The Garden

Really cute spot, friendly and professional servers, good food. However, I do not believe it the quality of the food to match the price.

Great for quiet breakfast or drinks. One of the earliest reservations in midtown (6.30 am) Solid food, great ambience.

Comfortable ambience, good service! Chicken waffle is very good actually! A great place for a quiet brunch or meal.

Came here for brunch. Delicious food but ambiance is more touristy. Unlimited coffee.
Chicken and waffles: get this; it’s delicious
Burrata: very good especially with the raisins

Seriously every review I have read here is very wrong. I went to «The Garden» with my wife, the service was perfect, the food was amazing, and the décor was impeccable. We went for a small steak dinner and everything was perfect. Sure it’s pricey, BUT YOU’RE IN NEW YORK CITY. If you want to splurge a little bit this place is perfect. I bought a steak and my wife got a salmon and everything came out to about $ 120. The service was so perfect and the food was amazing. Everyone was so polite and professional, the dinner was very quiet and very romantic. I wore a suit and my wife wore a beautiful dress and we had an amazing night.

Good space, reminiscent in some sort of an African garden. Feels outdated that’s 1 star off, plus nothing special in the menu nor justified for the price and that’s the 2^nd star off. Good place to relax if you’re in the area, it’s usually calm and good for all ages and parties. I’d definitely say it’s pricey for what’s on the menu and for the taste of things or presentation, maybe the location is to blame. It is at the ground level lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel. Staff are nice.

One of my favorite brunch places. The kitchen closes early, I try to go around 1:30 to avoid «noon brunch rush» that way if there are two of you, you can ask for bigger table. Very nice atmosphere and prices are reasonable. I think many people go to places like that and expect to pay chipotle price but it’s not how it works on this planet :) Ask to split eggs Benedict to half bacon half salmon, when you are not sure (that’s my favorite meal on their menu). I ate here probably at least 10 times, never had to wait even a minute. The waitress with short dark hair is awesome (I’m bad with names). Not a fan of their lobster omelette but if you are at 4 seasons in Boston definitely get it. Great place to take your friend for birthday brunch; we got this huge piece of cake when I took my friend for her bday.

Just a word of caution to those thinking of dining here on a holiday, check the prices before making a reservation. The food is great but the only thing worse than paying $ 140 per person for crab Benedict is paying $ 65 for your child to have chicken fingers. Oh, and they don’t even give you a complimentary mimosa for that $ 140.
All that said, the food was really good but the prices were offensive.

I like this place for lunch. Plan ahead and use OpenTable to make a reservation — they are always busy. A beautiful setting. The service is attentive, professional and without the least amount of pretension. The food is good — some dependable salads, staples and plenty of other options that switch out regularly to cater to a variety of tastes. Had the Gotham Burger recently. Great concept, wonderful flavors, but impossible to eat as a burger. It’s just stacked so high that the first «bite» becomes a literal explosion of ingredients all over the plate, rendering the «burger» useless and forcing you to continue your attack armed with knife, fork and plenty of napkins. Oh well… I still like this place for lunch.

oooh, that’s a bingo!
I’m generally cautiously optimistic when we buy deals (Gilt, Groupon, LivingSocial, etc) for restaurants. we’ve rarely gotten burned on them, but when we have a bad experience, it’s really bad. file this place under the latter category.
several dirty tables when we arrived, while the clean (er) tables had only placemats and no utensils. cue the delay as the waiter slowly but surely obtained our utensils
the wine that came with the Gilt deal was (understandably) mediocre.
the cheese plate appetizer was… well, our waiter was incapable of correctly describing the cheeses, even upon repeat inquiry. so we were effectively flying blind. the cheeses we were given were alright.
my duck was alright, but my wife’s chicken, while seemingly cooked on the outside, was undercooked internally. her stomach illness that night and the following day seemingly verified our theory.
the table next to us was a spoiled rich mother/​daughter pair — almost something out of a movie or TV stereotype — with a lack of scruples, constantly complaining about the food and atmosphere (I guess, in retrospect, we begrudgingly agreed with them), loudly bragging about their expensive shopping habits, and then proceeding to floss and pick at their teeth AT THE TABLE. their flossing instruments stayed at the table adjacent to us throughout our dinner. we kept expecting the waiter to clean it… but no. yum!
service was very friendly, so I can’t fault that.
my wife has since contacted Gilt and received a refund credit for our absymal experience here. I guess the universe does tend to average things out, but I’ll still be steering clear of this restaurant.

I’ll begin by saying that this resto is on the pricey side. It is located in the Four Seasons after all. BUT what you get in service and food quality makes it worth it in my opinion.
The restaurant is beautiful — a mini oasis in Manhattan. And they take brunch resos!
Their Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are a must (have them with a mimosa).
I’m not a huge egg fan but my friend LOVED the Lobster Hash (Soft Egg, Choron Sauce).
If you’re a fan of tartare, order the Organic Salmon Tartare — it will not disappoint. It’s a perfectly balanced dish in both flavour and texture. The salmon is exquisite and elevated by a light avocado mousse. The ginger apples and roe provide a nice crunch.
Room for dessert? Get the Grapefruit Panna Cotta. Topped pistachios and a thin disc of white chocolate, it’s light, refreshing and not-​to-​sweet.

REPOST OF MY REVIEW OF THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL:
I had always had a lot of respect for The Four Seasons brand, and excitedly purchased a Gilt deal for Mike and I to have a romantic date night dinner at The Garden Restaurant. I expected a grand, lush room, and decadent food presented by experienced servers. This ended up being one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had.
When we arrived for our 8pm reservation, we gave the hostess our voucher and were brought to a table that only had placemats on it. I looked around the room and the (many) tables that were not occupied were filthy. At any diner I have ever been to, when a customer leaves, the tables are immediately bussed – wiped down quickly and then placemats, clean utensils, and napkins are put out. I expected at least that standard of tidiness from The Four Seasons.
The mother-​daughter duo at the next table were irritating, but we could have had that issue anywhere. They complained incessantly about their food but at the time, I just thought they seemed like the type of people who enjoy whining. As I learned later on that evening (they had arrived before we did), the food was that bad. The mother, which was not the fault of The Garden Restaurant, began flossing at the table, which was deplorable. What made it even worse was that she subsequently asked the waiter for a toothpick, which she used to continue her dental hygiene routine, and then left the floss and toothpick on the table. Said items were still on the table when we left.
Our deal included two glasses of unsatisfactory wine, an appetizer, two entrees, and a side dish to share. For our appetizer, we chose the cheese platter. The cheeses, crackers, and various fruits were decent enough. What was unbelievable was that the waiter had no clue what the cheeses were. I’m hardly a cheese connoiseur but I do know, for instance, that goat cheese is not «soft cheddar.» Mike and I created a cheese plate that was just as good, if not better, from cheeses and crostini purchased from Stop & Shop, and nuts and raisins from CVS just a week before. Not only that, but our’s was on our beautiful Michael Aram cheeseboard which only enhanced the experience for us and our friends.
The entrée course was frightening. Mike’s duck was fine but my chicken was suspiciously undercooked. I barely touched it. The truffle fries we picked for our shared side dish were OK but I did not particularly want fries and they are rather hard to ruin anyway. As soon as we got home that night, I was ill. I clearly had some form of food poisoning, due to the undercooked chicken. I was sick again the next morning.
Overall, The Garden Restaurant was terrible, between the amateurish service, dirty tables, and food that at best was merely satisfactory. The room itself was attractive enough but so are basically all hotel restaurants. Most of the clientele were glamorous types (except our neighbors, of course), and I cannot imagine they were pleased either. The Four Seasons should be ashamed to have such a poor restaurant associated with it. I will be contacting Gilt about this meal as well.

Overpriced and the staff pushes food/​drinks on you «here have some OJ and pour it before you can say something». Staff aren’t the most friendly, little too rigid
Avoid, a million better options in NYC. But the lobby is nice. Poke your head in and look around.

Had brunch there; food was pretty average. The most annoying part was making the reservation. Even though there is supposedly a dining reservation line, it appears that nobody was there to answer the phone no matter what time of the day I tried. Ended up having to call the concierge and ask them to get the dining reservation person. Also, they don’t call you to confirm your reservation the day before like what other restaurants do, so I had to call the concierge again and request that they ask the dining reservation person to call me back to confirm. Don’t know if I just happened to call during a bad week, or if they really don’t want to bother with calls for reservations — if that’s the case, they should just get rid of the dining reservation line, instruct everyone to use opentable, and be explicit that they don’t want to take calls.

Had a late breakfast there. French toast a glass of juice and a cappuccino. The service was great and the food was even better. The only problem was the price. My breakfast totaled to 65 $. Not what one would expect to pay for breakfast. But all in all a pleasant experience.

Most expensive bad lunch I’ve ever had… Service was slow, disorganized and stuffy. Not recommended at all; there are MUCH better places in the area that are FAR less expensive. Try Quality Meats or Nobu for examples of excellence.

The «restaurant» here at the Four Seasons Hotel is actually called the Garden. This is not to be confused with the Four Seasons Restaurant on 52^nd Street!
The only downside I can think of here is the price– and it’s exorbitant– for example, brunch for two can run over $ 130 all told.
The upside is nearly everything is daggone good. The everyman’s (and restaurant’s) dish of eggs benedict was split for us to allow for Canadian bacon and smoked salmon, and contained eggs that were the picture of perfection– just the right degree of doneness. The spicy pumpkin soup (which does contain cream) was divine and cut through the chill of the first day of December. The French toast stuffed with smashed blueberries and topped with «nutella butter» that contained fragments of hazelnuts served as the ultimate dessert. An expense account will minimize your gut wrenching at the prices of a mimosa ($ 23) and a freshly squeezed OJ ($ 15), but in our case coffee was complimentary. The only misstep was oranges used in or age of the OJ, as I can make better with oranges from plain old Key Foods at home.
The international staff provided attentiveness and with a smile. The atmosphere is just cozy enough to not feel sterile. The real tree-​trunks that spring up from the floor are just interesting enough to distract you from the fake leaves that dot them.
Come here for a treat, on someone else’s dime, or don’t come at all!

One of the only places in NY where you can go for a business breakfast/​lunch and actually hear each other talk, stay long enough to talk and have a nice conversation. Sort of pricey but a good place for power lunch.

Despite having eaten in some of the finest culinary establishments in New York, I had yet to come across $ 30 breakfast options. And ones that contained absolutely no unicorn meat.
My colleagues ordered a bread basket and I got an oatmeal. Some people had coffee. Breakfast was $ 115.
I’m fine with overcharging for luxury, but the service wasn’t good, let alone Four Seasons good. Our waiter, Hervé Villechaize, completely ignored us, and we had to ask for water four times. My oatmeal was alright and I’m sure the food here has potential, but fine dining prices for bad service don’t cut it. On the plus side, the bathrooms are quite lovely.