This place deserves zero stars. I went here with my father, who was visiting New York City for only the second time since 1980. Normally, I would not go to this kind of place and spend money, as I have been living in Manhattan for a while now, and usually try to find more affordable places to eat. But my father was here, and I thought it would be fun to do something touristy! Boy, was I wrong. We ordered two plates for lunch, and two kinds of deserts. The food was pretty decent and tasted clean. Here, however, is the issue... When my father tired to pay the check by credit card, the waiter asked for his signature. My father is old, and he has a health condition. Also, this is only the second time that he has been in the United States for a really long time. He was confused, and asked the waiter where he should sign it. The waiter treated him very badly, being very disrespectful and rushing him to sign, grabbing the receipt out of his hand before he had even finished signing. I was shocked by the way this waiter treated his customers. This was a first time experience for me, even after having lived in NYC for quite a while now. We paid over $66.00 for the food, plus a decent tip, but even after that he treated us like dogs. I was extremely angry and wanted to complain about it, but I didn't want my father to have an even worse experience during his short visit to NYC, so we just left. Overall, our experience here was extremely horrible. We just came here as a family. Hoping to have a nice time. I was really sad that somebody who works here would treat my dad, who is obviously old and in poor health, in this fashion. I was so heart broken. The waiter was an older Caucasian gentleman, with white hair and a small tattoo on his hand. He is disturbing. Be careful if you have him as your waiter. read more

The bad: disgusting braised beef rib toast. Tasted like dog food. Chips were floppy and way too greasy The good: View was very nice cleanliness read more

I really like this cafe and have been a couple of times for snacks and drinks, once at around 1.30pm and the other was just before 5pm (they close at 5.30 Sat. on the dot - no lingering so we had to rush with our drinks towards the end). Take note that this is on the 6th floor and is a Danny Meyer cafe so the dishes are more upscale with full service and tip included in the price. This cafe's only been open since late October 2019 so I suspect earlier reviews may be outdated and inaccurate. This is the perfect place to have a bite, sit for a bit and refuel before continuing your day of viewing. The interior's fitting for a MoMA eatery with minimalist fixtures, beautiful colored art on the walls which compliment the two wall counters and there's also outside terrace seating which wasn't open this time of year. I've had the fried chicken, tuna tartare on a nori cracker (6 bite sized pieces) which we loved. We also had the cauliflower which was underwhelming and lacked flavor. I also tried the gin tonic with cucumber and elderflower which for a canned cocktail was pretty good. Portion sizes are small but sufficient. A great place to go while at MoMA. read more

This place was amazing! We split the hummus and artichoke dip. My friend got the eggplant soup (I think that was it!) the dips were delicious and beautifully plated. The soup had quinoa so was substantial and apparently very good. The view was also great! read more

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Unfortunately, the waitress spilled an entire pint of beer on me by mistake. Some beer also got on my baby. Luckily I had a change of clothes for him in the stroller and changed him. I was completely drenched by the spill. The manager offered to discount the bill by 1/2. I just wanted to get home and bathe my baby and myself and did not feel like fighting about it so I just accepted what they offered. The whole way home it was very uncomfortable with my clothes completely wet and smelling like beer. I don't think the manager realized the situation was so bad, however in any case, I don't think she showed much class by charging us anything at all for the meal. read more

I would have rated this restaurant four stars as quality of some dishes is very good : such as soups, the meat sandwich and coffee .... However, the bad service makes me go to to rate the top floor restaurant of Moma a lower 2 stars. We were a party of two, me and my son and they sit us with other customers in a table of four so we had to hear the other people's conversation, which was I have to say weird : these two ladies were preparing a conference about older peoples intimacies, I was not in the mood for this kind of conversation to be honest. I tried to separate the table some inches, but an over sized waitress said that this is not possible if not she has not space for going through. So bad for a restaurant that its supposed to be classy and charges you $12 for a bowl of soup! It seemed I was in a fast food with this bad service! read more

Can you put up half a star? What a joke. yes Steve H. It is a nice place to sit in. Yes you are treated well. Yes it is civilized gracious and fresh. It is also a big fucking rip off. This is a place for people who have too much money and feel the need to go to a place that is for eating to look cool and hang out in. Fuck Terrace 5! did you notice how Steve H. liked the place but barely talked about the food. Sure it is reasonable prices but not if you look at what they give you. jules got it right. it is barely enough food to feed a runway model and I have had better food at a slice joint. Come on now can we get some real food in this place. I also had the duck and realized as I was staving as well that I could get a whole roasted duck in Chinatown for 12 bucks and it would taste 100% better. the dish they served at the T5 was about three duck pieces worth of duck. The duck was cold too. You think for $15 or $16 they could heat the damn thing. The toughest duck I have ever had as well. Then you have to ask for a few pieces of bread. Then on top of that 8oz Cokes for 3 bucks. give me a fucking break. Can I get a 70 cent can of Coke? The salad or vegatable that came with the duck was this small pile of lawn cuttings and I think I could count 10 spouts. Hope the extra 3 spouts didn't screw up your daily take. Now I did have a good time there as I was visiting a good friends and the conversation was nice and yes it was a cool place to hang but DO NOT EAT shit there. Have a drink have a conversation but don't have food. Do not give this too cool rip off "bad excuse for a restaurant" any of your money. By the way the MOMA kicked ass. read more

I left starving. The space itself was very nice, but since I was hungry I felt ripped off because the bill for 4 people was over $80 bucks. I ordered the duck. It consisted of a tablespoon full of some kind of cold zuchini (this was the vegetable?), about a 1/4 of a cup of lettuce, (took me 3 bites to finish) and 4 skinny little strips of cold duck. Fine dining for the anorexic. The food was way overpriced, scarce, and all 4 of us left the museum and headed for a sandwich shop. The service was fine, but you could have put the entire meal in a napkin and put it in your purse! Not my idea of lunch. read more

5 stars is not easy, here it was an easy choice! As far as-in museum dining goes-this is as good as it gets! went for the tasting menu, and what a great spread of flavor at a reasonable price, 3 courses for under 30 dollars... kicked it off with a pistachio sunday, I always do dessert first but if you read me, you knew that... It was delightful. I mean it-delightful... Not to sweat, texturally diverse and all so pleasant, just a wonderfully refined and almost light sunday that made me know, from the first stroke, that this was going to be an exquisite brunch! Pickled, fluffed, delicately filled and topped with a dollop of very good caviar... I had three, but gave one to my dining buddy, we both agreed these were just too good! Well not really too good, because there is no such thing! Delicate yet complex flavor, in what is almost always a predictable nosh, not in this case; they elevated the deviled egg to a devilishly grand delight! The main course (although all courses in my mind were the main course, as I tactfully devoured every last morsel) was a lobster salad... It was more of a deconstructed re-appropriated and out of this park amazing execution! Why deconstructed? why re-appropriated? The greens were delicate and exotic not your typical mixed greens, dandelion greens were one of the main pillars of this phenomenal melange-of green harvest tossed-oh so lightly in a simply delicious, yet layered with genius oil misted heap of heaven... Smartly stacked right next door on the same plate was a warm biscuit, a rich fantastic biscuit, it had a course texture; once in your mouth melted away and defused this buttery. lightly cheesed, baked perfection! Atop this oven baked cloud was a delightful toss of sweat lobster, tossed with just enough season and love to drive this adventure even further to the peak of triumph Bravo! Oh and all this aloft the Terrace at MoMA on a perfect spring day with a witty and smart staff member at our service! I am already in anticipation of my next meal on the Terrace! read more

A visit to the MOMA is not complete without a Bellini or rootbeer float on the outdoor terrace cafe overlooking the sculpture garden. Minus one star because it is pricey for what you get (especially after the $20 musuem entrance fee). read more

Twice now, I've ended my visit to the MOMA with a nice relaxing visit to Terrace 5. The coffee and plates I've ordered have always been delicious. And the people-watching is fantastic. LOVE! read more

The food isn't bad, but not too good either. I feel like they used a lot of butter or oil.

I love this place and I go often. I'm fortunate that my company is a corporate member and I work nearby, so I can visit regularly. I highly recommend it. Notable features: 1. The indoor space is beautiful and the outdoor space is one of the best outdoor spaces in New York. It's well worth waiting for a table outside. If it's a long wait, ask if you can browse the adjoining gallery while you're waiting. 2. The staff. Every single person who works there is cheerful, efficient and professional. They make a great experience extraordinary. 3. The food. The menu is limited because they don't have a full kitchen but the items they offer are all very good. I particularly recommend the curry chicken salad with rice and any of the soups. It's not cheap but for the experience, the food and the extraordinary hospitality it is well worth it. read more

After checking out the various exhibits at MoMA, we decided to head upstairs (5th floor) for a quick bite or a very late lunch. We were seated outside with a nice view of the downstairs Sculpture Garden & city streets. Unfortunately, our waitress did not come for a good 10 minutes after we had been seated. I literally had to flagged her down to get her to come our table to take our orders. Anyways, my friend and I each ordered a glass of white wine to go with our salmon tart. Their menu was limited but they did have a large selection of wine and drinks which I was surprised by. Our salmon tart was served with a side salad, it was fresh & light. Salad was dressed with light dressing, and the salmon tart was filled with big chunks of smoked salmon with topped with a dallop of creme fraiche. Definitely the quick bite we needed before checking out the rest of the museum. I would definitely stop by again if i was at MoMA since it's satisfying enough to hold your stomach over before you head out for a real meal. My only complaint was our waitress did not provide adequate services throughout our time there...such as she never refilled our water, we had to keep asking other waiters & waitresses, it took forever to get our check and every time we needed her, we had to flag her down...she never once came to check on us. Definitely not the type of service I had expected. read more

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So bad! Prosciutto and toast was deli ham on toast not prosciutto ... Annoying they think they can get away with doing that. Overpriced and not worth it. Also despite having free tables (over ten) another couple got seated at our table - understandably when a place is full but not when there are copious free tables. Avoid if you can!!! read more

Food was great but boy is the service terrible. We waited about 10 minutes for our waiter to stop by and then another 10 for our water. They certainly need help with the service but the 3 course prix fixe lunch is a great deal! read more

The outdoor view is really what makes this restaurant, but the food was pretty delicious too. One of the drawbacks is that the menu is limited because they do not want to cook with flame near valuable paintings (can you blame them?), but I think they could have expanded the menu a little bit. Either way, my wife ordered the cheese plate and I ordered the Curry chicken, and both were delicious and light. The beer selection was also good. It made for a good way to take a break from seeing the paintings, and recharge before going back in again. read more

Nice little cafe. They mostly have light salads and cold entrees, so make sure that's what you want before going there. Pretty crowded, like the rest of the museum, but the food was good (I really like the hummus appetizer and the curry chicken salad) and the service is fast. read more

OK we'll listen to the Brazilian music in the sculpture garden, oh no! there are seats on the balcony on the 5th floor. When the very cool waitress said to have the cheviche and the wine flight I was in! Three courses ,only tonight, and they were excellent. A spicy first, maybe the best I ever tasted, and a mellow second and desert for $27. I love this place. The food couldn't be better. The value is there. Did I mention how well the wine went with the courses? And the staff wants you to have a good time!!!! read more

Really nice lunch as an intermezzo to our museum visit. We choose the special which I can't find on the website. Small dishes with great taste. The spiced butternut squash soup was delicious. read more

Excessive prices, but OK, we are in a museum, not a standard restaurant, we can accept that... But the service! The worst service I have ever experienced in the US! 1$ tip is already too much for the attention you get. You have to wait, wait & wait again. Putting 2 spoons of hummous in a plate took them 30min while the restaurant was far from full. Unbelievable. read more

although I enjoyed my pear and chicken salad, I couldn't get past the disgusting incident with my rootbeer float. apparently the spoon handle doubles as a straw; well, when I went to take a sip of my rootbeer I ended up with someone elses food from a prior meal in my mouth. and then to top that all off, they still tried to charge me for the rootbeer float. based on the salad I would give it 4 stars but the old food in my straw outweighed the salad. read more

Okay ambiance, but the area is very cramped. Despite the amazing chocolate chip sundae, the rest of the food was average. The prices are a little bit higher than the quality of the food. I was with a larger group and the waiter did not ask us if we wanted separate checks or not so it took us around 20 minutes to figure out the charging. The waiters were not understanding about the situation and ended up spending an hour and a half in the restaurant. read more

Waited in line for several minutes, asked a girl who was telling people in line that it was table service only and that there was a quick option downstairs. I asked for a menu because I wanted to sit down, she told me to hold on while there was a man next to her with a stack of menus, so i waited, until she gave a menu to someone much further behind me. So naturally I walked up to her and asked her again! "Please give me a minute..." she said, with a cocky smirk. No courtesy even while waiting in line, decided to spend my money elsewhere. read more

I spent 2 hours at MOMA and was in need of a lunch place close in proximity since it was 20 degrees outside. I came across reviews for the MOMA Cafe (which I later realized was located downstairs, Terrace 5 is located on the 5th floor). I was seated within 3 minutes of asking for a table. I had a nice view of the restaurant which was very pleasant, light and airy in decor. I noticed a small balcony used for seating in warmer weather and I'm sure has a great view of the sculpture garden. My waiter was welcoming and attentive throughout the meal. I started with the whipped ricotta flatbread "snack" which was absolutely well flavored and large in portion size. I followed it with the roasted cauliflower and blue cheese tart served with a nice green salad which had a hint of pear and a nice light dressing. The serving portions were generous for one person. I could have had some help with the flatbread, but didn't really need it since it was so tasty! I finished the lunch with a nice cup of hot chocolate (whipped cream of course). The restaurant was busy but not loud with noise and I never felt rushed by the wait staff. I would definitely say it was nicer than most museum food and worth the price of $33.00. The iced black tea (Mighty Leaf brand) was $4.00 but probably around the same price anywhere in NYC. I was relieved not to have wondered outside in the cold for lunch and pleased with my lunch at Terrace 5. read more

I was really surprised that there was a balcony outside which was really nice atmosphere. When I sat there, I gotta wait for ten minutes to get a menu. When i ordered a steak salad, it came quickly. There was nothing special for 18 bugs. If you like atmosphere is fine but not for food. read more

Presumptuous and expensive. Really, what i would expect in Manhattan, but not worth it for me. Waiter was barely attentive. Only reason 3 instead of 2 stars; drinks were tasty and they saved a bag for us that we forgot at the table. read more

I met a friend for lunch and we had a mixed bag experience. I ate the tuna salad and she had the curry chicken salad. We both ordered iced tea and shared an orange cake for dessert. I liked my meal very much and the portion was plentiful. She felt that her dish was too sweet and had an overpowering curry flavor. The orange cake with cranberry was tasty as was the coffee. The service was slow but pleasant with free refills. I saved 10% with my membership. read more

First the good: My husband said the curried chicken over a bed of wild rice for $18 was tasty and the portion size was larger than expected. Now the bad: I generally avoid animal food so ordered the beets and parsnips with goat cheese knowing the cheese would be minimal (which it was). It cost $15. It was a smaller plate than my husband's and I was almost as hungry when I finished as I was before I started. It should be served with some additional starch to bulk it up - like over some wild rice. On leaving MoMA I bought a pretzel from a street vendor to fill me up. read more

Delicious beautiful food. We had the prix fixe and it was a very good value. The room is airy and bright and kind of soothing after all the hectic modern art. Gorgeous flowers. Lovely intelligent service. Our waitress really amused us with a description of one of her food studies classes. All in all, on a very busy day we felt cared for in all the important ways. Drinks refilled, tables kept clean, and a birthday mention picked up on by the server without our saying anything. Can't wait for the terrace to open! read more