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We put in our order and didn't even have time to travel around the dining room, laughing at all the weird shit that was immortalized in those glass cases-Wayne Newton, Tony Bennett with Einstein hair, Rudolph-before our meals were there. The speed with which the food was brought to our table was insane. Rich: Like an open kitchen for accounting nerds. Like watching an airbrushed t-shirt burst into color with your custom-selected design right before your eyes. It was a little exciting because after you placed your order, you could observe as it was immediately entered into the system. Macy's Cellar Bar & Grill: giving you the cramped New York experience, needlessly and whether you like it or not.Ĭaity: Despite an embarrassment of tables, we were given probably the worst one in the restaurant, located directly adjacent to a waiter cubby where servers entered customers orders and busboys dropped big plastic tubs of clanging dishes throughout the meal. I also stared at the people that we were seated three feet away from in the mostly empty restaurant. I would have preferred the waffle makers and skillets in your line of sight. Rich: When I wasn't staring into your eyes, I was looking at a recreation of the rocking horse float that appeared in the 1967 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The third thing you will notice is that the L's in the Macy's Cellar Bar & Grill logo bear an uncomfortable resemblance to the Twin Towers. The overhead lights bounce off the gleaming KitchenAid boxes and now I'm blind.Ĭaity: Upon entering the restaurant, the second thing you will notice (after realizing your cellphone does not work down there, which is the first thing you'll notice) is that the place is replete with huge glass boxes inhabited by terrifying dolls representing scenes from Macy's past. Rich: The lighting of the actual Cellar level was retina-scorching. But 'display' implies an element of showmanship. My seat faced a display featuring boxes of waffle makers and skillets.

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The windows of the restaurant-which were already psychologically vexing in the way that windows located on structures completely enclosed within other structures always are-looked out onto the extremely brightly lit Macy's appliance graveyard, to the further detriment of ambiance. In a 'Does it seem a little dark in here to you?' kind of way. Rich: And nobody's brother was on the couch offering us bong hits or anything.Ĭaity: The lighting was sort of low, but not in a 'Dim the light-it's the Jazz Age' kind of way.

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I will say that Macy's Cellar Bar & Grill is basically a Ruby Tuesday, hold the ruby.Ĭaity: Dining in a cellar sounds kind of magical and romantic-I picture wine casks and candle light and crumbles of brick falling into my food so that I crack a tooth and the meal is free. The worst part of this lunch was the lunch served. Rich: We're kicking off Gawker's Christmas 2014 coverage with a trip to Macy's! Where shiny red balls hang from the ceiling gently suggesting that you should start buying because Christmas is just around the corner! It's Christmas time in the city, Caity, and all I want is some fried food.Ĭaity: The best part of this lunch was that all Christmas ornaments were 30% off.

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