Best Casual Restaurants in Lincoln Square

My cousins Joe and Mary from Ireland and I had such a lovely dining experience at the one and only Tavern on The Green in Central Park. From the time I entered, I was greeted by several hostesses and they were all so welcoming and nice. I brought them a box of chocolates to wig them a Happy New Year. They told me that my cousins had arrived and they would show us to our table. She sat us at a beautiful table overlooking the outside at 2:45pm. We loved the assorted breads with butter and jelly. I loved the vegetable chicken soup. My cousins loved the Scottish Salmon and Chicken Paillard salad. The service was amazing-our server was a young Asian woman. We also had a male worker (he hails from Senegal, Africa) that helped clear our table and he was so nice and friendly. Fabulous time today!

If you find a better value in the city, let alone on the upper West Side, please let me know. I'm always impressed by the quality of both the food and the service. It is not easy to be attentive without being intrusive. The staff at Cafe Luxembourg has apparently mastered that talent. As for the kitchen, they've been scoring 10's for as long as I can remember. I'm very appreciative of being able to enjoy a restaurant like this, where the food and service are both consistently superior and at a price that is most assuredly reasonable.

Gluten allergy - they consistently take great care to make sure that I know my food was prepared with my allergy considered. Love getting my red flags. Staff is fantastic. Food is consistently delicious

Took my mom here for her 77th birthday and was so happy it was still decorated for Christmas, what a beautiful sight! The food and drinks were amazing and the cost for 4 of us was reasonable! Would definitely come back to Papillon Bistro and Bar when I visit NYC!

Excellent service in a great setting. This is our go-to place prior to the opera a the Met. I had the recommended salad: lightly dressed arugula with walnuts, cheese, tiny tomatoes....very good. The lamb chops were done to order with a rich dark sauce that was just the right touch. My partner had a hamburger...said it was the tastiest but slightly over temp for her. We both finished with the bruleed lemon tart, which is always a show-stopper/