monkey2000

Question about the tots: are they housemade? That would be sweet!

Thanks for the comments, guys. I will speak to the developer about the menu issue. And about making the link to minibar more obvious. We are launching a stand alone minibar page shortly www.minibarbyjoseandres.com. That might be why is so subtle. On the event calendar, I'll prod the GM for more info and get it updated. Feedback is a good thing.

This conversation warms my heart. I believe most restaurant websites are a disaster. Especially European restaurant websites. Those people love their flash. I think part of the problem is one of perspective: what is a great webpage from the POV of the restaurateur is not from the POV of a customer. A restaurateur wants something that sells the fantasy, something design-y and stylish, something that tells the story. I think that is why flash and music and crazy animations and tons of photos are so popular. Plus these aren't people who sit in front of computers all day. My impression, and I might be off base, is that restaurants were a little later to the game of websites. At least, they didn't jump on the bandwagon until after other industries that are more office-y and where work consists of using a computer and the internet daily. They are coming at it from a different perspective. As a customer, you want basic information. Where are you? What is your phone number? A footer is ideal for this kind of thing. More: Do you take reservations? What time are you open? When do you stop service? Beyond that I might want to know: Are you near the metro? Do you have parking? Do you have vegetarian options? Do you cater? Do you have a party room? And I don't want to work that hard to find the answers. A FAQ can be great for answering questions like these. We recently redid Cafe Atlantico's website replacing the flash beast with an HTML page (with some flash elements.) I think (I hope) we succeeded in addressing many of your needs and criticisms. I'd love to hear what you think. The lovely thing about a webpage: always a work in progress. www.cafeatlantico.com

Need a place to take some food savvy, jaded New Yorkers to lunch! Something new and off the beaten path preferably. Considered Komi or Hank's but not open for lunch. Any suggestions? mille grazie

Oh. My. God! You are killing me with your photos! I have been B E G G I N G friends to accompany me to Corduroy for ages now but the name just draws blank stares. No one seems to have heard of it. Or it seems to be too far off the beaten path for my friends. "The Shera-what? At K and where? Let's just go to Cafe Atlantico/Palena/Cashion's." Tell me about eating at the bar. Okay for a single girl to dine there solo? I ask because a woman alone at the bar in a Sheraton Four Points says "hooker" or "looking to get some action" in some parts of the country. Just kidding. Same menu?

Went last night. Good. Go. Can recommend the fried Ipswich clams, the Pacific oysters and the lobster roll.