Anyone gone to an Opera at the Met ??

[lost-in-nj]

and if so did you eat dinner at the restaurant there, The Grand Tier.
or if there is one within walking distance (with heels) :)


and where is the best place to go for a drink during intermission?

Thanks!!!

going in May to see
Il Trovatore


lost

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. I haven't been to the Met since the early 1980s, but

at that time, the area was full of restaurants. Our favorite was a Korean-Japanese place called Miraku, but I doubt that it's there anymore. In any case, just walk around the neighborhood and pick a place that looks interesting. After all, dinner before an event is not an unusual activity, so I'm sure that a lot of restaurants in the Lincoln Center area live or die on their ability to attract pre-opera/ballet/Philharmonic diners.

You may not have time to go anywhere but the bar in the theater during intermission. Some places let you pre-order your drinks. See if that's an option at the Met.

[bif]

4. No, but I went to the MOT yesterday

The Michigan Opera Theater.

[arcadian]

2. Why certainly, your grace.

We ate lobster stuffed with caviar and foie gras. I'll rummage through my junk drwer to see if I kind find my tickets to the upcoming performance. Let's see, Faberge egg, nope, toss. Key's to the Bentley, nope, toss. Here they are! Underneath the deed to my 9th century castle in Shropshire. :D

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. no

but I am consumed with envy

[malta blue]

5. I have not been since I was a kid.

We used to have a box :D

And we used to eat in our neighborhood (Village) before heading uptown.

In any case - have an awesome time :hug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I've been there many times.

Never ate at the restaurant - we either packed a lunch (if Wagner) or didn't bother with food at all.

Lots of restaurants in the area - from cheap pizza and burgers, to mid-level fine dining, a bunch of Indian places, and some pricier places.

One nice thing about the Met restaurant is that you can make reservations for their mid-show/intermission meal, with guarantee of getting the meal in the thirty minutes of the intermission.

I haven't done it, but often thought of doing it. My problem is that I stay awake and alert better if my stomach isn't full, so I didn't eat before, and didn't eat much during, the shows.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Come to think of it, we used to buy food from

the Zabar's counter in Grand Central Station and picnic on the Lincoln Center Plaza, or else indoors on a bench in the basement if the weather was bad.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Ah, Zabar's, where "If it isn't twice as expensive as the store across the street, we'll triple it!"

:rofl:

Still, for some items, Zabar's is a good place.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Their chocolate cake was, to use a New York expression, to die for

:-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. They always had the price on town for pistachios when I lived there.

And GOOD pistachios, too. $20 or $25 for five pounds, and that's when most places wanted $8-10 a pound for smaller, less tasty ones.

[madinmaryland]

7. There's a really good Italian restaurant just two block away called...

(you know what's coming)!!

[laconicsax]

10. Damnit! I wasn't fast enough!

:grr:

[msanthrope]

11. Can she breastfeed and/or smoke there??? n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Actually, it's 19 blocks away

[msanthrope]

8. You need not leave the Met....it's actually a far walk in heels, and

you certainly won't have time during the intermission to leave and come back (and have a civilized drink).

So, locate one of the small bars nearest your seats for your intermission drink. My father used to pay--and tip--the barman to have his drinks at the ready.

Eat at either the Tier or Revlon, right there. The Tier is 'fancier' and you can schedule dessert (or your whole meal) for the intermission...but the Rev has good sushi. Both are open ahead of time.....

If you wait to eat til after, then I highly recommend Bar Boulud. Picholine is also great, but I don't know how late they serve.

Bring singles to tip the washroom attendants. They do yeoman's work, herding the crowd.
And use the subtitles...

[laconicsax]

9. There's an Olive Garden a few blocks north.

But you already knew that.

:hi: