Hemlock

Excellent variety of small plates. The sweet potato bread alone is amazing! The vegetable-focused menu has some interesting and flavourful dishes. Would definitely come back but will ask for a better table and hopefully they would have fixed their ventilation/air conditioning.

Delicious food made with care and seasonal ingredients. Sit at the bar and talk directly to the chefs. Great small wine list full of wines made mostly naturally and with passion. I LOVE this restaurant and would eat here weekly. One of the best places to eat in Manhattan right now.

WOW! What excellent service! The waiter was a total charmer. I joined friends who were dining and loved their food. They raved about the sunchokes, lamb belly, and celeriac. I did taste the rhubarb sorbet which was delicious and topped with finely diced rhubarb celery and salt. Loved this idea and it was very tasty indeed. We'll be back!!!

This is one exquisite restaurant, with a constantly rotating series of small vegetable plates that are extraordinary and mains, mostly meat dishes, that are also very fine. Menu changes often and we've been back 4 or 5 times without much repetition. Grilled radishes, beets, potato gnocci all fine. Kitchen is very consistent. Service is informal and friendly. Knowledgable wine staff and a great albeit small wine list, with many skin contact varieties and a neatly curated list of dessert wines, vermouths, and sherries. Our favorite restaurant! And the desserts: they are very very good too!

This is one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Chef Moya knows how to build flavor incredibly well. The ingredients used are top notch and the minimalist, seasonal approach, which usually falls short in other restaurants, exceeded my expectations (and I'm a chef). Order the shelling beans, bread, duck, and skate. The wine list is natural, and if you don't know what that is, ask for a taste before you order. It might say Chardonnay, but since there are no sulfites, each producer's expression isn't predictable. I had a skin contact Pinot Gris, which was great. Once you find the one you like, the food pairs seamlessly. The menu is priced lower than the competition, but that will probably change once everyone discovers how talented the chef is.

This was such a fabulous find, the food is wonderful, the space is charming and the staff was lovely. We took her recommendations and it was all very very good. Simple things like spinach and bread are done perfectly - then know how to prepare even the simplest of dishes. My husband said don’t leave a review because we don’t want everyone to find out how great it is and then we can no longer get in :)

Probably the worst steak I've ever had. It was not seasoned at all, the accompaniments were average, and the plate looked dead in presentation. The atmosphere of the restaurant is inviting and warm. However, the chef or line cooks had a rude attitude and the food was blah. There are much better establishments in the Lower East Side to dine at.

The food was very good, the wine list was funky and exciting and the atmosphere was perfect--sitting at the counter felt exactly like being in someone's home and being served whatever they were just cooking and pouring right at that moment. My only complaint--the only thing holding it back from a fifth star--is that I left somewhat hungry despite spending what I would expect to be enough for me to not leave hungry.