TL;DR: Great ambiance but very underwhelming food
By now, I think everyone knows the Polo Bar as that one restaurant in the city that is practically impossible to reserve unless you’re fully determined and have the grit to dial their number right at 10 AM and wait on hold for a solid 45 minutes, just to be told that they’re fully committed on the night you’re looking to book—30 days in advance.
After weeks and weeks of trying, I was lucky enough to get a reservation at the Polo Bar for a Friday 10 PM slot.
I was very excited leading up to this reservation, but needless to say, the experience was very underwhelming—and that is an understatement.
I will say, the decor and ambiance inside the restaurant are beautiful. It feels like you’re dining in a country club out in the Hamptons. It was very lively inside and just a great vibe to be around.
The food, however… was extremely underwhelming, to say the least. We ordered the pigs in a blanket, the Polo burger, and the lobster roll.
Pigs in a blanket were fine. To me, it was absolutely nothing special.
The burger was, again, fine… nothing to write home about. It wasn’t bad, but it was nothing special. Just felt like a burger I would get from a golf course or something. I wouldn’t even put their burger in my top 10 burgers in the city.
The lobster roll was quite disappointing. Something about the meat threw me off. (FYI—if you’re looking for great lobster rolls, I recommend checking out Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.)
I don’t regret coming here, as it’s been on my list for quite some time now, but I was quite disappointed in my experience. To anyone dying to go to the Polo Bar, it simply is just not worth it.
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