Bill S.
Yelp
Superb food and cocktails in a French Bistro, relaxed dining space.
It's my anniversary and I want to show my wife a nice time. I was planning to go into New York City but the current climate says otherwise. So then I decided, go East Young man! We've already been to the restaurant across the street, why not try something new? I'm thinking if Alec Baldwin is here, we can shut down the bar and let my wife chat with Hillaria.
My wife is starting to stress over how to dress. My dad had a business in the Hamptons, my guess would be the men dressed in Salmon shorts and boat shoes. My wife feels at ease and chooses a summer dress. Me? I'm always a dapper individual so I chose a linen sports coat and my superfly shoes. Perfect.
We show up 20 minutes early, I figured drinks are in order so I order two cocktails to sip outside. Flowers are at our table, nice touch so far. My cocktail, Golden them there hill is spot on! Made with High West Prairie Bourbon, this is a very good cocktail choice. I had to order a second one because it was that good. Now it's 5pm. We've finished our drinks, we're hungry and we'd like to sit.
The staff finishes up their meeting before service starts and we're not given menus.
That's right.
It's the second time this happened while dining out. No touching anything in 2020! I scanned a QR code and the menu was on my phone! My Brooklyn-French Canadian wife zero's in on the mussels while I was swayed by the special, lamb - lamb. We also started with a beet appetizer.
The beets? Farm fresh and local, perfecto.
My wife's mussels? Fresh, plumpy and prepared in a savory broth, this was another epic dish.
My lamb? OMG, the chef deserves high praise. The lamb chop was cooked to perfection. There was also a lamb kabob, is that a hint of curry? Just another flavor fantastic dish.
So why four stars? Owner dude... I know you have a restaurant in the Flatiron, but I'm not dining there! The waiter explained the dish but never said for that price it comes with one chop??
Overall, we were more than satisfied with our drinks and meal, just a little pricey IMHO.
*PS guys, don't wear boat shoes and salmon shorts to a nice restaurant after 5pm.