pan Con Chocolate felt like one dessert. It even had a shell. I don't know why they thought we would pay $300 for 2 separate meals to want to share one dessert, but that is what they brought us. The other point is minor, but this particular restaurant is not generous like the other José Andrés restaurants. Usually he says something like if you're still hungry after eating the entire tasting menu, then you can order more of any of the previous dishes for free, but this time we asked the waiter if this is still the case and he didn't know anything about it. He just looked annoyed we would ask him that question. Then, there was the awkwardness of the service. The dishes would either arrive all at once or we would go 10-15 minutes before getting another course. It took us an hour and a half to eat this meal, which would have been better if the food was more evenly spaced together, but especially it seemed like dessert took forever to come, and it just didn't feel like that great of an experience. But all of these points added together, and frankly, I just didn't enjoy myself at dinner tonight, which is why I'm giving this restaurant 2 stars.

We had incredible service and everything was amazing!! I went with 3 friends and we all thought it delicious! We ordered many things from the olives, air bread, scallops, cod, beef tartare, baby peach salad, and rossejat. We thought everything was incredible but our favorites were the air bread, cod and rossejat. Our drinks were amazing too! Highly recommend and will be back!!

If you want one unforgettable fine dining experience in NY, this is the place to have it. You'll have bites that you won't forget, flavors that you've never tasted together, and service that will leave you spoiled. The food is creatively prepared but not pretentious or crazy or make you wonder, "What were they thinking?!" Fun, delicious, and worth every penny. Standouts are the Asian Taco, the Hamachi Cone, and the foie surrounded by a cloud of cotton candy. The beverages are also not to be missed, and the somm we had is as knowledgable as they come -- not pretentious but friendly and committed to pairing the amazing dishes with the best cocktails and wine. The servers (and you will encounter many of them throughout your meal!) are all great. The manager, Cristina, is as awesome as they come, wearing many hats but still managing to make everyone feel warm and welcome (Jose and team are lucky to have her). This is definitely a must for that special occasion!

I can’t rave about this experience enough. The Bazaar delivers one of those rare dining experiences where the atmosphere, staff, and food all come together seamlessly. I kept saying throughout the night, “They really have their act together.” Every staff member — from the charming hostess who shared her favorites when we asked (we ordered them all!) to our server who was the perfect balance of attentive and helpful in his recommendations - to the team clearing plates before we even noticed — made us feel taken care of and appreciated 100%. Our table was near the kitchen, so I could watch the chefs work. The kitchen was spotless, and I noticed the chefs working together so calmly - and artfully plating food. It was cool to watch. (I used to think I would never want to eat at a Chef's Table - but this may have changed my mind.) Everything we ordered was beautifully plated and delicious. Experiences like this don’t happen by accident, so congratulations to The Bazaar team. We will absolutely be back!