The Wayfarer

Very good restaurant with a diverse and elegant menu including sea food and sushi. Good cocktails and wine list. Casual classy ambiance make this a great spot for group dinner or after hours snacks and drinks or if you want to impress. Prices are acceptable for New York considering the quality of food and the good service.

It has a corner lot, with lots of large windows facing the busy street. The inside was nice and open, long and spacious. At the back, they had nice table seating with interesting artworks and decor on the wall. They also had fully stacked bar with beautiful marble counter. They have complimentary bread that was not the usual complimentary bread. It looked more like croissants, but then I found out it is their homemade popovers, comes with olive spread. I am not a big fan of olive, but for olive lovers, this is certainly a nice treat. We started off with a couple of cocktails. They were good and strong, nice flavor and elegant. Not too sweet but good amount of sweetness to it. For appetizer, we ordered Lobster & Corn Chowder, Roasted Mushroom & Chorizo, and Charred Octopus. The soup was a bit too salty but tasty. Others were good too. For the main, we had Spice Crusted Big Eye Tuna, Black Sea Bass, and Short Rib & Mac N’ Cheese. The tuna was too spicy to the point it overpowered the tuna. Sea bass was was a bit dry... The only dish that was great was the Mac N’ Cheese, it was really awesome! We had some desserts, which were all nice but the only one I really enjoyed was Profiterole Sundae, which was a fun dessert. We had a nice dinner here, relaxing and comforting. The food was not amazing, but mostly a-ok. I say there is a hit-and-miss at this restaurant. The service was good, we were well taken care of, our water glasses always filled.

Overall excellent. Started with the tuna tartare, which had a hint of spicy and was delectable. The skirt steak and pork chops were cooked to perfection (medium rare and medium well respectively), and the brussel sprouts with thick-cut bacon were delicious as well - perfect pairing for any meat. Cappuccino at the end was great as well. Excellent attentive staff and friendly hostess. Only drawback is price point. Meal for two with one alcoholic drink and no dessert was ~$75 pp - expensive, even for NYC.

So I went to this restaurant for lunch I ordered the raw bar for 1 which is basically like an appetizer. I don't complain in any restaurant when my food is brought out especially when it comes to seafood because in the winter in NYC you really can't expect a lot. Upon receiving my meal I noticed that the clams and the oysters were barely visible on the plate. Meaning they were extremely small. Now I know I only went for lunch but I inquired and was told that it was the only size that they had available. The owner did bring me a substitute but I was disturbed that the menus didn't indicate what size clams or oysters were being served. I inquired before I purchased and my waitress lacked the knowledge of what was even on the menus mentioning that it was new. she and the manager looked at me crazy when I asked questions as if I wasn't supposed to know the little neck clams were not the only type of clams. Anyway service was mediocre drinks were ok but overloaded with ice. I would visit again but maybe in the summer I think everyone deserves a second chance!

The Wayfarer was ok, but expensive. I suppose, though, that it’s not expensive for NY, but $24 for a sandwich & $24 for a burger felt high to me. (Might just grab a slice instead next time.) The food and wine list were good, but the service could use some improvement. It took a long time to get everything... drinks, food, the check, everything, and it felt as though they were doing us a favor to wait on us. We had the grilled chicken BLT, and a cheeseburger with no bun.