We had my birthday dinner at the Vanderbilt. The room is spacious and beautiful. We will definitely return. Oddly, we had to have a 5:15 reservation, which was early for us. The room never did fill while we were there. They seated us over an air conditioning vent and did try to cover it. We were squashed in between the bar and the entry to a private room with constant wait staff walking by. Finally, my leg began to hurt because of an uncomfortable chair and the angle due to the ac cover. My husband said, "Enough," and asked for a new table. Since the room was empty at 5:30, they graciously moved us to another table and then we proceeded to have the kind of evening I had in mind. I had the duck and cherries, which was superb. My husband had clams in a shell with pasta, he couldn't stop raving. He loved the wine. For dessert we shared a chocolate torte. Perfect! I was comfortable, my leg no longer hurt and we left very satisfied. Before we left, our sweet waitress presented me with birthday macaroons and a candle - delightful. We will definitely return. The food was marvelous.