Excellent place!! The owner is the sweetest man who is so warm and welcoming. Really cares about taking care of his customers. The vibes were so cute and the food was great! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Shirley
Great, friendly staff! Excellent for date night. Really liked the spicy cheese fondue, and the dark chocolate dessert fondue was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Williams
What an absolutely lovely evening this was. The bar + food selection is amazing, the prices are totally reasonable, and the staff were attentive and lovely. My boyfriend and I were over the moon from the time we sat down to the end of the meal. We got the Pyrenees cheese first, with bacon, chorizo, pears, and apple, and then the hanger steak in white wine broth. The space is cozy and intimate and warm. If you are tired of tiny cocktails, loud buzz, and meh dinner options, this is such a fun date night! My boyfriend is an executive chef and hard to impress, and he said it was a tremendous way to celebrate his birthday. Thank you to the staff that made a lovely night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marwan E
Never disappoints! Great food, great atmosphere, great service. Highly recommend.
Isabel Fernandes
If you’re looking for a good fondue this IS NOT the place. Nice atmosphere and service however the fondue does NOt taste good, maybe they mixed the cheese with flour or something because it did not taste pure cheese as fondue should be. The chocolate one had a weird taste
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Alyssa C.
Been coming here for a year and an half and am a frequent visiter (2 to 3 times a month). When I started coming, it really was great. Heavy portions, excellent service. But recently that has changed.They have changed to an a la carte menu and now does not allow refills for the chocolate dippings. Originally you could get as many refills on the fruits, marshmallows and cakes as your chocolate needs. But now you finish your dippings and there’s a quarter of the chocolate left. So unless you’re paying extra for the dippings, your sol. It’s ridiculous.Additionally, the last 3 times I’ve gone to taureau, the cake they serve is ridiculously dry, hard and yesterday was burnt. The first time I received bad cake, it was so hard I could beat the cake on the plate and it would not break. I showed the waiter and he took it away. At this time, you could get refills on other things. The second time, you could not get the refills. So he gave me some more strawberries. The third time, yesterday I was given fresher cake since the cake was literally burnt. I don’t understand why I would be served literal burnt black cake (the burnt cake being the white cake… no excuse for a darker color) when there were fresher pieces.Additionally, yesterdays service was less than usual. It was the most busy time I have ever seen the restaurant (5 tables) but I do expect good service given the price and my level of frequency. Whenever there are large tables, you get neglected as a smaller table. This has happened to me multiple times at the restaurant. Often times salad and bread refills take longer (8/9 minutes), but wine being served, orders being taken for the larger tables, items being given to the other tables, etc. Never being asked how the food is. Having to ask for water, salad, bread refills as they waitress passes the table and never stops by. Having to wait 10/15 minutes for the bill to come.Given the amount of money the restaurant has made with my patronage (cheese and chocolate fondue for 2, wine, cheese dippings every time and occasionally filet mignon additional course), I would expect not to be served hard, dry nor burnt cake nor would I expect less than good service. I know all these waiters/waitresses, and 20 percent tip is ALWAYS given when I go. I am additionally disappointed the refills for the fondue were taken away. Hopefully it is better the next time I adventure out to you guys. :(
Overpriced & Overrated. Sat down with some friends for the 3 course fondue set. The cheese was probably our favorite part.We got the truffle cheese and cheddar. The truffle was good, can't deny it. & again our favorite part of the meal. The cheddar was a little too strong for our taste. Another review said the croutons and salad were the best part and they weren't lying. The meat course was probably the worst. It was just fine, nothing crazy or amazingly delicious. You'd have more bang for your buck AND variety if you just went to any other traditional hot pot place. The meat took forever to cook and by the time we were done we realized we were there for almost 3 hours at this point. We just wanted dessert and then to leave. Dessert was also fine. The chocolate wasn't anything crazy but good quality. The actual dessert options were ehh. They are very nice in offering any extra portions should you want it, more croutons, more brownies etc. We also got the sangria which was... not my fav. It was very much just a pitcher with cut up fruit and wine poured over it 5 seconds before it was served. For a one time experience, sure it was cool. Would I specifically say it's great for an anniversary or birthday? No. I think you can def find smth way better.
Alex Hollander
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing.All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it.The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty.You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own.Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dark Chocolate Fondue
Alex H.
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing. All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it. The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty. You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own.Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
AlexH
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing. All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it. The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty. You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own. Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
My husband, friend, and I have been coming here for my friend's birthday for fondue for 8 years and are never disappointed. It has stayed consistently great, and we don't plan on changing our tradition any time soon. We have even attempted other fondue spots and Taureau has stayed our personal favorite. It's pricey, and they only accept cash or Amex, but it has and will continue to alwyas be worth it. The servers are kind and knowledgeable, the space is clean and aesthetically appealing, and of course all of the cheese selections are amazing. We usually get the perigord (has truffles), but we've also enjoyed Old Swiss and Soprano as well. But the our absolute favorite is actually not on the menu anymore: Devil's Whiff. It's the Soprano but with wine and red pepper. Sometimes it can be more wine-y than pepper-y (yes those are technical terms!), but either way it remains our favorite! The last couple times we've gone the server has asked the chef who was able to make this oldie but goodie for us. We WERE slightly disappointed that they've also taken the fennel sausage off the menu, but we also enjoy the chorizo, so it wasn't that big of an issue for us, especially when we usually go hard on french pickles anyway! As for dessert, its dark chocolate for us all the way. Their dessert spread of apple, pear, strawberry, marshmallow, and pound cake is perfect. My husband always said he wished there was a brownie option, but he's a huge chocoholic, so chocolate on chocolate is his thing. Even still, he doesn't really mind the absence of a brownie with the other great options! It is worth noting that this establishment is also a regular French restaurant, but we have never eaten here for anything other than fondue. Just like always, our dinner Saturday left us stuffed, satisfied, and excited to come back next year!
Kennethben
Ambience was wonderful, and the food was excellent. We had the cheese & chocolate (for 4 of us), and all of it was terrific. Our ability to ask for more of anything to be dipped was outstanding (although what we got was more than sufficient).
Joe F.
Back for the second time while visiting NYC from the west coast. I stumbled on this place by accident last year and vowed to return. Well, we did...I stayed with the cassoulet and the rest of the table had hangar steak (awesome dish) and the pork tenderloin (equally awesome). I know that every time we visit NYC, this will for sure be on our places to visit. The only stipulation is the restaurant only accepts cash and American Express. Well worth the visit.
Ross Canlas
Went to Taureau for dinner last night and left feeling disappointed and ripped off. I do not understand how this place has so many good reviews. The food is terrible. We ordered the 3 course pre-fix of cheddar-monterey for cheese, red wine (which we ended up switching to the olive oil) for the meat, and the dark chocolate for dessert.The cheese had no flavor. No tanginess, no sharpness. The croutons and salad were the best part of the first course but the fondue didn't taste like anything. We ordered a combination of sides to also dip into the cheese. The broccoli and potatoes were steamed vegetables, no salt or flavor or anything. The cured bacon was incredibly tough to chew. Taureau does seem to give everyone massive portions on their tiny plates, but other than the bread, salad, and bottle of wine we had, the first course was not good.The two meats we chose were the filet mignon and the hangar steak. Again, Taureau does not skimp on the portions. The server came by with the red wine broth and told us how to cook the meats once the broth was boiling: 15 seconds for medium rare, 30 for medium, and well done beyond that. Nothing cooked in 15 seconds, in fact nothing cooked in 45+ seconds. We switched to the oil because we were having issues with the red wine broth. Again, we had to leave meat much longer than anticipated to fully cook it inside. The meats were not marinated or seasoned, just raw. The aioli dipping sauce was the only thing that gave it flavor. We probably should've left then, but kept assuring ourselves that chocolate fondue couldn't be messed up and dessert would be fine. At this point, I think our server could tell we weren't having the best time so we were poured a free glass of wine.We had the dark chocolate for dessert. It also unbelievably had zero flavor. The "seasonal" fruits were fine, pears and apples were a bit of an odd choice for chocolate fondue. It was unreal how flavorless the chocolate was. We ended up eating most of the fruit just on its own and were happy to leave.I had absolutely no issues with the service at Taureau. We had reservations, were a few minutes late, and were seated promptly. The servers were friendly and helpful when they sensed we weren't having the best time.But for hundreds of dollars, I'd expect infinitely better quality food. Again, we are so confused as to how this place has the rating it does. The food is not good and definitely not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Maryse
My brother invited me to Taureau for my Birthday. We had the cheese fondue( it came with a nice mixed salad) & the chocolate fondue for dessert. Everything was delicious. The service was Amazing. Can't wait to go back.
Excellent place!! The owner is the sweetest man who is so warm and welcoming. Really cares about taking care of his customers. The vibes were so cute and the food was great! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great, friendly staff! Excellent for date night. Really liked the spicy cheese fondue, and the dark chocolate dessert fondue was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What an absolutely lovely evening this was. The bar + food selection is amazing, the prices are totally reasonable, and the staff were attentive and lovely. My boyfriend and I were over the moon from the time we sat down to the end of the meal. We got the Pyrenees cheese first, with bacon, chorizo, pears, and apple, and then the hanger steak in white wine broth. The space is cozy and intimate and warm. If you are tired of tiny cocktails, loud buzz, and meh dinner options, this is such a fun date night! My boyfriend is an executive chef and hard to impress, and he said it was a tremendous way to celebrate his birthday. Thank you to the staff that made a lovely night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Never disappoints! Great food, great atmosphere, great service. Highly recommend.
If you’re looking for a good fondue this IS NOT the place. Nice atmosphere and service however the fondue does NOt taste good, maybe they mixed the cheese with flour or something because it did not taste pure cheese as fondue should be. The chocolate one had a weird taste
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Been coming here for a year and an half and am a frequent visiter (2 to 3 times a month). When I started coming, it really was great. Heavy portions, excellent service. But recently that has changed.They have changed to an a la carte menu and now does not allow refills for the chocolate dippings. Originally you could get as many refills on the fruits, marshmallows and cakes as your chocolate needs. But now you finish your dippings and there’s a quarter of the chocolate left. So unless you’re paying extra for the dippings, your sol. It’s ridiculous.Additionally, the last 3 times I’ve gone to taureau, the cake they serve is ridiculously dry, hard and yesterday was burnt. The first time I received bad cake, it was so hard I could beat the cake on the plate and it would not break. I showed the waiter and he took it away. At this time, you could get refills on other things. The second time, you could not get the refills. So he gave me some more strawberries. The third time, yesterday I was given fresher cake since the cake was literally burnt. I don’t understand why I would be served literal burnt black cake (the burnt cake being the white cake… no excuse for a darker color) when there were fresher pieces.Additionally, yesterdays service was less than usual. It was the most busy time I have ever seen the restaurant (5 tables) but I do expect good service given the price and my level of frequency. Whenever there are large tables, you get neglected as a smaller table. This has happened to me multiple times at the restaurant. Often times salad and bread refills take longer (8/9 minutes), but wine being served, orders being taken for the larger tables, items being given to the other tables, etc. Never being asked how the food is. Having to ask for water, salad, bread refills as they waitress passes the table and never stops by. Having to wait 10/15 minutes for the bill to come.Given the amount of money the restaurant has made with my patronage (cheese and chocolate fondue for 2, wine, cheese dippings every time and occasionally filet mignon additional course), I would expect not to be served hard, dry nor burnt cake nor would I expect less than good service. I know all these waiters/waitresses, and 20 percent tip is ALWAYS given when I go. I am additionally disappointed the refills for the fondue were taken away. Hopefully it is better the next time I adventure out to you guys. :(
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Truffle Cheese Fondue, Milk Chocolate Fondue
Overpriced & Overrated. Sat down with some friends for the 3 course fondue set. The cheese was probably our favorite part.We got the truffle cheese and cheddar. The truffle was good, can't deny it. & again our favorite part of the meal. The cheddar was a little too strong for our taste. Another review said the croutons and salad were the best part and they weren't lying. The meat course was probably the worst. It was just fine, nothing crazy or amazingly delicious. You'd have more bang for your buck AND variety if you just went to any other traditional hot pot place. The meat took forever to cook and by the time we were done we realized we were there for almost 3 hours at this point. We just wanted dessert and then to leave. Dessert was also fine. The chocolate wasn't anything crazy but good quality. The actual dessert options were ehh. They are very nice in offering any extra portions should you want it, more croutons, more brownies etc. We also got the sangria which was... not my fav. It was very much just a pitcher with cut up fruit and wine poured over it 5 seconds before it was served. For a one time experience, sure it was cool. Would I specifically say it's great for an anniversary or birthday? No. I think you can def find smth way better.
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing.All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it.The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty.You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own.Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dark Chocolate Fondue
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing. All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it. The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty. You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own.Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
My fiancé and I went here for the first time on my birthday and recently returned for our anniversary dinner. The ambiance is cozy, romantic, and intimate - a rarity in the city. Service was great, the servers are attentive without being overbearing. All three fondue courses were delicious. We ordered a bottle of the house bordeaux, which paired with the meal well. All of the cheeses sound delicious, but we got the swiss - and it was dreamy, definitely order some apples to go with it. The steak was tender and full of flavor, we also loved the dipping sauces. Of course, the chocolate fondue was fantastic, we ordered the dark chocolate and it was the right level of bitter while still being sweet and tasty. You can order more croutons or salad for the cheese, or fruits or cakes for the chocolate, but the initial portions are pretty plentiful on their own. Highly recommend for anyone who wants fondue with quality service and a quiet atmosphere.
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My husband, friend, and I have been coming here for my friend's birthday for fondue for 8 years and are never disappointed. It has stayed consistently great, and we don't plan on changing our tradition any time soon. We have even attempted other fondue spots and Taureau has stayed our personal favorite. It's pricey, and they only accept cash or Amex, but it has and will continue to alwyas be worth it. The servers are kind and knowledgeable, the space is clean and aesthetically appealing, and of course all of the cheese selections are amazing. We usually get the perigord (has truffles), but we've also enjoyed Old Swiss and Soprano as well. But the our absolute favorite is actually not on the menu anymore: Devil's Whiff. It's the Soprano but with wine and red pepper. Sometimes it can be more wine-y than pepper-y (yes those are technical terms!), but either way it remains our favorite! The last couple times we've gone the server has asked the chef who was able to make this oldie but goodie for us. We WERE slightly disappointed that they've also taken the fennel sausage off the menu, but we also enjoy the chorizo, so it wasn't that big of an issue for us, especially when we usually go hard on french pickles anyway! As for dessert, its dark chocolate for us all the way. Their dessert spread of apple, pear, strawberry, marshmallow, and pound cake is perfect. My husband always said he wished there was a brownie option, but he's a huge chocoholic, so chocolate on chocolate is his thing. Even still, he doesn't really mind the absence of a brownie with the other great options! It is worth noting that this establishment is also a regular French restaurant, but we have never eaten here for anything other than fondue. Just like always, our dinner Saturday left us stuffed, satisfied, and excited to come back next year!
Ambience was wonderful, and the food was excellent. We had the cheese & chocolate (for 4 of us), and all of it was terrific. Our ability to ask for more of anything to be dipped was outstanding (although what we got was more than sufficient).
Back for the second time while visiting NYC from the west coast. I stumbled on this place by accident last year and vowed to return. Well, we did...I stayed with the cassoulet and the rest of the table had hangar steak (awesome dish) and the pork tenderloin (equally awesome). I know that every time we visit NYC, this will for sure be on our places to visit. The only stipulation is the restaurant only accepts cash and American Express. Well worth the visit.
Went to Taureau for dinner last night and left feeling disappointed and ripped off. I do not understand how this place has so many good reviews. The food is terrible. We ordered the 3 course pre-fix of cheddar-monterey for cheese, red wine (which we ended up switching to the olive oil) for the meat, and the dark chocolate for dessert.The cheese had no flavor. No tanginess, no sharpness. The croutons and salad were the best part of the first course but the fondue didn't taste like anything. We ordered a combination of sides to also dip into the cheese. The broccoli and potatoes were steamed vegetables, no salt or flavor or anything. The cured bacon was incredibly tough to chew. Taureau does seem to give everyone massive portions on their tiny plates, but other than the bread, salad, and bottle of wine we had, the first course was not good.The two meats we chose were the filet mignon and the hangar steak. Again, Taureau does not skimp on the portions. The server came by with the red wine broth and told us how to cook the meats once the broth was boiling: 15 seconds for medium rare, 30 for medium, and well done beyond that. Nothing cooked in 15 seconds, in fact nothing cooked in 45+ seconds. We switched to the oil because we were having issues with the red wine broth. Again, we had to leave meat much longer than anticipated to fully cook it inside. The meats were not marinated or seasoned, just raw. The aioli dipping sauce was the only thing that gave it flavor. We probably should've left then, but kept assuring ourselves that chocolate fondue couldn't be messed up and dessert would be fine. At this point, I think our server could tell we weren't having the best time so we were poured a free glass of wine.We had the dark chocolate for dessert. It also unbelievably had zero flavor. The "seasonal" fruits were fine, pears and apples were a bit of an odd choice for chocolate fondue. It was unreal how flavorless the chocolate was. We ended up eating most of the fruit just on its own and were happy to leave.I had absolutely no issues with the service at Taureau. We had reservations, were a few minutes late, and were seated promptly. The servers were friendly and helpful when they sensed we weren't having the best time.But for hundreds of dollars, I'd expect infinitely better quality food. Again, we are so confused as to how this place has the rating it does. The food is not good and definitely not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
My brother invited me to Taureau for my Birthday. We had the cheese fondue( it came with a nice mixed salad) & the chocolate fondue for dessert. Everything was delicious. The service was Amazing. Can't wait to go back.