Seamore's Chelsea Location

Went last Wednesday evening, we were two of party of 5, and arrived 5:45 for a 6 pm reservation. We had to ask twice for drinks, while we were waiting for the other parties to show up, then it took a long time to get our drinks for dinner. The manger was less than helpful. Training is needed for staff. Music was so loud, which forced everyone to yell. Food was very good.

I’m currently enjoying some amazing blacken shrimp nachos, WOW !! The play between savory and crispy and heat is like tango in my mouth. I finished my plate looking for more. ?I had to come back and enjoy BRUNCH!! All I have to say is “ Lobster Benedict!!!!!!!!! ???

Nice small spot in Chelsea. Food is freshly prepared and sustainably sourced. I was surprised how good the Spaetzle made from. Squash tasted. I will definitely visit again.

We joined friends for a light dinner before a performance at the neighboring Joyce Theater. Our first server filled our water glasses and then never returned to our table. Another server eventually arrived after we asked what we presumed was the manager to have someone come and take our order. Our server was pleasant enough and seemed amenable to getting our orders to the table so that we'd have plenty of time in advance of the show (we arrived 1.25 hours in advance of showtime .Our table of 5 just ordered a collection of starter dishes, three of which were relatively simple salads. Two of our party ordered a glass of wine each. The bar wasn't busy at all but the wine took at least 20 minutes to arrive. Our simple food order took nearly 40 minutes to arrive and we had to check a couple of times with the manager as we could not get the attention of our server despite the fact that the restaurant was only moderately busy.Our food was okay but our appetizer salads were stuffed into bowls that were far too small making it a challenge to eat without spilling the contents on to the table. Our fries were fine (but really, who screws up french fries? . I can't comment on the entree meals but there was nothing particularly noteworthy about our starter meals.The restaurant has a clean and contemporary appearance but is very loud and cramped. It was a hot day and several of our party were feeling the heat (sliding window panels were open and ceiling fans were on but this was not enough to make it comfortable on this particularly hot day .We've visited plenty of smaller restaurants around NYC and nearly all of them had pretty decent if not excellent service and in many cases exceeded our food expectations both in preparation and presentation. Seamore's is a notable exception for a fairly new NYC restaurant. Exceptionally poor service, no apparent management, cramped tables (do not take a table in the middle of the restaurant , and a run-of-the mill food experience. Avoid this restaurant unless you have no issue with exceedingly slow service (even when it's not particularly busy and have no problem paying a premium price for decent but otherwise pretty average food. The very substandard service may be a consequence of the difficulty restaurants are having getting qualified front of house staff. The owners should nonetheless do themselves a favor and replace pretty much all the managerial and wait staff in this restaurant. Couldn't be much worse than what's already there.

Stopped by on a Friday afternoon for cocktails! Great happy hour deal that includes delicious oysters. Seamore’s also has plenty of outdoor seating options. Great spot for a small group.Pro Tip: Wifi is available!