Bond 45

Wow, what a nice place. Cozy and romantic, although I’ve been there a few times in family gatherings. Very good service. The waiters explain the menu in detail. The dishes are big and tasty. The prices are reasonable. You should go

Short version: GET THE BELLA BENNY
On christmas morning this was one of the only places my girlfriend and I could find that was open in the Times Square area. I ordered the Bella Benny and it was amazing. I get an eggs benedict almost every time I go out to breakfast, and this is probably the best I have ever had.
It had prosciutto instead of canadian bacon which is a great start. The egg was poached correctly. The hollandaise was that perfect sweet spot where it wasn’t overpowering but had good flavor and the proper thickness. The kicker? On the side they had some amazing mozzarella cheese, and well seasoned house cut potatoes. *mic drop*

Firstly, the service here was really quite good. Very attentive and friendly waitstaff. The ambiance of the dining room is nice overall. And importantly, the place isn’t too crowded for being right off Times Square. (Maybe this should’ve been a sign?).
Now, the major negative. For food within this price scale, you expect quality food. Our food was anything but. Given how quickly the food came out, and the fact that it was still cold in the center, means this food was almost certainly pre-​cooked and then reheated. When dinner for two is pushing $ 120, you expect something that was freshly cooked.
Would not recommend this place.

NY strip steak was pretty good and cost $ 55. What made the experience here horrible was our waiter. After letting him know I wanted my steak well done he gave me this look like I shouldn’t order that but a rude look.
I believe customer service is what makes a business great and because of this I will never return or recommend anyone here.

My family met relatives here for lunch and had a great experience. They accommodated 10 of us no problem (with reservations) and the service was spectacular from start to finish. Everyone was extremely friendly, and at the end of the meal they brought complimentary cookies and pastries out for us, fresh out of the oven. The food was excellent… large portions and reasonably priced. And we never once felt rushed. They let us linger and catch up over coffee for as long as we wanted. Great décor, too. They had the restaurant nicely decorated for the holidays.

Bond 45 is a classic, Times Square Italian Steakhouse with excellent service; a fun, group or family atmosphere, and excellent food. I ate here three times in one New York weekend because everything from drinks to desserts are just what you’re looking for after zipping through the streets of New York.

Little loud, and my Veal Scallopine could’ve been slightly bigger, but other than that, outstanding service, great pasta and burrata. Friendly service from the hoh and foh. Thank you.

My wife and I went there for her 30^th birthday. The waiter was great with explaining everything to us and extremely friendly. The food was delicious everything from the cherries that came with my wife’s drink to the lobster risotto that I had and the open faced lasagna she had. In hindsight we should have just ordered the lasagna and split it because of the generous portion. In the end of our dinner we were given chocolate chip cookies to end the evening. Not sure if they change anything with their risotto but I had a full lobster tail and two claws because I noticed some earlier posted stated they had very little to no lobster in it.

The food here is GREAT! The lasagna was delicious. A very different take on traditional lasagna with terrific flavors. Nice convenient location to Times Square and the theater district. Great date spot. The service was stellar as well.

I absolutely love this restaurant… It is super professional, with smiling people that are educated… Everyone is nice, pleasant and they know their jobs well… From the moment you walk in the food is in your face, smelling delicious… They check for any allergies or food preferences… The vegetables are done amazing, and many to choose from… The salmon, the filets, the pastas are all good… An extensive wine list and many desserts… This place in the middle of Times Square, is above and beyond… Always a pleasant time, I have been there at least a dozen times… Every time was a great meal… Hats-​off to Chef Michael who knows his stuff…

What a great spot that luckily doesn’t seem to attract the tourists in the Times Square area! I stopped in yesterday for lunch with a coworker and we really enjoyed the entire experience — professional staff, nice atmosphere and great food… plus, we loved all the extra goodies they brought by our table — such a nice touch! I enjoyed the prix fixe lunch with soup, chicken saltimbocca and the vanilla meringue cake (super yummy!).

After attempting to get to Harlem to try another restaurant while in NYC seeing a play, me and a friend stopped in here for lunch. The staff was somewhat aloof but the food was great! The bread was AWESOME! They served what seemed to be an olive bread and another type of bread. The bread had a hint of sweetness.
The food was great and served to us quickly. The caprese salad was fresh and robust. The Mediterranean branzino was light and filling. The fish was well seasoned and the roasted tomatoes were juicy and not dry.
To my surprise both the vanilla meringue cake and gelato was superb! The restaurant also provided a home made toffee to try upon entrance. The food was great and the ambiance was perfect. This restaurant was a pleasant surprise that was discovered while hanging in NYC.

My mom and I had dinner at Bond 45 before a show. We had a 530pm reservation and the restaurant was already very full. I guess everyone else had show tickets too. We had a nice table near the open kitchen which was nice. We could see what they were doing over there.
We started with the ZUCCHINI PARMIGIANA. It was basically a pan of melted cheese and zucchini. It was very tasty but a bit heavy on the cheese. For our entrees, mom had the GRILLED SHRIMP SCAMPI. She said it was tasty but the shrimp was a bit chewy and overcooked. I had the VEAL SCALOPPINE PICCATA. It was very good. Lots of capers and artichoke pieces. My favorites! Mom also had a bowl of fresh penne with alfredo sauce. The sauce was delicious. It had a really nice nutty flavor.
Our server was attentive and helpful. I think overall this was a good dinner and we had plenty of time to get to our show.

I found this place very strange. Maybe it’s just the atmosphere I don’t like but it feels like a diner and it’s not cheap like one!
I ordered a Caesar salad as my lunch entrée ($ 24) and I left very hungry. The portion was small but tasted good; I just really wished there was more of it!
Service was pretty slow but friendly.

I had a very lovely dinner here with a friend. The service was extremely friendly. The Maitre d was super friendly. He gave me a [free] glass of champagne while I was waiting for my dining partner.
We had caesar salads with grilled chicken and fried calamari. Both were tasty. We also shared a large portion of tiramisu, which was also very good.
The bathrooms were clean and the prices weren’t as high as you would expect for the location.

Wow!!! Love this restaurant!!! Great waitstaff and service. Delicious spaghetti and meatballs. Outstanding handmade pork and beef meatballs with tangy robust gravy. The meatballs were a little overt sled or fried and dry. The speciality pesto ravioli was stuffed with ricotta and garnished with lots of fresh herbs.
Decided against the wine and desserts only because we didn’t want to go too far into the triple digits. Thirty dollars per entrée is a bit much but the location in the theater district is what it is– expensive.
Great bathrooms– ENGLISH style floor to ceiling private stalls and well stocked and clean.
We didn’t have desserts but we observed some decadent choices for our next visit.
The cappuccino was outstanding!
Great ambiance. Excellent dining experience. Happy we found this eatery.

Service et acceuil agréable et personnel très sympathique
Les pâtes sont des pâtes fraiches… délicieuses!

Sometimes spending more money does buy you more: higher quality leather, a faster car, or a crisper, bigger TV for example. In the restaurant world, this is often the case too. Unfortunately, in my experience, Bond 45 is an exception to this rule.
Stepping in to the restaurant, you will definitely be impressed by the grandeur of the space. Two floors, warm lighting, and an open kitchen right by the front door, you definitely know you’re not in a neighborhood mom-​and-​pop establishment. The menu covers Italian classics — pasta, steaks, pizza, etc, everything you would expect, except for the price. A fun piece of fine print at the bottom of the menu states «Minimum Order #30 per person. $ 10 Entrée Sharing Charge.» That being said, it isn’t hard to get past that threshold. When a $ 32 plate of Lasagna falls on the value-​minded end of the entrée price spectrum, you start to get the idea for the rest of the menu.
I ordered the Veal Marsala for my main dish. The group I was with did not get any appetizers but we probably should have given the very long wait for our food. It took nearly 40 minutes for our dishes come out. Unfortunately for me, by that point my veal was lukewarm at best and had obviously been waiting on the pickup window for quite some time. Didn’t matter though, I was hungry and dug in. The veal was disappointingly bland. While the meat was reasonably tender, the marsala sauce was gelatinous, likely from sitting and cooling for so long, and did not taste like much of anything. The two equally bland porcini mushrooms on top just allowed the dish to get away with not lying in using the plural form on the menu. As a side were dry and under seasoned roasted potatoes. Usually when I’m really hungry, and trust me, I was really hungry, everything tastes like it was seasoned with magic and unicorn tears of flavour, but not today.
So strike one for the food, but at least another hallmark of Italian cuisine is generous portions. I’ve had enough Italian grandmothers refill my plate after each bite and have eaten at enough restaurants where I would have enough delicious, high-​quality food for dinner, a midnight snack, and the next day’s lunch, but alas, Bond 45 just has to be different. I was still hungry after my three thin veal cutlets but luckily we also got some sides! A $ 12 dishes of Spinach sautéed with garlic and $ 15 Roasted Potatoes with peppers and tomatoes covered in cheese to be precise. Seriously, that level of price gouging is probably illegal in at least two dozen Asian countries and most of the EU. The potatoes were much tastier than my plain potatoes but given the portion size, not nearly worth the price. Same things goes for the spinach. Sadly, the overall quality of my meal was much more Olive Garden than Premium Italian.
So is there any saving grace to the food at Bond 45? Well Yes, there is actually. The pastry department here does a superb job of making some kick-​a$$ desserts. I has the Meringue Cream Cake, which despite being the size of a small child, I ate with reckless abandon because it was that good. Rich, moist cake, and light, sweet icing and meringue made for a truly amazing dessert and shocking contrast to the disappointing main course. Bravo, pastry team, you deserve a gold medal.
Service was good but not exceptional at Bond 45. Our server was knowledgeable and our water was refilled promptly for the most part. The lengthy wait for food I previously mentioned was a letdown however. Finally comes value for money. As you can probably guess, I don’t have many positive things to say. Given the small portion sizes (except for dessert), bland food, and slow service, you can get a better meal and experience at Olive Garden, which isn’t exactly high on my totem pole of restaurants. $ 30 per person is the minimum, but if you come for a family meal before a show for example, expect to spend upwards of $ 50-​$ 60 per head. Whoa Nelly. With New York City being such a hub for amazing food, skip Bond 45 and try somewhere less touristy.

I have no idea why someone would give this place more than 2 stars. The only reason I’m not giving it one is because of the location.
The food is not good, period. The lasagna came out cold, the veal looked like a strip streak you would get from a cheap diner, and everything else was incredibly bland. Now if this place was cheap I wouldn’t care but the prices are Incredibly expensive. I’m almost baffled by how expensive it is and how horrible the food is in comparison. There are so many great places you could go and spend that kind of money. It’s a total tourist trap and would not recommend this place at all

Nice wine selection. Went with a VERY large group of women for a work/​industry event. Service was GREAT!!! Calamari app was fresh, well cooked, not gooey or wet/​oily. seemed fresh and not from frozen. My entrée was the salmon, a sizable lightly grilled and freshly seasoned, not globbed and drowned in a heavy butter sauce or goo. Good product, properly prepared, and served hot. peas and extras on the plate were presentation only no food or nutritional value, just for color. I havn’t really been doing dairy but when i heard the claims for the cheescake… I broke diet and went for a slice — which was actually TWO slices. must have been over 1,000 calories but WORTH EVERY MILE (bite) Assume home made. Had some David Bruce Pinot for a complete experience. VERY good job.

Handcrafted Mozzarella (we cheese mongers get off on that) A bar that is fun to get shit faced at, A snooty ass Maitre D that acts like he loves you but in all honesty wants to sit you out back by the dumpster because you are wearing cut off jean shorts. This is what makes me wiggle at Bond 45. Tucked away from Time Square this is where you want to dine when in that area. Tell me again Why I am here… Oh yes of course fine ass eye candy inspiring to be your next Robert Redford pouring your glass of wine. The food is outstanding and even better the large, splashy concept makes it easy to splurge.
Trying to appeal to Brand new-​new yorkers will be hard, but I think they secretly dine here

Es un restaurante muy bien situado, sobre todo para turistas, ya que está al lado de Times Square que es donde vamos todos :)
Había ido allí en varias ocasiones y a pesar de que es muy caro para lo que ofrecen, estaba todo tan bueno que incluso merecíà la pena.
El otro día fui y no se si han cambiado el gerente o lo que sea pero nada que ver. Tardaron un montón en atendernos, no tenían el pan jugoso de antes sino integral y una especie de coca (nada de pan blanco normal). Pedimos una pizza pequeña (21 $ + TAX) y un filete (57 $ + TAX). El filete le dijimos que con patatas Y NO TENÍAN PATATAS FRITAS!!!, antes te traían una especie de cucurucho con patatas a modo de acompañamiento, así que trajeron un plato con patatas cocidas… por el cual COBRARON 10 $ +TAX, sin avisar que no era el acompañamiento y que se pagaba a parte. Total, que nos gastamos 100 $ para dos sin entrantes ni postre ni café y bebiendo agua.
Después de años yendo allí, no vuelvo. Ya no es lo que era ni de lejos.
Precio: ahora si que no merece la pena lo caro que es.
Vestimenta: Es USA, puedes vestir como quieras.

Avis aux amateurs de pizza géantes: une expérience a né pas manquer

Das bond 45 ist ein wirklich gutes Restaurant in New York, fast direkt am Times Square.
Dadurch ideal gelegen ist dort immer viel los.
die Kellner sind aufmerksam, schnell und höflich.
Das essen ist durchweg sehr gut.
Man kann alles essen, was man beim Italiener erwarten kann und zusätzlich noch viele verschiedene Steaks. Diese würde ich sehr empfehlen, wenn man dort hingeht.
Als kleiner Appetitanreger wird immer estwas Brot gereicht.
Als Nachtisch ist die klare Empfehlung die Schale Tiramisu, die man sich auch gerne mit allen am Tisch teilen kann. Das stellt hier kein Problem dar.