Kingside

Essen naja. Ambiente kühl. Preise überzogen. Ok aber es gibt wirklich Besseres in NY. Auch gleich ums Eck.

Everything about this restaurant is absolutely fantastic. First, the entrees came out within 10 minutes after we ordered the food (between 5 and 10 minutes). I ordered the skirt steak and salt and pepper fries and both were outstanding. The skirt steak was very moist and tasty by itself, but with the chimichurri sauce it was even more delicious. The fries were also extremely flavorful and delicious. Finally, I tried the pan seared scallops since my mom got it, and I must say that it may have been the best fish I have ever had.

This place is alright. It looks really nice and lit up once you enter.
APPS
* Cauliflower gratin — yum, cheese over toasty cauliflower is the best !
* Crispy baby artichokes — these are SUPER crispy and fried. Also came with 2 tempura zucchini
* Hay-​aged pecorino toast (ricotta + truffle honey) — this was really good! It was a thick toast cut into 4 pieces with generous truffle honey (but not overbearing and slight truffle flavor/​smell). I wish I had more!
ENTREE
* Banh Mi — thai sausage is meh and there was not enough carrots in it, nor did it have a pickle. Comes with a LARGE side of arugula salad.
DRINKS
* «The Usual Suspects» (pyrat xo rum, velvet falernum, pineapple + fresh lime) was good, had a lot more liquor than I expected

Service was shabby and food overpriced based on portion and quality. Handy spot in the neighborhood and ok if not special drinks. Nice physical restaurant so time can be spent enjoyably. Not special though and can do better

Cool place to get happy hour. Unassuming bar as part of a restaurant. Standard midtown place at the viceroy hotel. Standard trendy looking restaurant that has a menu of trendy cocktails and the like. No trendy looking people here, just your standard after work crowd. In fact I was one of them and I ordered of course your standard Pilsner with some standard charcuterie tray served with standard service from a friendly waitress. And thus I give it my standard 4 stars.

Loved this restaurant! I came here with my manager and the food was amazing.
This place is LOUD, though. A lot of people on business luncheons.
At first glance, this place is pricy. Everything, down to the French fries, is pricy.
I ordered the ($ 17) grilled chicken sandwich, which has arugula, white cheddar, avocado and lemon aioli. It was fantastic. Perfect. It came with an arugula salad — this was too much arugula for me.
I also dried the fries, very tasty.
If you don’t mind the prices, this is a great place for delicious food. If you do mind, like me, you will probably make it a one-​time place.

This place is fabulous. Connected to the Viceroy hotel, this Midtown location is bustling with businesspeople, happy hour-​goers, visitors and the New York elite. The ambiance is fresh and sophisticated, the details (such as the cute napkins wrapped at your place setting) are note-​worthy and the food is even better. I came with an out of town friend who suggested the restaurant, so we started with the tuna crudo followed by the skirt steak for myself, friend ordering the scallops. Everything was absolutely excellent. Our server was charming and attentive, but not excessively.
I returned again a couple of weeks later and sat along the window in the bar area, overlooking 57^th Street on a rainy evening. Great for people watching, staying dry and having a bite or libation!

I was here Last Monday night, first time here for quick drinks before we heading for our Monday night out. I’m with 10 of my friends and we all try the Michters old fashioned on Rocks Cocktail. The place was very nice and fancy! Great night!

Came here for coffee on a Sunday morning. Literally waited 35 minutes. Seriously?! This is New York City.

Breakfast was A+! I loved the eggs benedict! If the brunch, lunch and dinner menu is as delicious as the breakfast I’m all for it!
The staff was super attentive and their service was wonderful.

I came in on Saturday night with a friend after a wedding and was sent down to Kingside because the Roof was packed. Kingside had a lot going on as there were 2 large wedding parties taking over the bar. They were loud and one woman was so rude to the staff. We were told by the host that we couldn’t sit at the bar because it was reserved for a wedding. The manager kindly made space for us at a large bar table and took our order. We ordered The Brooklyn Nights and The Walking Dead cocktail which were recommended to us and we LOVED them. We ordered a Kingside burger split in two. The fries were a little over salted but the burger was perfect.
Although it was hectic with the wedding parties, the bartender still managed to come and check on us. We asked the manager a couple questions about what was good on the menu if we decided to come back for dinner and she sat with us and told us a little bit about everything. Very informative. We’ll definitely be back to try some of those recommendations.

I went there during brunch. I chose this place because I wanted to eat at a place that serves crudités.
There’s a complimentary bread with tomato jam. The jam is savory and served warm.
I had the Sweet pea hummus: crudités (carrots, fennel, radishes), pita. The advantage of ordering raw vegetable dishes is that the plates comes out quickly. The hummus is delicious but the dish is listed as a «small plates», then it’s a small portion of crudités and pita for the price.
Shaved zucchini: mint, lemon, pine nuts. The salad was covered with pecorino. The dressing was nicely tangy. I liked the toasted pine nuts.
For dessert, the waitress recommended the Salted chocolate butter pie but I ordered the gluten-​free King bar: chocolate caramel layers, roasted blackberries. It’s a cold candy bar of layers of soft chocolate and caramel with a base of blackberry chocolate, coated in chocolate. It’s very sweet but decadent.
The restaurant is located in the Viceroy hotel. The décor is like an upscale retro diner. I didn’t know there was a rooftop. The hotel has a bar on the rooftop.

Eh!
Scenario: I was staying in the area, on my way to explore… then it started to drizzle. And well, I wasn’t having any part of that. So, I made a mad dash into Viceroy to wait out the Hurricane (ok, it was like 10 droplets… but I was wearing shorts, so same thing).
Not wanting to go to the rooftop I went into Kingside.
Action: I walked in, and completely didn’t see the hostess. Like she could have shanked me by surprise. Thankfully her sneak attack was slow… after a startle, I went and sat at the bar. The bartender is cute.
Environ: nice place, I’m assuming it is decorated to resemble a bistro of Parisian influence. Very bright, but not annoying.
Drink: $ 15, not to bad for Midtown and Viceroy. I had a Jalapeño Margarita. It was yummy. Nice amount of spice.
Service: OK, I almost feel bad for what I’m about to write. And this may ruin my chances of being swept off my feet and marrying this man… but, the service was just eh. When the bartender was talking to you he was engaging and personable. When he wasnt… well, you mine as well be a fly on the wall. Ok, here lies the problem… one of his friends was there having lunch. And they talked the whole entire time to each other and each other only. Part of the job of a bartender is not just making the drink, but selling the next. Which didn’t happen. Like nothing, no oh you should try this one next… NOTHING. so, I had my one drink and left. I’m all for having one too many, but not while being silent.
BARTENDERS…don’t invite your friends to work. They will have you miss out on money.
Other than that, it was ok. Nothing to write home about. Great place to come if you want to be alone in your thoughts.

Met a friend for an early dinner and really liked this place. the location is wonderful, right on 57^th, next to Carnegie Hall. The décor is very kool, mix of industrial tile and metal look with some softer elements like antique-​looking mirrors and large flower vases. The food was delicious, although the portions are very small and very expensive. Hence the area. Nothing cheap here. If you are really hungry or really thirsty and want a good meal for a good value, get out of midtown!
The place filled up pretty quickly and had a really nice vibe. There is bar seating along the window and the people watching is great.
Loved the farrow salad with mushrooms and broccoli rabe. Loved the kale salad as well, very light and flavorful. The grilled octopus was ok, pretty tiny portion.
We enjoyed ourselves but the bill was up there, very expensive, especially due to the drinks.

The bells & whistles are there, but scratch back that façade and you find a mediocre restaurant lacking character. I realize tile is in, but they may have gone a little overboard at Kingside.
I caught Kingside for a business lunch and while the food was good (would recommend the chicken sandwich), the service was cold and the service really slow for a not-​so-​busy Friday. The restaurant has cool design features but is laid out awkwardly and I am sure I would hate it at happy hour (caveat that I have no been there during happy hour).
Overall it is fine but at that pricing, nothing worth trying again.

They had me at hello when the waitress brought over freshly sliced, seeded semolina bread. I felt like I was a kid back in Brooklyn. The fun continued when the waiter recommended the crispy baby artichoke appetizer. I got very excited because I thought it was a typical Roman delicacy called carciofi alla giudia. The waitress seemed to agree with me but turns out she didn’t know what I was talking about. The dish was deep fried artichoke hearts, which were good, just not what I was expecting.
Dinner made up for it. The short rib, home made cavatelli and the brick roasted poussin were all spot on delicious. Nice drink menu. I will go back

Went here for a date on a Tuesday evening around 7:30p. We had a reservation so we were seated right away– but had we not had a reservation, there were several tables open for us and there wouldn’t have been a wait anyway.
The service was incredible and the staff was extremely attentive. Our waiter was happy to answer any question we had and kept our wine glasses full at all times. The presentation of our dishes, as well as the food itself, was fantastic– I recommend the crispy artichokes to start. We also had the crispy squid (fried calamari) which was on point and perfectly cooked but nothing mind blowing. I had the skirt steak with chimichurri as my entrée which was melt in your mouth delicious, and my date had the scallops which were also super delicious. We split two sides, the fries and the roasted brussel sprouts, and there was PLENTY to go around. I have a huge lunch of the leftovers today!
It was not necessarily the most romantic or intimate date spot, but it was semi-​dimly lit, they played music softly in the background, and we had a candle at our table which added to the ambience. We split a bottle of wine, which was worth it. The place is definitely expensive though, I’m glad I didn’t have to pay. LOL. Overall a cool spot to check out! I could see this place handling a larger group with ease.

I guess Marc Murphy’s new place is kind of shyte compared to his reputation. Kingside has a cool vibe, in a cool new hotel… but cool only cuts it with tourists in New York. Service, price-​to-​quality and being genuine sticks with New Yorkers.
What worked:
— The short rib was delicious…
— The pork shank was very tasty although a bit saucy
— The farro salad with mushrooms and broccoli rabe was delicious
— The vibe is cool… has this kind of oyster bar/​grand central thing going on
— The bar area and drinks are nice
«Bye Felicia»:
— The service was fine. There seemed to be some impatience, so that’s an automatic star deduction… for those price, you have to pretend you really want to be talking to me…
— I like food served in a pan… but the dish keeps spinning, which was hard to eat (pork shank)…
— The prices are at the top-​end, so you expect top-​end, but you get somewhere reaching… but not quite making it…
— From my estimation, the crowd was ALL mostly tourists or visitors… so that’ll work out for them maybe?
If I had a friend in town, and he wanted to do a nice dinner near Carnegie Hall, this WOULD NOT be the first place I chose. However, if he randomly came into town like 10 times in the same month, and he wanted to eat at a nice restaurant each night within 10 minutes walking from Carnegie, this would be likely #7 or 8 in the area.
I think I expect more from the chef and from the Viceroy hotel.

Yes, it’s pricey, but the food is fire. There is a $ 45 pre-​theater prix-​fixe that is worth the pesos. The room is cushy with nice brown banquettes. The service is very fine and friendly.
Foodwise-​Ate
White bean and kale soup with chicken meatballs
Pan seared striped bass with brussel sprouts and brussel sprout reduction
Caramel pudding with sugarey pretzels and bourbon whipped cream
White bean/​kale soup with minced al dente veggies was super tasty with no cream– will warm you on a winter day. The bass was perfectly cooked and über fine. The caramel pudding– wow, WOW– this was pretty darn orgasmic– caramel pudding, crunchy sweet pretzels and the silky bourbon whipped cream– WOW– want that again!

A nice escape from the chaos around the bend. We typically stay at the Plaza but wanted to avoid the hoards of tourists over the hols so we stayed in a cute terrace suite at the Viceroy and really enjoyed our two meals here, especially the window seats for terrific people watching.
Some of our our groups favorites were hanger steak with arugula, delicious, crispy poussin chicken, fries, oysters and nicely seasoned and pounded chicken breast sandwich on onion kaiser. The only
downside was the kale and chicken soup had undercooked onions. Craft cocktails were nice and enticed us to try more of their recipes at their impressive rooftop lounge aptly named «The Roof».
Liked the 1920s butcher shop décor.

Had a great meal here at Kingside, located inside the Viceroy hotel. I was here on a work trip and we got to try many of their dishes.
Everything here was delicious, but my faves were the
Roasted Beets
Hay-​Aged Pecorino Toast w/​creamy ricotta and drizzled in truffle honey
Pan Roasted Scallops were meaty and perfectly cooked
Salt & Pepper Fries
Caramel Pudding
Now this place is a bit pricey but it is located in a prime area. I loved the vibe of the restaurant, hotel, & bar on the rooftop.
If you’re in the area stop by have a small bite and drink. Enjoy!