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Wonderful food served by friendly, professional wait staff. Great ambiance. Loved it! We’ll be back!

The prices are on the high side, but with the member discount they are more reasonable. Service is friendly and accommodating. It is a perfect location for a bi...

The Library is a lovely, clubby kind of room with a very talented wait staff. The food, on the other hand is uneven, satisfactory but often lackluster. The conv...

Perfect for dinner before the show. Literally like having dinner in an elegant but cozy library.

A great place to eat before a show downstairs. We ate early so the ambience was quiet and very relaxed, probably a bit different after a show! Service and staff...

Our server was fabulous and we got in and out in perfect time to see our show

The Library is an excellent restaurant and a great convenience when see shows at the Public Theatre or Joe's Pub. The food is great from the burger to the steak...

Beth provided excellent service and the food was delightful. We will definitely return.

Everything was nearly perfect, especially for the price $45 restaurant week 3-course dinner deal). The only thing they messed up was my wife's butternut squash...

I have a great fondness for The Library and I truly wish to give it higher ratings. The food is delicious, especially the steak frites. Their frites are unmatch...

I was very excited about this place. Very cool vibe. Sadly, the service was very, very slow and the vegetarian options were incredibly tasteless and bland. Drop...

Not bad for Members of the Public, who get a 20% discount. Otherwise, it is expensive. Roast Chicken dish was steaming hot tasty. The Tagliatelle was lukewarm b...

Excellent establishment. Not inexpensive (eg, $18 cocktails) but very high quality drinks, food and service. Moroccan chicken was excellent. And obviously super...

Favorite spot for a cocktail on a weeknight. Be sure to go after the evening's show has started for an uncrowded bar. Inventive cocktail list with some steady c...

Decided to have a drink at their bar after the Public show last Saturday night. Ordered a glass of wine and when it came the glass was filthy, with chucks of so...

My friends and I had a good meal at The Library before going to a show at Joe's Pub. Note that the restaurant is upstairs from the show but no worries as...

If I could leave 0 stars, I would. I had a 5.30pm reservation for a 7pm show. My friend and I ordered two cocktails and two burgers, one medium rare and...

Great food, nice spot, plenty to eat before the show! Good spot for a night out with friends or even alone. I will be back.

Good food and they have gluten free options but a bit limited. Enjoyed the beet salad with raspberries and the burrata. The soup with crab was decent. The froyo...

Taste and Convenience. The Library restaurant at Public Theater couldn't be more convenient, located in the building and sensitive to its patrons' curtain times...

Especiallyw Michelle and Sophia represented The Library at the Public super well (every employee there was lovely, truly). They were both warm and welcoming, an...