Union Square Hospitality Group has reopened The View, the revolving restaurant, bar, and lounge on the 47th and 48th floors of the New York City Marriott Marquis.
USHG reopened the restaurant Wednesday, returning its live music and skyline views, the company said.
The company updated the culinary and beverage programs with Marjorie Meek-Bradley, executive chef, and Ricky Dolinsky, beverage director. Both floors have undergone renovation and redesign by the Rockwell Group.
Originally opened in 1985, The View and its revolving dining room became an attraction for New Yorkers and visitors alike. The View closed five years ago.
“The View’s mission is simple: to capture the lively energy of Broadway’s Theater District showcasing a familiar American menu whose dishes are even better than you ever knew they could be,” Danny Meyer, USHG founder and executive chairman, said in a statement. “It’s your new ‘night out on the town’ where the floor just happens to rotate.”
The View’s dinner menu has such appetizers as tuna carpaccio with finger lime and wild arugula; jumbo lump blue crab cake with spicy remoulade; and chicory salad with apple, celery, and walnuts. Entrees feature seared duck breast with glazed turnips and dates, in addition to black bass en Papillote with wilted Swiss chard and saffron. Chops and steaks are served with a selection of sauces and elevated steakhouse-inspired sides like potatoes au gratin.
Desserts, developed by Emily Fu, executive pastry chef, include Jubilee Sundae with stracciatella ice cream and brownie bites, and The View Chocolate Cake, which features a tower of devil’s food cake with chocolate caramel ganache.
“In so many ways, The View feels like the perfect culmination of my past experiences, more grown-up and elevated expression of the food I’ve always gravitated towards cooking,” said Meek-Bradley,
who formerly served as the corporate executive chef for Starr Restaurants and was most recently the consulting chef at The Corner Store. “These dishes strike that perfect balance of honoring American classics, without remaining stagnant or being unnecessarily overwrought.”
The View also offers cocktails at the 10-seat bar on the 48th floor. The View has partnered with Katz’s Delicatessen and Magnolia Bakery for two exclusive cocktails: the Katz’s Martini with Bombay Sapphire gin, Cinzano 1757 dry vermouth, and Katz’s proprietary blend of pastrami spices; and the Whipped and Swirled, dedicated to Magnolia Bakery’s prized banana pudding, featuring Macallan 12-year single malt scotch, Armagnac, rum, Averna, banana and condensed milk topped with whipped cream and vanilla wafer crumble.
“The View is a result of impressive vision and incredible collaboration between USHG, Marriott and Rockwell Group,” Chip Wade, USHG’s CEO, said. “The View reopens its doors to an entirely new generation of New Yorkers. We’re excited to provide an experience that gives them a reason to keep coming back for more.”
One floor is for main dining, and the other for cocktails, raw bar offerings, and bar snacks. The bar makes one complete 360-degree rotation every 45 minutes, and the lower-level main dining room spins at a slightly slower rate of one rotation per hour.
The View is located at 1535 Broadway in the Marriott Marquis between 45th and 46th streets.
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