The City Grill
269 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
212-873-9400

Review
In these tough economic times, going out for dinner is starting to become more and more of a luxury, so finding hidden gems that are gastronomically recession-proof becomes a glorious quest for a DateSpacer. Sure, high-flyers across midtown are slashing their pre-fixe menus in half in an effort to bring back their clientele, but for those of us still on main street, a $60 pre-fixe that was once $120 isn’t going to have us banging the door down to get a table.

That’s why The City Grill is such a special DateSpace right now. The restaurant from both the outside and the inside is clean and classy-looking, the waiters are super-friendly, the tables are spread just far-enough apart to feel like you have some privacy without giving off a stuffy vibe, the food, of enormous variety, is delicious and the portions are generous, and at prices marked-to-market at well-below fair value, this type of restaurant-and-bar combo is more in demand right now than a tax-free municipal bond that’s yielding 6% (don’t worry if you don’t understand what that means — bottom line — If you’re looking for a place where you can sit and talk uninterrupted for a long time and still afford a low-priced high-quality meal, then check out The City Grill).

Do we hook you up or what?

Date-ability Breakdown
Original? No
Low-Key? Yes
Collaborative? No
Good for Conversation? Yes
Romantic? Yes