I believe this place is now closed, which is a shame, as it had the potential to be something awesome! The food was always pretty good, albeit a bit pricey, the space beautiful and the owners very friendly.
However, it couldn't really make up its mind if it wanted to be a martini bar, nightclub or a restaurant. Plus service was often slow, and the drinks really not that good for the price. I think it's best to excel at one thing, rather than do several things to a mediocre standard. The menu was better and more affordable when it was based around tapas, rather than entrees, and the drinks lacked any imaginative flair or real knowledge of cocktail making.
I wish the owners better luck for the future!
While I would have liked to try this place during dinner hours, my one and only [NEAR] nightly experience here has turned me off from trying (along with such other horrible reviews.)
One Saturday after sushi nearby, friends and I decided to check this place out. Â It was about eight of us and with a hefty cover charge of 10$, they would have made off well...had we even walked in.
The bouncer who I will name Big Pauly, 6'3, about 300 pounds and grumpy as all hell, was clad in a DTF shirt and baggy jeans. Â My friendly group walked up eager to check this place out as we had never been before, but upon hearing the bogus door fee, we asked to check it out inside first.
I walked ahead a bit, but soon the bouncer was covering my view of the door, saying No, you have to pay to get in, you can't check it out. Â Are you kidding??? Well you dumb oaf, I'm about 6'2 in stilettos and was still able to see.... A lame band still setting up at nearly 11pm and about 4 patrons at the bar.
Yeah.
Real poppin in here.
Laughed about the door charge, the lack of anything enjoyable inside, and not to mention..nice try with the DTF shirt buddy. Â No one is going to take you up on that.
Sucks b/c I really wanted to try it out, but nope, you turned me off completely
My husband and I enjoyed our visit to Karma Lounge. We had 2 glasses of Chardonnay wine, calamari as an appetizer, which was a generous size with two sauces, and a mix green salad, which we shared, Â Crostini Bread with asiago cheese and Balsamic vinaigrette sauce was complementary. Â Our entrees were Pork Shank, and Breast of Duck, both with fingerling potatoes. Â Both dishes were very tasty. Â The music was also nice. Â We arrived at 7:30 pm on a Friday, and it had several people on the bar side which is where we decided to sit. Â Some people were talking a little loud over the music, but were not annoying. Â If you want a quieter dinner, choose the other side outside the bar area. Â There were several couples sitting there when we were leaving. We placed our entire order at one time, so everything came out in a timely manner but we did leave about 10:00 pm. Â It was a relaxing evening and definitely a place we would visit again. Â We also had a Groupon Coupon so we saved about $30 on our entire meal.
Review Source:Quite possibly the worst dining experience I've ever had. Â Although the restaurant was completely empty when we arrived, we waited for over a half hour just for appetizers, and only got them after asking twice. Â After the appetizer, we waited another 30 minutes for the entree. Â We asked the waitess and she said they'd be "right out." Â A full 45 minutes after that... nothing. Â We asked the owner and were told that they were busy with a birthday party... which had gotten there after us! Â We felt like we just weren't valued at all. Â To top it all off, we went $8 over our Groupon, and they actually gave us a bill for the $8 even though they knew we were unhappy. Â This awful meal made me an hour late to my own birthday party. Â Bad karma!!!
Review Source:The good:
We had Calimari and Risotto for appetizers and they were both good. The calimari was served with aoili and roumelade instead of marinara sauce which is more common- but the sauces were great. The skirt steak- medium rare- was tender and delicious! The steak was lightly sauced (marinated possibly?) in some steak sauce I didn't recognize, it had a slightly sweet taste to it, but it was awesome! The menu mentioned chimichurri sauce, which was nowhere to be found but I didn't miss it at all. It was also reasonably priced at $21
Be cautioned:
The portion size left a bit to be desired, the steak itself was a decent size, but there wasn't much in the way of sides, could've used more of those delicious potatoes. If I go back I'll probably ask for an extra side of them. The muscle scallop pasta my friend got was huge. The service was on the slow side, I didn't mind because I was with friends, the atmosphere was nice, and the staff was friendly. If I was had been starving or in a rush I might've left a bit annoyed.
Advice:
Try the aioli or the roumelade even if you don't get the Calimari, I used the roumelade on my potatoes and I loved the combo
The menu here was recently redone, and it's a lot better than it was in the past. They tried tapas for a while, but they revamped again a few weeks ago, and it's much more streamlined now. The food takes a little while to come out, but it's because everything is fresh and well-balanced. The eggplant lasagna is wonderful, the papardelle with lamb sauce is great, and the chocolate lava cake is really decadent and delicious. The staff is super friendly. I'm hoping they've really found themselves now, and stay with this new style of food.
Review Source:We were there for dinner twice. The first time we went because of a very good NY Times review and it was fine. I felt sorry for the owners because there was only one other couple there at the time. The second time we went, there was a group sitting in front of the entrance smoking. One of those smokers turned out to be a Karma Lounge waitress, fortunately not ours. A group of loud men dressed in work clothes emerged from the bar and sat down at a table in the restaurant area. Another couple sat in a back corner and were "making out." This was entertainment we didn't expect. The food was very good but in spite of the nice decor, the place lacked class. Karma Lounge has been crossed off our list of restaurants. A restaurant needs more than good food to succeed.
Review Source:I can't figure this place out. Â I think it's because Karma Lounge has multiple personalities. Â Part of the place looks like an amazing NYC lounge. The bar looks like you've traveled upstate to some rural town in the Catskills- not necessarily a bad thing, just a very strange and odd counterpoint to the main room.
The food is very good. Â I've had the 5-spice ribs and the burger, and they are excellent. Â The prices are very reasonable.
The selection of liquor and beer at the bar is extremely limited- they don't always carry the same products either.
They have a DJ. Every time I've gone here, at at some point music starts blasting so loud that you can't here yourself think. Â I play in bands and I used to DJ- I enjoy music, even loud music. Â But this is really inappropriate and, at times, obnoxious. Â I always think there's a huge party going on in one of the other rooms but it's never the case.
I'll end this review how I began it: I can't figure this place out.
I was here on a recent Friday evening and I found the food, atmosphere, service, all to be quite good.
The restaurant is smaller than I expected it to be going in. The wait staff was all helpful, and the decor has a certain elegance to it. The menu isn't quite as varied and interesting as I would have expected it to be, given the tone of the place, Â but the dishes that we had were all excellent and well proportioned - including dessert. Not a bad place to bring a date for a meal.
At 11PM, a decent band came in and started playing. I was completely fine with that, but I'm glad that my date and I had a chance to enjoy all our conversation earlier.
The wait staff was attentive and helpful. I did have to wonder a bit about the female manager's choice of dress. When you're going for a classy look and atmosphere in a place, I don't think she should have been wearing worn out jeans - it was a bit out of place.
But overall, this place was a plus. It's a cut above what you might expect in Westchester, with a decent atmosphere, and overall very good food. I look forward to going back.
I really wanted to like this restaurant. The interior was hip and inviting with a nice outdoor patio. When seated we were given a plate of warm ciabatta with a side of apple relish and herbed butter, a nice start. Our appetizer of seared scallops over herbed polenta was on point! That's all I've got...not another good thing about the evening. Our reservation was for 7:30, our dinners arrived at 10:15. Chimichurri skirt steak ordered medium was like shoe leather and the house burger was a hockey puck. The waitstaff was very friendly and but they were so inexperienced not an empty glass was removed from the table at any point of the meal. The tension in the dining room was palpable. We figured at least the DJ would add a good ending to a not so good evening. Again, not to be. By the time we left at 11:00 there wasn't a dance to be had. We won't make a repeat visit to Karma Lounge.
Review Source:We've eaten there four times and enjoyed the food, which was tasty as well as inexpensive. The salads are pretty large and a little unexpected in terms of the flavors. We usually share tapas; the tapas menu is varied and the portions are generous. There is nothing ordinary; even the eggplant rollitini is a little different (you can check the menu online) Skirt steak is very good and cooked perfectly, and I don't usually like skirt steak. Truffle risotto is really good as well. My wife loves the blood orange martini. Martinis, of course, are their specialty. Desserts are tasty and plenty large enough to share. I especially like the chocolate cake. The decor is cozy and inviting and the service has always been good. Bottom line is that this is a good place; the dishes are creative and flavorful and the prices very reasonable. And Tuesday nights they have excellent live jazz.
Lastly, they have a lovely outdoor patio which is spacious and a really nice place to enjoy some drinks and food. There is NO PLACE else like this in the area. The rest of you foodies have to go to Karma Lounge!
I had high expectations for the Karma Lounge of Westchester*, but upon entering, these expectations were quickly dismembered.
First off: I applaud their creative naming. If they'd named it Karma Lounge of Ossining instead of Karma Lounge of Westchester, they would have far fewer customers. Unfortunately, they underestimated the power of GPS and or the internet and, despite their name, everyone knows it's in Ossining and no one goes anyhow.
That was one of my major issues with the joint: it lacks a crowd. Throughout the two-plus hours we determinedly stayed there was a loyal fan-base of hardcore alcoholics making their presence known on the deserted dance floor, but really, it was not a place to be single nor to mingle.
Another thing that irked me was the $10 cover charge. I'm sure they made a whopping $200 off that ploy for the evening; it's silly, because all the high cover charge and high drink price (for Ossining) accomplish is make me stingier with my dough anyhow. It's a good way not to make money. Plus, they probably blew most of what they earned at the door on the two people staffing it (ID and coat check). Of course, they were definitely needed to deal with crowds, throngs of paparazzi out to catch the local celebrities with their guard down, and many minors trying to sneak their way into the happening scene. Cover charges should be charged at venues that have something inside that you want, not at a place that you'll only want to leave five minutes after entering.
Despite my sarcasm, it really is a shame that they're not being managed better. PERKS: it is a very nice place, and the atmosphere should not only be intimate, classy, and smooth, but it has the potential to be a place where people would go. I'm sure this has something to do with the old adage about vocation, vocation, vocation. Or location. It is in the middle of Ossining (as another reviewer mentioned, this is not a mecca for the migrating partier) and I think it is poorly promoted.
The band they had was pretty good, and the one owner I spoke to seemed like a nice enough fellow, but I got the feeling he was as disappointed with the crowd-slash-scene as I was.
Karma Lounge has great menu and fabulous chef...food is delicious and not too pricey...get Ali, one of the owners to make you a martini and I promise you'll love it...lots of variety...jazz nights, karaoke, live bands and dj...check out their website for calendar of events...for the mature crowd...grown and sexy all the way... table seating, bar area, cocktail seating and couches to lounge on...a hidden nugget in this little riverside town...grab your friends head their for dinner and spend the rest of the night dancing away!
Review Source:Very nice place, but the service was super slow. The waitress apologized and it was clear that it wasn't her fault. We ordered some tapas as an appetizer and our entrees. We didn't get our tapas for almost an hour and our entrees took almost 2 hours from the time that we ordered. That simply doesn't work for me.
The tapas arrived and they were delicious. Unfortunately we had waited so long that our table practically inhaled them. The skirt steak was especially good. We nursed our drinks and conversation as we waited for more food. When it did arrive we were starving. I had ordered the burger and it was just terrible. My friend had ordered the same thing and he agreed. The burger came with a ton of asiago cheese on it. This cheese is very potent and having so much of it really just overwhelmed everything else on the plate, it was all we could smell or taste. I know these "aromatic" cheeses can be an acquired taste, but I've had asiago before and this plate left our table smelling like an old shoe.
We ate half or meal and ordered some more drinks to try and wash out the taste.
My girlfriend ordered the "tropic-tini" and decorum dictates that I not describe what this thing looked like. It was quite possibly the most unattractive cocktail I have ever seen in my life. It seemed to taste okay, but it quickly became a game at our table to see who could bring themselves to take a sip. It looked just that gross.
The waitress came over with our check and offered to take the last round of drinks off of our bill. I was going to ask for all of our drinks on the house at this point, but just thought it better to leave.
As I paid, the waitress took me aside and apologized profusely. She said that they were short staffed that night and assured me that if we came back we would have a better experience. I explained that most of what we ordered was just bad. Short staffed or not, a burger should be an easy thing to do right. I told her that it was clearly not her fault, and we knew this, but that it would be unlikely for us to return.
Many restaurants have failed in this location and if Karma doesn't shape up they will just end up as another name on that list.
PS: Check your menu for typos.....
I saw this place when i was walking around Ossining... I was really happy I found a nice place for a quick martini on a friday afternoon.
My  husband said that there were NO good bars in Ossining but he had not been here before and I really thought this one could be good.
We got there at 11 and sat at a table (10 dollar cover, because there was a band)... we waited for 20 minutes and even though the owner saw us, she didnt say a word. Of course we thought she would send somebody but nothing happened. Sooo...we went to the bar and realized that you could only order there (how were we suposed to know this?), that shots were 9 dollars (in NYC we pay between 2 and 7) and martinis were 10 dollars (average), that they dont serve food between 11 and 3am (i asked the owner  is there was any way i could get something, maybe something simple or just chips but she -while eating chips- said no), and that the owner (the woman) is really REALLY rude.
I was even more upset when i saw a girl having dinner at 12. I guess you have to be a friend to get this service.
Bad in everyway!!!!!!!!!! Â I am disappointed.
My husband and I ate at Karma Lounge on a freezing cold Friday in January. Because of the cold it was a quiet crowd - a group of about 8 women celebrating a birthday, and a handful of couples including us, and a few people sitting by the bar. While we tend to like more of a scene, and I imagine on a nicer evening, and a little later in the evening, this place would draw more of a crowd. It's a very pretty loungy-feeling restaurant witha nice bar area, and an outdoor patio for warmer weather, and the tapas we ordered were absolutely delicious. First they served a nice complimentary crostini with some cheese on it. The two dishes we ordered were  muscles in a saffron sauce that were out of this world - we kept getting more bread for dipping; and a shrimp w. fava beans with roasted garlic, also really tasty. We had filled up so much on bread that we didn't order others, though I'm eager to go back to try more of their dishes as it all looked delicious. We did have two fantastic deserts - the chocolate sensation and a fresh smooth cheese cake - we're picky about deserts and these both really hit the mark. I will definitely be returning to this spot and highly recommend it.
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