Like others, I am slighly confused if this is fully open to the public or not…read more Went on a Thursday. There was a sign outside for live music (summer series). I am "the public" and I was let in. Great drinks, great music, great food. Staff was excellent. The band was fun and friendly to the audience. The ambiance is great. Go, go, go!

I went here for a friend's graduation party back in May and it was phenomenal. The building is…read morebeautiful and the staff is very knowledgeable as far as the history is concerned. We were located in a private room where the staff served the appetizer course on foot. The meal itself was incredible. I had a cut of steak that was the best I've ever had. The beer selection of lacking, but it's not a place you go for beer. Their liquor collection on the other hand was massive. The whiskey menu was also very thorough and satisfying. All in all, this place was amazing. I got a chance to look at an actual menu (our dinner was prix fix) and it was just mouthwatering. I would go back again...if I could afford it. EDIT: This weekend I received sad news that Bayard's is now closed. The chef left and the restaurant went under. Harry's Steak House downstairs is still open and I guess Bayard's itself is still open for private parties, but the restaurant is gone. Boo!

This new venue is actually located in the new New York Times building, though you enter on 41st…read moreStreet. It's here where they had their annual Arts and Leisure Festival, where different reporters and columnists interview various celebrities. Included this year were Cornel West, Tom Brokaw, Martha Stewart, Josh Brolin and Feist, whom we saw. You walk in, and it seems like the lobby of a museum or the opera house. Its very clean, very proper, with very serious looking people working there as security and ushers. And since it is the New York Times the majority of people there were above the age of 40. Yes, even for the Feist discussion there were more older people than younger. The theatre itself is rather small but it looks like it fits about 300 people. So that means that every seat in the house is a good one. The sound system is very clear and not too loud, which I know alot of the older people would've complained about. Plus the seats themselves are plush and very comfortable. As for the show itself, it was great. Feist can pretty much talk all day and night and I would be enthralled. They even had a Q&A where audience members got to ask questions, but they had to goto the microphone at the head of the aisles. Needless to say, my partner pretty much bum rushed and gang tackled me and everyone else on her way to the mike so she could be the first one there.

Event space behind the NY Times building near the Port Authority…read more A coat check, and plenty of staff running around to help direct you from point to point, and an auditorium that was a little cramped on the seating - think slightly wider than Broadway theater and nearly at the size of airlines economy spaces (people were in suits and had no where to write notes except their laps, though. The bathrooms were on the lowest level basement and were smaller than I expected. You can probably do about 350 people here comfortably at an event in the theater... more than that, and you can't cram them all into the auditorium but at least you can project it downstairs in the hall. Would've liked to see more seats in the hall itself downstairs during the breaks, but I guess it's not bad to stretch the legs. Also a rumor of wifi, but no signs or anything else to denote how to use it. Perhaps the event coordinators didn't bother to order it? Overall, great experience with the staff, venue checked out well (clean and bright), though the line for the bathroom did get a bit long (we had a full conference).

As a travel advisor and came to this venue for an event with one of our lovely vendor. I can…read morehonestly say they were very tentative and clean. The convention we were attending picked a great place to host us. Only reason I gave 3 starts was because we weren't there to really see the whole place.

Attended a professional association breakfast meeting here and it was nice. It was comfortable…read moreand attractive. Loved the big windows. Very convenient location near GCT. Coffee was good. Bagels were cold. Room was set up a bit oddly for the presentation, though.

I'm a time traveler from the year 1926 and although this building is such an eyesore but ZIPPERS!…read morethis bread is knee slapping good! I can smell this bread from miles away, it's the absolute bees knees wafting down the street enticing me to buy more!

This place has interesting reviews. I stopped here for a…read morematcha latte, which was decent, and a chat. What I liked about this place was that they had so much space. It seems like a great place to get caffeinated and work or read or whatever it is you're into at cafes. They also seemed really chill about how long you stay. They rent it out as DIY venue as well.

We had our BHS High School Reunion 8/12/2023. Beautiful place, great catering. Pleasure working…read morewith the owner and staff. Shelly Singroy

Please don't waste your time booking this venue!!!! As you can see in the pictures below this place…read morelooks like it has had 0 maintenance in years. The appearance was terrible & the service was no better. First off, one of the glass doors in the entrance had a huge crack in it (which clearly they did not bother to fix). It was supposed to be open bar all night & somehow the alcohol "ran out" 2 hours before the party finished.. also the drinks were sooo watered down. The juice seemed to be 80% water mixed with 20% juice & the alcohol as well. Ridiculous... Now on to the service, towards the end of the night, a female came to our table and rudely stated "You need to leave now" as we were in the middle of a conversation. I understand that it was time for everyone to begin to leave the venue however there were a million other ways in which she could have asked everyone to begin to exit the venue politely. Another thing, we could barely enjoy the party due to the paper thin walls between the salon we were in and the one next door. We could clearly hear their music and loud base which greatly interrupted our party. I can continue to elaborate on all of the reasons which you SHOULD NOT book this place but I will leave it here. ONE MORE THING, it is on a very busy avenue & parking is only provided to the first 40 guests, all others have to struggle to find street parking. Do your research and search for a better location!

Okay, so this is slightly mislabeled. Yes, they own a catering place, but there is a store-front…read morecalled On the Go Cafe. The food at On the Go is really quite good. The service lacks. I went to order a meal with 2 coworkers. The place was completely empty. I asked the lady for my meal, and she went to heat it up. My coworker goes, and she tells him Mac and Cheese, is not a side dish. Okay, fine. So he can't have mac and cheese with a piece of chicken?? I just thought this was very strange. He would have easily paid full price for each, but to claim that mac and cheese is its own entree was just weird. AND to claim that like, he COULDN'T have something - weirder. So, she took our stuff, went to heat it up. The guy who's really nice, usually at the register, had to go make this chick a salad. So he went to do that, but now I'm waiting with my food getting cold, to be rung up. The older man who ordered behind me, had his money out, and clearly wanted to pay before me, but whatever, I was there first! Overall, the food I ordered, really was great. However, that place is really not all that crowded, simply because, it was really slow. Empty when we walked in - still took at least 15 minutes to get out of there. Whew- okay. Probably won't be back soon. At Johny's I get my food in like 10 seconds.

Dropped in for lunch and I was pleasantly surprised. The menu consists of a variety of sandwiches…read moreand hot entrees and sides. I sampled the grilled tilapia, topped with tomato and avocado salsa, and it was quite mouthwatering. The grilled vegetables made a nice companion. That and a fresh iced tea ran me a little over $10. Totally worth it to break up my boring lunch routine!

My wedding was on one of the hottest day in August 2016 and we are so happy with our choice. Lila…read morewas hired as a coordinator and worked closely with us in the planning process. She and her team had worked very hard to make sure things went smoothly on the wedding day! The food was absolutely delicious, and made with such precision, and to perfection. The service staffs were incredibly attentive and friendly; they made managing cocktail hours & 3-course dinner for a large group seem seamless. The flower arrangements fit in our historic waterfront mansion wedding theme beautifully! (She recommended this venue to us btw!) Months later, our guests still compliment on our food and say it was the best wedding venue they have ever been! Thanks to Phether - We feel extremely fortunate to have worked with them and can't recommend them highly enough!

Phether was the best catering we could've asked for. They're very considerate and amazing at what…read morethey do! The food was absolutely delicious and portion sizes were bigger than I expected and I couldn't be happier! They accommodated any change in guest count or food order that I made up until the last minute without any issue. We got the nacho platter, antipasti station, korean bbq wings, truffle mac n cheese and steak fajita quesadillas...definitely recommend!!

We had a team building event there. There were about 19 of us. The crew there is amazing. They and…read moresure we had fun, it was competitive, and the food OMG!! You cook your food and you also have a meal as well. I learned so much from our Chef Matt. He was awesome. Thank you to the crew- Michelle the hostess herself, Chef Mark, Alissa, and the bartender Brennan. They deserve stars for dealing with our crazy crew. I recommend you bring takeout containers. They do not have any, you will need it cuz you get a lot of food.

Our team had a fantastic experience at My Cooking Party! The event was well organized, engaging,…read moreand a great way for our team to interact outside of the office. The instructors were knowledgeable, friendly, and made the cooking process fun for everyone, regardless of skill level. The food was delicious and enjoyed by all. Highly recommend for any company looking for a memorable team-building activity.