Slow service. They need more wait staff baguette was stall. Mussels were okay small, not plump. Wouldn't return. Nice ambiance.

This IS a French Bistro. I came here for brunch and the food was delicious! I had the Omelette Provençale which has a nice blend of tomato sauce, spices, and creamy goat cheese. I like that the egg dishes come with both a lightly tossed salad and some excellent fries. Unfortunately the service was very slow and the waitstaff inattentive, even though the restaurant was not nearly at capacity. read more

Jacques - Birthday dessert - French Near Me - New York, New York

LOVE Love love this place. The escargot is the best! Steak frites is amazing. Haven't had a bad (or even mediocre) dish yet. Been coming here for years and recently realized that during the pandemic we can order takeout! read more

My wife and I went to Jacques for lunch on Valentines Day. The waiter opened up the larger room with us as the first diners. Previously they had been crowding into the smaller bar area. That made our lunch more more pleasant. They had a nice selection for lunch. The food and service were good. We were not rushed in any way. read more

Wonderful menu and excellent service. We had the salad nicoise and branzino. Can't rave about both enough! Good wine menu. A little pricey but worth it. Dinner for 2 with appetizer and a bottle of wine was $172. I suggest going with the prix fixe menu. read more

Dinner was underwhelming and service was disappointing. It's not worth the money at all. The polenta was the worst I've ever had.

I've passed this place for years and now feel foolish for taking so long to step inside. We discovered classic bistro cuisine, carefully prepared and thoughtfully served. The wonderfully old-fashioned main room had tables sensibly spaced, and the service was attentive and friendly. I can't wait to go back. read more

You'd think they'd be grateful to have patrons during these times. The new mâitre d' grunted at us. We ate outside and when we left he stared at us. No "thank you for coming" no "goodnight" nothing!!! Maybe they dont like working there and maybe they hire badly but there's no excuse. read more

The owner was quick to introduce himself and the hostess, Diana is a pure peach. Extremely attentive bartender and amazing food. Nice ambience, interesting music and even more amazing service. read more

Jacques - Owner and hostess on far left - French Near Me - New York, New York

Attractive outdoor seating for the area above 85th street :) Quality of food and service was lovely. Final Plus: All of their Belgium beers were available that were posted on menu, (which is a rarity in today's world). read more

This is a great little French restaurant on the Upper East side in the neighborhood. From the moment I walked into the place, it reminded me of places that I ate in Paris. The atmosphere is ok, better when you're with friends and food company. I tend to come alone with a book and eat with the blue cheese salad to begin, then the Steak Frite with a nice red wine to pair it with. I love that it comes with bearnaise sauce which is wonderful, and they have some good desserts. I like the crime brûlée the most. The typical service is ok, better on some nights than others. The typical people here tend to be older, grumpy and love to complain...I listen to their comments and demands while shaking my head. The , the others are people from the neighborhood typically. My favorite waiter left, and some of the times lately that I've dropped in, the food has been meh... but the wine is always good. read more

While the food was decent, everything we had was unseasoned. The Burger garnishes were great, but the beef, fries and chicken had no salt. Did the kitchen run out of seasoning? read more

I've been back to Jacques on numerous occasions and I have never been disappointed. The food here is nothing but perfect. The highlight of any trip to Jacques continues to be the moules-frites. They have several varieties and I've been happy with them all. (Dijonnaise style is my definite favorite). I've been to Paris and had moules-frites on more than one occasion there --- Jacques's are better! I swear! (Yes, I know this is a Belgium style brasserie, but I'm just saying) Beyond the moules-frites, everything else has been wonderful. I love the steak tartare, the croque monsieur and madame, etc... Although I haven't gotten through the entire menu yet, I'd be shocked to find something that suddenly did not live up to the expectation of everything which has come before it. The entire staff at Jacques is welcoming and accommodating. They make you feel at home. So should you come into Jacques??? Most definitely - what are you waiting for? read more

6/25/20 EDIT: I decided to give Jacques another try, and I'm glad I did. All the previous issues I had with the food and packaging were fixed this time around. The steak was a perfect medium rare, the sauce was excellent, and the frites were perfectly crispy. It was well worth the money for a quality product delivered this time. Original: I ordered online and I was thoroughly disappointed. I have had nothing but good experiences eating here in person. However, given the current circumstances, I was forced to settle for delivery, and it was unacceptable. For paying the amount of money that I paid for this steak frites, with accompanying dessert ($58+), I'd expect more care to be put into the packaging. The steak itself was excellent, a solid medium (although I ordered medium rare, the steak was still very good all things considered), but that was almost where the good ended. The fries were still crispy, hence the two stars vs one star. Even still, there were pats of butter just tossed on top of the hot packages, melting butter ALL OVER all components of my meal, thus making it impossible to unpack without getting melted butter all over my countertop. Also, the vanilla ice cream was packaged right next to a piping hot chocolate soufflé (really just a standard fine dining chocolate lava cake), which reduced it to an inedible soup that sloshed its way all over the entire dessert portion of the meal. 1 star for a solid steak and 1 star for crispy fries, but all in all NOT worth the money for such careless packaging, small portions, and general lack of flair. I expected better out of a place that does so well in house, as well as a place that charges a premium for its quality. read more

Great dinner. Thoroughly enjoyed the trout entree. Delicious bread. Lovely menu. Staff was attentive and helpful. read more

Jacques - Trout - French Near Me - New York, New York

7/18/21: Ordered the "Chardonnay Mussels". Mussels themselves deliciously seasoned and for July nice perfect size; however, the mussel sauce was absolutely HORRIBLY GREASY. Every spoonful had a large ring of GREASE around the actual sauce. Simply inedible. Nice wait staff did replace 1st portion but 2nd serving still arrived ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH OIL - KEEP AWAY FROM THE MUSSELS!!! Yuck!!! read more

When we walked in to this lovely French Brasserie, after a lovely day at the museums, we were transported to France! The service was great and everyone was welcoming. The ambiance is very comfortable and welcoming. We were a large party and we shared lots of appetizers. All of the food was delicious and the drinks we had were delicious. I had one of the best Cosmopolitans ever. We had the pate de campagne and oyters and Frisee Lardon to start along with mussels!! It was truly some of the best food I have had, especailly the oyster and the pate. The Mussels were very good, but not as good as the other appetizers. They were exquisite! Then most had some version of steak frites The steak was perfectly cooked and the fries were very good and the Au Poivre Sauce as well as the Bearnaise sauce were out of this world!. Others had the duck and then a fish special. All delicious! I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! read more

My first visit was lunch today. The lentil soup of the day was wonderful! The service was efficient and the surroundings are lovely.

What a wonderful experience today!!! The food was exquisite!! I had the Salad Verte with salmon and the waiter asked how I would like my salmon. I have never been asked that even when it is a main entree, I could get rare, medium rare.,..etc salmon?! Very nice. It was delicious. Fresh salmon on baby arugula and the dressing was light and wonderful. Some hot bread to go with it. The wait staff was very obliging and worked as a team to make sure my friend and I had a great experience. She had the burger and said it was also exquisite. I wondered why she would have a burger in a French Restaurant. She was familiar with the restaurant which is there for 25 years and said their burgers were amazing and wow, was it amazing!! Quality beef, french fries, also great presentation. Lastly the creme brûlée was the best I have ever eaten!! read more

Awful experience. Went there last night. The 4 of us had appetizers, 8 drinks, entrees and sides. Been there before. Had the trout. Ordered it again, knowing it's only maybe 4 oz of meat. About 1/4 was hard and tasteless and the rest was way over cooked. The waiter substituted for a $12 cheaper tuna appetizer. When we got the bill, both meals were on it. The waiter said it was the manager Omar's decision to charge us for the meal I returned uneaten. After complaining, Omar said he would take a meal off. I assumed it would be the one I didn't eat. We left a $60 tip. When I got home I realized he only credited me for the less expensive meal. I called him and he was not happy with me. He said he told me it would be for the tuna (appetizer). In all fairness, he might have said that, but I was thinking it would be for the meal I never ate. So today I notice he reversed the lesser credit completely. In other word, we were back to him charging me for both meals Ugg I stopped by today to explain my position to Omar. I thought it was common practice if you don't like your meal and don't eat it, that you don't have to pay. Well, obviously not at Jacques. I will not be back. There are plenty of other options in the area. I don't need to go to a place that tries to sneak in a charge on a returned item and then reverses a credit that was not the proper credit to begin with. read more

I love this place, as a native french when I come inside I really think I am in a french brasserie in Paris. The food is good and the team is great, The manager takes the times to say hi and makes sure you have all you need. I like the Mussels there and their creme brulee homemade a real pleasure ! read more

Food was pretty good. I liked the Shakshouka I ordered, and my friend's dishes looked delicious as well. We all thought our respective dishes were a little under seasoned but that's more personal preference than anything else. Two stars deducted because service was SLOW. The restaurant was not busy, but the waiter forgot both me and my friends' drink order multiple times. It also took forever to get someone's attention to order - we must have waited over 20 minutes before being greeted by a waiter. Food took a while to come too (not that this is a bad thing). I don't like being harsh, but this place could be something really special if the service improved. read more

dined inside twice last two weeks after long hiatus. Reservation taker/maitre-d' could use a personality tune-up. Menu good bistro standard, kitchen slow, wine list mark-ups over retail! breathtaking - Orsay does all of that better including the brasserie-kitsch ambiance. read more

The restaurant was charming, the service great and the food exceptional! I had a great time.

I'm not sure why this place has less than 3 stars because the experience my husband and I had was quite spectacular. The maitre 'd was very friendly and the wait staff was very attentive. The food was fantastic (roast chicken, mussels, string beans) and reasonably priced for the area. We will definitely be back again soon. read more

Always delicious, fresh mussels prepared various ways. we love the onion soup, steak frites, shrimp appetizer and on and on. Friendly service and Jacques is a professional and friendly proprietor. read more

Don't understand the positive reviews here. They went out of their way to make our night unenjoyable. And when you ask for liquor on the rocks, it seems they pour a standard drink, but then fill the glass to the top with ice cubes. The ice was way higher than the alcohol. And they did this twice. Not the way to pour a drink. And the food is overpriced and not so good. And the staff is arrogant. Will not be coming back. read more

Update: Jacques has really improved since I wrote a not-so-great review many moons ago. The food is now consistently delicious and plentiful, and the service warm and charming. Forget what I said in my original review. read more

Conveniently located for a lunch break while visiting the Museum Mile, Jacques Brasserie is a reliable stop with predictable French standards (think Croque Monsieur, Eggs Benedict, Salade Nicoise) competently prepared and attractively presented. Prices at lunchtime top out at $33 (aforementioned Nicoise) but are generally in the 18-25$ range. The wine list is well curated and well priced; a request by varietal was met with a decent pour of a modestly priced bottle. I recommend it without reservation (oh yes, they are usually able to seat walk-in's promptly, at lunch at least). The waitstaff are gracious and professional. read more

The pâté/foie gras was amazing The champagne rose by the glass was fresh Service was slow and two servers dropped silverware on and next to me, super unprofessional Also check your tabs the price on the menu for my wine was not correct on the check that was presented This place would have been a 5 if the check was correct read more

After reading the reviews we were hesitant to try the restaurant but we decided to go after receiving recommendations from friends. We loved the French onion soup. The lamb sausages were spicy but delicious, coffee was fresh and hot and the wait staff were quick to offer refills. It is a bit pricey, but the service was great and the meals we ordered were all delicious. We will be going back to try their mussels next time. read more

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My family has been coming here for over 20 years. The dining room is evocative of classic Parisian bistros, with banquettes and mirrors. The food is classic French, from mussels, to steak frites, and excellent fish. Their soupe a l'oignon is consistently rich with flavor, and excellent cheese topping. Their country pate and foie gras are delicious, as well as coq au vin, boeuf bourguinon, and salmon with ratatouille. My only critique would be to add more classics, so hard to find these days: celerie remoulade, mushrooms a la greque, sweetbreads, rognons de veau au moustarde, skate with lemon caper sauce, sole meuniere (or amandine). These are dishes from past favorites, mostly closed. And for the winter holidays: venison with chestnut puree, beef Wellington, buche de Noel, duck a l'orange (or cherry or cranberry), quenelles sauce Nantua, all live on in my memory! But I'll be back anyway. read more

Come for the live music on Saturday. That band was very good. It's a nice decor and atmosphere but the staff could use some training. I saw the host drinking at the bar while we and some other customers were still there; he was cute but you're not supposed to do that on the clock. We also had a waiter who was snotty to the friend who invited me (who knows someone else who's gotten lots of customers for them over many years) & then vanished. My friends also were not satisfied with the food while mine was actually pretty good. It's hard to screw up an Angus beef burger (which to my surprise came with a salad and fries that I shared with my friends). To my knowledge, drinks were not an issue. I stuck to tap water. It was pricey for my blood, which didn't come as a total shock to me considering this is the UES but the burger was definitely awesome. If invited again, I'd likely go. read more

Thank you Edgar for the Great Customer Service. The chef was exceptional. Adriano is a great cook. A person cannot possibly hold the position of a chef without owning these skills and attributes; the food was delicious. It was filled with so much flavor, and the presentation was extraordinary. read more

This place smells so good first of all !!! Ginger Lemon grass mussels omg !!! The octopus perfection delicious is all I have to say !!! I love this place and I don't feel fat either! read more

Jacques - French Near Me - New York, New York

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Jacques has upped its game recently. This place has always been a sentimental favorite for me as it was around the corner from my first apartment in New York. On past visits, I had the sense that they had been resting on their laurels. This pas visit suggested to me that they were now running a much tighter ship, under the leadership of the host who was there on Sunday. read more

A neighborhood staple with excellent service every time. I LOVE the Mussels (Dijonaisse are amazing) and a glass of Rosé for a light lunch. The Hanger Steak with a Mixed Greens Salad is also nice for lunch. The staff are so pleasant and make this a great local place to keep coming back to. read more

Nice environment and ppl keep coming all they time, after 9 on Saturday. crabmeat cheese pasta is a small portion and the crab tastes nice. Creme brûlée is a little bit too much and cold. read more

We took a chance on this UES French cafe and were pleasantly surprised. Despite not having a reservation, we found service to be gracious and attentive. Top notch wines were fairly priced and enhanced our meal. Opting to share three classically French hors d' oeuvres, we enjoyed our meal and would recommend. read more

I have had similar experiences recently over the past month. Service and food were 2 things you could not count on. Plus there never seems to be a Maitre'd around, and a couple of employees (not long timers) seemed annoyed when you entered the restaurant. I think that when the outside is packed the management does not properly know how to staff so that everyone receives the same quality of service. read more