Mermaid Oyster Bar - Times Square

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   Robert

   New York City

   35 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   35 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Enjoyable time with good service as we ate the tasty seafood tower. Overall positive experience, although the clams / oysters on the tower were on the small side.
   

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   Will

   New York City

   7 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding birthday meal! Bustling front bar, but with quieter backroom for our party of 10.
   

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   Carolyn

   New York City

   26 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   26 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   good choice for seafood as well as meat. Very tasty Shanghai spare rib appetizer and delicious cod dinner. casual ambiance and good. service.
   

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   Traci

   Phoenix

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Shane gave great service at the bar- friendly and knowledgeable. Very welcoming
   

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   Shari

   New York City

   40 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   40 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Anyone looking for a perfect pre-theater meal, this is your place. The service was excellent (special nod to Jeanine who exceeded all expectations of what a server should be) and the host station staff were genuinely friendly and willing to seat me before my companion arrived, something I greatly appreciated. The menu was varied, the portions right-sized, the quality excellent and the ambiance upbeat without being too noisy. Two of us were able to share two appetizers and one entree and feel perfectly sated (and I was hungry!) and enjoy some conversation without screaming. The restaurant is also big enough that it looks like you can always find your way to a table or bar seat if you're looking for something last minute in the area. Also, don't miss the negroni choices - the bianco was delicious. So glad the Mermaid team decided to open this location!
   

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   Melda

   Fort Lauderdale

   124 reviews

   3.0

   124 reviews

   Dined on 22 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We made a reservation for a booth and arrived early, aware our table would not be ready immediately. However, people with later reservations were seated at booths before us. I asked the hostess why they were seated before us, but received no response. When our table was finally ready, we were taken to a standard table, despite our request for a booth. Our server took our order, and the first and second courses were served. However, our server never returned to check on us, while the server at the neighboring table checked on them twice. We finished our meal and waited for our server to return, but he did not come by to see if everything was okay or if we needed anything. When he finally came over, I asked why he hadn’t checked on us. He responded that he saw we were talking and didn’t want to interrupt. I found this excuse unreasonable, as it is standard practice to check on tables, just as the other servers did.
   

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   Jill

   New York City

   34 reviews

   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on 21 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our waitress Rebecca was wonderful, she was attentive to our needs but not hanging over us. We all ordered the fried chicken and it was probably the best fried chicken i have ever had. Only complaint was we couldn’t bring the doggy bag of leftovers into the theater. Hopefully a homeless person is enjoying this fine meal.
   

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   Vivian

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 21 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The yellowtail ceviche was to die for…. Everything we ordered was amazing and our server was friendly and accommodating.
   

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   Gloria

   Chicago

   7 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 18 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was okay, our service was a bit slow. We did get a manager who made things better
   

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    Maria

    New Jersey

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Second visit here. Returned bc we had such a great experience first time. Food & service top notch, esp our waitress Jeanine. 👍
    

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