Bergdorf Goodman Restaurant
“Sitting by the window overlooking Central Park, we sipped on a perfectly steeped cup of tea and savored heavenly delectables.”
“What a delight it was to have afternoon tea at BG, on the seventh floor of Bergdorf Goodman.”
“I then had the Lobster Napoleon (pasta) which was very light being only layered with thin sheets of pasta and filled with luscious lobster chunks and creamy sauce.”
Bergdorf Goodman Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Awesome afternoon tea, with a good view of Central Park East! It's not as expensive as I had thought, and the service was incredible. Treat yourself and feel fancy for once.
The tea was great, super flavorful. The finger sandwiches and cookies were well made and savory. High Tea was the highlight of my visit to NYC.
I wish I liked this place better. The ambience and the view by the window is absolutely amazing. Bergdorf definitely lives up to its reputation as a fancy establishment.
I came here for afternoon tea with a girlfriend on Saturday around 3pm. The tea and champagne were great, but the food was not. The sandwiches were stale and the sweets were nothing special. The scones were probably the best thing we had but I've had better scones at other tea rooms.
For what we paid (over $60pp with tax & tip) it wasn't really worth it. I am a huge fan of high tea – but this place just wasn't my favorite. It's a decent one-time experience to have, but I wouldn't go back. I would recommend other places like Tea & Sympathy, Lady Mendl's, etc over Bergdorf's.
I had high expectations for this place… or maybe my appetite is too big for this place….
This place is very VERY fancy. Not your average fancy either. You are surrounded by fancy older women with nothing, but designer from head to toe. I love fancy, and I own Chanels as well, but I did feel a bit uncomfortable, maybe because of the age difference? Seriously felt like I was dining first class on the Titanic or something.
I made a reservation about 2 months prior heading out to the big city. Once arrived I was seated right away so kudos there. For starters I ordered the deviled eggs priced at $14.00. Main dishes consisted of ahi tuna salad $32.00 and braised beef short ribs $42.00. I understand this is Bergdorf Goodman here, however none of these dishes are worth the ridiculous prices. Deviled eggs came out with 2 eggs cut in halves, but the sizes of the eggs were literally a extra small size. No joke. The best is suppose to be the bacon on top, right? Not really in this case. It came with ONE TINY PIECE of bacon on top. Nothing was special about the ahi tuna salad except the seasoning was pretty good on the fish itself. Braised beef short ribs came out very tender with spinach under, but still nothing special.
Total for this ridiculous lunch came out to be $94 something, right under $100.
Like I said, maybe my appetite is just too big for this place, but seriously having dined all over high end restaurants in Los Angeles, this place is a NO in my books. 1 extra star because afterall it is part of an amazing department store for all your bougie label whore needs.
Lovely small spot to have a snack or some wine in the afternoon.It's such a scene though and pretty entertaining one too, so lay back and enjoy playing the whos who game. The service here is great, food is actually pretty solid. I got the organic chicken salad and it was delicious. Poached to perfection and enjoyable. We also started with the tuna tartar which was also seasoned perfectly. The food is well balanced and not heavy with any oils or salt. I just wish they had a more selective tea list…
We had a drink and dessert at the bar, our bartender was a ravishing looking guy with blonde locks, but at the end of the day, he was a really good bartender. He made us feel comfortable and provided helpful options when asked. The high tea menu looked amazing and was very popular it was full while we were there. I had an amazing strawberry shortcake, it was well presented and tasted very balanced. I didnt expect that but the quality was really high. I also enjoyed the chamomile tea that was served there.
This is one of most gorgeous locations for afternoon tea! You get a mini view of Central Park if you can snatch one of the window seats. I called on the day of to make a reservation for 2 at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon, but it's definitely not necessary as there were still quite a lot of empty seats when we arrived.
I think the biggest downside to Bergdorf is that there is no variation in the tea sets, so you can't customize what finger sandwiches you want. The set is standard either with champagne or without champagne. We chose the latter ($45/person). For the tea itself, there is a selection of about 10 different types of teas. My friend chose the lemon green tea, which she really liked, while I chose the Sri Lankan vanilla black tea (decaf), which I thought wasn't strong enough in the vanilla flavoring.
We started with our savories on the bottom tier. Luckily, I was very impressed with finger sandwich selection (turkey, chicken, tuna, salmon, cucumber, prosciutto, egg), but if you're very picky, then you might feel a bit constrained here by the set menu.
My absolute favorite was the middle tier: the SCONES with clotted cream, strawberry jam, apricot jam, and honey. So delicious. The worse part was there's only one scone per person.
Finally, the top tier was the sweets: chocolates, mini tarts, and macarons. Nothing particularly stood out here, but I was already happily full so no complaints!
Had the perfect Valentine's Day brunch with 2 of my good girlfriends here. We changed our reservations earlier, and it was not a problem. The hostess was so nice on the phone and courteous.
PROS:
-Excellent hostess and staff
-Lobster Napoleon is a MUST. AMAZING. Not heavy like I thought it might be.
-Lobster mac and cheese was good.
-Beautiful location
My BAE always treats me well, wining and dining me in ways no one really can. Our best friend-on-another-ship is defined by foods- and all the moments of dining we share together.
She took me here on a surprise whim. And it was a truly beautiful experience. Bergdorf Goodman's does tea time like no other. Service, decor, and the view atop of Central Park is breathtaking. (Hint (to bae's future hubby): propose to her here.) The tea sandwiches, the pastries, and tea itself were amazing. And the clotted cream- this is the definition of a good tea place- in all the little details.
We stayed here so long that we even skipped into an evening meal. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious- namely the Scallops with truffle shaving and cheese ravioli. If you want to impress your girlfriend or if you also have a bae to feed, bring them here. They will never leave your side, as I'll never leave bae's.