New York · Italian-American · Columbus Circle · Tier I

Bad Roman

Quality Branded's chandelier-Italian inside Time Warner Center.

Bad Roman · open daily · weekday lunch 11:30am to 3pm · weekend brunch 11am to 3pm · dinner 5pm to 10pm · Tuesday through Saturday dinner until 11pm

Per reservation Tier I · Tough
$150 per reservation
  • The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
  • Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
  • Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why this room is hard

It is not an OpenTable problem. It is a prime-time problem.

Bad Roman is the Quality Branded group's third-floor Italian room inside the Shops at Columbus Circle, opened in 2023. The dining room runs a Roman-American menu under chandeliers, the bar is its own scene, and the room has been a hard 8pm since it opened.

OpenTable lists the room and the 7-to-9pm tables clear in the first minutes of release. The bar takes walk-ins for the full menu most nights; lunch and the late seatings (10pm-plus) stay open longer than the prime slots.

One mall floor. One Italian room. Hot 8pm.
The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every Bad Roman request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.
I

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture
II

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to Bad Roman and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party
III

One posted price.

$150 for non-members. $50 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.
What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

01

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

02

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

03

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

04

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

05

You eat.

Walk into Bad Roman, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

Bad Roman · Now booking

Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.

We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.

No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $50 per reservation