Field Guide

During our trip to New York, we discovered Field Guide as a great dinner option. The restaurant is located in a charming area near the river, surrounded by a variety of other dining spots. The atmosphere could be a little bit classic, with a sober décor. While the space is relatively small, the layout feels comfortable, with well-spaced tables that provide a sense of privacy. The menu offers a thoughtful variety of dishes, showing an excellent balance of flavors. I highly recommend the scallops and the wagyu beef—both were beautifully prepared and full of flavor. The only drawback was the service, which felt a bit too informal for the restaurant’s overall style. The staff could be more attentive, especially when it comes to guiding diners through the menu and the flow of the experience. That said, the quality of the food more than made up for it. If you’re looking for refined flavors in a relaxed setting, Field Guide is definitely worth a visit.

Can honestly say this is my new favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. Every dish we had was creative and so well executed. My favorites were the tuna crudo and Waygu steak but everything we had from the gem salad to the scallops were incredible. Not to mention, the staff was so friendly and explained each dish to us in detail, as well as gave a great wine recommendation. The patio was where we sat and was so ideal for a nice day, but also has a retractable covering. We will be back many times!

Field guide offers an intimate atmosphere with a pleasant ambience perfect for a night out. While the space felt empty during my visit, the service was impeccable and attentive. We were recommended to order 3 dishes per person so we opted for 6. Dishes are served in pairs starting with terrine and baby gem salad. Terrine, while it was good, didn’t quite hit the spot and isn’t something we’d order again. On the other hand, baby gem salad really stood out, refreshing and well balanced, definitely a must for horseradish lovers. Hokkaido scallops were fantastic, served with a smooth creamy sauce that had a subtle hint of hazelnut. This dish was truly spectacular. However, the risotto served alongside it, while delicious at first, became overly salty. Wish we were advised to pair it with something more acidic to balance the richness/saltiness of the scallops And the highlights of the night, rainbow trout and Iberco pork. Every bite was a perfect balance of flavors, innovative yet comforting, it kept getting better at every bite, making us eager to return for more of their other main dishes. For dessert, we had the pumpkin hazelnut tart, which was beautifully crafted with creative flavors but way too rich and heavy after such a big meal. Overall, we really enjoyed our meal and will be coming back! Would probably focus more on their main dishes.

Lunch at Field Guide was amazing. It was supposed to be a sunny day so we wanted to sit outside but it got a bit windy so our waiter proactively ushered us inside. We sat at the bar, got a surprise complimentary shot of Japanese whiskey, and the bartender low-key gave main character energy — so knowledgeable and sweet. The sweet potato hash was so good! Great food, great company, great service. 10/10 would go back just for the vibes (and maybe the potatoes) but also for a relaxing + delicious Sunday brunch with your favorite people.

Absolutely incredible brunch. The avocado-crab toast was a standout—three layers of texture and so much flavor. Bacon on the side was perfectly done with just the right balance of pepper and sweetness. I had the Florals for Spring cocktail—clever, floral, and delicious. Me and my friend both work in fashion so it actually made us laugh as well. The space is clean and stylish without being overdone, and the staff were genuinely lovely—like my friend went to the restroom and the server came to refold her napkin for her 😭. Can’t wait to come back. Honestly the best brunch I had in a while. Next time I’m definitely coming back for a date.

Amazing new spot in Williamsburg. Excellent from the moment we walked in. Food and service both top notch. The main standouts: - House Bread - Black Bass (wow) - Hokkaido Scallop (incredible) - Squash Blossom Risotto - Iberico Pork - Lamb Shank - Citrus and Meringue dessert Also - shout out to our server, Gabriel, he was great! He provided good wine pairing suggestions and a fun time. Meal + drinks were ~$150pp after tip, so bit of a splurge meal. Hope you go! We enjoyed it.

We had the loveliest experience at Field Guide! The food, the service, the atmosphere - everything was top notch. We’re so glad to have a new neighborhood spot suitable for a fancy date night. This place feels like a locals secret but is worth the trek from anywhere in the city. I’m currently pregnant and the team went above and beyond to make us feel extra taken care of- I had incredible mocktails, everything was cooked perfectly without compromising how the chef intended for the food to be enjoyed. My personal favorites were the scallop, risotto, eggplant ravioli and the trout was phenomenal. The whole experience felt like enjoying a fine dining experience in a well designed, well orchestrated home. We can’t wait to come back!

Drawing on a deep pantry built with heritage techniques, fermentations, close relationships with farmers and great respect for his ingredients, chef Tim Meyers delivers all the flavor and texture that I crave in a tasting menu. Presented by our good friends at Tasting Collective, Field Guide in Williamsburg shines bright with standout dishes lime Hokkaido Scallops with matsutake, coffee and bottarga, the Duck Fat Dumpling, and the Short Rib “Pot Roast” with cellared vegetable confit. The Citrus Pavlova was the perfect coda to a symphonic master class in everything that ‘farm-to -table’ should be. Insta: @timothymeyers @tastingcollective @bkfieldguide

We have dined at this restaurant twice in the last month and cannot say enough about how delicious the food was. Our group decided to share all the dishes, which allowed us to try almost everything on the menu. Everything was delicious, but my favorite was the eggplant tortellini and lamb shank. The staff could not be more attentive and the restaurant is beautiful. 5 STARS!!!

Everything about this place--food, ambiance, and service--was an easy 5/5. From start to finish, it was one of the better dining experiences I've had and I will 100% be back! The menu is creative and expertly executed. I tried: * Pork and Pistachio Terrine: Rich and flavorful. * Baby Gem and Duck Prosciutto: Refreshing and unique. * Squash Blossom Risotto: Creamy and packed with flavor. * Hokkaido Scallop: Tender and perfectly seared. * Eggplant Tortellini: A standout favorite with incredible depth. * Beef Tenderloin: Perfectly cooked and melt-in-your-mouth good. The Buckwheat Chocolate Ganache was the perfect ending. Decadent but not too sweet. It feels like the kind of spot that will be impossible to get a reservation at soon. Also, everything feels prix fixe-worthy, yet it's all à la carte. With its chic ambiance and impeccable service, this place gets everything right.

impeccable execution, relatively high prices ($90pp w/ tax+tip), uninspired and predictable Came here on a cut feeling that it would be very good owing to its chef's pedigree and it being so recently opened. Place was empty 30 minutes into opening but filled up around 7-8, odd given that reservations were scant. The menu was short enough that, as a party of four, we ordered effectively the entire thing. Courses were sent in groups, (small, medium, large, dessert) - a good format for sharing and less formal. The joint definitely sees itself as higher-end than other recent openings at the relevant tier (just below a michelin star) - white table-cloth, excess staff, clearing crumbs off the table, a lot of fine-dining french influence. Overall, the execution was impeccable. Dishes were creative enough to get by (rose-infused tomato salad, trout torchon), but I think they miss the point. Creativity is a way to express emotion, to evoke emotion, to challenge the diners, or to surprise; the food at Field Guide did none of these. You almost want to laugh at the dessert menu (meringue with citrus), because a generative AI model could have predicted it. The meringue was good but boring. Prices per dish are relatively low but dishes are small - we paid 90pp without drinks and probably could have ordered another dish. If you order drinks, you'd probably find yourself at a price point at which you can find something more interesting in the city. Given its location and its appeal to fine-dining, I'm sure they will do well. My friends enjoyed it, but there was nothing to discuss. On the other hand, there's so much creativity in the city right now that I fear this place will get lost in the shuffle.

Wow- very disappointing. All the other reviews are written in such a way that makes me think they might be paid or at least associated with people at this restaurant. I was extremely excited to try this place given the background of the chef. I went in on a recent Saturday night and the place was dead. The interior is very 2000 Nordic. It's trying to look like it's fine dining, but the playlist is very casual. The best thing about this restaurant was the staff. The server and GM were very nice. We're very good beyond that I would never go back. Started with the clams and cockles that had I believe it was Sherry or Vermouth -some type of alcohol in the sauce the alcohol was not burned off, and all you could taste was the booze you could not taste any clam or anything else - super overpowering. They had the recommended dumpling, which was one large dumpling that was somewhat dry inside and literally had four slivers of chicken. It was sold as a chicken and dumpling southern dish and it was just one bowl of bread with a few chicken pieces on it that were not even tasty. Also also had the fish wrapped in cabbage for the price. It was ridiculous. The cabbage and the fish tasted nice, but it was very bland in terms of a basic American French flair also again in a white sauce. It was a good dish, but there didn't seem any point for the fish to actually be wrapped in the cabbage, except the fact that you got very little fish overall. Finally ended with the pork jowl. It was good but a little tough the sauce with it was very good, but I wish I had more because the meat itself was a bit dry. There was also butchers twine left on the pork when it was delivered to the table. My dining companion hit the nail on the head the atmosphere and the food are completely solace and there's no point of view to this restaurant other than just very high priced eggs and making money there was no love behind anything. There was no warmth. There was nothing that made this place Something special that you wanna go back to. Very, very disappointed I don't think this place will last long at all. Nowadays with New York City competition and prices being so high, you have to really provide an experience or some sort of emotion or some sort of take away with customers and diners . My grade for this was a B minus.

Overall I enjoyed my dining experience and would recommend. I will say, the food portions are quite small (and for the price), so just come knowing that. Ambiance / Service: restaurant is fairly small. It's elevated & refined in a simplistic way without feeling too stuffy. Would be good for a date night or nice intimate celebration. Exposed brick, white table clothes, bright lighting, & a very small bar at the back. Restaurant isn't very big (and it's quite narrow), so I'm not sure this would be good for groups bigger than 4-6. Server was friendly & knowledgeable about the menu, but service was a bit slow. They forgot my drink order and it took awhile between some courses (dinner was 3 hours). Plus side, we didn't feel rushed! Food: menu is quite small. And it's not organized by "starters", "mains", etc. Server recommended ~3 dishes PER person. I came with a group of 4, so we ordered almost everything on the menu. Like I said, portions are small. It's more like fine dining portions. If dining with 4+ people and sharing I would recommend either ordering a decent sampling of the menu or ordering multiples of some of the dishes. The standouts were: -Pork & Pistachio Terrine (we enjoyed so much we ordered 2). -Baby Gem & Duck Prosciutto Salad (nothing crazy, but fresh and flavorful). -Butternut Squash Rillete -Eggplant Tortellini (can't taste the eggplant, just tastes like creamy cheesy pasta!) -Squash Blossom Risotto -Pork Loin Prime Rib (this was the best main. Highly recommend. Whatever the pork is wrapped in is delicious). -Beef Tenderloin -Buckwheat Chocolate Ganache (quite rich, but good!) Ones to possibly reconsider: -Gulf Pink Shrimp (nothing inherently "wrong" with the dish, but it was one of the least flavorful). -Rainbow Trout (the only dish we didn't finish. There was zero flavor or seasoning. Not sure if something was off in the kitchen, but it was not enjoyable at all).

We are so excited to try this new restaurant for just opening 2 months! The restaurant is neat and cozy. The food and service is good. It would be better if they have more selection in the menu so we can try more different foods in the future.

The experience itself was nice: attentive service, interesting-sounding menu, cool space. However, the food has some room for improvement. -Bread and orange-zest butter: appreciated the interesting butter and the bread was nice - Baby gem & duck prosciutto salad: we love a good baby gem salad but the duck really didn't add anything to the flavoring - Tomato & apple: I can't decide if I'm upset at myself for spending $13 on this. The flavor overall was okay but could have easily skipped this and thought not twice about it - Gulf shrimp: I actually appreciated the combination of flavors for this and found the choice of shrimp for this dish interesting - Hokkaido scallop: this was maybe the highlight of the night. Perfectly tender scallops in a delightful broth. But 2 scallops for $19 is ....not my favorite - Roast chicken: we usually wouldn't have ordered this but tried to save a bit of money by not going the beef route. I was pleasantly surprised by this. I felt like the sauce was nice and the chicken skin was great. The only standout of the night - Squash blossom risotto: I will never dislike a pesto-based dish so I thought this was fine but even I felt like it was a bit too much pesto. - Buckwheat chocolate ganache: truly the only reason we ordered this was to spend enough to get the $50 off as advertised on the website and would not recommend this for any other reason. The buckwheat and the ganache did not work together to create anything worth ordering.

Great atmosphere and service. Drinks were great and the staff does a great job of suggesting pairings as well as giving description explanations of each dish. 6 plates was a solid amount of food for 2 people. Also, the bread was great; citrus butter that came with it, even better -Tomato & Apple: solid starter, but nothing to write home about. 7.1/10 -Baby gem & duck prosciutto: unfortunately overpowered by the horseradish and not too much prosciutto. 6.6/10 -Hokkaido scallop: delicious small bite, no notes! 8.5/10 -Butternut squash rillette: really enjoyed this as well. There was some sort of smokey bacon bits within this one that was a great addition. 8.3/10 -Eggplant tortellini: you are a criminal if you go to field guide and don't get this dish. It was phenomenal. Best item on the menu by a long shot. Bravo. 9.4/10 -Roast chicken: generous portion and well-made chicken. Maybe a tad boring but that may just be in comparison to all the other dishes involving so much creativity. 7.8/10 Worth a visit for sure.

Highly, highly recommend! Delicious food and sophisticated flavor profiles. Service was awesome and ambiance was perfect -- classy and refined, but with a neighborhood feel. MUST TRY the tortellini (it was so good we ordered another dish of it right after finishing the first). Good date spot or casual dinner with friends / family

Food is great, staff is great, was recommended one of the better Syrahs I've ever had, but pleaasseeeee change the music.

Every single course left me and my Fiance absolutely speechless. Everything was so unique and delicious. You honestly can't go wrong with any dish. Imagine you could go to a 3 Michelin and order a la carte, that's exactly what you get here. The cocktails were also phenomenal. We were lucky enough to try this place on opening night, I wouldn't be surprised if it was soon impossible to get a res. Try it while you can!!! You will not be disappointed