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Disappointing
This is my 6th time at Fresh. Found the food to have gone downhill, the portions have shrunk, and the service was just fair. Order an appetizer and yo...
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12/9/2007
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Claire
My husband and I both had the tasting course here. It was nice, nothing particulary creative, save for the dessert. It was surprisigly good. It was th...
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11/30/2007
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Good, but not great
Having heard a great deal about fresh, a friend and I decided to make the trip downtown to give it a try. The title above says it all - the food was f...
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8/4/2007
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great
This place is amazing. The food is sooooo fresh and tasted like heaven. I haven't had such a fresh seafood for a long time and I really enjoyed every ...
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8/4/2007
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impressive
This was not at all what I thought it would be! I was impressed with not only the main courses, but the desserts as well. It's true the ceviche wasn't...
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8/2/2007
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Not worth the money
I read a lot about how great people found this restaurant. It's a "fresh" looking restaurant with people of all ages. The food was mixed. My husband a...
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7/29/2007
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quite lovely though expensive
we came here for lunch and had a wonderful time! the greeters and waiters were attentive and friendly. the food was delicious (i had the spring pea so...
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7/4/2007
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wonderful!
I went here for my birthday with my husband and it was perfect. They had great, honest service and amazing food without crazy prices. Try the lobster ...
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6/26/2007
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YUM!!!!
I had dinner there last week w/ some of my freinds and they loved it. I have been there few times and always had a wonderful experience. If you are a ...
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6/25/2007
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Great food, great staff, get ready to spend
Everything was as advertised. Food was great, service was great. My 3 course dinner for 2 with a moderate bottle of wine came out to $400. Given that ...
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5/27/2007
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great dining experience
I recently went to Fresh with my boyfriend and we were impressed. I would definitely return, as the food was delicious. The atmosphere is refresing, c...
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5/7/2007
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Very Solid Find
No doubt a place worth trying. Atmosphere is completely unique and creates a sophisticated, yet hip setting. Tables are reasonably spread out, but not...
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4/2/2007
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Amazing
One of the best dining experiences I've ever had was at fresh. The name speaks for itself: the food, the service, and the feeling I left with. This is...
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3/11/2007
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Great for groups!
I have been to fresh a few times - live in the neighborhood- and have loved it every time. I decided to have my wife's birthday party there- a group o...
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3/10/2007
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Super Fresh, Super Service
A blind date took me to fresh last Friday night- what a great surprise! I had never heard of the restaurant before- but now I am a total fan (I am cel...
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2/1/2007
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A Seafood Joint -- Out of Seafood!
Had reservations for 9:45 on a Saturday night. I made my reservation on opentable the night before and there were plenty of times available. The place...
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1/29/2007
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Exceptionally fresh seafood
Great food really fresh. Try the Spicy Seafood Stew, just delicious. Service was pleasant and discreate. made arrangements for a cozy table anf flower...
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1/6/2007
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SOOOOO fresh!
I went to fresh with a group of friends on a Saturday night AND the next week for lunch. IT WAS AMAZING! I rarely feel moved enough by any dining expe...
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11/22/2006
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Avoid
To say that I didn't like Fresh would be too kind a thing to say. I hated everything about it. First. The service was poor. The pretence was made at h...
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11/18/2006
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Great lobster roll!!
Nice decor. Nice table size. The lobster roll is very unique and is one of the best I ever had. Chuck of lobster meat very fresh indeed. The only thin...
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11/10/2006
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Will come back
Great food, freindly staff. Not a "fun" place but a great place to hang out with friends and/or family and enjoy the company...
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9/29/2006
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Average at Best
Pros: nice atomosphere, tables well spaced, no attitude, friendly servers, killer martinis. Cons: understaffed (too many tables per waiter), food just...
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7/30/2006
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Nice Surprise
I took my girlfriend there for her birthday last night and we had a relaxing, really good meal. They treated us well and the food was extremely "fresh...
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4/26/2006
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Tops
Totally enjoyable experience. Example: they were out of the celery root soup on the prix fixe lunch menu, so they substituted a great lobster bisque. ...
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4/26/2006
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Very fresh
Indeed, this place looks fresh and taste fresh. Sea food dishes were great and service mistakeless. Very recommended....
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4/20/2006
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Great food, great place, Hot bartender
My girlfriends and I walked in and had to wait for a table--the place was hopping on a Monday night, which is a great sign, especially for a seafood r...
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3/30/2006
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Above and beyond it's name!
We ate at FRESH the Saturday of the snowstorm we got to the restaurant an hour early for our reservations and were promptly seated and welcomed. The s...
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3/9/2006
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Totally Different Experience
I had a totally different experience than most people here. First, the service at this place is slow slow slow. Second, the portions are small and not...
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2/6/2006
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Friendly, accomodating, delicious!
I dined here recently with a party of 10 and the group was very well received and serviced by the staff. Dinner traffic was light (early Wed. evening)...
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2/1/2006
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Yummy Food, Poor Service
We had reservations at 9pm, but was not seated until 10:15pm. It was rather pathetic that it took them over an hour to seat us. Why make a reservation...
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1/22/2006
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So "Fresh" so "Good"
My husband and I are new to the neighborhood and decided to try Fresh with friends. What a great meal we had! The food is as fresh as the name, the st...
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1/10/2006
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One of the top 3
If Le Bernadin has more "cachet" and Oceana is a "hotter" place, I would all the same rate Fresh right up there in the trinity of top seafood restaura...
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1/6/2006
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Fresh and amazing
I have been to fresh twice and each experience has been amazing. The service is spot on. They know how to treat everyone right. The wait staff is know...
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12/5/2005
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Simple is best - but sometimes more is more
Went for a late weekday lunch. Decor is minimalist and clean - nothing to distract or commend. Service was very friendly. Lunch prix fixe of $25 or $3...
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11/30/2005
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We tried so hard to like it...
Loved the attentive host, the dining room, the general buzz. Our rather odd waiter brought the wrong glass of wine for my wife. When I requested a rep...
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11/17/2005
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Love this place!
I've been to Fresh many times, and never dissapointed. Service is very attentive yet not too much, food is alway very very fresh, really like the atmo...
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9/29/2005
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Great Tribeca Seafood place
What a great place! The food is very freash and the prices are terrific. This restaurant is a wonderful find....
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9/28/2005
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Downhill Alert!
I used to love fresh and learned recently that its former chef, Daniel Angerer, had departed. I tried out the new chef hopefull it would still be good...
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9/8/2005
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amazing
fresh restaurant was amazing........ food was delicious and of course fresh. great for a romantic evening, or a fun evening with friends... I will be ...
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7/25/2005
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Spectacular!!!
New items on the menu were a nice touch to the summer nights...I had dinner there last night and the food was amazing...the service was superb and the...
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7/15/2005
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Daniel Angerer is gone and so it the quality!
I've been to fresh many times with my husband since we live in TriBeCa and loved chef Angerer's cooking style. We had dinner there last night and ever...
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7/7/2005
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the chef left!
This used to be one of my favorite restaurants but i learned that the executive chef, daniel angerer, recently left!...
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6/27/2005
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So Fresh and Delicious
Ate here last night with my mother before theater in the area - the service was unbelievable - the waiter knew EVERYTHING about each and every fish on...
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4/29/2005
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Fresh and fabulous
Fresh deserves every good review it's gotten. The room is open and spacious and comfortable, the service is friendly yet super-professional. And the f...
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3/15/2005
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Caroline23
Wow! I was totally blown away! The seafood is unbelievably fresh, and the preparations are delicious--they enhance the fish instead of smothering it. ...
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2/4/2005
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Very fresh indeed!
This restaurant has to be the freshest, best seafood place in NYC. It's prepared so well that the sauces and the sides enhanced the fish, not the othe...
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1/5/2005
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Must try!
What a lovely, charming restaurant. Excellent service; welcoming wait staff and the freshest seafood. Highly recommend the Oysters (served with an exc...
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11/17/2004
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coooool!!!
I loved the sexy, cool design of this restaurant. They change the menu on a daily basis depending on the daliy catch. That day my wife had a paella wh...
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8/11/2004
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Fresh is...aptly named
Truely fresh seafood, served in a way that let's the fish be the "star". Sauces that accompany the fish are spare but quite flavorful, as they should ...
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7/1/2004
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Great Food
I have to agree with the previous poster. I haven't a clue why it didn't get a higher rating. I was there for dinner last night and it was positively ...
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6/29/2004
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It Amazes Me !!!!!!
The restaurant was lovely,,,,comfortable ambiance. The food was "fresh,,," as it should be and expectedto be in every restaurant.... .. but the prices...
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5/16/2004
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very happy
I have eaten at this restaurant many times since I am a fan of fresh fish. It is a favorite of mine and my clients. We have never been disappointed by...
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5/4/2004
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Overrated
Save your money... I was completely underwhelmed by both of our entrees, which is unfortunate because you pay top dollar at Fresh. Below average food,...
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3/21/2004
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seafood lover's paradise!
i have been to fresh several times and cannot put into words how wonderful the food is. their concoctions are absolutely unique and delicious and ever...
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3/11/2004
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Looove FRESH!
I've been to Fresh many times and it's one of my favorite restaurants. The waitstaff has always been friendly and helpful, the bartenders are nice. Th...
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1/31/2004
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Horrible Service..
The food was only mediocre, and the seats were uncomfortable. The wine did not come until we were half way through our entree and the waitress overcha...
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10/23/2003
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One of the Best Seafood Rest in NYC
Went there for my 2 year anniversary and had an awesome experience! We had concluded that this was one of, if not, the best (american) seafood restaur...
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9/18/2003
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Fresh and delicious
I thought the food was inventive without going overboard. The menu selection was vast, but our server helped out a lot with suggestions. Portion size ...
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8/28/2003
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refined
Cold decoration but great space. Refined and original cuisine, generous entrees portions. It's a pitty that the butter is not real butter. Careful and...
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8/19/2003
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Pretty good...
After having read the previous reviews I was not impressed and didn't want to go. However, we were seated immediately, served promptly effeciently and...
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6/5/2003
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shush you complainers
It annoys me that there's always a few people willing to trash a good restaurant on city search. The food here is really good-- end of story. the pres...
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4/2/2003
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Fresh? Rotten.
My God... 6 months and no sign? I should have kept walking. Inside I discovered a restroom that can only be described as rest stop chic. The staff mad...
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3/28/2003
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Yikes!
We didn't have a very good experience at Fresh. We had to wait 15 minutes after we were seated just to get a menu and some water! Then we got a lectur...
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3/14/2003
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Only waited 1 hr after our reservation
On the recommendation of 2 friends, I went with my boyfriend for a "top tier" dining experience. After waiting 1 hr after our reservation time, the fo...
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3/8/2003
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good food, AMAZING dessertt
I love food and I know when it is great. It is here. What is amazing are the desserts! I started off with the ice cream sandwhich with carmelized bana...
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3/4/2003
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kind of a rip-off
Fresh is a good restaurant. The food is very tasty, though the portion size is quite small. As a result, you need to have appetizer, entree, and desse...
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3/2/2003
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WOW!
WOW! I thought this place really lived up to the name! I was blown away at the foie gras and halibut cheeks appitizer. I felt the service was very att...
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2/25/2003
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horrible service
The waiters were rude and inexperienced. Everyone at the table did not receive their appetizers or entrees at the same time. The sdie orders that came...
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2/24/2003
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freshless
the food was good, but the menu is very over priced and the service was poor. for an $85 tasting menu, i think we should have gotten our wine (and wat...
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2/17/2003
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worth going once
expensive but really good. squash soup and codfish were very tasty. crispy whole fish was pretty good too. mackerel was so-so. i left stuffed....
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2/15/2003
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freshest
We went past sunday to fresh. and we had an amazing experience. Since we eat only fish it was always difficuly to find a "fresh" seafood restaurant fo...
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1/26/2003
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Great service, lovely meals
Service was definitely attentive. Owner came over and explained the architecture - apparently same architect has done interiors for Billy Joel...Food ...
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1/22/2003
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horrible food, horrible service
scallop and foie gras app was burnt, chowder tasted like dishwater, squid stuffed with short ribs was all salt, salmon was a big hunk of rawness and w...
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1/18/2003
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Name should be Refresh!
In New York, the restaurant business can be so confusing. Everynew restaurant wants to impress but so few actually blow your mind. Here is a typical e...
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1/13/2003
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very Fresh
Went here for my birthday and the food was wonderful. the translucent scallops were unreal and the fried clams were very very tasty. The whole flounde...
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12/31/2002
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Nice Selection of Fish
The food was tasty and fresh. It took a very long time to be seated and to be served. They are overbooking the restaurant. Service could be better for...
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12/26/2002
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Worst service ever
out of all NY restarants. We had reservations for 9 pm and were seated at 11:50 pm. They kept smiling to us for 2 hours that there is an ongoing compu...
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12/6/2002
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Great food and highly recommend!
I had a wonderful dining experience at Fresh. The food was great and the manager was friendly, knowledgeable and courteous. The Service was a not the ...
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11/19/2002
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Go Fish
Very noisy I can deal with (hey it's NY). Slow service I can deal with (but 8:45 to 12:15 is longer than many marathon times). Server was knowlegeable...
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11/12/2002
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not worth the hype
I came to fresh expecting a great meal, and all I got was marginally so-so food served in a restaurant that was just so freezing we couldn't enjoy eat...
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11/10/2002
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GREAT!!!
I went here about 3 weeks ago for my girlfriends birthday. Excellent food, lots of nice wines by the glass. Very cute, romantic, and pleasant. We were...
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11/5/2002
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Don't Believe the Hype
A very disappointing evening at Fresh. Despite a 9:30 reservation, we weren't seated until 10:30 - by a surly host who acted as if he was doing us a b...
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11/4/2002
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Swimmingly Good
We have been to Fresh a couple of times and it just keeps getting better.The sea food is so fresh and creative.I mean baby squid stuffed with braised ...
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10/31/2002
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Awesome quality and variety of seafood
Excellent seafood with so many menu choices deciding what to get was the hardest part, but still fun....
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10/27/2002
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Good
very quiet, romantic.....felt like I was under water.....food was good....esp. the lobster........
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10/22/2002
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Disappointing
I was there with a group of people on Tuesday night. We thought the food was really good but the service was horrible. A fly landed in my friends wine...
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10/21/2002
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Pretentious, Overhyped
Very Dissapointed. I took my girlfriend to Fresh last night mainly due to an article I read in the New York Times braging about their Ipswich clams. T...
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10/11/2002
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After 500 bucks we were still hungry!
Fresh has a wonderful relaxing atmosphere and the service is extremely attentive. However, since our server was new she was not able to recommend dish...
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10/10/2002
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My boyfriend renamed it rotten
Went there Saturday night, 4 of us. Pretty restaurant. We arrived there at 8:45 for a 9:00 reservation. We were finally seated at 9:50 and that would ...
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10/7/2002
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we were pleased
the menu was excellent. everyone cleaned off their plates. we liked the variety of fishes. the halibut cheeks and codfish tongue were excellent as app...
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10/1/2002
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Worth every penny!
What a wonderful restaurant. Our entire meal was perfect, a super wine list, with many affordable bottles. Try the New Zealand white. Fantastic dry wi...
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9/30/2002
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Nice Experience
We happened upon Fresh by accident and walked in and got the last table they had at 9pm. They had a very large selection on the menu and the wine was ...
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9/26/2002
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YUMMY!
The food at FRESH was truly excellent!!! You know something is right when everyody at the table made a hmmm sound when they took their first bite of f...
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9/25/2002
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Dee-licious!
I loved Fresh! I thought the food was fantastic, from salad to fish to dessert, the wine selection was lovely, the service (while a tad confused - the...
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9/18/2002
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Skip IT for Fall
Do not waste your time. This restaurant serves bland food. The service is good and the place looks fresh but the food is certainly not. Whoever prepar...
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9/17/2002
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Don't walk - run - to FRESH.
Recommend Fresh without hesitation to all foodies in town. Inventive menu, fish you'll not find elsewhere, all caught fresh that morning. The owner ha...
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9/14/2002
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Exceltent Fish
The Kobe Tuna was excellent. There were 6 of us and we all had wonderful dishes. Definitely worth going back!...
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9/9/2002
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beautiful addition to the neighborhood
I've been hearing a buzz about this place for some months and decided to check it out early this week. Despite the reviews i've read the service was i...
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9/9/2002
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I'll write the first review.
After almost missing the front entrance on an otherwise quiet street, I walked into Fresh with somewhat high expectations. At first glance, it appeare...
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9/3/2002
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4 cents
1. spacious...high ceiling & aqua-zen like colors will smoothe any tense individuals 2. not under/overly cooked. tender & fresh seafoods 3. slightly o...
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9/2/2002
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