Irvington

It’s a little overpriced but the food is still pretty good. The ambience is nice; it’s really spacious and well decorated. The restaurant is mostly hard surfaces, however, so although it wasn’t near full capacity, it was really loud. My boyfriend and I shared a wild mushroom flatbread, which was pretty tasty, but I guess when a flatbread is $ 16 I’m expecting more than just mushrooms with parmesan. I got the orecchiette, which was good, but nothing super special. Overall, it was a good experience.

Great brunch. Loved sitting by the open kitchen. Loved everything we ordered and service was terrific. Will use it as our go to brunch place in NYC.

Nice place for dinner, soft bread and pasta are great choices.

I would say 4.5, mostly for the great food. The Irvington is located in the W hotel on Park near Union Square.
We got there on a Wednesday evening and were seated right away. There were plenty of people at the bar and a few people eating dinner.
The appetizer heirloom tomato salad was light and delicious. The ingredients were fresh: lobster, corn, heirloom tomatoes, pecorino, avocado, and vinaigrette. It definitely made you crave more. The Bucatini ($ 22) was very rich – tomatoes and pasta were excellent and there were good-​sized bits of lobster. The portion wasn’t huge but it was enough because it was quite flavorful. The lobster roll was kind of small for the price but it looked good; the chips were good. The server was appropriately attentive and not in your face.

The drinks were decent, the waitress, in particular the Asian one needs to go, she is doing no one any favor by being boring and stale faced. I am not quite sure why she is in such bad mood. Other bright waitress had come to rescue and management needs to address this issue. Fix that bartender face. Fix it!!!

I came to this restaurant/​bar for an event on a Wednesday and was impressed by the friendliness of the staff. We had a spot reserved upstairs, so we went up the cool spiral staircase into a small-​ish room that overlooked the restaurant. The apps were great and much healthier than the usual fare at this kind of event. I was expecting passed hors d’œuvre like pigs in a blanket, mini quiches, chicken wings, and other fried deliciousness. Instead, the upscale nature of the hotel was reflected in the spread-​mini sandwiches, hummus, and a wonderful veggie platter with heirloom carrots, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and other fresh veggies.

Alright, so I created a Unilocal account specifically to address the problems I had faced while dining at the Irvington tonight because it was so damn horrible.
The hostess was a bright and friendly, cheery spirited female in her early twenties who properly greeted all of her guests; she was great. However, the minute I sat down at the bar area, I was rudely greeted by one of the Asian female bartenders, who for some reason, was extremely cold to me. Not only did she ignore me for the entire duration of my stay, she was shamelessly flirting with the old white men sitting at the bar in hopes that she could make herself a decent tip that night; pathetic.
Luckily for her and the restaurant, there was a kind older blonde haired female bartender who immediately catered to me and brought me my meal and drinks. Upon her recommendation, I got the braised short ribs which she told me would melt in my mouth. It was literally the dryest piece of meat I have ever tasted. The only thing that salvaged it was the brussell sprouts and this cheesy, creamy, asparagus dressing type sauce which lacked in both flavor and character. The entire meal sucked and the whole time I sat there thinking what a shitty place it was; filled with drunk retards and older men and cheap, tacky bartenders who paid no attention to their customers. Needless to say, this restaurant will never get a visit from me or any of my friends and anyone i know because I will not ever, ever, recommend this place to ANYONE.

If you want just food the service makes up for it. If you want a safe decent bathroom that doesn’t look like a public restroom in union square don’t go here. It seems as if the W hotel has no longer allowed restaurant patrons to use the safe decent bathroom to hotel & bar staff and instead use the dive bar bathroom that is dirty, unsafe and has holes in the wall. Forget this place and move on. Small portions, expensive for the bathroom quality. Stay away, God only knows if there is a slasher or homeless person in the basement based on the security and conditions. Boo W (no wonder their company is not doing well).

Fun atmosphere in the bar area. I liked sitting in the lounge. Couches for comfort, tables for large groups, and private nooks for a more romantic setting. It was bustling on a Friday evening but not too crowded and easy to get a spot. Drinks are pretty good but $ 16 a piece. Service was intermittent. We had a couple different servers while we were there which may have contributed. An annoying thing was we asked our waitress about the artichoke appetizer size because we were deciding how much food to order. She said it was pretty big and estimated with her hands, suggesting it’d be fine for three people. It wasn’t. The plate was big. There were like four bites of food on the plate. Definitely an appetizer for one and a bit pricey. That being said… They were really good. The cheese plate was well received.
Good atmosphere.
Good drinks.
So so service.
Pricey.
Tasty bar appetizers.

My former colleague, who is one of the most sophisticated people I know, used to tease me about going to restaurants on Park Avenue South. Granted, it’s not the most exciting stretch in town, but I think even he would make an exception for Irvington, a new Gerber Group establishment at the W Union Square.
Mike and I have gone there twice – once with my best friend Kathleen and her husband for hot beverages on a cold afternoon, and another time for a date night. The drinks are excellent, whether you opt for something boozy or Irving Farms coffee. The space itself is farm-​to-​table but in a modern way, and the food is excellent, particularly the vegetables. I am far from a vegetarian but the whipped parsnips and carrot purée could change my mind at least for a moment. I am sure a visit in the not-​too-​distant future will take place.

Went here for drinks for my Birthday. The ambiance is very cool. Love their large lounge seating. My friends and I ordered bottles and hung out for a bit. We did not try any food. It is a great spot for drinks and to catch up with friends. It wasn’t too crowded or noisy on a Friday night. I will return.

Came here for brunch and the place was empty but beautiful décor lighting and set up. i love BIG restaurants since i live in a box, nice to not hear conversations next to her.
We were seated and ordered coffee and green tea. Our attentive waiter took our order by 12pm, lucky for me I hadn’t seen my friend for 1 year and we had plenty to talk about. before you know it at 12:45 we were informed that the food was on the way.
We had ordered the cheese and tomato sandwich for $ 16 and bacon egg and avocado sandwich for $ 15. When we got our meals at 1:05pm they were quite underwelling.
The waiter have us icecream sandwiches which were frozen to compensate. Very nice gesture.
The servings were small overall and not too bad. Maybe dinner service is better?

I came for drinks only. The décor was pretty chill. There were a lot of seats for you to sit. I also noticed big groups coming in. This is definitely a good spot for big groups or just to have some alone time with your date. I got the rose. It was pretty good. This place definitely have a lot of drinks to pick from.

This was our first time here. It was a family Saturday brunch and
I must say it was perfect. The staff was very attentive to our every need. And with 8 of us there we ordered many different dishes snd everyone seemed pleased. I had Eggs Benedict which was as good as any I’ve ever tasted. Everything cooked just right. My wife ordered the rotisserie chicken sandwich and she hasn’t stopped talking about how good it was!
Of course brunch is more than just food. The «extra spicy» Bloody Mary was right on target too. All in all a great dining experience and I’m sure we will come back.

Came here for drinks twice; the first time the service was verrrrry slow (we were sitting by the large windows facing Park) and the second time I was sitting at the bar and they messed up my order. It’s overall a lovely place and the cocktails themselves are decent but I think there are definitely better cocktail bars around Union Square to explore. I haven’t had food here yet though and I’m willing to try.

A great place to hang out, have a cocktail, and get a bite to eat after bumming around The City for the afternoon. My summer go-​to drink, the Negroni, was perfectly made, with Bombay Sapphire and a lemon twist, and the Irvington Burger was really, really good — someone across the bar ordered one, and I had to order it based in looks alone. I’m really glad I did. Nicely seasoned beef, harissa aioli (mmm, heat), some crispy onions, and Beecher’s flagship cheddar (presumably from the Beecher’s shop off Union Square) made for quite the tasty and satisfying burger. (My thanks also go to the kitchen for getting ‘medium well’ right — why do so many places find that so hard?)
The setting is quite nice, modern but comfortable, with a good vibe and good music in the background. Definitely worth checking out — and Starpoints to boot!

If I could select 3.5 stars I would for this spacious and cleanly designed room with pleasant service. The food is overall quite good but the prices are too high for the portions. Nonetheless, this is a fine enough place to meet friends for dinner in Union Square (even if in a hotel). We started with a bottle of rosé and my friends enjoyed their grilled chicken pallard and Irvington burger (served with crispy fries).
The lightly fried artichoke appetizer was nicely prepared as were the two sides that I had in place of a main: the heirloom tomato and summer melon salad (yummy and summery) and the roasted corn with lime and cilantro. The corn was especially tasty, but $ 13 for a smallish bowl. Really? We finished off the meal with pistachio ice cream bars, three to an order (banana and espresso are the other flavors offered) and a sweet — but not too sweet — way to end dinner.

Looks like a lovely restaurant. Fantastic décor, great space. Menu looks good but it missed the bar on so many levels.
You can’t serve overcooked poached eggs on Eggs Benedict. We also got poached eggs on the side of the avocado pea toast — they were also overlooked. And the service was so slow.
And if you’re going to do fine dining or charge fine dining prices you need to have a barista. The lattes we ordered were bland milky coffee. They were not creamy and the coffee was pretty average.
I would expect some of these problems if it was super busy but we were only one of three couples during the two and a half hours over breakfast.
As for sides — mushrooms were fantastic (definite winner) and spinach was good.
Won’t be back for breakfast but I’ll give it a go for dinner — apparently the chef’s team is better in the evening.

Grilled octopus
Grilled octopus
Grilled octopus
That’s all I really have to say. I was staying at the W for a business trip and grabbed a late night dinner after arriving at the hotel. It was too late for dinner, so I read over the tapas menu to see what was good. So glad I got the grilled octopus. They are hearty slices paired with celery and sweet potatoes. They use this amazing sauce and dressing to compliment, but not overpower the grilled octopus and sweet potato flavor.
It was so good that I had to come back once more before I left. This time, I came earlier enough for dinner. The asparagus is also pretty delicious. If you’re a fan of flat bread, give the mushroom one a try. The pasta was a bit heavy for my taste. It was good for the first few bites, but then the cream and bacon became over powering.

I hate when I do my NYC powerwalk– darting in and out of tourists taking selfies in front of hot dog carts and locals taking selfies because they look so different from 6 minutes ago and damnit Instagram needs to know– and I end up kinda sweaty on a warm and humid day. Because then I step into a place and I feel everyone thinks I am some freak with overactive sweat glands that can’t handle a twenty minute walk.
Anyway, was never here when it was Olives, and from what I hear I didn’t miss anything, because it kinda sucked. The menu is most enticing and I had a hard time choosing from the lunch options. I opted for chicken and chorizo croquettes and a merguez flatbread. Both were really good choices and made me wonder how good the rest of the menu is. I stopped in solo at the bar kinda as a way to try a few dishes and scout the place out to see if it was worth coming back with the Missus. I would say it is. Just don’t sprint here from Grand Central and come in with a sweaty face or the bartender might react like you have the Black Plague.