Wonderful dining experience
Monday, January 29, 2007
My wife, step-daughter and I live in Scotland and we were on holiday last week in New York. We visited this restaurant on a Tuesday night around 6.30pm. I was glad to have reserved a table as the place was full. We were allocated a really good table on the mezzanine floor about three-quarters of the way down the restaurant. This allowed us to have a good view of the entire restaurant and bar area.
The restaurant had a wonderful buzz to it. It was busy, but the noise generated was not too loud.
The food was excellent. Our favourite appetizer was the zucchini which is not common in restaurants back home, and it was good for sharing. In appearance it looks like a large plate of chopped cucumber, but is delicious when tasted. The bass was our favourite entree which was moist and not over cooked. For dessert the chocolate bread pudding was light and fluffy.
For drinks my wife and I had a decent bottle of syrah. My step-daughter prefers white wine and the waiter was extremely helpful in enabling her to choose a wine that was available by the glass.
There was a large number of staff working on the night of our meal. The service was superb with no hint of attitude. The waiters were attentive but not intrusive.
Overall this was a wonderful dining experience.
Pros: Excellent food, service and ambience