Le Cirque

Critics' Pick

151 E. 58th St., New York, NY 10022
nr. Lexington Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-644-0202 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
5.0 out of 10

2 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: French

Photo by Jennifer MacFarlane

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 11:45am-10:30pm; Sat, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 59th St.; N, R, W at Lexington Ave.-59th St.

Prices

$43-$56

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Dine at the Bar
Hot Spot
Lunch
Private Dining/Party Space
Prix-Fixe
Special Occasion

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Required

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Profile

The new Le Cirque sits on the bottom floor of the Bloomberg corporate headquarters and looks out over an impressive stone courtyard surrounded by a curving façade of glass and steel. The antic color scheme of Le Cirque 2000 has been replaced by a look that is sleeker, more formal, even funereal. It feels restrained, even a little subdued, a place designed less for glamorous celebration than a hushed business lunch. Conflicts between old and new are evident on the menu. It's been pared down from its previous baroque, Eurocentric form and is dotted now with chic Greenmarket references to "vine-ripened organic" tomatoes and bluefin tuna caught, in the proper Slow Food manner, on "hook and line." Nouveau delicacies like langoustines doused with curried ginger and Kaffir lime coexist with elderly favorites like sole meunière. The best entrées at the new Le Cirque tend to be the safe and stolid ones as well, the dependable kind of big-ticket items favored by elderly plutocrats with settled tastes and fat pocketbooks. — Adam Platt

Prix-Fixe

Three-course lunch, $39

Tasting Menu
Six-course dinner, $135; paired with wine, $185

Dress Code
Jackets are required for gentlemen in the dining room

Wine Lounge
According to owner Sirio Maccioni, the lounge "is a more casual side of Le Cirque, with chaise longues and where no jackets are required. We wanted to offer something, in our lounge, without all the rigueur of the dining room.”

Reader Ratings

5.0

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Service made the experience.

AH312 from 10011 | Posted on 8/1/08

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	9

Décor:	8

Value:	6

The food was good. The service was excellent. Courteous, unassuming, and pleasant. We were seated immediately upon arrival for our 9 pm reservation, and Restaurant Week did not seem to affect our experience. I am pleased to say I would return...Read More

Quite possibly my worst dining experience in NYC

JMW222 from 10022 | Posted on 1/31/08

Overall Reader Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)


Food:	2
Service:	1

Décor:	5

Value:	2

And by dining experience I mean lack thereof. Last night, my friends and I were excited to dine at Le Cirque for Restaurant Week. Little did we know that at the restaurant where people go TO BE SEEN, we were NOT...Read More