I use to work at this restaurant for 2/12 years. The most overrated restaurant in New York City. A glorified diner at best. I have worked in better run restaurants with better food at far better…

1 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Leo M. at Yelp.com on September 30, 2008.

I went to Barna for some Saturday drinking with a few friends at the helm. I had no idea I was walking down into a restaurant. The dark environment backed with orange ambient lightning made me think…

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Kent S. at Yelp.com on September 22, 2008.

It's over-priced and over-rated. It's as close to Paris as you can get to authentic French cuisine. I find the food to be just average. The French onion soup was just average despite the bowls are…

2 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Tina C. at Yelp.com on August 21, 2008.

i like :) i came here for brunch with a couple of friends and was pleased by their lunch menu which was more like a brunch menu. i got the smoked salmon, bagel, cream cheese sandwich, it came with…

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Jovita K. at Yelp.com on August 17, 2008.

really liked the decor. had great french onion soup and the chicken dish for lunch. one of my favorite lunch experiences.

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by T K. at Yelp.com on August 13, 2008.

Despite the promising name (everyone likes a good brasserie / brassiere), the restaurant called Brasserie in New York is a bit rubbish. Apparently constructed entirely of laminate wood (walls and…

2 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Tim R. at Yelp.com on August 6, 2008.

Actually, I give it 3 1/2 stars. I mean I did come here during restaurant week so I wasn't expecting much but overall it was a good experience. I wouldn't say I'm dying to go back but it was good. The…

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by J B. at Yelp.com on July 30, 2008.

Lines were decent at this food cart with about 10-15 people in line at prime lunch time, 12:30 pm. We figured, if there's a line like this, the food must be somewhat good. So we figured, what the…

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Jason P. at Yelp.com on July 24, 2008.

One of the better chicken and rice places I've been to. The Express Power Lunch on Pearl and Wall is better though. - Foam container w/ 3 sections. section1: pea/onions in curry - this sauce was…

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by jeff c. at Yelp.com on June 20, 2008.

I been in this area many times and even I work around there. but never made it there and now I been there twice within a week!. Lunch for biz and dinner with a friend. the decor is very nice and easy...

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Hicham Y. at Yelp.com on April 25, 2008.

I was EXTREMELY skeptical about the whole 'one size fits all' thong. Um? Have you seen my ass? There's no way I can wear the same underwear as Kelly Ripa, she's so anorexic looking. Well.... they do...

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Ali R. at Yelp.com on April 24, 2008.

Brassierie is one of my favorite places in New York, I'm not usually on the upper east side but if i'm going to the MoMa i could not-not go to the Brass.. the service is always excellent as is the...

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Karoline K. at Yelp.com on April 7, 2008.

Friendly service, stylish decor and very tasty food combine to make this a perfect spot for a business lunch. Beware as they bring you entire baguettes when you are seated and you can easily fill up...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Aimee G. at Yelp.com on March 17, 2008.

Pish posh to the well-known, fancy-schmancy resto with zee ambiance et service, but whose lackluster and overpriced food will keep the power business lunchers a-comin but the hArD-CoRE Yelpers at bay....

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Deborah H. at Yelp.com on February 25, 2008.

I've actually been in the building for a few benefit parties. It's really beautiful inside.

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Haley S. at Yelp.com on February 25, 2008.

Golly, I am surprised that no one has reviewed this bastion of rich white maleness. Maybe because nobody who yelps could possibly be a member! Didn't you people ever wonder what that low, windowless...

5 stars out of 5 Reviewed by CB M. at Yelp.com on February 25, 2008.

The somosas that I got here were great for $1 a piece. I really couldn't try to other food as the condition of the cart just held me back. The ladies look nice enough but, my stomach really wouldn't...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Jennifer Y. at Yelp.com on February 17, 2008.

The decor is OK....nothing great. You walk down frosted glass step into the basement dining area. Everyone can see you walking....you are the entertainment. The bar area is nice and the back...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Tommy N. at Yelp.com on February 16, 2008.

It was Restaurant Week Day #2 [my day #2 it is] and two of my friends wanted to visit a fine eatery Friday night. I quickly went to OpenTable to look for a table somewhere that morning, and I was able...

4 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Kevin M. at Yelp.com on January 31, 2008.

I just have to say something here: dining out in midtown is so freakin' weird! Whew. Now that that's off my chest... Brasserie is a pretty cool space--clearly designed to "be seen" in, because...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Becca S. at Yelp.com on January 31, 2008.

I came to Brasserie on Saturday (fortunately missing the Restaurant Week hype) for a birthday dinner for my friend. There were ten of us, with a reservation for 7:30p. We were immediately seated....

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Justin R. at Yelp.com on January 29, 2008.

Ate here last week as part of the Restaurant Week $35 prix fix dinner special. The menu selection was decent, and everyone felt comfortable ordering something they liked. I had the yellowtail...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Kate C. at Yelp.com on January 29, 2008.

this place was ok. i wasn't so impressed by the decor or the food, but i didn't think the service was bad at all; actually the service was quite good. the food though needs more punch. it's so...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by GO-GO-YU-BALI m. at Yelp.com on January 26, 2008.

Can't complain too much but everything was meh mediocre. I suppose restaurant week experience is never stellar but the place is definitely overrated. The decor is plain, crowd is loud... other than...

2 stars out of 5 Reviewed by nayoung j. at Yelp.com on January 24, 2008.

I was kind of disappointed by this place. I mean, yeah, it's essentially a corporate power-lunch restaurant, and I went during Restaurant Week (a foodie faux-pas if you ask any insidery resto blog)...

3 stars out of 5 Reviewed by Caroline M. at Yelp.com on January 22, 2008.