March 20, 2012
the atmosphere is good when the place is open. high brow types all around. the food is good and the service as well. the brews and food are overpriced. the glassware is usually right. and you get to eat and drink where a famous name is involved....America!

January 22, 2012
For people that are familiar with Craft, Craft Bar, Craft Steak (etc.), and/or Bravo’s Top Chef, you probably know that this place is more about the food then the beer, as with most of Tom Collicchio’s restaurants. However, if you are looking for solid pint while dining on some creative food offerings, this place has a nice mix of both. As long as you go in expecting the bar area of a trendy restaurant, you will get what you expected. It isn’t a craft beer bar by any means, but the bar has some decent craft beer. The prices are a bit high, but on par with what you’d expect from a restaurant of this caliber.

August 19, 2011
I read about this place a while back and wanted to try it, thinking that it might be an exciting new craft bar. No such luck. This is more like the bar area of a fancy restaurant, with a good-sized dining room and a bar. There are a bunch of craft brews on tap, but they are not the best, and they are unquestionably overpriced. I paid $10 for a mediocre pint of brown ale (that was going for $9 on the beer list). The atmosphere is modern and corporate, with some odd touches, like the large, odd-looking wine rack stretching up to the high ceiling. (Of course they have a lot of wines here too). And if you want to watch a game here, forget it, there are no TVs. The staff was friendly and good-looking. I did not try the food, but this is supposed to be a very good restaurant, and head chef Tom Colicchio is a culinary celebrity. You might want to try this place for the food or the reputation, but I don’t recommend it for beer geek activities.