Stick A Fork In It, It's Done - Central Park Boathouse Restaurant Closing (Hope: home) - New York City - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

BugsyPal · 07-21-2022, 07:06 PM

Another one bites the dust.

https://gothamist.com/food/central-p...-163-employees

90sSitcom · 07-21-2022, 07:45 PM

They will get another business in there next year.

Dave 92 LSC · 07-21-2022, 11:18 PM

It was very nice inside and the setting is great no doubt. It’ was touristy and that’s just not avoidable.

Mr.Retired · 07-22-2022, 04:06 AM

I can get a bucket at Popeyes and a view of the ocean at McDonalds for 20 bucks.
I can buy a bag full of groceries for the same and cook up a better meal.

Do I need someone spoon feeding me for an extra $100 ?

I worked in restaurants.....please..............

Restaurants business is a gamble. Economy based.............. and our economy is in trouble..

Goodbye Quality Restaurants and Hello Fast food garbage for the non cooks.
For the rest of us? Home cooking baby.......................better taste......better price.

Chava61 · 07-22-2022, 05:03 AM

I have walked by there is the past on multiple occasions but I never ate there. Oh well....

someoneinqueens · 07-22-2022, 06:53 AM

I went there a few times for dinner, nice ambience & great food too! I'm sure it will be reopened again at some point, perhaps with new business owner. That area is too good to be abandoned, at least it's a great spot for tourists attraction.

under a mountain · 07-22-2022, 07:13 AM

It would probably make a nice homeless shelter. Can't have enough of them.

sirtiger · 07-22-2022, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Retired

Restaurants business is a gamble. Economy based.............. and our economy is in trouble...

Blame the politicians/law makers. They make the rules very onerous. Bad policies that attack business owners.

I am sure jacked up minimum wage is bad. Soon to be congestion pricing will kill more business owners.

citylove101 · 07-22-2022, 01:05 PM

I've been there a few time and enjoyed it a lot. Its a fantastic setting for a special meal. Too bad it's closing, but with high food and labor costs, and tourism only partly back, it's not entirely surprising. Hope that a new place can open there soon. I went to the other big Central Park restaurant, Tavern on the Green, years ago and hated it. Thought it was overpriced with mediocre food and rude service. Have not returned since it came under new owners. Maybe they've figured out how to make it work by now. It's the only Central Park restaurant now I believe.