The Last Supper...(at 5 Ninth)

5 Ninth
5 9th Ave
New York, NY 10014
(212) 929-9460

This was the only restaurant that had availability for reservations on a Friday night, and you would think that raised a red flag. Unfortunately, it didn't. The service was impersonal and the food for the most part, was lousy. Initially, the service was fine...until I was forced into ordering a rose champagne that I didn't even want!

The appetizers were good, but then again, who goes wrong with hummus and pita bread? The oysters could've been bigger too. We felt completely cheated when we saw two raw oysters the size of a quarter. Our third appetizer, "Pig's Tail" was interesting. I've never had pig's tail before so I couldn't make any comparisons, but it tasted like regular pork so no surprises nor complaints there.

There were mixed feelings about the entrees, the pork shank and strip steak were appetizing, but we couldn't say the same for the other entrees that my cousins ordered. The sea bass was gamy, bland, and uninspiring. The haddock entree was way too small to be called an "entree" and furthermore, a chunk of fish meat was undercooked. Regrettably, this was only the tip of the iceberg until we found out that the chicken was undercooked, too! Undercooked fish? Fine, we can overlook that as sashimi (actually, not really...), but undercooked chicken?! We're looking to have a happy stomach, not an upset one! Shocked, we called our waiter over, who then gave us a lame apology, followed by the most ridiculous question, "Would you like something else? Perhaps a burger?" Er, no...we did not come here for burger. That's what Shake Shack is for! In the end, we spent a couple of Benjamins w/ no discounts whatsoever off the chicken entree. I guess they never took Marketing 101 on "How to Retain Customers".

5 ninth needs to work on their menu as the choices on it were pretty limited. We had eight people and everyone ended up getting similar entrees! It's too bad the food wasn't up to par because the place itself was cute, romantic, and cozy!

Overall: 2/5