Lobby Lounge At Mandarin Oriental, New York

Wanted to love this place based on other reviews and beautiful view. Met my two adult children for lunch on a long Holiday weekend. Beautiful surroundings but not a great experience . Service was very slow, both a long wait for a waiter, long wait for non alcoholic drinks and water and then super long wait for food. Food was average beautifully presented but luke warm at best (as if it hadn 't been reheated long enough or had been sitting waiting especially long at wherever it had been prepared). Finally took at least 20 minutes to pay and that was after tracking the waiter down from across the dining space ! Probably better for drinks/coffee/tea or when you have at least 1 1/2 2 hours for a lite lunch. Again, didn 't hate it and magnificent view, but felt like it needed a lot more attention to detail. Won 't be back.

The Mandarin Oriental Lobby Lounge is a great place for a specialty martini and delicious small plates. The lollipop chicken wings, fried rice and wagyu burgers with parmesan fries were really delicious my recent visit. Service was excellent as well. Beautiful view. Nice ambiance. Have been there several times and never disappointed.

Nice view but they said I can't seat closed by window even though I reservation

As always, the view from the 35th floor of the Mandarin Oriental at the Time Warner Center was spectacular! I was pleased to see the menu had changed and now includes more healthy, vegetarian options. Securing seats near the window was the start to a lovely lunch. Pricing is crazy high, but it's worth the treat on holidays and special occasions. I would recommend weekday specials/happy hour for locals who could make the Mardarin a more frequent destination.

Mandarin Oriental's Lobby Lounge is a beautiful place for light meals and tea or drinks. The view alone is worthwhile, with floor-to-ceiling screens that look at the Columbus Circle and a part of the Central Park. Our party of three was there for lunch. I reserved before time and asked a window seat if possible. Fortunately, they were able to grant this request and we had prime sessions on a window. We ever ordered a Bentobox and, although they were really delicious and enough to fill us, the food was a bit cold when it arrived. Our waiter also seemed to forget about us, neither offer water nor check in after the food was delivered (although he went past our table repeatedly) until we had to ask another waiter for the review for some time. All other waiters were very attentive. Cold food and negligent waiters aside, the ambience and the views made a bright and unforgettable experience.