Reviews for Waterzooi Belgian Bistro & Oyster Bar in Garden City, NY

When looking for a quality meal, you must visit Waterzooi. I have eaten here many times and l have never been disappointed. ... The food is prepared and presented very well and the staff is attentive. The portions are large. The bouillabaisse with shrimpand lobster was so good, we brought the leftovers home to use the broth. Even the pommes frites are delish with their dressing. It can get a little loud when crowded but the food makes up for it. Pictures are of the bouillabaisse mussel dish, Frenchonion soup (oysters at the top) octopus à la Plancha and escargot. Read more

We had a tasty meal here on a Saturday night. I recommend sitting outdoors while the weather is nice because the smell of the... seafood can be rather stifling indoors, and they have an ample setup outside with large marble tables, umbrellas to shade youfrom the sun and practical yet beautiful lighting. Our waitress was very sweet and earnest. I knew the menu would be a bitlimited for me as a vegetarian but was happy to find some daily specials on the menu which I could also have, which wasunexpected. I took advantage of one such option and got the watermelon salad with arugula, baby tomatoes, arugula and goatcheese and toasted marcona almonds. My only gripe was that it came heavily dressed, but perhaps I should have specified I wanteddressing on the side. They also have a lovely cheese fondue which I recommend trying--it was better than one I had at a fonduerestaurant chain. However, the tea light candle they had underneath to keep the cheese warm and bubbly was insufficiently largeand kept blowing out with a gentle breeze. Dessert was a delicious Belgian waffle with whipped cream that had a perfectly thickand fluffy consistency--not overly sweet--paired with fresh strawberries, along with creme brûlée. I was originally going toorder the brûlée to take home to have later but there was a $10 surcharge for the ramekin, despite the sign on the dessertmenu indicating every dessert was available for convenient take away. Some of the crispy sugar crust atop the custard was a bitover torched for my liking but other than that it was delicious. The Belgian chocolate mousse that I ordered for home which was70% whipped cream and had a very ordinary chocolate sauce Read more

If you haven't been ... just GO! You will not be dissapointed! Be sure to try their beer. I do recommend reserving table ahead... of time, the place gets busy after 6pm. Don't be afraid of big portions, I made linguini pasta the next day and paired with allthe seafood and lobster sauce. And OMG what a great care taken with TO GO packages! Amazing! We will be back and soon! Read more

Very nice place. The kumamotos oyster is not bad, but I don't feel much sweet favor of it. The waterzooi is amazing, soup and... seafood are both good. This is my recommended dish if coming for the first time. It has little of everything you might want. Theoctupus a la plancha is good but just not too much of my favor. The service here is amazing. You get to talk to the chef whohandles your food later when placing your order. These are people who in white shirt. People who in black shirt will serve youdishes or water, etc... The cheesecake is very sweet with the caramel on top. Very friendly and very nice. Well done. Read more

Update....have been back several times and sat at the bar. Always enjoy John the bartender's service and company. He is... consistently a great guy. Went again last night with my dad and wife and ate at the bar. It was packed! However the service wasgreat. Our main bartender was Max. He was outstanding! Super friendly, great at his job and made sure we were taken care of.This guy really makes sure he connects with all his customers. Definitely a rock star. The other bartender Mike was superfriendly and helpful as well. Another great night. Btw....get the Chocolate Cake! It is amazing! Ate at the bar with my dad.Great bartender....John was awesome. Personable, knowledgeable and all around good guy. Elevated the entire diningexperience. Mussels Oreganato were fantastic. Great beer and wine selection. French fries were to die for... Love thisplace. Will be back for sure! Read more

Service was outstanding. Speed of menu to table was amazing. The food was fresh came out hot and ready to be devoured. I highly... recommend this place. The portions where not shy and the flavors astonishing. Read more

I randomly found this place while using Google to find an oyster bar with happy hour. Oyster were fresh and delicious and for... the happy hour it was a buck a shuck. While we were there we ordered a pot of mussels - they were also very delicious. Friesthat came out with the dish were also very good. Overall really good food and great service. Very nice ambience as well. Iordered a Pinot grigio off the happy hour menu and they really fill up your glass! Definitely would go back and highlyrecommend. Read more

This was absolutely the best seafood I have ever eaten. Every dish was exceptional. Server abalonia was pleasant and... attentive. While it is pricey the quantity and quality of the food and service is worth the price! Would give it 10 stars if Icould! Read more