I went there for dinner with my brother on a short trip to NYC a while back - the noise level was INCREDIBLE couldnt hear myself think (loud enough to be unpleasnt to my euro-sensibilities) I ordered a bottle of white burgundy (expensive wine -mantargis as I remember) anyway got the wrong wine (was cheaper wine - sent it back eventually got the right wine but by then halfway through dinner) My Bro (who is a NYorker by adoption & marriage) had stone crab "wunnerful wunnerful" I tasted it and was less impressed - my tuna was rank, stale inedible and really rather nasty. Ann's oysters were excellent. Overall - expensive, noisy and apart from the history and decor and stuff like that - if what you want to do is eat then I would go elsewhere. Though if somebody else is paying I will always "go in hope" it ought to be one of the great places and could be.