The City’s Biggest Nautical-Themed Restaurant Will Drop Anchor in Chelsea Next Week | Eater NY
"Opening Thursday, July 17 on the rooftop of the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea (212 12th Avenue, between 26th and 27th streets), this 20,000-square-foot nautical-themed seafood restaurant from Alex and Miles Pincus, says a spokesperson, "literally spans the width of a city block." It serves lunch and dinner with indoor seating for 85 and a sprawling patio. The Pincus brothers have hired Andres Grundy (formerly L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and Raoul’s) as chef; starters include homemade oyster crackers, three types of butter with a baguette and radishes, oysters, smoked trout roe on souffléed potatoes, shrimp cocktail, caviar, and a seafood tower priced at $250. The menu is laden with snacks like deviled eggs, sardines, sliders, kebabs, and tartare (first courses range $8 to $95), there’s a trio of salads, several ways to order lobster, and mains such as tilefish, skate wing, and steak Diane (mains $38 to $48). A separate outdoor menu for the terrace and cabanas focuses on snacks and share plates — from small pizzas to kebabs and sliders — and drinks skew toward wine and bubbles plus straightforward cocktails like spritzes and palomas." - Melissa McCart
