Atlantic Salmon Filet
Philippe Chow

Philippe Chow

33 East 60th StreetNY 10065, 10022, New York, United States

Soup • Meat • Asian • American


"Mr. Julevic, I had the most disappointing dining experience of my summer in NYC. The quality of the food and service did not match the value by any means. The Philippe Passion cocktail tasted watered-down and contained too much ice from only two sips. Mr. Denis exchanged this drink for the Philipptini, which also contained more than a respectable amount of ice and tasted just average. The Glazed Spare Ribs were chewy, warm not hot, and frankly could have benefited from more time cooking to obtain optimal tenderness. The Scallion Pancakes were just average. The plain Vegetable Fried Rice should not be called a vegetable friend rice having only onions and scallions for vegetables. My local restaurant makes a far better dish with a variety of vegetables for three-quarters less of the price I paid. While I received the Crispy Beef (this too was just average tasting and too much cornstarch was used to make the sauce that seized up becoming tacky like a candy/caramel) along with the Vegetable Fried Rice at the same time, I waited almost fifteen minutes for the Bok Choy to arrive. At this point of my birthday dinner to myself (I celebrated a birthday on at your restaurant, I thought the experience could not have gotten worse until the check arrived with gratuity already included. This was insulting and offensive since Mr. Denis was inattentive and unavailable at key moments during my dining experience. I had to ask a runner to see about the Bok Choy and bring me a hot towel and to-go containers since I was not going to waste this overpriced meal I could no longer eat (my dog ate the leftovers). It bears repeating that the meal cost was not commensurate with the quality of the food and service. I spoke with your Assistant Manager, Christy Huang about this bad meal and she seemed rushed and haggard. Ms. Huang was cordial and wanted to share the feedback I gave her with the kitchen but did little else by way of seeking to secure my future patronage"

The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot

92 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01702, 01702-5308, United States

Pub • Meat • Wine • Steak


"To be fair, our server was new but odd atmosphere. He didn't really know what he was doing, but didn't seem to be trained well. Weird music playing given the ambiance/decor, meat for entrees literally tastes boiled, (because it is) and the salad was pretty sad looking. Cheese fondue was great. I ordered a wine flight that was supposed to be served with each course, but it wasn't but the wine selection was pretty good. Most of the good wines are sold by the bottle only. There are a lot of little add on costs that make this place expensive even with the Groupon that we had. Took forever to eat, burned my tongue but that probably is my fault anyway. Sauces tasted like the they were from a bottle, and they gave us prepackaged spices for stuff. Supposedly it tastes good, but for the price point of the restaurant I found it inappropriate. They also had an obnoxious note on their Groupon that their wonderful' customers tip generously and on the entire nondiscounted meal. We did, but this set the bar high for service- and it was not excellent service (despite our servers efforts). It made me not want to tip well at all. Overall, you're better off spending the money for dinner at a steak house or really anywhere else. I'm saying that for the price that we paid with a Groupon which was 43 for two. Id come back just for fondue, but skip the rest. Outrageously expensive for what you're getting."