In December 2014, after the restaurant's reopening, Zachary Feldman of "The Village Voice" described the space before 2009 as a "drab husk of its former self" and praised the New American supper cuisine with live acts as evidence that "the Rainbow Room has bounced back better than ever". Writing in 2016, Claire Stern of "InStyle" lauded the brunch menu as being "as delicious as it is playfully presented". The "Post"s Cuozzo called the brunch menu "worth $95 a head, not including liquor". "Zagat Guides" gave the new Rainbow Room an average of 4.5 of 5 stars in its "Food", "Decor", and "Service" categories.