Reserve Cut

one of the top kosher steak houses in nyc. our waiter tim made our night an enjoyable one.

While I’m not kosher, I attended dinner here (and then lunch the next day) with a large group that literally must have ordered the entire menu — so I personally got to try basically everything. Without a doubt, the food was among the best I’ve ever had at a kosher restaurant, and excellent even compared to non-​kosher ones. The steaks were top notch and cooked perfectly (medium rare as requested), and full of rich flavor. The sauces served on the side were fun to use for a bit of variety. Huge wagyu steak was ruby red and sliced off the bone, while the peppercorn crusted «filet» was spicy, thick and super flavorful. Sides were excellent, fish (branzino) was served with olives and capers with the skin on, and even the deserts were too good to ignore. Overall, this is a solid 4 star dining choice in lower Manhattan.

Great steaks & appetizers great service awesome environment huge selections of wines and a cool bar to sit at while you wait to be seated.
If your looking for a good steakhouse in the area highly recommended just note very high priced that would be the only complaint but worth the money

First time at the restaurant. The setting is beautiful! The food was amazingly delicious and service was excellent! Definitely coming back!

This is by far the best restaurant I have ever been to in my entire life.
Me and my family went to dinner over the holidays.
The sushi was incredible. I mean really really incredible. Rivaling Katsuya or any other trendy very fancy sushi restaurant.
Soup of the day it was delicious.
All of their sides are so good. I highly recommend the brussels sprouts.
This is all so, like, the only kosher restaurant to even serve brussels sprouts.
Highly recommend.

Was our food good? Yes. It was good, upscale quality food, at a ridiculous price. However the service we were given was SO unpleasant, condescending and rude from the instant we walked in, that it made it hard to enjoy the experience.
Our waiter was an insufferable jerk.
We were placed at a round table for 10, and we were 5 people. We could barely hear each other speak over the noise, and they would not move us to a smaller table (the Asian hostess did not care at all). The waiter, as I said before, was extremely pushy and rude. Three of us did not want to order individual steaks on top of the appetizers, so we decided to split a large steak. The waiter kept repeating to us we weren’t ordering enough food to be satisfied (9 appetizers and 3 steaks for 5 people is quite adequate). The first time he mentioned it, I thought, fine thanks for letting us know; after the third time it was downright annoying.
We ordered close to $ 1,000.00 worth of food, which was presented to us in a rushed, sloppy fashion, as if they were doing us a favor. One of the bus boys was cleaning up so quickly he dropped food on my husband’s shirt. So, as fancy as this place claims to be, and despite their showy décor and «aged» beef, their staff is completely unprofessional. I’ve been to restaurants all over the world, in all price ranges, and this place is among the worst in terms of service. Thanks for ruining our experience, Reserve Cut. The five of us agreed we are never coming here again.

The Asian girl hostess HAS THE WORST POSSIBLE ATTITUDE.
1) Start by smiling
2) Stop giving a cold shoulder and attitude when asked a question
3) Be curious and welcoming
4) Stop looking so mean

The first time I ate here (January 2015) I ordered a sushi roll and the Cote De Boeuf, both of which were amazing. Simply put, that was the best steak I ever had; flavor, marble, texture and char were perfect. However since that first wonderful experience, my returns there did not exactly match up. The Reserve cut prime aged burger was disappointingly below average but their Bahn Mi sandwich (not currently on the menu) was pretty decent.
Last night, I ordered the Apple Smoked Short Rib Tacos, the Forest Mushroom Risotto, Wagyu Beef Rib Steak and the Snicker Bar. ASSRT were ok, not bad but definitely not great and nothing special. FMR was below average, I’ve had better risottos in pizzerias (Benny’s Pizza in Brooklyn is one that comes to mind). Although the WBRS is significantly more expensive than the Cote de Boeuf, it was significantly worse — the meat was waterlogged, with little flavor, no marble to speak of (all fat near the bone) and the worst part was that it was chewy. Last night’s saving grace was definitely the Snicker Bar which was a lot better than expected after having been underwhelmed until that point. The service was also pretty decent.
I give this restaurant two stars because it is a high end restaurant with a menu that has too many miss items and not enough hit items.

Someone spend a lot of scratch opening this restaurant. Huge layout, great ambiance. Looks like a museum.
For an expensive hotel restaurant, the food is what you expect. for a steak place in NYC, the food is totally fugazi. This is clearly meant to be a high-​end lunch spot for downtown corporates. If it’s not lunch and work amex isn’t paying, then move on.
We ordered the $ 20 arugula salad and $ 22 scottish salmon tartar to start. I housed the salmon. It was ok– smaller portion than i expected but it’s hard to really judge a tartar app. The salad — $ 20– had too much dressing on it. I like my dressing, but this was way too much. Clearly a psychopath in the kitchen was manning the dressing station. «oh another order of arugula salad? here’s 5 ladles of dressing. thanks bye»
For our mains, we ordered the $ 61 filet mignon and the $ 65 peppercorn rubbed prime reserve cut. The filet was ordered medium-​rare and came out medium. The prime reserve cut was ordered medium and came out medium-​well, although I will say that they did an A+ job with the peppercorn rub. Didn’t matter though — overcooked. Did the insane salad dressing captain also man the grill? «one filet and one reserve cut? got it — throw dem slabs in the oven, i’m going to have a smoke»
I’ve been to a thousand steak places in nyc and maybe 1 time the steaks were overcooked. How do you charge $ 100 a steak then overcook it? I could have bought 2 of those new kindle fire things for the price of these fresh direct steaks. I would waterproof one of the kindles and throw it in the shower. Boom– music, videos (get your mind out of the gutter. just joking, yes those kinds of videos), maybe i’ll place a seamless order so its at my door when i get out– genius move. The other kindle i’d use for a coaster on my coffee table– who needs 2 kindles? I bet the dressing captain has 4 or 5 of them.

I used to walk past this restaurant but didn’t know it existed. Its hidden on the 2^nd floor of a building, the building next to it has Crumbs on the first floor, which I always see.
I decided to venture here for lunch one day. The restaurant was beautiful. We walked through a glass wine cellar lit with candles, to our table, which was situated next to the glass kitchen. I felt like I was watching an episode of Master Chef, but there was no Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen to scream at the chefs.
We started off with the warm bread of course. I liked the fact that it was warm. There was oil and vinegar on the table. But I wanted butter. I asked the waiter for butter and he said that it was not Kosher and offered margarine instead. I didn’t know that butter was not Kosher, I must have looked so stupid.
There is actually a decently priced prie fixe menu for lunch for $ 40 — you get an appetizer, main course and desert.
I had the endive salad for my appetizer. I gotta say that the endive is a really bitter vegetable. You can also get sushi for your appetizer but its really not fancy, you can choose from a few selections such as the spicy salmon roll.
For my main course, I had short ribs and beans. The short rib was AMAZING. It was so tender, I didn’t even use my knife. The others had chirashi sushi for their main, which looked ok. It was weird seeing chirashi sushi served on a huge white plate instead of the traditional sushi box. Even weirder to watch my friend eat it with a fork.
I had the sorbet for desert. You get 3 scoops– mango, raspberry and strawberry. Since the waiter didn’t tell us the flavor before hand, it was a fun guessing game. Unfortunately, I despise raspberry so I didn’t eat it. I love mango but it was so so tart. I honestly think it was soursop or some exotic fruit and not mango. Plus there were tiny little black seeds in it… The strawberry was delicious, and probably the most «normal» flavor to me.
The service here is excellent, it does get crowded during lunch. Its also a great place to get both Asian and Western food. Remember, don’t ask for butter!

Had dinner last night. Was just okay. 2 filets that were just very dry — not over cooked, just dry and tasteless. Third guest had sea bass and said it was pretty good. My side of bernaise was thin and lacked any consistency. For sides the Brussels were ok but could not compare to so many creative and tasty ways that Brussel sprouts are being served elsewhere. Spicy green beans a little better. Kobe carpaccio was lacking for nearly $ 40… I was very disappointed with the depth on the wine list. My $ 125 bottle was again okay. But not great. I «settled» on a bottle for $ 125. That should not be in a steak house…
$ 600 for dinner for 3 is not uncommon, but all 3 guests left disappointed. I won’t be back. A positive was the attentive servers. I did not need to ask for anything. My experience was very different than what I read from others.

If you could eat ambiance this place is priceless, but if you understand food, please eat elsewhere. If you love mediocre service, this is the place for you. The prices are outrageous, and for what? Passable food at best. I’m afraid most people who give high ratings for the food here, are judging it by the price they paid. Who else would admit paying an arm an a leg for a moderately acceptable meal. The only reason I’m not giving one star, is because the place is stunningly beautiful. Too bad you can’t eat ambiance, I go out to eat for the… food

Hands down one of the best meals I have ever had. Unfortunately, I can’t digest steak so I stuck with other foods. We had various sushi rolls, every one was fantastic. For my meal, I had zucchini soup and tuna tar tar we phenomenal. The rest of my group had steak; everyone lived their meals. Grateful got to experience dinner here.

Wow. The food is delicious and juicy. Very impressive. Why 4 stars? We had 8:45 pm reservation, were seated at 9:30, but the worst part about it is that they didn’t try to make the wait easier. I felt like I pestering them when I was asking about my reservation.
Service: was not as fast as it should be. I kept flagging down anyone who would walk by but they were helpful.
Recommendation: definitely recommend Reserve Cut. The food is great

Out of this world! Amazing! Fantastic!
Ok, so you can already tell this elite Unilocaler is very impressed. Was here with family last night to celebrate a few family occasions in one. First off, just the ambiance of this restaurant is awesome. So beautiful, and very chic. The atmosphere is relaxed. Pretty crowded for Thursday night, they did have a party going on. Our party of five was seated at 9. Of course, going steakhouse you want to try the steak, however, seeing how it was late we decided appetizers would be best to start with and take it from there. Went for rainbow roll, spare ribs, wagu sliders, beef carpaccio, corn sweetbread. Spare ribs just no words its that good. Tender, soft and meat falls of the bone. Sliders were good, but nothing to brag about. Dont like veal so didnt try it, but my family loved it. Rainbow roll was quite spicy, but average tasting. Beef carapaccio, holy crap yum!
Then there was mushroom risotto, and did try the steak after all. Tender, juicy and cooked to perfection. The best tasting steak I ever had. Dessert, we tried crème bulee and I forget the name, but was basically zeppeloe. I dont even like crume bulee, but was just fantastic! The food kept getting better and better as night went on. Overall, amazing dining experience, food was out of this world and dessert still has me thinking about it. My only compliant would be the service. I expected better from such a classy place, but then agian ill give them benefit of the doubt. Was a very busy night. Definitely coming back for the next big occasion. This place very expensive still I will say it was well worth every penny.

Came here in April for a team dinner. We had a private room and the ambience was great! U would miss it because it’s on 2^nd floor and I was surprised that there were actually a lot of ppl when we were there on a weekday.
The waiter helped us pick several appetizers. Sushi platters were good! I had a Sea bass which was soft and melting. Ppl on my team, most of them had steak and I think they really enjoyed their food. Overall it was a good experience. Typical pricey steakhouse with standard service. Would recommend if you are looking for a kosher steakhouse.

Huge well decorated Restatant. The ambiance is on point. Taco, short rib, lamb slider, appetizers are delicious. The deserts I tasted were great apple pie, snickers.
Anyway I was there a bit earlier then the rest of the party, but I couldn’t sit at the bar since it was closed for a private party. The men’s washroom should be refreshed more often towards the end of the night 8:00.
The service was pretty good. They were eager to please the guests. Waiters actually told me I over tipped and refunded me part of the tip.
About $ 190 p/​p all in.

Reserve cut is one of the few kosher restaurants in Manhattan to emulate a European gastronomical experience. A fusion of classic Western and Asian cuisines, the restaurant offers one of the most incredible glatt kosher meats in New York. The ribeye steak (bone-​in) of Wagyu beef is the best one in the menu, my favorite. It comes with a great side of bone marrow, perfectly prepared. Unfortunately, the chef has overcooked my ribeye steaks every time I have been there.
Besides the meat, the restaurant offers an amazing kosher wine cellar, although it seems to lack any of the great Spanish kosher wines. I assume they avoid them because they are not mevushal – Spanish producers have a common-​sense aversion to mevushal. I checked the wine menu, and all wines served at Reserve Cut are mevushal.
The ambiance of the restaurant matches the quality of the food. Decoration is modern, stylish, fancy; luxurious. Location is incredible. I regret the rudeness of the service. Waiters and maître have no idea how to serve a restaurant of this quality. They need to learn from Europe and, certainly, the restaurants that Reserve Cut wants to emulate.
Despite these objections, to this date, the restaurant is the best option for a gastronomical experience in kosher New York. Reserve Cut is excellent for every occasion: either business lunches or romantic dinners. We celebrate my wife’s birthday last May.
And prepare your wallet. Like most kosher restaurants in Manhattan, Reserve Cut is painfully overpriced. Yet, worth of it.

Ok as kosher Rest go Very pricey and service is
Questionable if your not Kosher go to Smith&Wolensky

I really like the interior atmosphere, specially the lighting and the decoration. What I don’t like is that: first, it’s absolutely cold inside during the winter, spoiling the experience while trying to enjoy a meal. Second, service is horrible. I had to order a soda three times and it was only until my last attempt that they finally brought it to the table. Also, a friend ordered the steak sandwich and they brought a steak salad instead, and when my friend told the waiter that his order was wrong she got mad, gave him a bad look and started giving a long explanation about his order taking a longer time to get made all over from scratch because of the miscommunication, almost blaming him for what happened.
All the time that we were there the service was unattentive, unwelcoming and messy.
Overall the quality of the food is not good. I think they do a great job with the appetizers, but the main entrees are nothing special. My meat was overcooked and I had ordered medium rare, it was a big cut of tasteless rib eye. Based on my friends feedback, their orders were not great either (sushi items.)
I don’t recommend this place.