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With the recession only getting worse, now a guy doesn't even have anywhere to turn to get a $40 bowl of pasta while taking in the best view of Manhattan. The Rainbow Room has announced that while times are tough, it will close its doors on the restaurant portion of the 65th floor landmark, the Rainbow Grill. Operators of the Rainbow Room, the Cipriani family, told WNBC, "We are currently planning on temporarily closing the Rainbow Grill, which will operate as a bar only...due to the current economic crisis in New York and around the world, on top of an ongoing dispute with our landlord.” The Ciprianis applied for landmark status for the Rainbow Room back in August for fears that their landlord Tishman Speyer could try to transform it into office space. A source connected to the Ciprianis recently was quoted saying that Tishman Speyer has been disgusted with the shabby state of the Rainbow Room since the Ciprianis took over. The historic club that sits on "Top of the Rock" above Rockefeller Center turns 75 this year.
Pot of Gold Looks Empty at the End of the Rainbow Grill
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I must say that the Rainbow Room was one of the most disgusting experiences I have had in NYC. I hadn't been there until last night when a visiting friend wanted to go up. I knew there were $20 drinks -- not a big deal as I had previously had a decent time having a drink in the Hancock tower in Chicago and $20 is the same cost as going to the "top of the rock". Well, bought three drinks and had to pay $80 because the gratuity was already put onto tab (WOW!) The bar tenders just waived at people constantly to come sit at the bar (i guess to stop stragglers from not paing for a drink) making it feel like a circus. Waiters were rude and trashy. Their required attire was dated. The decor was circa 1980. Just a gross, tourist feel (yes, that is what I get for going there). To top it all off I had to fight with a random bar tender as I left because he was insistent that I hadn't paid my tab. He hadn't even served me. I think there would be no loss if that restaurant was turned into office space....
I'll try not to lose too much sleep over this tonight.
I was there a few times and was unimpressed. The Ciprianis want to let go because they can't keep the sales tax anymore.
I was saddened when the Cipriani organized crime family took over the Rainbow Room. From New York to Venice, their places are simply fronts for the short con of separating the rubes from their money.