Water's Edge

Came in last night for my birthday. Husband had a Groupon and decided to surprise me.

The place is nice and the view is fantasic. The service was excellent and the staff is friendly. My husband's picky and thinks the place has bad decor and needs to be remodeled. I agree to an extent plus the menu prices are a bit high.

I had the shrimp with lobster and my husband had the surf and turf. The food was great except for my shrimp which had no taste.

Overall, the experience was good. Would I come again? Probably not.

I loved the food was really done well.
On another level.. The view is great NYC .. Extremely romantic dim lit and felt relaxing..... A little slow service wise but who s rushing......

First off, yes the restaurant has an absolutely amazing view. That said, the restaurant relies on the view in its entirety and is completely lacking in providing a good service. I understand that people come there for the view, but when the restaurant is pricey as this one is, the service should be much better. After paying over $350 for dinner for four, we were left with a rude and unprofessional waiter and mediocre food. When I asked the waiter about a couple of dishes he did not give much information about them, then I asked him to recommend one more appetizer in addition to the 2 that we have already ordered and he rudely pointed to one of them. In general he completely mislead and mis-provided information about most of the food, lied about wine, the service was extremely slow and the food did not match the prices at all. Two of the side orders came out half cooked, when I told him about his he replied "are you sure?"

My family and friends have been there before, and said I should check it out because of the nice view. I decided to have my birthday dinner there with my husband and parents however was unimpressed and even highly annoyed by the service. Will not be going back there. There are other restaurants in Long Island City with an amazing view, that have much better service and lower prices.

The best part of the restaurant is the view and ambience. However, the service was extremely slow and food was mediocre at best. Definitely not worth the price you will be paying. Tried ordering the ribeye but they didn't have any; porterhouse but didn't have that either; hollandaise sauce? Nope didn't have that. All steaks ordered during the dinner were not cooked properly, two had to be sent back. Was eager to try this place but left extremely disappointed. What's the point of going to a "upscale" restaurant when have the menu was unavailable at 8pm on a Thursday night?

Went there to celebrate a birthday and graduation in mid-May, 2015. The food, service and view was all first class. The view alone is worth taking in. We loved it so much we went back a second time a few days later and it was even better. Two waitresses waited on us. They couldn't have been more accommodating, even taking multiple pictures for us. I highly recommend the lobster cocktail. I had it both times and my companion had the filet mignon both times. It was all cooked to perfection and below Manhattan prices. The price came in at an average of $50-70/person for appetizer, entree, drink and dessert. We went mid afternoon each time, but I can only imagine the scenery at night. Highly recommended!