The Standard Plaza

We had a long walk behind us, including the high line, when we decided to have dinner here, because it looked so cosy. We asked the overdressed hostess for a table but even though there where at least 3 free tables, she put us on a wait list for 15 mins. When we got seated at our table, the hostess asked for a credit card in advance, after that we took a look at the short menu. Apparently they serve different things than the tables behind the trees. Sadly you can see their big steak plates pass by when you sit here. The menu wasn’t very clear as we didn’t quite see the difference between starters and entrees. The waiter explained and after a while he came back to take our order. He didn’t mention that I actually had chosen a starter where my friend had more of a main course. Our plates didn’t arrive at the same time, my friends plate was already halfway finished (zucchini Flatbread), when I received my mini tuna tartare without fries, just some hard toasted bread. Such a disappointment, tasty yet very expensive. The waiter didn’t return after he brought the plates. We waited at least 20mins with empty glasses and plates when we asked someone else for our bill. The cocktails where nice though.
In short: don’t eat dinner here if you’re very hungry and the service is terrible.

Walked up to grab a cocktail before heading to dinner elsewhere. We were told to wait about 15 minutes for a table to open.
Got seated near the entrance. Our server was sweet and attentive. Ordered the Fresh Love and Kentucky Cool as well as some oysters.
The cocktails were interesting to try but it didn’t leave me wanting more.
A bit of a disappointment, but def worth another go.

We only came here for drinks. The sangria was just OK. One of the cocktails was pretty good. The initial service was great, but the guy was leaving and the following girl wasn’t so great.

Rarely am I moved to write a review without having had a transactional experience with a venue, however, much the modern review relates to ambiance and service, so I feel that it is not entirely out of place; after all i subsequently had wine and desserts at the west side at the standard with my dining partner.
Now, it goes without saying that service normally declines when demand outstrips supply; when queues extend for blocks, it is understandable when the hostess might exhibit some attitude.
When there is no line, and some would be patrons are looking to acquire helpful insight as to which venue might best suit their needs for dining and libations, one would think that an extra ounce of gentility might result in perhaps patronage of the erstwhile near empty seating.
Alas, apparently the laws of supply and demand are no match for the perils of studied, droll boredom and disservice.
Perhaps also that is why that the adjacent in hotel venues were nearly full, as opposed to the seating at the plaza portion.
Who knows?
Incidentally, this was 6÷20÷2015 810 pm
Pleasant review of the Standard Grill to follow. ;)

Came here with a friend for her birthday dinner. It wasn’t our first choice, but so glad we ended up here. We both had the Free Love cocktail to drink and it was delicious, then we split the broccoli flatbread for a starter. Very yummy. For our entrée, we ordered the hanger steak to split. The order was lost (according to the waitress), but when we brought it up the waitress was extremely nice about it and actually got us a replacement on the house. Despite the mix up, it was a great experience. Good food, good drinks, good atmosphere — you can’t go wrong at the standard plaza!

Only came for the rose sangria but it was fantastic! The open outdoor vibe makes for the perfect sunday afternoon!

Loving this unassuming outdoor patio to grab a pitcher of rose sangria (yum!) with friends and share a couple of flatbreads and appetizers on a nice sunny day. Comfortable seats and booths and not as busy/​crazy than the Grill or the Biergarten next door. Really nice option in the area.

So this place has terrible food, mediocre service and is highly overpriced. That being said, it has a great outdoor seating space and is a fun spot to just chill on a Sunday. Great people watching also. If you are not looking to eat, and down to drop a few extra bills to be in a trendy spot then this is your place. (Honestly, not being sarcastic)

Service was a little slowwwww, but it was great to grab a bite to eat late night al fresco. The food was pretty good and a decent portion (grilled hanger steak) for a late night meal. We also got peach sangria and that was tasty. Only problem, was the service was kinda slow. We had to ask for water a couple times before we actually got it, and one of our drinks was missing. But overall, sitting outside soaking in the nighttime vibe and having decent food was A-​OK for me.

I thought the food was OK and the price fair. But i was done with my dinner before my wife was ever served hers. Thats unprofessional. Our waiter didn’t really go out of his way to monitor the food coming out of the kitchen nor did he spend much time on an apology.

I’ve lived in NYC for three years now and admittedly I’m not much of a partier. My friends came from all over the country for a surprise bachelorette party and it was my duty to take them our for a great time. We showed up at The Standard and from the second we walked in we knew this place was amazing! I’ve never had so much fun going out, the wait staff was excellent (kudos to our waiter Brandon) the manager chatted with us for a while and it was quite obviius he was great at his job (kudos to Steven) we just had the best time ever. My friends the next day kept saying «that was so fun I’m pretty sure it was just a dream.» When people come to visit me again this is the number one recommendation in my book, they just need to keep doing whatever they are doing!

Nice place to lounge and have a cup of coffee or tea if you happen to be shopping in the area and need desperately to rest your legs. The entrance is inviting and the décor is a thumpin’ loud red. The drinks are average-​priced and the staff is friendly. Note: the lemon soda is the same as the pelligreno limonata even though they are listed separately on the menu. They are usually able to make most cocktails. Free wifi as it is in the lobby of The Standard hotel.

I was already having a very miserable night when the Living Room of a Standard hotel made it even worse. The plan was to eat something and then head to the Boom Boom Room.
As lazy as i am, i decided not to browse and just kill two birds at the same time by eating at LR and then just to up to BBR. There is no hostess on duty and when I approached one of the servers to ask for a table he looked very confused as if I was trying to sell him Amway products. Then he pointed to the table in the middle of a restaurant where there were dirty glasses from previous customers. It took forever for someone to come and clean it. then we were (2 people) given 5 menus by mistake.
Our server was actually very sweet and polite however it took forever to get the service. Waiting 15 mins to order, another 15 minutes for drinks after which he comes back to tell me that they out of what I asked for, I order another drink and wait another 15 mins. My steak frits (med rare+ empty restaurant=10−15 mins.) takes 20 – 25 mins. we both eat ad drink while all 5 menus are still on the table till the end of the service. we ask for check, another 10 – 15 mins (btw, they asked for the card to hold onto as well), it comes with only credit card slip and no dine in receipt so I actually dont know what we are paying for.
By the end of all this mess I got tired of the whole carousel of incompetence and decided to skip Boom Boom altogether. Since it belongs to the same company I realized that Ive seen enough

If you are able to overlook the slightly pretentious service, this place is really cool.
They’ve got both outdoor and indoor seating, while the outdoor ones are definitely sexier! Gosh how much I love red velvet sofa + bright red light that generates heat!
The huge pitcher of cocktails — Island Breeze I shared with my friend was delicious.

Ventured here on a Friday night for after work drinks, and was pleasantly surprised by the vibe. Although its a very mod bar/​lounge it still was pretty cool. I bet its definitely a hot spot in the summer. This was one of the first brisk nights for the fall and there were patrons who were quite fine being outside under the heated lamps. I figure after a few libations, the internal warmer must have kicked in. I was a patron of the inside vibe, which had nice comfy chairs, and low lighting. Music is playing which is pretty cool.
I was very happy with my drink selection which was a champagne cocktail with berries, We also had a bottle or proseco. Definitely a nice spot for a before or after dinner drink. Its not too loud like the biergarten.

Ventured to The Living Room when the line for the Beer Garden was just too long for any not crazy person to stand in. We just wanted a cocktail, so The Living Room seemed as good a place as any. Oh, I need to back track because I must tell you that we drove here and it only took us, oh, 25 minutes to find parking. Good luck with that.
Anyway, back to the Living Room. We apparently did not realize it was so cold out. We sat outside at the marble tables and they gave us nice red blankies. Such a great idea… but totally didn’t keep us warm enough so we asked to move inside– but it took forever to get our waitress. Poor girl was overwhelmed with the number of tables she had to wait on. Nonetheless, 15 minutes later we were inside waiting for another table and still waiting for french fries. Oh, did I forget to tell you we ordered those? That’s because our waitress forgot, too. Good thing we ordered wine because I’m afraid any cocktail we may have wanted would have either not arrived or not been correct. The lounge was nice, the music was terrible (though the DJ seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it), the fries were delish when we finally got them. Not a total fail, but we did leave to hit up another spot.

The Living Room at the Standard is still an excellent lounge at which to start — or end — a night on the town. Can’t say for sure whether I started or ended mine here, but I do know I had crazy[1] fun[2] getting here.
It was nippy, so we cozied it up inside instead of outside. From the couches to the carpet to the obligatory triptastic bathroom, I’m a fan of the stylings. You’re seated close enough to fellow patrons that you can hear their conversations, but the lighting’s dim, so you’ve got room for canoodling.
Mood lighting not private enough for you? Build liquid courage in the form of delightful espresso martinis, or knock back generous pours of chocolate cake shots. Or do both, like I did. Still not private enough? Book a room.
[1] Our first cab driver got pulled over by police.
[2] Our second cab driver missed the hotel by a block. (We needed the walk.)

Needing a chill spot on a terribly windy Saturday afternoon, we stopped into The Standard and decided to take refuge at The Living Room, the low-​key mod lounge located between the hotel lobby and The Standard Grill. It was much more mellow compared to the frat-​ish Biergarten and the bustling Grill, which was perfect for me and my girlfriend to relax with a mid-​afternoon glass of wine and dessert.
We had walked through the Grill before settling down in the lounge, and spotted an amazing bowl of chocolatey goodness that people were indulging in. While not on the menu at The Living Room, our server was able to accommodate our request to order it without any problems. The bowl of chocolate mousse and fleur del sel chocolate cake topped with a big dollop of fresh whipped cream was so large that it came with a spatula! It was heavenly, and went perfectly with our glasses of 10 year tawny port.
Will definitely stop by if I’m taking a shopping break in the area, or partying at the Boom Boom Room up on the roof.

I was @ the Standard for an event w/​the NYC Food and Wine Festival and afterwards my friend and I decided to stop here for a drink and small bite.
We were seated quickly on the outdoor patio and our drink orders filled promptly. My gin and tonic was all tonic — which pretty much made it un-​drinkable and she forgot my extra limes, even though I asked twice. After that, it took a good 20 – 25 mins til we saw the waitress again to order food — even though we made a point of asking her for food menus. We finally ordered and deiced to share an arugula, walnut sandwich. OMG — we both took one bite and spit it out. It was drenched in some sort of raspberry balsamic which totally contrasted with the arugula and was literlaly disgusting. I ended up picking the walnuts out of it and eating those but there was no way to salvage the rest of the sandwich. Of course, it took so long for her to come back to us that we decided to not even bother to send it back for fear it’d take another hour so instead we got our check and left.
With so many fabulous places to eat and drink in NYC I’d have to say find someplace else — this place is severaly lacking in food quality and service. Sorry folks…

A lounge/​restaurant located outdoors within the Standard Hotel.
After a serene relaxing walk to wash the everyday stress and frustration of life on High Line Access, our party of three worked up an appetite for sweets and drinks/​coffee. The wait staff is friendly and personable. Our party of three requested shots specifically something sweet which to our surprise it was to our delight served in a 4 oz. shot glass.
N.B. Patrons beware the walk to the restrooms is a long, winding underground passage way which the signage is very vague as you will indeed get lost. When entering the restrooms the partition that separates the men and women’s room is deceiving as there is no signage the distingush men vs. women, as one would walk into the opposite sex. The sinks and wash basins are shared between men and women.
The restrooms contains the awesome high-​tech Dyson Airblade Hand Dryers!