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Fully vegan and Mexican restaurant from restaurant group of Beyond Sushi and Willow. Menu features an array of classic Mexican-style foods including taquitos, chips with salsa and guacamole, churros, enchiladas and more. Open Mon-Thu 4:30pm-10:30pm, Fri 4:30pm-11:30pm, Sat 11:30am-11:30pm, Sun 11:30am-10:30pm.
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37 W 19th St, New York City, New York, USA
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30 Reviews
First Review by stephpilavin
hazelanne
Points +147
Best Mexican! - Edit
Can’t for wrong with this restaurant group. We had the carne asada, chorizo, mushroom tacos, beet salad and taquitos. Everything was so flavorful!
Read morePros: Decor, Service, Chorizo
CityRootsNYC
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thesimplevegan
Points +129
The only frozen marg i will drink - Edit
Sentir does not disappoint. The gorgeous and delicious tacos are a must try, my faves are the pescado tacos. The chile relleno has a kick that makes it extra special. Huge special mention to the queen of all frozen margaritas, the mango flavor is truly the best cocktail in Manhattan.
Read morePros: Menu diversity, Service, Ambiance
CityRootsNYC
Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Coletta, Willow and Anixi. Have a nice day!
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CrystalCR
Points +72
Authentic, delicious vegan Mexican food - Edit
Read moreI can’t express enough how phenomenal Sentir is. New vegan restaurants can be a hit or miss; thankfully this was one of the good ones. The food is authentic, the ambience is intimate and true to the heritage, and the staff is attentive.
I had the 3 cheese empanadas, fried oyster mushrooms, homemade chorizo with papas, pescado frito tacos, churros and tres leches.
I was instantly attracted to chorizo since it was house made and it did not disappoint. The empanadas were not what I expected because of the spicy sweet guava glaze but it was a good kind of surprise - the kind I never knew I needed to experience.
The churros were perfect; they were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside and paired with creamy, rich sauces.
Overall, definitely worth a visit if you like Mexican food!
CityRootsNYC
Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Coletta, Willow and Anixi. Have a nice day!
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deepananwani
Points +966
Underwhelmed! - Edit
I’ve been to all of Chef Guy Vaknins restaurants (multiple times) and was really looking forward to eating at Sentir.
Read moreHowever, the food today was not the spot on, delicious flavors I’ve come to expect from his restaurants!
Out of the four things we ordered, two were strictly okay and the other two were delicious so I’m hoping the “okay” dishes were just a one-off at the kitchen.
What we ordered:
1) Elote Asado - Okay
2) spicy chorizo tacos - Favorite dish of the night!
3) Carne Asada - incredibly underwhelming. The rice and black beans didn’t have salt or any flavor really. The steak was decent but it all didn’t come together as a dish
4) Churros for dessert - Churros themselves were amazing! The caramel sauce was perfection. The other two dips it came with were okay.
Overall, disappointed only because of the high standards I have for Chef Vaknins restaurants, but will give it another shot at some point!
Pros: Service , Spicy chorizo tacos and churros
Cons: Lack of flavor in some basics (rice and beans!)
CityRootsNYC
We can always try harder to fulfill your needs. What we plant now, we will have to harvest later. Please come back so we can turn that into 5 stars.
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Veganfoodie_liv
Points +1169
Chef Guy does it again!! - Edit
What’s there not to love? I mean come on! Chicken quesadilla, birria tacos, banana blossom tacos (my fav), and churros with the most incredible sauces. Don’t even get me started on the coconut cream mixing with the chocolate, heavenly
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ОксанаФедорук
Points +19
Oksana - Edit
Food is just awesome! Don’t miss the chance to come and try.
Read morePros: Food, Service, Interior
CityRootsNYC
You’re making us blush. No really! Thanks for that positivity. Sending it right back at ya. We would love to see you at one of our sister restaurants, Coletta, Anixi and Willow. Have a lovely day!
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jay.callores
Points +4821
The newest restaurant from culinary visionary Chef Guy Vaknin and City Roots Hospitality, - Edit
The newest restaurant from culinary visionary Chef Guy Vaknin and City Roots Hospitality, Sentir serves an entirely vegan and kosher Mexican-inspired menu that will make you feel toda buena onda. The place has an elegant, moody vibe—the front walls splashed with black and white cacti, the back adorned with colorful animal carvings reminiscent of Oaxacan alebrijes—enhanced by the friendliness of the staff. Start with their frozen margarita; choose lime for a classic touch or mango or guava for something more adventurous. We highly recommend the champinones fritos, fried king oyster mushrooms, for appetizers. For the mains, share the pescado frito (beer-battered banana blossoms), the birria tacos, and their most popular dish, grilled chick’n enchiladas. I have no recommendation for dessert because we were just too full at that point; must save room for next time. Just 5 months old, Sentir tastes and feels like it has a long future.
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Gladly CityRootsNYC! I'm a fan of all your restaurants. I'll see you soon.
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zuendstoffel
Points +342
Simply amazing - Edit
This place hast the best vegan Tacos in the whole city and believe me, I‘ve had many. 😅
Read morePros: Great designed place, Wonderful Tacos, Great staff
CityRootsNYC
We appreciate your time in writing us a review. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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bbrackman90
Points +32
Absolutely delicious - Edit
My partner and I came here after a show and I must say this is probably the best culinary experience I’ve ever had. I had the carne asada and he had the chicken mole. It was so good - I ate it slowly to savor every bite which was a difficult task considering every bite was so flavorful. For dessert, I had the chocolate chile tart. It was heaven. Wonderful atmosphere and service as well.
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Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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drea1981
Points +1048
Amazing vegan Mexican food - Edit
Beautiful restaurant- very friendly staff
Read moreDelicious food .
CityRootsNYC
Hey thanks for that! We promise to provide great food and service and a fun environment all the time. We can’t wait to see you back soon at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Beyond Sushi 56th Street.
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hwing
Points +564
My new favorite vegan Mexican restaurant! - Edit
Because I’m a big fan of Coletta, I was excited to try other vegan restaurants run by the same owners. I was blown away by Sentir. My friend and I split three dishes and a dessert:
Read more- Arepitas: Absolutely delicious! Small but mighty serving of 2 small arepas. Came out piling hot with a salsa-like sauce to cool it down. The fake steak shreds were the right texture (not too “fake meat”-y) and very flavorful. Would go back just for this small dish on its own!
- Chicken Quesadilla: Very fun presentation. Also tasty but wish there was more than just a dollop of the delicious guac crema on top to round out the flavor profile.
- Adobo Oyster Mushroom Tacos: Also good, but probably would have tasted even better if I ate it when it was hot! A good size for two tacos with a generous amount of filling.
- Lime Carlotta: Refreshing and light. A subtle tangy flavor. Great dessert to share!
The ambience is moody and tasteful. The music is slightly loud. The waitstaff were helpful, knowledgeable about the popular items on the menu, and attentive. Although there was so gentle nudging to wrap up our meal, they let us stay for a little more than 3 hours! Even though I went on a Monday evening, most of the tables were filling up.
Update 7/28/24:
Went back to Sentir to introduce it to my family—it was a hit!
Ordered the following:
- Three Cheese Empanadas: really delicious and good tasting vegan cheese
- Arepitas: just as good as I remembered it from the week before
- Banana Blossom tacos: surprisingly very tasty for a creative dish!
- Spicy Chorizo tacos: good but a bit spicy (not as good as the Banana Blossom tacos)
- Papas con Chorizo
- Chicken Mole: slightly sweet and tangy
- Platanos Maduros (side dish): dry and not sweet enough for my liking (least exciting item we ordered)
We also tried their drinks:
- Lime, Passionfruit, and Mango Frozen Margaritas: strong but good!
- Guava Limeade Mocktail: quite sour but refreshing
Updated from previous review on 2024-07-16
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Kleeblatt
Points +567
Classy Mexican Vegan - Edit
Upscale restaurant. Food was delicious. Staff was too pushy to sell up, but then waited to end of meal for drinks to come after asking 2 times where they were.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-05
Pros: Delicious Steak, Delicious Deserts, Nice location
Cons: Pushy Staff focused more on selling than serving, pricey 191$ for 2 people, 1x cocktail each. , Ordered Spicey but wasnt spicey at all
CityRootsNYC
We can always try harder to fulfill your needs. What we plant now, we will have to harvest later. Please come back so we can turn that into 5 stars.
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GrahamNation
Points +28
Unreal - Edit
Making cheese and chicken vegan have always been the hardest in my eyes and this place does both incredibly well.
Read morePros: Vibes were immaculate , Everyone was friendly , Staff was super knowledgeable
CityRootsNYC
Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Coletta, Willow and Anixi.
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_NathaliaSeijo
Points +297
Ambrosian - Edit
Every dish was flavorful and so intentionally put together. You must order the guacamole with tofu chicharrón. Enchiladas were amazing too. However, if you’re sensitive to spicy things then consider ordering something else. For me, it was totally worth it! 🌶️
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Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Coletta, Willow and Anixi.
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janetgottlieb
Points +260
Vegan Mexican - Edit
(The restaurant is also called "Sentir")
Read moreEvery dish was amazing.
We had the smashed guac appetizer, house salad, chicken mole and carne asada. For dessert, lime Carlota and chocolate chili tart.
The restaurant is also totally kosher.
A great special occasion restaurant, although possibly too noisy for a first date.
I've posted a photo of some of the Mexican decorations on the wall opposite the bar.
Pros: Everything was awesome , Every staff member was delightful and helpful
Cons: Noisy, Somewhat pricey
CityRootsNYC
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Urdasato
Points +730
Best Mexican we ever had! - Edit
This restaurant has recently changed its name to Sentir.
Read moreWe ordered Minerva IPA and Minerva stout. It was our first time to try this brand and it was surprisingly good. And even better during the happy hour (half price before 6:30pm).
For food, we ordered the Tuna Ceviche, Adobo Oyster Mushroom Tacos and Chile Relleno. The mushroom tacos were so tasty and the soft tortillas were very fresh! For dessert, we ordered the Cinnamon Churros and Tres Leches. Both were good, especially the freshly fried warm churros with three sources which were superb.
Everyone was friendly, cordial and smiling. Nice modern Mexican decor and vibe.
This is a great addition to Chef Guy’s vegan restaurants.
CityRootsNYC
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emjace
Points +293
Amazing - Edit
Sadly,CI ate alone so couldn't sample more but I had the carne asada and it was incredible. The rice and beans were outstanding. Highly recommend!!
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Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Please join us for a meal at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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ClarkScholz
Points +52
Amazing - Edit
The food was so f** good here. The menu was larger than I expected. I got the quesadillas, and then realized after that the menu was much larger. I was not disappointed. It was better than any quesadilla I had pre-vegan days. Their drinks were good too. She wasn’t cheap though.😄
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Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Please join us for a meal at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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Maggie
Points +170
Fabulous all vegan Mexican - Edit
Nice atmosphere, tho a little loud for my taste, but typical NY. Great food with subtle flavors. They do fake meat and fish well. Recommend the tuna cevice and beef arepitas. The pescado tacos were a bit too fishy for me, but otherwise good. Lovely staff.
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DaniAlzines
Points +237
Excellent Mexican restaurant - Edit
The cheese empanadas were very good, the nachos with guacamole were delicious and the chili-chocolate cake was absolutely scrumptious.
Read morePros: Amazing chocolate cake, Nice staff, Great ambiance
CityRootsNYC
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·X·
Points +21078
Siete - Edit
Nice restaurant and food, but the service could have been a little bit better/faster. The appetizer was our absolute favorite thing that we had here. The salsas were OK and the hot sauce wasn’t hot at all. I wasn’t a huge fan of the vegan chicken mole, but the vegan carne asada was quite good.
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We can always try harder to fulfill your needs. What we plant now, we will have to harvest later. Please come back so we can turn that into 5 stars.
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sarahantymis
Points +30
Great new vegan mexican place!!!! - Edit
AMAZING experience here at Siete! Fantastic vegan mexican food; for the first time I was able to try ceviche and empanadas! It was so hard to choose something on the menu, and everything we chose was great. The chicken quesadillas are SO worth having as an appetizer (my boyfriend and I still talk about them, ugh!). We went to Beyond Sushi (great vegan restaurant close to Empire State Building) and got a promotion for a free appetizer there. Bathrooms and ambiance is sultry and relaxing.
Read morePros: Fantastic, authentic, vegan-ized Mexican food!! , Good service, beautiful and clean décor , In Flatiron District (close to Broadway!!)
Cons: Little pricey? (But food is SO worth the price!)
CityRootsNYC
Your validation is what keeps us going - we are in the business of being compassionate and your support makes a huge difference. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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scottlovesanimals
Points +605
Excellent new vegan Mexican place - Edit
Everything about this was great. Loved the empanadas, my enchiladas were perfect, and the pibil tacos were very interesting. Cool atmosphere and great servers. Will definitely be returning.
Read moreCityRootsNYC
Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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CrunchySpice
Points +126
Cool date night kinda vibe - Edit
We shared small plates and desserts. I particularly liked the maduros and beans. The churros were exceptional and the three leches cake was very good. I also got a siete cocktail, which was nothing to write home about.
Read moreLike its sister restaurants (Willow, Anixi, etc.) there's an emphasis on fake meat, which isn't to my taste, but there's still plenty of good choices and the food is consistently high quality.
CityRootsNYC
Your validation is what keeps us going - we are in the business of being compassionate and your support makes a huge difference. Have a great day!
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ivanovic
Points +147
Tasty food, good portions, great service - Edit
Loved the service. Super friendly.
Read moreThe fried oyster mushroom appetizer was delicious- particularly the chipotle salsa it came with.
The chicken quesadillas were also very yummy as were the adobo tacos.
With two appetizers, we two people were hard pressed to finish our mains—a lot of food, leaving us feel we’d certainly gotten our money’s worth.
CityRootsNYC
Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to serving you again in the future at one of our sister locations Anixi, Coletta and Willow. Have a nice day!
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rtnc68
Points +649
Recommended - Edit
Interesting menu - good selection
Read moreWorth checking out.
CityRootsNYC
Thank you for choosing to dine with us. Satisfying your taste buds is our ultimate goal. Glad you enjoyed your time with us and please visit our sister locations Coletta, Willow and Anixi. Have a great day!
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BrightonMD
Points +1320
Amazing food - Edit
Excellent Mexican food made vegan. I love restaurants like this, veganizing ethnic food. Instead of ordering a main dish, we had 4 smaller entradas. All were delicious.
Read morePros: Excellent (real) Mexican food made vegan, Great friendly service , Good portions
Cons: The frozen margarita was a bit too sweet
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