Located in a renovated barn that once housed the sheep that ate the grass in a field directly across the street (now known as Sheep's Meadow), news reports confirm that venerable Manhattan eatery, Tavern On The Green, is set to close (although it is claimed that a renovation is in the works). The leasees, Warner Leroy and his daughter, head chef Jennifer Oz Leroy, say the lease was not renewed by the city.
Good.
Over-priced AND over-hyped, I still managed to find myself with friends there for dinner many years ago. One friend ordered the grilled lobster. When served, it was quickly discovered that the lobster had been prepared on the same grill as a steak. Of course, this changes the taste of the lobster and when the issue was brought to the attention of both the waiter and table captain, not only was the complaint completely ignored, but a replacement meal was not offered and nothing was taken off the check.
As we were making our exit, we were confronted by the table captain, who asked why he and the wait staff were not tipped accordingly, while the bus staff was given a HUGE tip. He was told that he had done nothing to rectify the problems with our dinner and that we would have gotten better food AND service at The Olive Garden.
I applaud the closing of this dump and hope the next tenant is able to figure out how to do it better.
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