8-course tasting:how long will it take?

[deliciousdevil]

Going to Jean-Georges. What time should I make this reservation? I am thinking it will take at least two hours......advice? Do I do 6:30 or 7:00?

[taboo]

I sat for 3 hours there with the tasting menu, so allow yourself at least that much time.

[zwilly]

Call the restaurant. They are your first resource for these types of questions.

[lolgirl0311]

630

[RGR]

On average, two people doing a 3-course menu takes about an hour and a half. So, doing 8 courses will take far longer than two hours. When we went to Jean Georges, our reservation was for 9:45 p.m., and we did the 7-course tasting menu of his signature dishes. We were never rushed and were there until well after midnight.

[foodwhisperer]

I think 2- 21/2 hours is right, once you start getting food.

[ESNY]

Um, whatever time you feel like eating? If you are worried about it being too late to get a tasting menu, don't. In NYC, 7 pm reservation are very early and even if it wasn't, no good restaurant will tell you its too late to order a tasting menu nor serve it any differently.

[MMRuth]

I agree - I've been there for a nine pm reservation, and left at one am, and that wasn't doing the tasting menu.

[sethd]

Jean Georges will serve the tasting menu throughout the evening, regardless of when the patron arrives.