Spice Market

Having been to the Spice Market in NYC, this was a real disappointment. For a semi busy Wednesday night, the service was quite frankly terrible. The waitress did not know the menu as well as one would expect at the restuarant of this calibre. The starters arrived efficiently and were reasonably ok, the crab dumplings and the black pepper prawns were probably the tastiest, although not inventive or memorable. That's when it fell apart; they brought out our two bowls of fried rice along with a couple of dishes that were then whisked off our table because they were meant for someone else. We were then left with two bowls of fried rice, which in the ensuing 45 minute wait for our main courses, we ate! On complaining, our waiter informed us that the system was that food came as it was prepared, a sorry excuse. The one redeeming factor was that the manager apologised profusely and only charged us for our drinks, which was the appropriate response, given that we had eaten less than half our meal. Sadly, we won't be returning anytime soon.

The food here is BLAND and UNDERWHELMING!! Macdonalds offer better value for money. I CANNOT understand what all the fuss is about

The best analogy I can draw is when a studio capitalizes on a brilliant film and produces a sequel without any of the original cast and devoid of the brilliance that defined the original film. The food was boring, bland and seemed like something from a strip mall. The space is appointed poorly. Whereas the Meat Packing District restaurant evokes fantasies of the subcontinent, this space, with its low ceilings and cheap-looking accessories, seems a shabby ripoff of the original. Awful. Don't go.

I haven't been to the NYC Spice Market so this is purely based on London…

When you think of the words Spice Market…you think of hustle / bustle and buzzy…unfortunately the restaurant was very quiet – despite one of my colleagues being told they were full for lunch. Although it didn't really matter, it just didn't seem to fit the decor that there were only a few tables filled.

The food was good – Pork Satay was lovely…Lobster Pad Thai was to die for!

I also very much enjoyed the Ginger Margarita also!

The ‘Chefs table(s)’ aren't really chefs tables…just tables in front of the kitchen with not much privacy. The private dining room however was wonderful and looked like you could have a great time in there.

Very average. Not at all like the one in New York. Such a shame.

Come on W Hotel!!

For a restaurant that calls itself ‘Spice Market’, the food was shockingly bland and overall very disappointing. All of the dishes – with one exception – were boring and very under-seasoned. We actually had to ask for a shaker of salt to be brought to the table. The one dish that saved the meal from being a total disaster was the warm salmon sashimi. This was one of the better and more inventive dishes I have had in a long time, we ordered two servings – it was that good. Service was fine, staff were all friendly and helpful though the food came out WAY to fast. Atmosphere was decently buzzy, but not nearly cool enough to make up for the food. We won't be back anytime soon. Lounge bar in the W hotel is great for a post dinner drink.