Meal
OVERVIEW
Bryant Park Cafe had a lovely outdoor patio with a beautiful view of the park making it a great eating option for sit-down dining with beautiful scenery. Bryant Park cafe had different menu options from its sister restaurant next door, Bryant Park Grill, which we dined and reviewed as well. Both of these seemed to operate very similarly but they did receive a little bit different review due to a few differences.
SUGGESTIONS
Our suggestions, which we feel are reasonable and easy to incorporate into what they have now, would be to fully mark the menu with the top 11 allergens or have a dedicated allergy-free menu option. We also would like to see what’s in those condiments so offering them in their original containers or single serve jars (for nicer presentation in more upscale restaurants) is a perfect solution. If you have a highly sensitive allergen, then I think it would be wise to ask that the table be sanitized since it did not have a clean tablecloth and had a hard surface area. The sandwich I chose had a homemade sauce so I asked for the ingredients and that it be served in a separate container to ensure that I could have it, but it would be very easy to include homemade sauce ingredients in an allergy-friendly menu.
MENU
The menu was well marked for gluten free and vegan, but no other allergens were noted. Since I have a tree nut allergy, I had to pay closer attention to the ingredients of each appetizer and entree and also rely on the waiter’s knowledge of the food ingredients and to convey my allergy properly to the chef. There was an online menu, but it was marked the same as the printed one. They had a bountiful menu with many options to choose from, even desserts that were allergy friendly.
TABLE
The table looked clean and had a hard surface area, but I didn’t know if it was sanitized. I would want to clarify while visiting this restaurant since it does affect how much I am able to relax while dining. They had linen wrapped tableware. The food was delivered marked for gluten free, which was much appreciated. The condiments were served in single serving dishes rather than their original bottles.
WAITER
Our waiters were friendly and seemed knowledgeable about allergies and when there were any questions they didn’t know the answer to, they talked to the chef and either them or the chef communicated with us about our concerns and provided us with additional options. The waiters were very accommodating and also recapped our allergies while delivering our food which was also marked for our allergen. I did receive a homemade sauce in a single serve dish and the waiter was knowledgeable about the ingredients when I asked for clarification.
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