Serendipity 3

Pros: Fun casual atmosphere, exceptional desserts, great prices for dinner
Cons: Crowded, unattentive service, loud, messy desserts

ser·en·dip·i·ty (ser' uhn-dip' uh-tee) - The art of finding the pleasantly unexpected by chance or sagacity. Menu, Serendipity 3.

Over the years since its founding in 1945, the namesake of this restaurant has since lost touch...

Pros: dessert
Cons: dinner, the wait

Definitely save room for dessert at this ice cream heaven. Their ice cream sundaes are more like ice cream creations. It is not just the size of the desserts that make them remarkable, but the quality as well. We usually get a frozen hot chocolate...

Pros: Cute place
Cons: Ice cream only okay.

I love this place - - it emphasizes artistic crazyness in a confined space, it uses creative names for its menu items, and most of all it places eye candy (or "eye scream") everywhere around you.

From the moment I walked into...

Pros: ice cream, frozen hot chocolate
Cons: lines

There are a few ice cream parlors left in Manhattan. However, only one really makes me smile. Serendipity 3 is located at 225 E. 60th St., between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

The "famous" desert here is the Frozen Hot Chocolate. This...

Pros: Portion sizes, creative ice-cream concoctions, keeping the ice-cream parlor tradition alive
Cons: If you're not someone of importance, don't expect star treatment.

The name "Serendipity," was being tossed around by celebrities about as often as the words, "Media," "lawsuit," and "talk to my agent." And I'll admit, I was caught up in the frenzy of it all; unabashedly dreaming...

Pros: Orgasmic deserts
Cons: long wait, small place

I have never had a real "meal" at Serendipity's. Instead, I usually just go for desert. And boy, do they know desert!
The classic Serendipity desert is Frozen Hot Chocolate, which sounds odd, but is so good, they patented it! I usually...

Pros: Desserts, Small Shop in the front
Cons: The wait to get in from time to time

Serendipity 3, a small restaurant made famous by being in movies such as One Fine Day with Michelle Pfieffer, was always famous among the many New York City locals and tourist who decide to try their absolutely wonderful food and phenomenal...

Pros: Desserts
Cons: Wait sometimes

Serendipity is a small place, but has a nice atmosphere. Prices are a bit high, but not much different than that of most other restaurants in NYC. I highly recommend all of the desserts, which are served in generous portions. As far as actually hot food...

Pros: The food is great, it's worth the wait.
Cons: The wait....It can be very long.

I have been to Serendipity four times and have learned a few tricks that I will pass on. First try and make a reservation, they only take phone reservations and they only take a few per a certain time, from what I saw they take about five per hour. If ...

Pros: The frozen hot chocolate and wonderful Veggie steaks, amazing desserts
Cons: Crowded

I have thoroughly enjoyed Serendipidity's for over 25 years and it is still one of my favorite places in the world. It is located down the street from Bloomingdales and is a short hop from Grand Central Station on the Lexington Subway line. There is also...

Pros: Excellent Dessert
Cons: small tables, occasionally long waits

Serendipity 3 is a quaint place situated in Manhattan's upper east side. The lines tend to be long but the food is great and the dessert even better.

Serendipity 3 has an interesting menu with interesting offerings. The dishes sometimes have...

Pros: The Ice Cream
Cons: It's a tourist trap

I have only been to Serendipity 3 once, but I have to say that I loved it. I had so much fun! It had a festive ambiance and a lively atmosphere. The waiters were awesome and served you at the right pace. Now, I didn't eat the food there, but I did have a...

Pros: Heavenly desserts, charming Victorian decor
Cons: Expensive (but it's NYC after all...)

After eating a mediocre Peruvian meal in NYC last week, some friends suggested that we spice up our night with dessert at Serendipity 3. What a great suggestion! The evening was saved.

The menu was sort of reminiscent of a Mollie Katzen...

Pros: The food, the ambience, and the service
Cons: pricey

All I can say for Serendipity 3 is WOW. From the minute you walk in, the eclectic mix of items in the really cute general store makes you wish you had millions so you could buy them all! The wait is a bit long (about 15 -25 minutes on average) but...

Pros: Frozen Drinks, decor, busboys
Cons: Service, food, servers

Ok after reading how many great reviews there are we decided to try Serendipity 3. Now this was not the first time. We like to try a place at least two times to give the place a fair shot and both times I have come away feeling WHAT A RIP OFF. It starts f ...