Glenn C.
Yelp
I went here with one of my group several months ago I'm pretty sure within a few months after they opened back in late June. I'm unsure if the food portions have changed but the menu does appear to be different now. We shared a lot of dishes and left a bit hungry even though we all spent a good chunk of change with the only dishes that were filling were the spätzle and the strip steak. The rest of them were pretty tiny for the portions but the flavors were decent with my favorites in terms of flavors being the spatzle, the sunchokes, and the croquettes. To drink I went with the Palette Negroni for $18 with gin, green tea infused dry vermouth, and amaro after confirming said amaro as per usual as I like to make sure that it's not aperol or another very sweet amaro. The drink was pretty solid albeit a bit small for $18 but then again it's a cocktail in the West Village so that's partially expected. The service overall was friendly though it did take a very long time for the steak to come out though they were attentive letting us know that it was because it was very busy. I liked the lighting there as well and I can see this place as being good for brunch.
As it's raw, the Kampachi Crudo with wasabi, sea beans, and brown butter ponzu for $21 arrived first which was expected. Kampachi is also known as greater amberjack and it is a buttery white fish. The dressing was light and it came with three reasonably sized pieces for $21 which puts some sushi bars to shame in terms of price point. The fish was fresh but i'm not sure if it was worth it.
Soon arriving after was the Monkfish Croquettes with ramp aioli and umami powder. These came with two kibbeh sized portions for $12 and they were tasty. The aioli had an herbal flavor which complimented the fish. I would recommend these.
There was also Asparagus Tartare for $18 with sunflower seeds, trout roe, and basil. Asparagus tartare is a bit of a weird name for a dish and it arrived similar looking to a tuna tartare find another places with a small circular dish. The asparagus was fresh but there wasn't nearly enough trout roe for the price and outside of it looking nice, this wasn't worth it in the slightest.
The first slightly larger dish were the Sunchokes and Fava Beans with herb pistou, chrysanthemum leaf, and pecorino for $18. The sunchokes had a wonderful texture and I presume they were roasted or something else. The dressing had a good flavor from the pistou which is kind of like a nut-less pesto. This was tasty and I would order it again even if there wasn't much pecorino.
Next biggest was the Spätzle/Spatzle with snap peas, crab, and sauce soubise for $28. Said sauce he is essentially a sauce consisting of onions cooked and lots of béchamel and it had a good richness which was offset by the greens. The spätzle was cooked nicely and while there wasn't much crab it still be tasted through a good amount of the dish. For $28, I wouldn't mind a little bit more spätzle for the price but it was still tasty.
After a while we got the NY Strip with preserved meyer lemon, pomme dauphin, and spring onion for $49. The steak was cooked nicely and the portion size was decent. The meat was tender though cut thin and the pomme dauphin were excellent. Overall it was tasting and pretty much worth it for the price.
The flavors here were decent and the service was nice but I'm not sure if it was worth it for the price point. While there was some unique offerings and the stuff was cooked well enough, I don't think the technique justifies the prices outside of it being in the West Village. Mid/low 3.