21 Club, New York NY - December 7

Rating - 8.3

Headed to main (lower level) around 5:15 pm on a Monday evening while walking back to the office and found one of the few open tables. Crowd is all guys in suits (lawyers I would guess) and a few couples on dates (I guess). It is all OLD SCHOOL....from red decor to wait staff.

First thing they do is have you check your coat, and they direct you to the seating area. There is also a really old school stand up bar that became crowded as time went on. They hosted at least one private party this night (coat check asked if we were there for one).

We waited a bit to place a drink order with Michael, each ordered a drink. Service was fairly quick, although they won't win any awards for speed. Atmosphere is formal (all men had their suit coats on) and all were soft spoken. It was very mellow, and I would guess we were the youngest in there by 10 years....either lawyers with clients or low-key deal making.

The dining area would be also best described as "old school" and I like the waiters in tuxs.....have to come back here for dinner sometime. By the time we left at $6 there was a wait for tables in the bar area (and everyone was post 60 years old).

Total - $21.78 (2 chardonnay)