Untitled at the Whitney in the Meatpacking District

Mr. Wells, you underlined "Untitled" when you hyperlinked it in your article, and that's the point. Gotcha!

Two stars for good chicken and tasty beans?

I "dined" at Untitled when it first opened - food was meh and service pretentious. The best part was the view and the space, which unfortunately didn't make up for the lackluster food and tiny portions.

I work a few blocks away and have been to Untitled about five or six times so far, for both lunch and dinner (and twice upstairs in the museum). I LOVE it. What a SUPER addition to the neighborhood! You can have a few small bites, a glass of wine, and all is good. The staff is unendingly nice, the food is tasty, the wines are fun, the people watching is solid, and the design is gorgeous. I am so tired of the crap that is in the meatpacking, and am so so so so so happy to have this gem as an option. I have recommended it to many friends (both local and visiting) and everyone has loved it. Three stars in my book and regardless, I'm already in love. --- Happy Fan

Four of us ate there in early July.
Overpriced.
Underwhelming food as well as all of the "art" below floors 7 and 8.
Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Whitney is kind of an "art shed," and my experience eating at Untitled felt similar to eating in an upscale mall food court or airport concourse. Cozy it is not. The food was good, but what is this business of plating the food all on the edge of the plate with a blob of sauce in the large empty space on the place (you show one example in the slide show)? Is this a thing now? It's like they forgot a major portion of my meal.

The space is very open and makes one feel like eating in the middle of the street.
Five of the 11 slides show dishes on offer. None are to my taste as they all seem to be mixtures of not mutually compatible ingredients.

At the last-minute, my husband and two toddlers ate at Untitled at the Whitney two weeks ago. It was an early Saturday evening-- just on the cusp of the dinner rush and I thought for sure that, given the lack of reservations and my company at the time, we would be refused a table. Au contraire! We were seated at our four-top with a set of beautiful & clean high chairs. The food was exceptional & fresh -- much more Union Square Cafe than The Modern, and the service was signature Danny Meyer quality. There was a children's menu which satisfied this picky father's nutritional needs for his children, and when the staff took note that our girls were getting a bit antsy, two sets of magna-tiles magically appeared at the table, which got us through dessert relaxed & satisfied. To say that my expectations were exceeded is an understatement!

bland, insipid design. the food looks ok but reeks of a tourist trap. felt much the same way at The Modern.

At these prices the Whitney has could obviously care less for visitor not in the 1% perhaps with families who would like to eat something without wandering the streets of Gaanesvoort and also having a hassle on re-entry if they do.

I for one am happy to leave the Whitney and it's Bonfire of the Vanities clientele to themselves.

When you've been "spotted," that information should be front and center, and not tucked into a parenthetical towards the end of the review. I used to work in restaurants, and when the New York Times reviewer (at that time Ruth Reichl) would come into the restaurant, everything changed. The reader deserves to know that you got special treatment, and likely better food than I will when I go.