Tao Downtown

The place is looks great. It's like a restaurant of Vegas in new York. Crowd too is great. But the service and attitude of the staff was below expectations. They were extremely rude !

Another place where people go to be seen (it feels more like a nightclub than a restaurant) so you might want to make a bit of effort (I was in work clothes and felt very under-dressed). Even if that's not your scene (it's not mine) you need to give this place a try. The tuna and the seafood risotto are on another level.

One of the worst upscale nightclub ever bouncers don't move the line at all they let everyone in who come up to them in the front of the club. All I heard them say tables and reservation only after waiting for hour we gave up and left. Being that I seen so many beautiful women going I decided to look into the prices so the promoter said $1000 for four people are you Effin kidding me why would I pay $1000 dollars for a bottle that cost me $50 I know is a business but the most you can ever charge someone for one bottle is $300 why would idiot people spend so much money for no reason? So I filled a complaint with the consumer affairs to look into because this is straight up scam for all of us consumers.

I have frequented Tao Downtown for the past year with my friends. Last night after letting me in the establishment security asked my friend (whom has also been going to Tao for the past year) to wait. After approximately ten minutes I went to ask my friend if he was ok, and comfortable waiting. Before going in I asked one of the employees whom I had know for a year, what the issue was regarding my friend. Soon during my inquiry three security guards aggressively grabbed me and forced me outside of the entrance. I am a 20 year old 120 pound girl, that was in no way aggressive towards the staff. I had three men put their hands on me, grab my arms and push me outside of the entrance, despite my compliance in the situation. I had none of my belongings because they were inside at the table me and friends of mine had service at, and none of the staff were willing to let me grab them so that I could go home. Personal possessions of mine had been taken within the time it took for a friend of mine to retrieve my bag. This is not the first time that I have experienced Tao's staff forcibly removing a non aggressive girl from the establishment, and leaving them in the streets without their belongings. I have never in my entire life had anyone put their hands on me, and how dare this poorly managed, sexist, and racist business have the audacity too. I have filed police reports against this business for their excessive use of force, and I hope that all of the other girls I've seen in this situation do the same.

Tao is known for excellent design and this Tao lives up to the expectation. The attention to detail and the quality of the furniture is amazing. The food is spectacular. Tasty and good portion sizes.