Park Avenue Autumn/Winter/Spring/Summer

The best time to visit Park Ave is for sure brunch time, as you could sample a bit of this and that. Summer menu features lots of refreshing ingredients — strawberry, corn… definitely impressed me!
Prex-​fixe menu includes pastry, appetizer and the main course. The three of us shared the pastry (soaked with syrup and paired with raisin/​nuts) and I opted for creamy yogurt and everything branzino. Everything here stands for «crispy crust topped with nuts». I’m not really a huge fan of bread, but Park Ave definitely nailed it — a bit crunchy with the slight touch of sweetness.
Would love to come back in other seasons and test out their seasonal specialties. Great ambience, tasty food!

We went to lunch with some friends and were very pleasantly surprised by how good the food was at Park Ave… Service was also excellent… Don’t pass on the Bacon !!!

Excellent! The décor was chic and modern with the perfect atmosphere, and it’s awesome how they change their interior design based on each season. It’s quite elegant.
The food and service here was great as well! The waiter was really friendly and attentive.
Overall, this is somewhere you should definitely try.

Pricey but delicious place! We had reservations and were seated promptly for Park Avenue Summer (changes with the seasons along with the menu).
They brought out this pesto bread and a side of butter. They also brought out these cheese balls. The pesto bread was DELICIOUS esp with the side butter. The cheese balls were yummy as well. These is their version of bread and butter.
We ordered the Wagyu Brisket Carpaccio for the table. I really liked this, reminded of charcuterie meats.
For my entrée I got the scallops (big juicy buttery).there were about 4 large ones and some side veggies. I wasn’t full but I was satisfied. I also got a lemonade– really fresh!
My friends ordered the desserts and the ice cream tart is delicious as well. Overall it was about $ 72 a person which I had expected coming here. Food quality is excellent but then again prices were high so keep that in mind. Fancy place!

Beautiful restaurant. I am here for lunch quite often since it is near my office. Prices are a bit high but it is worth it for the exquisite interior and escape from the bustle of the city. I always feel relaxed here.

I have been visiting Park Avenue Seasons regularly for 7 years now and am amazed that there has never once been an off night. The quality of food, service and general dining atmosphere has always been consistently wonderful. Last night was no exception.
Somehow I have never managed to make it for the spring menu – I’ve enjoyed summer, autumn and winter multiple times and FINALLY got to check out spring. Everything was delicious, as usual.
The amuse bouche was really cute, a mushroom arancini of sorts, «planted» in a bed of «dirt». The bread was a delicious concoction of parsley, rosemary, onion and sea salt. The cocktails were creative and spring themed and refreshing.
We tried the $ 79 «tasting» menu, which is a pretty good deal per person as you each get a choice of appetizer, two entrees, and dessert. They say you get smaller portions but some of them seemed regular sized to me. We started with the Beets and Bobs salad, which I wish I could recreate at home. Refreshing and tasty, it had different types of beets, hazlenuts, and a delicious goat cheese. We also had the sheep’s milk cavatelli with lamb; it was a generous portion for a tasting menu.
Entrees were lobster, scallops, rabbit Wellington and lamb chops. We couldn’t finish it all due to the generosity of the portions. They really know how to prepare scallops – I’ve never had anything less than a perfect scallop here. It’s hard to pick a favorite because everything was top notch.
Desserts were totally full sized; the chocolate cube is always a favorite, and the passionfruit berry tart was sublime.
Engaging service and a beautiful spring atmosphere made this a perfect date night. I’m looking forward to everything corn on the upcoming summer menu.

This restaurant is well-​known for not only its great season-​inspired food, but its changing décor to reflect each season. We visited during the summer, so the restaurant is called Park Avenue Summer (It changes to Park Avenue Autumn, Fall, and Spring). The theme is yellow and even the staff were wearing light yellow-​colored shirts.
We were seated easily when we arrived on time for our reservation. The service was great — friendly, patient, and non-​intrusive. The food was very satisfying, delicious, light, seasonally strong, and the décor was very country elegant.

Besides the beautiful interior, Park Avenue has a delicious seasonal menu and patient staff to make your experience worthwhile. A large group of us had a reservation for Saturday brunch. We ordered off of the Winter prix fixe menu, which unfortunately I didn’t get a photo of but has plenty of options for our large group.
We were in the restaurant for over 3 hours since we were hosting a bridal shower and the staff never rushed us once. Outstanding service.

Came here for restaurant week lunch with a party of 8. I had high expectations, but this restaurant struggled to meet them.
They biggest drawback was the service. It took a very long time for us to get our table, almost 20 minutes after our scheduled reservation time. Then when we finally were seated, we waited perhaps a further 15 before we were even acknowledged by our waiter.
I ordered burnt toast, branzino, and the famous Park Avenue cube.
The food was actually quite good. The burnt toast was nicely crisp and sweet. The branzino was tender, but somewhat small.
I never got to taste the cube unfortunately, because apparently it was no longer in stock, so I had to sub another unremarkable dessert for it. I believe it was toffee?
This wasn’t the greatest performance by a restaurant of this caliber. My party and I left disappointed by the unfulfilled potential.

Décor: Fabulous… just beautiful.
Food: Amazing! Everything on their menu is great. They use all fresh ingredients… every day so you may be out of luck on some popular dishes but it’s worth it to go back and try it again!
While the dinner was memorable and amazing… desert was even moreso. I had a coconut ice cream with pop corn… it sounds so weird but it was awesome.
Staff: Amazing! Their bar staff needs a little pep in their step. It took me 15 minutes to be acknowledged and get a drink when I was waiting for my party to arrive. The dining staff, they were just phenomenal.
Wine: Their wine menu is great… their cheaper options doesn’t mean cheaper wine. So it’s great for everyone.
If you haven’t gone… go. I have been a few times, in different seasons and each time it has not disappointed. Enjoy.

Beautiful interior.
Stunning branch decorations. Love the ambiance here. Changes per season.
Amazing monkey bread.
Served with condensed milk.
We were a party of three and only two of us were seated. We asked our server to wait for food and drink orders but monkey bread arrived. Not the biggest deal but the third guest had cold monkey bread.
Decent to good food.
Can only speak for lunch.
Generally good.
Chocolate cube was a miss though
Mediocre service.
*No spoon served with soup. (Had to ask)
*Dirty dessert spoons.
Will 100% be back.

Annoyed at this place because they were out of what I wanted. It’s my biggest pet peeve with restaurants. I had looked up the menu before making a reservation and determined what I wanted, and when I got there they were out (I wanted the lobster salad). Boo.
It is also really pricey for lunch. I ended up getting the branzino, which was good, but just not what I wanted. I did love the décor though and the complimentary bread was amazing.

I came here for RW lunch 2016.
My friend and I made a reservation and although we were late, they were able to hold a spot for us.
As soon as we walk in, we were warmly greeted.
The inside of this place looked beautiful! It was like stepping in a fairytale, and their lights on the ceiling were so pretty.
For appetizer, I had the scallop sandwich. It was bread on the bottom with scallops and jalapeño on the top. It was really good! It would have been good if this can be an entrée selection.
For the entrée, I had the pork chops. It was fried porkchops and on top was salad with some type of oil on top of it. In my opinion, the pork chops were a bit too salty for me. But the serving was huge. I ended up taking half home.
Lastly, for the dessert, I had the toffee pudding. It was some type of cake with toffee syrup on the bottom and on top was a scoop of icecream. It was amazing! It seemed like a popular dessert item because everyone was ordering it.
I can’t wait to come back for RW again!

Good RW menu and drink specials. Theme changes every season, this location had some turn over rate re: resto/​establishment, hopefully this resto is here to stay.
Vibe is chic but cozy, cute resto in a great area. Def worth it for $ 25 Restaurant Week Lunch.

This is hands down, my favorite spot out of all the other restaurants I’ve ever tried for RW. I had a very pleasant experience from start to finish and service was nothing but fantastic! Reservations fill up so quickly for this place and I clearly understand why. The place is beautifully decorated to coincide with the seasons. The same concept goes for their menu.
So moving along to the food… I ordered the scallop sandwich since it seemed to be the app that a lot of fellow Unilocalers spoke highly of. My goodness, the scallops were cooked to perfection; they melt in your mouth (that’s probably a little weird considering they’re scallops but you have to try them to know what I mean). They included bacon bits and jalapeños which gave it a slight kick and the combination of these two blended beautifully to enhance the flavor of the entire dish.
For my entrée, I had a hard time choosing between the Mediterranean Branzino and the Pork chop schnitzel. They both sounded so good but I ended up going with the Pork chop. I probably should’ve went with the branzino only because I could only finish half the entrée… the portion was HUGE. There was a light layer of salad on top with some kind of really good sauce and the dates added a nice touch. The only thing about this dish is that I wish it wasn’t fried… I’m not the biggest fan of fried food but it was yummy nonetheless.
When I looked at the dessert section, I was immediately drawn to the Toffee pudding. I knew I made the right choice when I realized everyone else in the restaurant also chose the same thing because that’s what I saw the waiters bringing out over and over again. It comes with a scoop of bourbon pecan ice cream on top, then below this is the spongecake and on the very bottom, there are bananas that are bathed in toffee sauce! The coldness of the ice cream combined with the warmness of the spongecake offered a fine balance to the whole dessert. I was so impressed.
Definitely one of the best menus I’ve seen. Jeez, even the bread they serve you before all the actual food was good. This place is a must try! I’ll definitely be back for the next RW :)

I thoroughly enjoyed a solo dining experience here for restaurant week lunch and a rare weekday off.
I wanted to sit in the main dining hall and gawk at the shiny lights above that reminisce of sparkling snow but I got sent to the bar. Lonely hearts club? I felt a bit like the overall atmosphere of the restaurant. Cold. Aloof. High ceilings to accentuate that you are alone in a park avenue building. Then the bartender became my lunch buddy and all was well.
The choices are same as the regular menu options. I went with a open faced scallop sandwich. Those genetically enlarged (they were just big not sure about their true life before in my mouth) beauties were covered in jalapeño slices to my delight. Soo good!
The branzino is worth the try. The spaghetti squash adds a confusingly light but hearty touch (brain thinks it’s pasta, stupid brain). There is also sweet bits of golden raisins? I hate those but I ate them anyway and crunchy bits of some diced veggie I couldn’t figure out. The branzino was skin on filleted and just the right amount of crisp.
I was tempted to try the cube but I was told it’s just a chocolate on chocolate on chocolate on more chocolate dessert. So I went with a sticky toffee pudding with caramelized banana. That hit the spot and filled the last bits of my stomach to the brim!
The bar area is actually spacious if you are eating a quick bite. Next time I’ll drag someone in with me so I can sit in the dining area. Pretty please Park avenue? You can get five stars if you agree.

Ambiance 5 stars without a doubt. I came during «winter» and felt like I was in some swanky forest, this place is so nice people should get married here.
Came for RW winter 16–
Scallop sandwich– superb, the best thing I ate all night. The jalapeños paired with the scallops were so good. The scallops were cooked perfectly.
Branzino– a tad on the salty side… generous portion, and the Mediterranean vegetables on top were my favorite part, cut the dish nicely.
Tangerine sorbet– it had candied orange peels which aren’t really my jam… I think it just wasn’t my taste. From the other peoples dishes and tasting theirs, the toffee pudding cake thing was definitely the way to go.
Judging by the opinions of everyone else at the table the short rib was the favorite of the night.
… Honorable mention to those bangin’ bread rolls, I ate three and didn’t even feel guilty because they were to good of a splurge to go to waste.

My husband and I came here for Restaurant Week and absolutely loved it! Out of all the restaurants that we have visited over Restaurant Week this is by far our favorite!
We arrived a bit early, so had a drink at the bar. The bar area is really nice; cosy and romantic with dimmed lighting. I loved the décor of the restaurant in general, it was done really well, very sophisticated!
When we were seated for dinner we were in a booth off to side, so we could see the entire restaurant. The seats were really comfortable. My husband ordered the winter scallop sandwich, pork chop schnitzel and sticky toffee carrot cake. He was really impressed and found each course to be outstanding. He particularly enjoyed his dessert, I tried some and it was so good!
I had the pumpkin ravioli to start; considering it was ravioli I was impressed with the portion size, it was cooked perfectly and the filling and sauce were spot on. For my main course I had the braised short rib with vegetables. The portion was huge! So much so that I struggled to finish it, I felt like I had been given two portions! The meat was tender, the sauce tasty. Due to the large piece of meat I would have liked a few more vegetables, but I can’t complain as it was so good. For dessert I decided to pay the $ 5 supplement to try the Park Avenue chocolate cube. This was also way larger than I expected. It tasted great but I’m not sure I could appreciate it as I was so full, but it tasted great and I would definitely recommend it.
As part of restaurant week they also had some drinks that were at great prices, such as the blood orange Bellini for $ 9.
We had a fantastic experience and would love to return to try the food for all the different seasons! It is definitely worth the money. The service was great, consistent, not too intrusive, as other reviews indicate. All round we had a wonderful night with excellent food in a great setting.

I love love love this place! I really appreciate and am crazy about the fact that this place changes with the season, including their interior restaurant design, food and cocktail menu! Everything is always plated beautifully and the food is exceptional. I’ve been here for spring, summer and now winter restaurant week and I have yet to be disappointed. I have left full and satisfied every single time. It is definitely a great date place.
It always starts with some fresh baked bread, topped with rosemary and salt, accompanied with some soft butter. Then the main attractions: For the winter restaurant week menu, my boyfriend and I shared the pumpkin ravioli and squash toast. The pasta of the ravioli was super al dente and the pumpkin was a perfect replacement of what could have been ricotta. It was covered in crushed hazelnuts that gave it a nutty crunch, accompanied by some tart cranberries. The squash toast had these amazing lettuce chips that added a great olive oil tasting crunch.
For the entrees, we got the pork chop schintzel and braised short ribs. The pork chop and short ribs were cooked perfectly, so easy to cut with a knife. The pork chop was nice and crispy on the outside and was accompanied by a mild spicy pear mustard. The short Ribs (2 large pieces) were salty to the right level.
As for the dessert, one was a hit and one was a miss. The miss was the popcorn ice cream. The pop corn added nothing to it and ice cream was bland. However the hit was so good, it completely compensated for the bad one. The sticky toffee sundae is excellent. The toffee cake was wonderful and sweet. It was atop some what seemed like grilled bananas. Mix everything with some caramel ice cream and you got yourself a dessert. Soo gooooood.
Overall, this place always has me coming back for more. I can’t wait to see what will come next season.

Have tried every season except Spring, and this place never ceases to impress. It’s definitely an upscale/​classier establishment, but the experience is far more rooted in the ambiance and seasonally focused cuisine than it is the aspect of fine dining — which is great, because it won’t feel stuffy.
The food is always the right selection for the season (obviously) and for the most part well-​executed on. As with I think a lot of restaurants of this nature where there is something for everyone, you should choose wisely when it comes to your entrée, and ask your server for guidance. Every time I have been here our party samples a great array of appetizers, and they are all usually a hit (including the bread — always an amazing seasonal surprise). However, when it comes to entrees, I would gear your order to be more individualized. I tasted a few friends’ dishes and found myself thinking «mm, that’s pretty good, but definitely glad I ordered what I did». so be mindful. The service is great, and the staff really know the menu, so pick their brain and arrive at the choice of entrée that is right for you.
As an added bonus, I never mind waiting for a table, even if our reservation is running late. The bar and lounge/​parlor area are very cozy and a good place to sip on a drink while you wait. The free sampling of house-​made liqueurs for you to try keeps you occupied as well.

I came here for a group dinner, and had been wanting to try this place for a while.
First of all, the dishes are beautifully plated, but the taste just didn’t match the presentation. They had some interesting sounding combinations (Broccoli and Cheetos), but the flavors just didn’t work. I did like the pumpkin bread they had out, as well as the crispy apple pre-​appetizer on sticks (not on the menu). Here is a quick rundown of the items I tried.
1. Peekytoe crabcake: This was just OK. Although there was a crisp on both sides that were pan-​fried, the center just fell apart without any true texture. The best part was the salad on the side.
2. Steak tartare Rossini: The bread was good, but the tartare was much too salty to be enjoyable.
3. Park Avenue Autumn haystack: This was good and refreshing, but no unique flavors in this dish.
4. Mushroom ribbon lasagna: Again, very salty and too much cheese. You can barely taste the pasta because it was so heavy.
5. Long Island duck: This was OK. The duck could have been slightly more tender and flavored. It was a bit bland and the pieces are small for the price.
6. King salmon: Very mediocre salmon that was overcooked.
7. Halibut and black truffles: Also overcooked. Even truffles couldn’t salvage this dish. We had a lot of this dish left over.
8. Potato latkes: Again, the tastes were bland. Basically fried potato without anything unique.
9. Roasted mushrooms: Lightly roasted… I believe these are Hen of the Woods mushrooms? I did like this because it was lightly salted so the flavors did come through.
10. Miso-​glazed brussel sprouts: The sprouts themselves were good, but it lacked the crunch and slightly burnt texture that makes brussel sprouts so good. In addition, they overpowered it with the miso glaze.
11. Broccoli and Cheetos: This dish did not work… very heavy dish. The Cheetos I could barely taste through the cheese. It’s a shame, because it sounded interesting.
12. Park Ave Chocolate Cube: The chocolate itself was good, but the filling inside the cube was a bit too spicy I felt. Reminds me of Mexican hot chocolate. Comes with a scoop of dark chocolate ice cream.
13. Sticky toffee pudding: There is a bit of a brownie cake with a scoop of ice cream on top. Couldn’t really tell the various components within.
14. Apple crostata: Probably my favorite dessert, but still didn’t blow me away.
15. Autumn sundae: Nothing special about this either. Just your typical sundae.
Overall, I was disappointed because no dish stood out, and no dish impressed me. For the price of this place, I can’t imagine myself feeling that it’s worth it.

Beautiful restaurant where the décor changes along with the season. My friend had reservations for 5:30 (when dinner starts) during restaurant week. I arrived and they seated me while I waited. I was excited as I was led through the restaurant but that excitement quickly wore away when I realized I was being seated at a table up against a wall with no view of the main dining area in an empty room all the way in the back.
I asked one of the many waiters standing around if I could be placed in the main room and was told that the main room only had tables for large groups and small groups of two (we had a reservation for 4). That seemed very strange, but at the very least I was told I could sit at a table that had a view into the dining area instead of being hidden away in the corner, since all of the tables were unoccupied.
Beside that bizarre incident, the food was good. I had the soup, followed by the branzino and squash, followed by the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream and carmelized bananas. My dining companions enjoyed their meals but were not blown away. The waiters can be a bit over attentive, and they push all the meals that have a supplement on the rw menu when you ask for a recommendation.