Payard Patisserie & Bistro   

AS A FREQUENT PATRON OF THE RESTAURANT AND AFTERNOON TEA SERVICE I MUST CONFESS THE SUPERIOR QUALITY,ASSORTMENT,VARIETY,FLAVORS AND VISUALLY MASTERFUL CREATIONS ARE FOOD FOR THE GODS. NOW WHEN IT COMES TO THE HUMAN ELEMENT...,WELL LETS SAY YOU MIGHT GET TREATED BETTER AND MORE COURTEOUSLY AT PAPAYA KING OR THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT.. MY LAST VISIT WAS THE LAST ONE. DURING DINNER HAVING RESERVATIONS WE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR 55 MINUTES AT THE CROWDED LITTLE BAR.WHEN I APPROACHED H.R.H.THE MANAGER I WAS TOLD TO WAIT OR TO GO ELSEWHERE"WHERE THEY HAVE FAST FOOD." H.R.H. HOSTESS HAD US CARRY OUR FRESH DRINKS AND WITHOUT A WORD ABOUT THE WAIT SHE SAID:"SEAT".THE MENU WAS EXCELLENT AND THE WAITERS ALOOF,HURRIED AND ALSO RUDE.IN COMES AS A GIGANTIC MERENGUE H.R.H. MONSIEUR PAYARD GLANCING OVER THE MINIONS SEATTING AT "HIS " TABLES. HE MADE A CRUDE REMARK IN FRENCH ABOUT ME AND MY COMPANIONS.I'M FRENCH BORN AND SO WAS ONE OF MY FRIENDS.WE JUST COULDN'T BELIVE THE HUMILLIATION AND NERVE.I PAID THE BILL WITH MY USUAL 30% TIP AND LEFT WITHOUT A WORD. MAY WE REMIND YOU MONSIEUR PAYARD THAT YOU ARE JUST A COOK THAT GOT LUCKY?

exellent, the best food and service

Went there for lunch one weekday. The Host and Hostess were quite snobby and rude- acting like they were doing us a favor by coming there- quite expensive and not worth the snobby attitude. Tall, skinny man host only kisses up to people if they look like "upper east siders", hostess didnt thank us as we left- she is making minimum wage and acting like she is a queen! never to return