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Water's Edge

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401 44th Dr (at Vernon Boulevard & the East River)
Long Island City, NY 11101

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(718) 482-0033
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Water's Edge - Long Island City, NY
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I recently had my wedding (ceremony and reception) at The Water's Edge. From the very first meeting, I was impressed. The coordinator, Kathy, is phenomenal. The staff is professio...

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I must admit, the view there is spectacular and thats it. My wife and I are avid restaurantuers, we have been around the city from daniel to the brassiere. We looked foward to goi...

Couldn't be Better 7/20/2005

From the Boat Ride from Manh, Cocktail, Dinner, View, Piano Music & the return trip on the ferry the service was excelent. Everyone was very attentive to the point were the head waiter call us by name"" How is everything Mr & Mrs"". Try to Have a time to enjoy the Piano Music before or after Dinner. Dinner was all delicious. It is hard to find all of this in one Restaurant. Pros: View, Service , Piano more
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Recommended. 7/2/2005

I went there with my girlfriend. View was awesome and food was really good too. Bill was $180 inculiding tip. It's great place to go with girlfriend. Pros: View, Food, Romantic Cons: Little Pricey more
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Great place, very romantic 6/11/2005

I thought the place was very romantic especially the boat ride back and forth across the East River. What a relaxing way to spend a few hours with someone special. back. But all in allwhat a great experience. The servers kinda pushed utensils, coffee etc. without saying excuse me, just passing over you like your not there, my date almost got her chin clipped by the coffed cup. The my scallops with risotto were to die for, my date's duck was overcooked/dry. It was raining when we got there so we couldnt sit Alfresco, but saw the seats outside, I dont know if they're that comfortable to sit on through dinner. Requested a window seat but didn't get it, which was fine because we still had a nice view a table away from the window. Definitely the bus boys/service guys need some more finesse in dealing w/ the table. Pros: Ambience, View/boat ride, Romantic Cons: Service boys, food so so, kids more
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The Best of the Best 2/20/2005

What a wonderful place! We had the tasting menu with wine. What a fabulous deal! We had the ""4 course"" tasting menu which was really 7!! The tasting menu is $75 a person and we added wine to it for an extra $38 a person. This included 5 glasses! Even with our large appetites we could not finish all the food or wine, which has never happened with a tasting menu before. Such excellent service as well. We were not rushed out at all and really enjoyed the live piano player. Taking the ferry over also made it very romantic. Pros: Great value, Good service, Live piano player more
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greate celebration 2/17/2004

my 4th visit here was just before xmas 2003. once again nothing to complain about other than i ate too much. It my be pricier than other restaurants, but look at where you are. This converted barge sits on the east river with the best view of Manhattan in queens. An entree is very reasonable here. The appetizers and $14 martini my not be your best value. If the weather is nice, take advantage of the outdoor deck. Lunch is a great value if you can't afford a minimum of $50 pp for dinner. Or better yet, if on a budget and want to do something romantic, stop at the bar for a drink and enjoy the sunset. Pros: view, food, service more
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Good restaurant week experience 1/29/2004

My gf and I celebrated an anniversary here. Being here for the first time, the maitre'd seated us at a nice corner table. I was a bit disappointed since this restaurant is supposed to have a great selection of wine, yet the captain did not present us with a wine list. Regardless, here's what we had: salmon salad/duck salad, ribs/fish, and two orders of the apple cinnamon ice cream. They knew it was our anniversary and everyone wished us a good one! That hit the spot. One oversight: the gf wanted tea to go along with the plate of yummies they gave me, but the server forgot to bring it since we took our time to finish the wine. The captain apologized for this and all was well. Well visit again soon. :) Pros: Good service, Gorgeous view!, Friendly staff Cons: , A bit hard to get to, Too many jelly beans more
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I would rather go to the olive garden 10/1/2003

I must admit, the view there is spectacular and thats it. My wife and I are avid restaurantuers, we have been around the city from daniel to the brassiere. We looked foward to going to the waters edge for a quiet dinner. We dont mind paying $200 for dinner and wine (stags leap), we did mind the mediocre service and OK food. The crab must have been frozen, van de kamps or something out of the wal mart freezer section, and the the waitstaff appear as though they were recently employed, ""OH? does thet fork go on the right or left, let me ask the captain"" After, the eating a catered typed meal at 5 star prices we witnessed clients being hauled out like cattle on a farm, after the check of course ""your boat is ready sir"". I would rather eat at olive garden and look at a postcard. Pros: view Cons: pricey, bad food, bad service more
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delicious 2/9/2003

This place is great, i would recommend it to anybody trying to make a good impression everything was right in this restaurant Pros: service, prices, atmosphere Cons: nopne, none, none more
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Little service BIG BILL 1/27/2003

We went to dinner at Water's Edge last Valentine's day & it was not what my boyfriend expected. He made reservations thinking it was a real romantic place. Don't get me wrong the place is beautiful & the view is great but if you expect great service don't go there. We felt cattle being herded in the restaurant. We were waited on like robots from the unhelpful staff & then we waited forever for the check since the wine was not included in the $300 prix. Who knows maybe its just special occasions when you don't receive personal service. But wait isn't that when you would like it? Pros: great view Cons: poor service, too expensive more
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wedding 10/17/2002

We had a wonderful evening in the Water's Edge. It was our wedding. The food was excellent, the service outrageous. Although it is a really fine restaurant, nobody was highbrowed and nobody had problems with our little children (3 and 5). The view over Manhattan is phantastic. We enjoyed the ferry ride over the East river. I would recommend this restaurant to everybody. Pros: phantastic look, nice people, romantic atmosphere more
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Pricey But Worth It!! 9/1/2002

. I had reservations about the place,because my experience has been that restaurants whose claim to fame is the view are frequently 2nd rate in terms of food, service etc. I was pleasantly surprised.We had requested a table near the window when we made the reservation, and we got a two seat table with a terrific view. We were greeted & seated promptly. The decor is romantic.The captain and waiter ( John ) were friendly and attentive. The food was above average, my girlfriend had red snapper, I had filet mignon, we both enjoyed our meals thoroughly. My filet arrived a little rarer than I had ordered, and it was promptly reprepared as asked, with no problem at all. Dinner with a couple of drinks, dessert, and tips ( Captain & Waiter ) came to a little over $200, but it was a special occasion, and well worth the cost! Pros: Great views, romantic, good service Cons: a little pricey more
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Romance on land and sea 8/17/2002

Starting with a boat ride from their 34th Street dock over to Long Island City and a stunning view of east side Manhattan while you dine, it just doesn't get much better than this. The meal is a reasonable $55 for three courses and the service is extremely thorough and attentive. The meal is above average, too. The evening ends with a boat ride back to 34th Street and whatever you care to do after that. more
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10 7/26/2002

Cant do much better if you are looking for the perfect romatic dinner. When reserving, be mindful of the weather and expect to pay good money for the delicious cuisine doesnt come cheap. more
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  • In Short
    To call this the River Cafe of Queens is not much of a stretch. Both are on barges, both have a pianist. And Water's Edge has an equally dazzling view--the glass spires of...

  • 6/12/2007 Provided by Citysearch
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