Had some for dessert after a foie gras, champagne and cheese tasting at the Artisanal Education Center. Although I’m a New Yawk cheesecake purist, Artisanal's was damn good. (3 replies, last updated by guttergourmet August 25, 2009)

Second the mac n'cheese - really great! My friend ordered it, but I couldn’t help eating about half of it out from under her. Otherwise, I was a bit iffy about my only meal at Artisanal (lunch). I think if I go back, it... (5 replies, last updated by The Turtle (Bay) Dove February 15, 2005)

Hi, Plan on going to Artisanal this Saturday and was wondering if it was open for lunch. If it is open for lunch, is there cheese service ? Also, do you have to dress up ? Please offer some recommendations on what to order.... (3 replies, last updated by Tristan June 22, 2004)

I love Artisanal, after one false start with the “waiterfromhell”. I went back and had a great time. Apart from the fabulous and huge cheese selection, the food is good – we had Dover Sole – big portion,... (4 replies, last updated by neumeier June 28, 2001)

but the butter. Artisanal is definitely a cheese place. I don’t order the usual three course meal there. I make my meal of different cheese courses. The stilton and sauternes fondue is incredibly delicious, if you’re... (10 replies, last updated by Nancy December 24, 2004)

My wife and I are visiting for the weekend and she loves cheese. The problem is that we don’t know much about what cheeses are good and what aren’t. Is the staff at Artisanal patient with people like us, or should we... (4 replies, last updated by FQ August 28, 2003)

anyone have any insight into dining at Artisanal on 32nd & Park? (12 replies, last updated by DoctortedNYC April 25, 2007)

Artisanal is a great place to eat. It’s noisy, though, so not particularly romantic. Yes, the cheese selection is extraordinary, but I enjoyed the rest of the food too. Plus, you can get many good wines by the glass with... (9 replies, last updated by redbecca August 14, 2006)

I have a reservation at Artisanal on Friday evening. This will be my 1st time actually sitting at a table in the dining room. I have been about 3 or 4 times to the bar tables for wine & cheese. We are planning on having some apps... (17 replies, last updated by howler May 5, 2002)

I went last night with two friends. We ordered onion soup, beet/goat cheese salad, and a small artisanal blend fondue to start, followed by cod, sea bass, and rabbit, with a dessert of six cheeses. The onion soup was intense, with... (4 replies, last updated by Gini May 29, 2001)

I’ve been to Artisanal several times, and the only thing that is worth going for is the cheese, platter or fondue. The rest of the stuff is good, but nothing exceptional. (19 replies, last updated by Marc Shepherd August 18, 2004)

A friend and I went last Monday for the Restaurant Week lunch. It’s not exactly traditional: cheese is the thing at Artisanal, and that’s what we went for. We had the Artisanal blend grilled cheese sandwich (which... (5 replies, last updated by michelle October 26, 2001)

I’ve had nothing but lousy service at Artisanal. I only go to sit in the bar area and eat oysters and cheese and have wine. I don’t think the fondues are all that great, fwiw. (6 replies, last updated by Dag May 30, 2005)

I had absolutely no plans/desire to go to Artisanal til I read the rave review that Erica Marcus posted a couple of weeks ago. I brought my cheese-lovin friend, who also reacts very badly to inattentive/snotty service so I was a... (2 replies, last updated by Mark M August 4, 2001)

Artisanal is a popular topic on the board—do a search. My own experience has been fine. Only complaint I have is that when busy, it gets noisy. Food is good (not great) and service is ok—some servers are better than... (7 replies, last updated by sivyaleah March 1, 2006)