Ren

This place was fabulous. The food was delicious. We love the squid tentacles and the smoke fish fillet. The staff were also wonderful. Will be returning!

Saw that this place opened up through instagram and had to come give it a try. Food was excellent and with a wide variety of dishes. Staff was very attentive and helpful

Absolutely loved the service and ambience of this restaurant! Perfect for a date night or chatting with a group of friends. The stand out dishes were the pumpkin cakes and the spicy hand-shredded chicken. I also enjoyed having the traditional oolong tea with our meal! 10/10 would recommend :)

Ren is a fantastic new addition to the Williamsburg food scene, serving up Chinese flavors with a modern twist. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, perfect for a casual dinner or date night! I really enjoyed the pickled cucumber and crunchy golden tofu. Service was friendly and attentive, making the experience even better!

I stopped by during their soft opening since I saw photos of the interior and fell in love! They serve Szechuan tapas and everything was amazing. I especially liked the crispy eggplant which stayed crispy and didn’t get soggy due to how they’re cut & fried. The rice wine panna cotta and pumpkin cakes were desserts I haven’t tried before but ended up loving both since they were so unique. The service and quick and efficient but we did not feel like we were being rushed. It’s a super cute spot for a date night. I will definitely be coming back when they get their liquor license since it’ll be the perfect pairing for the spice. I tried: - Pickled Cucumber - Crunchy Golden Tofu - Golden Eggplant - Crispy Rice with Duck Confit - Rice Wine Panna Cotta - Pumpkin Cakes

My friends and I had a wonderful dinner. The staff were efficient and friendly without being overbearing and the pacing of the dishes was on point for a new restaurant. Ren is not the typical Chinese restaurant with huge family-sized portions. Most of the dishes are meant to be tapas styled so that you could try many different dishes in one sitting...which you absolutely should. Some of the outstanding dishes (photos included) are the pickled shredded cabbage, smoky fish fillet, crispy sticky rice w. duck confit, spicy squid tentacles, the fermented milk pudding and the pumpkin cake. The pickled shredded cabbage was refreshing; the crispy stick rice with duck was inventive and tasty; and the smoky fish fillet was out of this world. The fish was lightly battered but still retained its crunch and the sauce was both savory and sweet. Incredible. The pumpkin cake had an amazing texture with a light crispy skin and a chewy interior. Be careful of the runny lava filling (salted egg custard) - it may be hot if you don't wait for it to cool down! The fermented milk pudding was a lightly sweetened panna cotta topped with a traditional sweet fermented rice wine and osmanthus syrup and was a refreshing end to our meal. There were a couple of dishes that needed the tiniest bit of finessing but were overall solid as well. It's very impressive that the restaurant knocked everything out of the park on their second day and I can't wait to come back again when they get their liquor license.

I’ve lived here for almost four years now and this place is def the best Chinese spot in Williamsburg by far.

Great new spot for Chinese tapas. The host is fantastic and the food is cooked perfectly.