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The Met Dining Room, New York, NY

The Met Dining Room

4.5
4.5
3112 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 40 times today
  • Great for scenic views
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
The Dining Room is an elevated cuisine experience that overlooks Central Park, with a focus on local and seasonal ingredients. We locally source our ingredients from farms within a 150-mile radius of The Met. Entrance to the Museum and The Met Dining Room requires a ticket or Membership card. Window seats can be requested but are not guaranteed.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Mon, Tue, Thu–Sat 11:30 am–3:15 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–7:45 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    The Museum garage, located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Parking discounts apply to Museum Members only. To receive a discount, Museum Members must have their tickets validated at the Uris Center for Education Membership/Visitor Information Desk. For more information, please call (212) 879-5500.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

What 3,112 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Met Dining Room offers a "unique dining experience" with "great views of Central Park" and "excellent service." Diners praise the "wonderful" food, highlighting dishes like crab cakes and butternut squash soup. Although some find the ambiance lacking, the restaurant remains a "fabulous" and "relaxing place" to enjoy a meal.

3,113 Reviews
  1. Robin

    VIP

    New York City

    34 reviews

    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Evelyn was an excellent server! great birthday lunch with perfect views!

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    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server, Kristoff was fantastic, super friendly and making our first visit to the Met awesome and enjoyable.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great view, great service, great food. Pricey but it’s NYC and it’s in the Met. So expected. Wouldn’t do it every time but a nice treat.

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    Western NC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and the food was delicious! I had made reservations and arrived ten minutes early to find our table waiting for us. Such a lovely experience

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  5. Gil

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My wife and I are Met members but had not gone to the Met Dining Room together (I was there years ago). We were very pleased with the food and service for weekend lunch. It was a wonderful experience and a nice break after seeing some great exhibits at the Met. The food was excellent and the service was prompt and friendly. I highly recommend it!
    The Met Dining RoomResponded 5 days ago
    Thank you for sharing your experience, Gil! We hope to have you visit again soon.

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  6. Raul

    New York City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 27 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I invited my dear friend Rodolfo to lunch. We had appetizers. The service was ok, not overly efficient I must say. The bus boy came many times to ask me if I was finished when there was still food on the plate and I hadn't placed fork and knife in the classical position that means "I'm done". They did bring extra bread when asked. The food was delicious and came promptly. Ambiance has always been very pleasant. Then when I had left the museum I realized that the hostess, very friendly and courteous, had told me that we were getting a 10% discount but I didn't see it reflected in my bill and didn't realize it when I was signing the paperwork at payment time. Perhaps she was wrong? Anyway, the experience overall was satisfactory, but I am still curious about that offer and if they could acknowledge it next time I go to have lunch there.

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  7. Linda

    New York City

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 25 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Delicious meal. Thank you. But the dried flowers on the table were a little sad and scratchy looking. Considering your prices even a single fresh carnation would have been nicer and more in keeping with the room.;. But overall we had a very good lunch. Thank you.

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  8. Barbara

    New York City

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 24 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely experience after a tour of the Met with friends from Sweden. Food was great and so was service.

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  9. C

    VIP

    New York City

    43 reviews

    5.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a very good lunch at the Met Dining Room. Great views of Central Park. This is a full service restaurant and accordingly, prices are higher than at other places to eat in the museum.
    The Met Dining RoomResponded on 24 February 2025
    Thank you for dining with us!

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  10. Willa

    VIP

    New York City

    574 reviews

    5.0

    574 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best crab cakes in NY, although the price is breathtaking. Tasty mushroom tart appetizer. Chocolate cake was mostly cherry mousse. Very nice, but disappointing if you were expecting a more traditional approach as my husband was. We thought it was a lovely lunch and will be back soon. Certainly the best place to eat in the area.
    The Met Dining RoomResponded on 24 February 2025
    Thank you for dining with us Willa!

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The Met Dining Room is rated 4.5 stars by 3112 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 40 times today
Google Map for The Met Dining Room

1000 5th Avenue in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10028

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Mon, Tue, Thu–Sat 11:30 am–3:15 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–7:45 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    The Museum garage, located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Parking discounts apply to Museum Members only. To receive a discount, Museum Members must have their tickets validated at the Uris Center for Education Membership/Visitor Information Desk. For more information, please call (212) 879-5500.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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