Reviews for Oscar Wilde in New York, NY
I came to Oscar wild years ago, before Google map reviews or I would have reviewed back then. If you are into poetry, history or... romance, Oscar Wilde is a must. The ornate decor and images that adorn the restaurant is so appreciated. The hallway ansstairwell offer antiquated feel with quotes in hidden places if you are observing. Even the bathrooms are gorgeous. Like myfirst time here, it was packed with good vibes and libations lovers. Food was clean and tasty. Cocktails were unique and plenty.I want to come back more often and with friends. Read more
Let me start with the positives - great vibe, great ambience, the bartenders are awesome (extremely knowledgeable, serve you... with a smile on their face, and make great cocktails). We tried their selection of gin-based cocktails, and all of them wasexcellent (we tried Bullet The Blue Sky, Dreaming my Dreams, Here Comes The Sun, What's the Story Morning Glory). However, Iwon't be going back until they train all of their staff to be courteous or fire the ones that are unable to be. While most ofthe serving staff was kind and hospitable, one female server in particular kept shoving us and gave us dirty looks (context: wewere a large group of walk-ins who were standing around the bar. Given it's a small bar, we occasionally got in the way of theservers. The rest of the staff handled the situation graciously and politely asked us to make way, and we did. However, this oneserver was horrible to us). Towards the end of our visit, while we were waiting for a friend to finish their drink and anotherfriend to return from the bathroom, the bouncer came and told us that because we weren't drinking, we had to leave RIGHT NOW.Any reasoning that we are waiting for one of us to return from the bathroom fell on deaf ears, and while we calmly startedwalking towards the exit, the bouncer took the extra step of shoving us as we were exiting. Makes you wonder whether thisbehavior was inflicted on us because we were a group of brown people in a predominantly white bar. Perhaps I'm being generousby giving Oscar Wilde three stars, but I don't want to take away from things that this restaurant is doing well. However, whatcould have been a memorable evening unexpectedly turned into an ugly memory that I'd like to quickly erase from my mind. Read more
This place has an amazing vibe! I went in a Saturday night with friends and it was packed (better try to make a reservation... before). The ambience is super cool. The bathroom is interesting to hear the old radio playing old news. Drinks are cute anddelicious. Food is also good! Read more
Went here for some drinks and had a great time! The gin & tonics, which they are known for, are delicious and definitely worth a... try. The vibe and decor are fabulous and the music was fun! The establishment is huge but does get packed, so if you’re notplanning at sitting at the bar, make a reservation! I’d definitely recommend a visit! Read more
One of the best experiences in terms of NYC restaurants for me. We went on Sun afternoon, and the place didn't see that busy.... However, I do recommend to make a reservation, because many popular restaurants put you in a long wait time list if you don't. Iloved the uniqueness and coziness of this restaurant - so many little decorations all around the place, yet everything seems tobelong there. The food and cocktail were delicious as well. Read more
I wanted to stop by this place because it has an interesting story and a large whiskey selection. There is a lot of really cool... decorations everywhere and it all has a great history. We stopped by on a Sunday around lunch time. It wasn’t too busy and wewere seated quickly. We started with a couple of drinks and an appetizer. The drink selection was unique and I really like thedrink I ordered. We got the charcuterie as our starter and it was better than most. It had a good variety of items on the tray.Unfortunately, it went downhill from there; the service here was our biggest problem. Everyone we interacted with seemedindifferent and impersonal. After we ordered our drinks and appetizer no one ever came back to see how we were doing and if wewanted more. We were there to have drinks and lunch but the service was so bad we just left. This was disappointing because Ireally wanted to like this place. Read more
Oscar Wilde gets 5 stars for ambiance. The decorations are beautiful and change seasonally. The craft cocktails were tasty.... There are some good food options but the brunch was pretty limited, I’d suggest going for dinner if you want a wider variety.Overall the place is good vibes. Read more
This is an incredible experience. The aesthetics alone make it worth it. The decor is amazing. Very Nomad, but in a period... setting. The bar is craft without pretense. I had one of the best Manhattans I've had. My bartender was fantastic. Just checkout the pics. Gorgeous. Can't go wrong. Read more