Maze by Gordon Ramsay

Very disappointing. Bar and restaurant are one with people walking in around the tables and the music is techno dance and so the ambiance is dreadful. It isn't so much that the food is poor but, please, an overpowering cauliflower puree, rum and raisin jus and delicate scallops? Or another example, a fillet steak smothered in a sort of hickory smoked BBQ sauce or sea bass with a vinegar soaked tomato salsa are not winning combinations. Some of the dishes were insanely over-seasoned. The mark up on some frankly average wines were the biggest I have ever encountered. I have eaten at The Maze Grill in Grosvenor Square and whilst it is a slightly different style of cuisine the quality of the latter surpases it's NY sister by a country mile. I have read several reviews raving about this place but I'm sorry, I just don't get it. At best it was average. We also ate at The Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station. The kitchen staff at the Maze should go there and learn how Ramsey's ethics of high quality locally sourced seasonal produce cooked to perfection should be put into practice. The waiting staff I have to say were excellent however.
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AJ
Friday, May 09, 2008

Whilst in NY for Christmas we decided to have Christmas Dinner at Maze. We were not disappointed. We've tried numerous GR restaurants here in London but this is the first time we've enjoyed GR Stateside. The 4 course menu was excellent, the food was superb and portion size ample.

The staff were attentive and the atmosphere warm and friendly.

It is such a shame that other diners have not experienced such a wonderful evening - please try it again, you won't be disappointed!
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

This is a place that should be skipped! I went here with 4 other people and they gave us a table of 3...so the other people should sit on the floor? Besides sending us to a table that didn't properly seat all of us, it was our friend's birthday. We told the hostess and server to put a birthday candle on our friend's dessert when she orders one. Did they remember? NOPE! It wasn't even a busy night and NO ONE APOLOGIZED! They also add gratuity to your check, so they added $80 in gratuities to our $240 check! I don't mind paying for fine dining, but I think this is out of the league of nice restaurants like Boule in Tribeca. I would skip this restaurant!!!
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Talia
Wednesday, September 05, 2007

I am stunned that this place has yet to be reviewed and seems to have such a bad rep with the people we spoke to in New York that had been there.

We went there for Dinner on a Saturday night and it was brilliant. The food, the service, the wine, the decor. I have been to a couple of Ramsay restaurants in London (where I live) and this is certainly up there with them. Its a lovely quite dining room with lovely modern decor (but tastefully done) and then a step into a beautiful contemporary New York Bar. All in all me my wife and my parents loved it and so did the other diners in there at the time. Wake up New York! This is an absolute must!!!
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Chris Rodger
Friday, July 06, 2007