The Mermaid Inn Upper West Side

I’m gonna say that this was a great first time experience at this upper Westside location. My daughter had the lobster mac & cheese, the smoked Gouda flavor was delicious and there were large buttery chunks of lobster. Great deal for the additional seven dollars. Husband had the striped bass special, and every speck of it disappeared off his plate. I had the Seabass from the menu, on our waiter’s recommendation, and it was delicious. (Though the accompanying side salad was unremarkable). We also shared a kale Caesar with chickpeas and the portion was very large. It was enough for all three of us to share with our entrées. I love a restaurant that gives you a carafe full of delicious New York tap so that you don’t have to keep asking for refills. This was the case. Very crowded, but the cei

We were excited to hear that The Mermaid Inn was opening ip a new location on the upper west side at 335 Columbus Avenue and we recently had a delicious dinner there on a Saturday evening. Our waitress, Victoria M. was wonderful, helping us review menu options. Since we arrived for our 5:15 dinner reservation, Victoria encouraged us to take advantage of their “ Happy Hour” menu, so we were able to start with less expensive glasses of wine and a delicious artichoke dip appetizer! We had asked for a quiet table and while the restaurant was packed, we were able to converse and hear each other! Everything we ordered was delicious and the service was excellent!

1/7/2026 The Mermaid Inn Upper West Side Last time we visited The Mermaid Inn was during the Summer 2025 and we had a great time. On Wednesday January 7 we went to celebrate my wife’s birthday. It was for a party of five even though, the original reservation was for four people. The Service & The Place: Everything started wrong from the get go. It was a Wednesday, the restaurant was not that busy at all and the host took a long time to finds us a table. Plenty of tables available until we left around two hours later. We were sitting at the back of the restaurant as opposed to the main dining room. It was extremely warm and it felt cramped. However, the worst part of the evening was our server Timothy. He was rushing us at times (To get the order in) and he forgot about us sometimes, that

I have been going to The Mermaid Inn for 20 years and can say it's one of my favorite, most consistent restaurants in NYC. The new location on the UWS is a beautiful, cozy spot with the usual fantastic food and service. From the moment you walk in and are greeted by the host, the experience is flawless. My kids and I loved our brunch (especially the shared Banana Carmel French Toast). Thank you Mermaid team for another memorable experience.

This place generally rocks. Have been to multiple locations at varying times and for different occasions, and the service is consistently great. It is usually packed to the gills but dont let that deter you, you should be able to get in and served rather quickly. I frequent their happy hour ("Mermaid" Monday is all-night) and find that to be good value given the pricing and portion size. The menu is fairly pricey/borderline expensive and you can be taken-a-back when the happy hour clam chowder comes in a ramekin with 2 bites for $6...but I digress. Overall I keep coming back here for the quality of the food and the service, regardless of what I think of how expensive it is. Menu highlights: the seafood tower, the calamari, any-all raw bar, and the hot-dirty martini