Ponty Bistro

I am so glad that I did not take anyone else word for it, since nowadays many reviewers can’t be trusted. Anyways, Ponty Bistro is the spot. I regret that it took me so long to write this regret for I have been to Ponty on different occasion, yet I have not been disappointed. The food is always delectable, and they service just delightful. Especially with my favorite waitress the Senegalese girl. Every dish she has ever recommended for me, let’s just say that I am glad she did. Lovely place, lovely service.

I have eaten a few excellent meals here — albeit they were sometimes a bit too salty.
Drinks and wine were good.
However as many of the other reviewers state, the servers are very inattentive. On more than one occasion there were 6 or less diners in the restaurant and 2 waiters on the floor. Not mission impossible. I am courteous and tip well. I worked as a server for many years and the comfort and dining experience of the customer is part of the reason people go to the restaurant. Otherwise they get take out or cook at home. Very surly staff, particularly the black woman with the turban who always acted as if the job was too good for her. Maybe it is, and she should get another job. I love to eat out, can overlook a menu imperfection here and there. But rude service — no way. It made me feel very uncomfortable. This is most unfortunate as the value for dollar is reasonable. However I will spend my money and eat my meal elsewhere.

Three of us ate here for the early bird special.
We were delighted with our two course delicious meals. Don’t miss the wonderfully tasty butternut squash soup. All three entrees bore the mark of high quality preparation and presentation. Leave room for the sumptuous desserts. We had the crème brûlée and the warm apple tart. We will be back again!

Great Restaurant!
Came here after a spa treatment at Red door with my hubby. The ambiance was warm and inviting. We ordered the Ratatouille and French onion soup for appetizers and they were excellent and tasty. Ordered Sangria and it was made fresh which tastes wonderful.
For dinner my hubby had the flank steak with mashed potatoes and I ordered the stuffed flounder with crabmeat. Both were delicious and we ate from each other’s plates.
We finished with cappuccino and crème brûlée. It was an awesome experience and well worth it. Will come back again. Thank you.

Absolutely wonderful surprise of delicious, beautifully plates food at a place that looks like just your ordinary bar. Came in on Christmas (long story!!), and was worried we wouldn’t have good food or service. Wrong! Both were delightful! Even the cheesecake was amazing!!! The only downside was the floor could have been a bit cleaner, and the prices a good bit lower.

I arranged a dinner with some family members last night and I selected Ponty Bistro. I have been to this restaurant a couple of times and each time my experience gets better. The flavors are outstanding and the service was impeccable. Janet, who was our waitress was very attentive and respected everyone wishes. Derek also assisted and he was great. I would definitely come back again, you will need never be disappointed. Compliments to the chef for making our experience great.

We didn’t even get to eat. I moved to Seattle a few months ago and having brunch at Ponty was on my list of things to do during my 1 week visit home. I double checked both their website and Unilocal to make sure we would have time to go to Ponty before visiting my parents. They open at 9am! We got there promptly at 10:45 am. When we walked in the open door, the waiter, who was washing glasses, kind of glared at us and told us they weren’t open. When I asked what time they opened, he responded, «12ish.» 12ish? Either way, we didn’t have time.
They used to have an amazing lobster Benedict. I wasted my one Saturday brunch in NY and don’t plan to waste my time again. We had egg sandwiches before running off to see the family.

Food is OK but what really sucked is that I was presented with a credit card charge of $ 159 for a $ 131 bill. At least they apologized… Still it wasn’t cool. So watch your credit card receipt.

Just ate here. Chicken yassa was amazing, a good mix of spice and umami flavor. True crenelated Brule was good, but not amazing. I’ll be coming back for he chicken!

If you don’t want to be cheated– NEVER GO HERE!!!
I went there, ordered bottle of vine, salads and salmon. Had to pay around 68dollars. I gave to pay 100dollars, she asked me if i need back the rest? i said YES. But waitress brought me the check 10dollars less! I didnt say anything. I just turned my head a bit for to check my things, and she again went to me and was grabbing the rest of my money!!! So much bad attidute! I told her already you stolen 10 dollars stop stealing again. Im not complaining about the food but just about that waitress. She is black woman, be aware of her if she comes to serve your table (my advice)

What a shame. I arrived before my friends. The waiter sat me and then left, no offer of a drink or menu.
The appetizers were ordered and Fish Empanadas were tasty and with a spicy sauce. My friend ordered Onion Soup but we had to ask 4 times and the waiter had forgot. It arrived after 20 minutes. not good.
My African mussels were the driest, smallest quality with grit in some and many not opened. There was a weird root vegetable with them that I kept having to remove from my mouth, so I gave up.
Desserts were ordered and after 20 mins we asked and the waiter slapped his forehead and put the order in. I wish he hadn’t, my Chocolate cake was room temperature and tasted like it came from Target.
There were 8 people in the restaurant and we had difficultly getting a waiters attention as they chatted by the bar at the end of the restaurant.
The owner/​chef was super friendly and I feel sorry that the wait staff were so inattentive. They need to improve the attention to detail on the food and source better ingredients.
The menu holds promise but with so many alternatives in the area I wont be back fearing another average meal and awful service.

I’m such a fan of this restaurant!
Went with the husband, the son, and the sister several weeks ago for brunch, and the food and service were tremendous, as usual. I noticed that the place seemed to be under redecoration, so I’m excited to see what it will look like when that process is complete.
The reason for this particular review is that the owner went above and beyond to make us happy, even bringing us out a delicious apple tarte, on the house. I’ve never had a tarte like that before, and don’t think I’ll ever have one like it anywhere else. It makes my mouth water and my eyes well up with tears even now – when I tell you it was delicious, I’m not being hyperbolic in the least. Perhaps sumptuous would be a better descriptor.
What an absolutely rare delight. Ponty Bistro gets it right yet again. Merci une mille fois, et merci encore.

Last July Josh and i went this restaurant while waiting for a comedy show on the cross street.
We asked the waiter for any suggestions and foods were fantastic! I strongly recommend this place!

I used to love this place, but that’s when I only got the muscles, salads, and pastas. Today I tried their brunch. What a disaster. Asked for a Cosmo, they don’t have it. Ordered lobster eggs Benedict, it takes 40 minutes to prepare and they over cook the eggs, not to mention that they put two small pieces of lobster on it and that was it. Then they were out of espresso, cappuccino, everything except black coffee. Really one of the WORST brunches I’ve had in this city. Never again!
I was there on Saturday, October 3, 2015.

Delicious, and wish I could’ve ordered more off the menu because there were so many tempting options. Had the following:
Mussels in African Spices — Favorite dish. The sauce was rich and creamy, chock full of perfectly cooked garlic and onions.
Escargot — Good, but I wanted it a little saltier.
Niokolokoba — Sirloin steak in a Senegalese spiced sauce.
Excellent service. Will be back to try more soon.

Great option for a nice casual dinner with excellent choices!
Their menu is very varied from traditional dishes to typical NY new american type food. Aka great to bring people to dinner here since everyone can find something.
We came on a Thurday (before a holiday weeked) at around 6:30 and was completely empty, but by 8pm it was packed!
Our waitress was great! Super nice, gave great suggestions, we decided to get the traditional senegal dishes because, why not, I can get an asian steak salad at panera if I so desperately need too.
We ordered the crab cake to start, it was pretty good, a little dry. The «Yassa» dish was so good, the chicken tasted super delicious, it reminded me a lot of coq a vin, with rice. Would reccommed trying something different. Also, the portion is HUGE.
We also tried to do the Unilocal (check in for a free dessert!) but that only applies to the tiramasu and crème bruelee, but we wanted the nutella crêpe, it was SO good… heavy on the nutella, which is always good.

We came here for an early anniversary dinner, small but charming little place. We started with the foie gras and found it rich and pleasant. My boyfriend ordered the lamb chops and I ordered the seafood pasta (can’t remember the exact name). Although the lamb chops were perhaps not as filling as expected, my boyfriend enjoyed them and the scalloped potatoes. I liked my pasta and its assortment of seafood, all of which was fresh and tasty (scallops, squid, shrimp, mussels). Dessert was strawberry crème brûlée — the fruit really added a new layer to the taste. I saw that there were quite a few happy hour specials and would venture back to sample them.

A cute charming reaturuant tucked away on the east side of Manhattan. Ive had this place in my bookmarked list for a while and I decided to finally try it out. Im glad I did. I arrived at 6 there was only one couple there but little by little more people came. They have a special from 11pm-​7pm 2 for 1 martinis (say what?!) They won me over instantly.
I ordered the Lamb Shank and although it was a little sweet and I needed to ask for salt I found the lamb very tender even though I ordered it Medium Well (that takes skills). The food was so good I went ahead and ordered the Moules Africana and that sauce was on point! I felt like I was ALMOST close to Haiti lol although different, the french and african mixture bought a sense of home.
My server was very attentive and we even had a discussion of his native country Nepal and the recent events that have taken place there. This place is awsome and I would deffinitly return! Hopefully we can schedule a Unilocal event here.

We came here thanks to a Travelzoo deal and had an excellent lunch! Ponty Bistro has some pretty unique offerings like octopus and escargot, and this is definitely the kind of place where you should consider deviating from your food comfort zone. Everything we got was delicious, service was fast and friendly, and we will definitely be returning again!

The service was great, the food was just okay…
I had the lamb with potato gratin and spinach, I loved the gratin, the meat was okay, there was so much sauce on it though… My husband got the Senegalese spiced steak but it tasted just like an overly sauced sauce au poivre steak. The fries were sadly limp. So overall, food is nothing spectacular, too much creamy sauce is fishy, what are you hiding? Didn’t have much dimension to the dishes.
Overly priced for the quality, our dishes were $ 30 each, really not worth it, even with a 30% off coupon.