198999 Thu Jan 16 16:33:36 -0800 2003 11 18 Manhattan 0 1061195 Tis the slow season, so RA agan has coupons floating about in exchange for a survey. Hadn't seen anyone else post this, so here goes. Personally, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat at any of these places even for free. Brasserie 8 1/2 at 57th Street Brasserie at 53rd Street Café Centro at 45th Street Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse at 33rd Street Rock Center Café at Rockefeller Center The Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center Tropica in the Met Life Building Naples at 45th Street Link: http://www.smartrevenue.com/RADineOutSurveyStart.asp Thu Jan 16 16:33:36 -0800 2003 0 xavier 1 1061200 They're also having a beer/wine series coming up--some of them looked interesting. i'm posting the menu links, too... Winter Beer & Wine Dinner Series You're invited to our new series of upcoming beer and wine dinners. These dinners are sure to book up fast, so reserve today! All dinners begin at 6:30pm. Rock Center Cafe - Beers of Brooklyn Dinner Monday, January 20 - $35* To make a reservation, please call 212.332.7600. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/rockcentercafe/beersofbrooklyn_menu.html Cafe Centro - Alsatian Wine Dinner with the wines of Trimbach Monday, January 27 - $55* To make a reservation, please call 212.682.4726. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/cafecentro/alsatian_wd.html The Sea Grill - Spanish Wine Dinner with the wines of Frederick Wildman Tuesday, January 28 - $65* To make a reservation, please call 212.332.7600. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/seagrill/spanishwd_menu.html Tropica - South African Wine Dinner with House of Burgundy Monday, February 3 - $55* To make a reservation, please call 212.682.4726. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/tropica/southafricanwd_menu.html The Sea Grill - Chablis Wine Dinner with the wines of Frederick Wildman Tuesday, February 4 - $65* To make a reservation, please call 212.332.7600. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/seagrill/chabliswd_menu.html Brasserie 8½ - Gaelician Wine Dinner with Martin Codax Monday, February 10 - $58* To make a reservation, please call 212.829.0812. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/brasserie8/gaelician_wd.html Brasserie - Rhone with House of Burgundy Monday, February 24 - $60* To make a reservation, please call 212.682.4726. http://www.restaurantassociates.com/restaurant/menus/brasserie/rhone_wd.html The Sea Grill - Wines of the Loire Valley with the wines of Pascal Jolivet Monday, March 3 - $65* To make a reservation, please call 212.332.7600. Menu coming soon. sorry for changing the heading! Thu Jan 16 16:55:34 -0800 2003 1061195 0 bryanj 1 1061227 Anyone have any comments about Nick & Stef's?? Thu Jan 16 22:14:38 -0800 2003 1061195 0 wannabechef 2 1061254 Nick and stefs is pretty good. I would only go there if RA is running a promotion, though. It is slightly overpriced. Try the sweet potato fries, they are awesome. Fri Jan 17 10:21:18 -0800 2003 1061227 0 lk 1 1061258 I checked out the survey - it only takes about 3 minutes to fill it out. The coupon is only good through January 31, and I'd say, not a bad deal. Fri Jan 17 11:00:15 -0800 2003 1061195 0 bookistan 1 1061259 I checked out the survey - it only takes about 3 minutes to fill it out. The coupon is only good through January 31, and I'd say, not a bad deal. Fri Jan 17 11:00:20 -0800 2003 1061195 0 bookistan 1 1061276 so i picked up the cert, but my very poor friend and i and hoping not to spend much more than the $30 value....i mean we're aiming for a $45 total. does anyone know if pizzas/pastas at naples 45 would qualify as "main courses?" probably not, but wishful thinking... Fri Jan 17 11:41:40 -0800 2003 1061195 0 Nancy 2 1061329 My question exactly! I think someone has to be brave and call them. Any takers? Fri Jan 17 16:24:22 -0800 2003 1061276 0 bookistan 3 1061333 ok i just called--they said the pastas count, the pizzas don't. damn! the pizzas sounded the best...wonder why? they cost about the same as the pastas... Fri Jan 17 17:14:17 -0800 2003 1061329 0 Nancy 4 1061436 You could try logging onto amazon.com -- many NYC restaurant menus are on there. You could check out the menu yourself and plan a means of 'attack.' Good luck! Sat Jan 18 21:30:44 -0800 2003 1061333 0 foodsie 5 1061452 how ODD that amazon has added even something like this to their empire. uh...topic...restaurantassociates.com already has menus of all their eligible restaurants so i've already started on the plan... Sun Jan 19 06:50:50 -0800 2003 1061436 0 Nancy 1 1062591 I signed up and will have dinner tonight at Cafe Centro with a colleague. I went through the reservation process, and they seemed to know all about the $30 promotion. The on-line menu is easy to follow, so I'll probably figure out what to have while on the subway. They also sent through a $50 gift cert for my Feb birthday (good for 60 days after), so I may revisit Brasserie 8.5, although I'm not sure that I would do it without the promotion. FYI, the biggest deal is to eat at the 'take out' side of Naples 45, which has nice seating, isn't as loud or crowded, 'cept you serve yourself (and save the tip). Order the pizza, help yourself to the reasonably-priced soda/beer. My wife and I frequently meet up and have 2x personal pizza, a couple of beers, and are out for under $20 (both, not each), totally satisfied. Enjoy - JOHN Wed Jan 29 17:43:53 -0800 2003 1061195 0 John Howell