Robert - New York, New York

Robert

http://arkrestaurants.com/robert/

Located on the 9th floor of the Museum of Art and Design, a window seat in Robert gives you a stellar view of Columbus Circle and Central Park. Even though I called in saying I'd be 15 minutes late from my reservation, and then even arriving 5 minutes after that (we stayed pretty far from the restaurant), we still got a prime window seat!

 Colorful menu cover! They had a lunch prefixe menu which I think is a good deal for the food and the meal. Robert is biased to Asian influences. 

 Columbus Circle yoooo~

 The edge of bushy Central Park!

Mixed Green Salad - Herbs and sherry vinaigrette 

Lightly dressed salad with radish. Refreshing start and a large serving. Much appreciated due to the lack of veggies from previous days...

Tiger Shrimp Stew - Lotus Root, Bok Choy, Scallion, Soy and Rice Cake

While a spoon was provided, there wasn't much soup/stew to scoop up. This wasn't a stellar dish, but it was light and the cook on the shrimp was the way I liked it. 

Scottish Salmon with Zucchini and Butternut Squash "Spaghetti"

The salmon had a crisp skin and the spaghetti luckily wasn't overcooked. Pleasant flavors. 

Cheesecake - Orange Caramel, Guava Gelee, Chocolate Ganache

The cheesecake had a good flavor, but not a very smooth texture. I couldn't quite appreciate the guava gelee, sort of a gooey foam, as the texture was a little off-putting because it didn't seem natural to me.

Complementary Coconut Cake Bite with Hazelnut (?)

This was actually really tasty and just the right amount of sweetness following the savory dishes. This presented the same time as the desserts. 

Mandarin Orange and Lemon Sorbet with a Cookie Crisp

I'm assuming this was actually lemon, which I preferred, but the mandarin orange was refreshing as well. A buttery tasting crisp/thin shortbread is also good to add texture.

The interior: nice and colorful!

Service was generally pleasant, except for the time when the waiter overshot and poured water onto the table and onto my sunglasses I had left on the side of the table. Serves me right for placing it there. Thankfully it was only water!

A nice spot to relax and take in the sights above it all. The MAD store located on the lobby had a lot of artisan products and creations that were really interesting as well as to look and interact with!