New #1 Ratings For The Polo Restaurant At The Garden City Hotel

The Polo Restaurant at The Garden City Hotel (45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530 [516] 877-9412) - no stranger to number one ratings having received an "Excellent" from The New York Times - announces new kudos under the direction of Executive Chef and Wine Director Steven De Bruyn:

 Rated #1 hotel restaurant in New York, according to a Zagat Survey for USA Today in April 2006, based on food quality, dicor and service in a ranking of 100 luxury hotel restaurants across the nation.

 Rated #1 restaurant on Long Island, in the 2006/7 Zagat Survey released May 2006, with the highest overall rating of 81 points across three main categories: Food 28, Dicor 27, Service 26. Rankings between 26-30 points are considered extraordinary to perfection.

" . . . This 'class act' in The Garden City Hotel once again earns 'high marks' all around from pleased patrons who praise the 'outstanding', 'knowledgeable' staff, the recently refurbished 'formal' dicor and the 'spectacular' New American cuisine 'of the highest quality'."

". . . Everything combines to create an 'indulgent' dining experience 'right out of The Great Gatsby'."

 Rated #1 restaurant on Long Island also by special feature, in the 2006/7 Zagat Survey released May 2006, including Cuisine, Breakfast, Brunch, Hotel Dining and Location (Nassau County) at 28 points each.

 Rated #1 restaurant for Weekend Brunch on Long Island by AOL City Guide in March 2006.

"The fanciest Sunday brunch buffet around includes everything from waffles to sushi."

 Granted the Wine Spectator magazine's 2006 Award of Excellence for the third consecutive year recognizing the commitment to a fine wine list.

The Polo Restaurant has garnered many awards and recognitions over the years from The New York Times, Zagat Survey, the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences for an International Star Diamond Award, the 15th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition for Pastry Chef of the Year and the Societi Culinaire Philantropique International Competition for Best Wedding Cake. The award-winning Polo Restaurant at The Garden City Hotel offers diners elegance, culinary excellence and first-rate service. Every guest is promised an extraordinary dining experience.

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