Dahlia Rockefeller Center

Went here out of convenience but ended up not buying anything for 2 reasons: 1) the flower quality was poor. None of the flowers looked fresh. In fact, many bouquets already had wilted petals. Well, I take that back, the peonies looked fresh; and 2) the Indian woman working the stand just stared at me — never greeted me or asked if I need helped. Nothing, zilch, nada! All I got was a long, cold, unfriendly stare. I browsed for quite awhile, trying to find a bouquet that was fresh (to no avail) and the whole time the worker just… stared. Very strange, very rude and very off-​putting. Will never go back here. If they can’t be bothered to greet their customers, I can’t be bothered to spend my money.

Horrible service. Delivery schedule is not consistent. Have tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, but last straw was today.
Tried to place an order for delivery today at 3:30pm. I did expect it to be too late for same day, but thought I would check. I received confusing info that no delivery today and maybe the week. I confirmed that no delivery INSIDE 30 Rock for the week. I then was told only delivery on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Before I could place an order for pick up, I was hung up on.
This was the last issue for me. In the past I have had issues with placing orders a day in advance and what constitutes a minimum order ($$).
There are LOADS of amazing florists in NYC and while Dahlia did produce quality work their customer service Is lacking. For that alone I will take my business elsewhere.

Dahlia’s puts all other flower places to shame. I don’t how they do it, but the flowers look fresher and last longer. There’s another Dahlia’s in Grand Central… I think both locations have heavy commuter traffic, so the flower supply turns over rapidly.
If you’ve got a hot date or are making up with your sweetheart, go here first.

I work in the area, and this is my go-​to place to pick up flowers after work. It’s a small shop, so they place their flowers outside in the concourse area. Very convenient as they’re located right next to the train station.
They do get a bit more pricey on holidays, but don’t they all? And yes, you can probably get cheaper flowers at a city deli, but the quality is better so they’ll last much longer.

I gave this place 3 chances.
1^st it was great, the Asian lady was very helpful. I got some beautiful flowers for my office. 2^nd time was not bad either but it was a quick transaction.
3^rd time the Asian lady was sitting down, playing with her phone. When she sees me, she didn’t even get up to greet her customer. She just asked, oh what do you need? I asked her a question, she recommended something which I don’t remember the name of it. I told her i would like to get that, the Indian lady came over and said something I have no idea because of her accent. So I continue to reach for money out of my pocket. She rolled her eyes as I looked up, she went a grab the flower from the bucket, told me 10 bucks. When she gave me back the money and flower, it felt like she was mad at me or something. Well I’m sorry but I dont understand the words that was coming out of her mouth.
Not sure what I did, but i am not going back to that place again to give them my money.
I’ll bring my business somewhere else where ppl wont roll their eyes at you when you give them MONEY.

Maybe it’s just the contrast of fresh flowers against an underground concourse, but Dahlia’s flowers always look particularly beautiful. I especially love their $ 20 bouquets – expertly assorted and vibrant with color. One Friday after work, they were especially busy, but the girl wrapped each bouquet and handled each customer swiftly and seamlessly, never forgetting to smile! Great place to grab some last minute flowers after work, before heading to some birthday/​anniversary/​special occasion dinner. Stunning assortments available every time, and such a reliable spot!

Dahlia has been my go-​to flower shop when I’m feeling impulsive en route home. Their flowers have always lasted at least a week, and they always offer the most immaculate seasonal collection of florals. My highlight so far has been their peonies — so fragrant! Their bouquets are also very reasonably priced, and a great option if you forgot that certain someone’s birthday and Rockefeller center is your subway hub to get home… (PS $ 10 minimum for credit cards!)

So I come back from lunch and BAM! There’s a beautiful bouquet of flowers on my desk. Not a stupid bunch of red roses, but a beautiful assortment of exotic and wildflowers from Dahlia.
What a great day.

You know what’s nice? Giving flowers. Sending flowers. Being around flowers.
Ain’t nothing like a brightly colored bouquet chillin’ on your desk or relaxin’ on your coffee table to say «I feel good right now».
I’m not shy about buying myself some blossoms, I like to have them around and Dahlia is right near my office and just looks oh-​so-​pretty. The selection differs every day and all the flowers are fresh and clean looking, not like at the deli near my abode, where you wonder if they are already on the way out before you even hand over your wad of cash… these were vibrant and lively.
Perfect for a craptastic rainy day like today.
Perfect for brightening up the workplace.
Perfect for making me feel good about myself for no reason at all.
The prices weren’t awful, it’s midtown for pete’s sake! If you want cheap flowers, hit up the flower district at dawn when they arrive into the city. Come on peeps, you know better than that. Sorry to burst your bubble, but $ 20 for a sweet bouquet full of springtime goodness just isn’t a lot of money in Rockefeller Center.
Get real, it’s tourist central.
In any event, now they are sitting pretty on my desk, and having shopped at the Grand Central location once or twice I know they will last until next Hump Day when I can venture into the underground tunnels of Midtown and pick up some more.
Since I bought them at lunchtime does that make them a Midtown Lunch Win? I think so.

Limited selection of flowers and they’re expensive (but it’s Rockefeller Center so that’s to be expected). However, the flowers seem to be of a good quality.
I agree the previous reviewer about service though and they refuse to combine bunches — extremely simple, 30 second job, of removing plastic from 2 bunches and wrapping them instead of just wrapping them with plastic on. Owner is unfriendly and uninterested in simple ways to keep the customer happy. Consequently, i’ll avoid them unless i’m in a jam.

I disagree with the first review that Dahlia is overpriced. I personally think that you can get gorgeous flowers here for a third of what they would be at a fancy florist.
You are not always going to have a wide selection, but I have bought lillies and roses for the woman of my life and the flowers (that stay alive for a long time) get rave reviews.

I’ve purchased flowers at Dahlia many times, and while they’re overpriced, it’s a convenient location to buy flowers.
Today I went to purchase flowers for my Grandma’s birthday. The selection was limited, so I chose two simple bouquets of white and pink poms. I asked the woman at the stand if she could please wrap the two together so I could present one bouquet to my Grandma, but she said they don’t do that. I said please, she said no. I asked if she wouldn’t mind if I mixed them, since its very easy to just open the plastic and put the two bunches into one. She said fine, she’d do it.
It took maybe one minute for her to put the flowers into one bouquet. I said thank you very much and handed her the $ 12 ($ 6 for each bunch, which is overpriced but I was willing to spend it). She informed me it was $ 12.99. I asked what the $ 0.99 was for and she said for sales tax. I handed her another dollar and afterwards asked, «I’ve purchased flowers here many times and never paid more than the price on the bucket, has your policy changed?» She answered that they charge sales tax when they mix flowers, which was obviously made up. If you don’t mix flowers, how do you have a sales tax policy on it? Also, $ 0.99 is a completely arbitrary amount.
I had already paid the $ 12.99 so I took the flowers and left, but with bad feelings toward Dahlia.

I’m sure thousands of people see this flower stand daily – and yet no one’s Unilocaled about it?
Every damn day going to work, I would see all these uptight corporate profiles walking in. So seeing this little flower stand in the Rockefeller tunnels was always great every morning.
They’ve got an interesting selection and it changes every so few days. It’s not a full service flower shop and they won’t be busting out hotel lobby centerpieces. But they’ve got a good range of fresh cut flowers and they’re flowers, straight up. Five stars for value too – you would think they’re overpriced, but they’re not! Pluck some to put in your ugly cubicle.