Remarkable place! The flavors pop and the staff serves expertly. Dishes show extraordinary attention to detail. The service team operated seamlessly. I advocate for this spot and will return without question. read more

We walked in yesterday evening and got seated immediately. We did family style and ordered Crab Fried Rice, Mapo Tofu, Fish Stew with Peppercorn and a couple bowls of rice. This was more than enough food for the 3 of us to take home leftovers. Everything was absolutely amazing!! The numbing/szechuan flavors really came through. The fish was so soft/tender and the broth was super soothing. Everything hit the spot! Would definitely come back. read more

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We ordered sesame noodles, the crab tofu and string beans. I wish we had more time to order more items but we were short on time to catch a show. The food is delicious and I recommend bringing family and friends. The decor is nice and the atmosphere moody. Great place for a date. read more

Easily one of the best restaurants in all of Manhattan and Brooklyn and the best Szechuan we've had (we've had a LOT of Szechuan). Our favorites were the cold sesame noodles and the spicy cumin lamb. The hotpot dish is great as well but a bit overwhelming. Between the two of us, we got two apps and two entrees but easily could've stuck with two apps and one entree - pretty big portions, even for two people who came in with a large appetite. The dumplings were not very memorable so I'd likely skip next time. Cocktails were also delicious. Vibe was very cute - great for a date night or dinner with friends. Quick and friendly service as well. 10/10 meal! read more

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My favorite place for Chinese food in New York! The mapo tofu and the fish in chili oil are consistently my top choices, but everything else I've tried there is good too. The drinks are pretty good, and there's live jazz some wednesdays! read more

Antidote - Mapo Tofu and Fish fillet in chili oil - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

All the dishes were done quite well with some nice flavor. I liked the mapo tofu and the cold noodles the most.

Came on Wednesday for live jazz, such a treat!! Amazing cocktails, the food is immaculate!! When it says spicy on the menu, don't take it lightly LOL Everything is flavorful, bold and service was quick and kind read more

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Made reservations for lunch with my cousin - from the entrance alone, it is stunningly Zen. I wish I took photos of the decor - but that's next time because I will be returning! We started with the pan fried pork dumplings - 4 in an order - perfect crisp, delicious filling. Kinda wish I ordered more - would've considered this for an entree for sure. For the main we ordered the beef w green pepper & the curry fried rice (shrimp, pork, pineapple, chicken?I believe) We'll start with this first - these are 100% shareable portions. The beef w green pepper, beef was tender and flavored well, had a little spice to it for sure, but I loved the green pepper texture - not too soft and had a nice crunch. The curry fried rice was just that. The curry wasn't too overpowering which I was concerned with at first considering I'm not big on that flavor. The pineapple definitely helped calm the spice down in this dish. Wonderful service, friendly waiters - this place is super super CLEAN, neat, chic. I will be back to try more things on this menu! read more

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All I had were the wontons & chili oil, the pork dumplings in chili sauce, and Dan Dan noods.I thought their was no difference in taste, between the wonton and dumpling, literally 2 of the same exact dishes, and they were both basic and pretty much underwhelming, not pretty to the eye either. Dan Dan noodles were plate licking good tho with a nice chili kick! I'd def come back if I were in the area Toney other offerings. read more

Great for a group dinner with tasty cocktails. Was able to try a plethora of dishes for a well-balanced variety. My favorites were the eggplant (authentic flavor), pork belly, Dan Dan noodle, and cucumber salad dishes. The roasted duck was also pretty fresh and tasty. The vibe can be for casual friends or dressy date. They have mood lighting and fun cocktails to round out the experience. And love love their plant collection ... it mesmerizes me each time! read more

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Extremely pleasant and trendy environment, great service and delicious food. We tried a few different appetizers and enjoyed them. The green beans were particularly good. read more

Good vibes here. Ordered the cumin lamb, sliced beef in oil, and the Sichuan cold noodles. Good portion sizes for the price (the beef especially) Cumin lamb was pretty good but not much better than what i've had at other places, way spicier than usual though. The beef itself was good but the dish is just too oily in the broth honestly, needs more flavor/spiciness. The Sichuan cold noodles tho are one of the best dishes i've had in NYC I can't recommend it enough. I am definitely going to try and recreate it at home. read more

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My friend and i were absolutely blown away by antidote. The food was incredibly delicious and flavorful, without being exorbitantly priced. My favorite thing we had was probably the feihong fries, which were amazingly spicy with an awesome crunch from the peppers and peanuts it came with. The mapo tofu and eggplant were also very very good. They have nice big portions and kind service. My favorite cocktail we got was the red bean one. It is always a great occasion these days for me to find a solid restaurant in nyc, and im very excited to add this to my list of favorites. read more

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Food was really yummy. I especially liked the string beans - it was flavorful. The crab tofu was really good with the bowl of rice and complemented the string beans really well. The golden fish fillet was pretty good but was really fishing. It also went well with the rice. The wonton in chili oil was decent but wasn't anything too special. The staff were nice and the vibes of the restaurants were good. The bathrooms are clean. read more

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Antidote was so delicious the first time I ate there that I had to come back two weeks later even though it's so far from where I live and parking is NOT it! The restaurant itself is so modern and spacious, perfect for date night or an intimate get together with friends, or even a big group for a special occasion. The only thing is that it can get pretty loud in there. I lovee the classic spicy beef and tripe in chili oil. The oysters in garlic sauce are also perfectly sweet and savory and go perfectly over a bed of rice. The shrimp fried rice was super fragrant as well. Can't wait to come back soon for another memorable dinner! read more

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My favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. Food is incredible (but SPICY, be warned). Atmosphere is amazing. Drinks are unique and very well-balanced. 10/10 would recommend if you're into Szechuan! read more

Antidote - 'smoked sunset' cocktail - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Reasonably priced, delicious food. Beautiful ambiance, service is okay. We were done for over 20 min before someone came to check on us

just coming back on here to share an update that they just updated their drinks menu and added a few new specials for summer! my bf ordered the milestone drink which had him speechless for a few seconds! my friend loooves numb, which she gets every time we go but since changing their menu, they no longer had it on the menu but our sever aidan was awesome and still had the drink made for her! we tried the crab fried rice on the new menu which was bombdiggity! def recommend getting that as a side over the white rice for an extra serving of umami! our server was aidan was on top of his shiz! he checking in every so often (without being overbearing) to make sure our water cups were filled and our food was prepared well. once we got all our food, he came around to ask if anything was too salty or not prepped to our liking - we really appreciated that! at the end, he came over w some shots for us which was susch a nice touch! we love it here and can't wait to come back again and again! read more

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Food service and ambiance were all spectacular I really enjoyed this spot and would highly recommend the cocktails

TLDR: Excellent take on modern Chinese food! Come for the dim sum, fish blossom and crash shank. Vibe: 5/5. Situated near the Williamsburg bridge, Antidote has a picturesque setup both inside and out. The all white brick facade on the outside is eye catching, especially against the black Antidote logo. On the inside, the restaurant has an open layout, complete with a beautiful skylight that offers daytime diners boatloads of natural sunlight (not directly on any tables). Antidote also loves their flora, as all four corners of the restaurant are brimming with exotic house plants. Seating varies from your typical 4 tops to larger group round tables. Our group of 6 had no problem comfortably fitting at one of their round tables. Reservations are recommended but not required, as my group was able to walk in for dinner at 5pm on a Tuesday with no wait. Service: 5/5. The staff at Antidote were fantastic from start to finish. As mentioned, my group of 6 walked in for dinner and the hostess was more than happy to accommodate us. Upon being seated, our waiter promptly introduced himself and began taking drink orders. After drinks, he began making several menu recommendations which helped solidify our food choices. Both food and drinks came out well paced throughout the meal which is always appreciated when dining in a larger group. Overall, only praise can be said for the service at Antidote! Food/Drink: 5/5. Antidote has a unique menu, combining several facets of Chinese cuisine but adding a modern flair. The menu promotes a family dining style, as they offer an abundance of dim sum sized small plates as well as larger family style portion mains. We ordered a menagerie of items that our waiter deemed the greatest hits of the menu. These included the crab and pork soup dumplings, scallion pancake, cucumber salad, fish blossom, numbing beef, crash shank and tea duck rice. He definitely hit the nail on the head, because we thoroughly enjoyed all his recommendations. However, best in show had to go to the fish blossom and crash shank. Both were generous in portion size and bursting with flavor. Not to mention the presentation was A+. The fish blossom was a full head on fish expertly prepared by being lightly fried and slathered in sweet sour sauce. The crash shank was a perfectly braised pork shank that was served with a numbing 5 spice peanut sauce that tingled your taste buds. On the cocktail spectrum, we sampled several of their drinks with great delight. The deception cocktail, which uses the grain spirit Baiju, lived up to the name. The cocktail is presented in a tea cup, sporting a pink hue which can lead people to believe that it's a lighter spirited concoction. This goes right out the window on the first sip, as the alcohol forward Baiju hits hard out the gate, but is nicely balanced out towards the end with ample sweetness. Overall, we loved every dish we ordered and couldn't recommend Antidote enough! read more

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I was low key expecting another over-priced, americanized Chinese restaurant (bc of the hype on socials) but it went above my expectations. Food was 5/5! My favorite were the 8 hour braised pork belly and dan dan noodles and string beans. I ordered the Antidote 3.2 (cool gold powder) and wasn't too crazy about the drink, but I asked the waiter for more apple juice and I liked it! Service was also 5/5. Waiter was very attentive and gave us recommendations for popular dishes. I loved the interior - very open, lots of plants, and a cool big family dining table in one corner. The ambiance is perfect for date nights and/or girls night out. Can't wait to be back! read more

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The food and place was immaculate Definitely recommend everyone to visit this restaurant! read more

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Everything we tried was so good! The service is fast and the ambiance is very cozy. Whether you're looking for a romantic dinner spot or a place to unwind with friends, this restaurant checks all the boxes read more

Antidote - Dandan noodles, Dongpo Pork, Duck fried rice - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The food was creative , but held on to some of the classic appeal that this style of Chinese food can offer as far as flavor complexity. Try the cold peanut noodles . Amazing !!!! Soup dumpling also a hit ! Our server was attentive, and funny which always adds to a dining experience. The interior was well balanced with cool modern aspects and plant life. What a cool spot . Well priced too read more

Antidote - Peanut cold noodles . YUM! - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Everything i had here was perfect. The duck fried rice, mapo tofu, and duck shu mai are MUSTS!!! The cumin lamb and dan dan were great too. Definitely would come back especially for that duck. read more

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Chinese modern fusion. Every item we had was wonderful. Crab tofu + crab fried rice is an elite combo. I normally dont like the taste if any alcohol but the yuzu cocktail was pretty good. A little pricey but worth it if you go with a group and can try lots of items. Im a big fan of food and as excellent as this food was, the beauty of the space was my favorite part. The skylight, hanging plants, and overall aesthetic was so wonderful. really elevated the girl dinner experience. service was nice, hostess told us they needed the table back in two hours but the rate we consumed the food we were full and out well before then. we didnt take a receipt when we left but then my friend remembered she needed it to expense the meal, we went back and they were able to accommodate. read more

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I've heard from several friends that this place is quite good. I was really excited to finally try it out! EXPERIENCE The inside is dark and industrial. It gives me warehouse vibes, but they classed it up inside. We were sat at a pretty large table for just the two of us. The restaurant has a lot of space, so sometimes it was hard to flag down the waitstaff. We ordered and the food came out one at a time pretty quickly. The portions were pretty good size. The flavors were strong. Great time. FOOD (4/5) Crab Tofu - there was real crab meat in the dish, so that's definitely a positive! It tasted like egg yolk to me, like the kind in moo cakes. It was also similarly the gritty texture too. The tofu was soft and delicious. Just thought it tasted more like egg than crab. (5/5) Tea Smoke Duck - this was amazing. The Smokey tea flavor was really infused into the duck. The hoisin sauce complimented it really well. And the quality of the meat was great, not too fatty. The skin was super crispy. Also for the size of 1/4 of a duck, it was quite a lot, I could've been convinced it was at least 1/3 to 1/2. (5/5) Peashoot with garlic - a classic. Kind of hard to mess up. Lots of garlic and it was sautéed really nicely. OVERVIEW The food is really good, it's kind of expensive, but the portions were large. I cannot speak to the authenticity or if it fusion. I think this would be a great date spot or big party. I want come back to try more of their dishes in the future. Definitely try it out for yourself! read more

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lava buns 4.5/5 breading was whatever but filling v nice har gow mid 3/5 dongpo pork too fatty for me tbh not my piece of cake or type of tea or wtv 2.5/5 pork soup 3.5/5 meh fish bean sauce 4.5/5 p spicy but very nice read more

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Everything was excellent! We were bummed they were out of mushrooms, but got the cucumber salad instead it was excellent.! Love the chicken fried rice and the pork dish read more

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great large group dinner spot! you're really paying for the aesthetic. the food was good but felt like portions were a bit small and it's not authentic chinese food. the place gets super busy and loud so not sure if it'd be ideal for a first date vibe all in all, not bad but if you're looking for authentic chinese food you're better off going to chinatown read more

Antidote - Kungpao Chicken Garlic Peashoots Dandan noodles - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I'd rate Antidote four and a half stars. Impressive drink selection for a Sichuan / Shanghainese restaurant. I had wine but they had a handful of interesting cocktails plus a nice bar upfront. We started with a cold dish - beancurd in chili oil. I believe it was a thin, bunched up tofu skin severed on a light Sichuan pepper oil. It was topped with sesame seeds. It had a very light numbing feel to it. It's a great introduction to Sichuan pepper without being overwhelming. Next, we had the pork dumplings and the shrimp dumplings. Pork dumplings were served in a sweeter chili oil while the shrimp dumplings were served in a typical dim sum basket. Both were good. For the main course, we shared the Feihong Spicy Prawns. This was an awesome dish that I haven't had before. Large shrimps were served butterflied and fried (without breading) making them crispy and juicy. The highlight of the dish was the crispy pepper. They deveined, sliced, and fried and/or baked peppers creating pepper chips. They were so addictive. These peppers need to be bagged up and solid with potato chips! Service was quick and attentive. There were two gender neutral restrooms. Restroom was handicap accessible. read more

Cool spot. Went for a weeknight dinner, and had a great meal. We had the sliced pork with garlic sauce, spicy and normal soup dumplings, cold Sichuan noodles, tofu crab and the tea smoked duck. My favorites were the sliced pork, and tea smoked duck. I actually didn't realize the sliced pork was a cold dish, but I absolutely loved it. Duck was tender, with a nice crisp on the skin. Soup dumplings and Sichuan noddles were also both very good. While I've had better iterations of these dishes, I've never gotten to eat them in the awesome space and atmosphere Antidote provides. Really cool and unique spot, would absolutely come back. read more

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This might be the fastest meal I've ever consumed. My friends and I found this so delicious we ate this dinner in complete silence and basically devoured everything. -Chili fried chicken 8/10 -Fried Rice 8/10 -Dongpo Pork 10/10 must GET! literally melted in my mouth I couldn't they enough of this -Fish Blossom 9/10 Do yourself a favor and stop by this place is incredibly delicious. The space is super big and open which I also enjoyed, and the service is pretty fast read more

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Came here on the last night of a visit with family. The food, service, and vibe are all outstanding. They have many options for food and drinks. We had the cucumber, string beans, dumplings in chili, and the whole steamed fish and all were excellent. The fish was beautifully delicate and tender with delicious flavor. read more

Antidote - Steam whole fish, Sauteed string bean - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

what we ordered: fish blossom dongpo pork sautéed string beans fried rice with mustard green shoots sichuan chili fried chicken golden fish fillet crab tofu overall, very nice quiet ambiance with quick & attentive service. most of the dishes were super flavorful and had great textures. my favorite was definitely the fish blossom, not only was it crunchy, it was both sweet and tangy. i really liked the tofu & rice as well ! great flavors. read more

Antidote - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Came her with a reservation with a pretty large party and had the opportunity to try many different dishes and drinks! they are really known for the salted egg tofu which in my opinion was the weakest dish of the night. Our favorite dishes were beef in chili oil and cumin lamb. They were extremely flavorful and full of spice! The curry fried rice was also a bit disappointing as this sounded really good when my friend had talked about it. I really enjoyed the decor of this place and they had a little band playing that night as well. Overall, a great experience and our party was treated very well. read more

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An elevated Chinese dining experience in Williamsburg Great for date nights or group dinners 4.5 stars Food: -- Sichuan chili fried chicken -- fish in chili oil -- shredded beef in green pepper Very pleasantly surprised by the authenticity & quality of the cooking Highly recommend any of the above options Drinks: Beautifully presented; a reminder of why cocktails in NYC will make crafted drinks anywhere else look like s*** Service: friendly, attentive Vibes: Beautiful interior decor, lots of hanging plants, moderately lit Reservations: highly recommend, we came last-minute but were lucky enough to be sat immediately; a reservation will really save you from angst read more

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Antidote is a cool spot the vibes are lovely . I loved the place and the decor . First the service . That's why a star is off I felt like they weren't observant . It took a while to get just appetizers and drinks . Then our food came out . There wasn't someone coming back asking if we were good or needed anything . The servers were just very absent honestly . The food :I had the scallion pancakes. They were greasy and very flaky . I usually like my scallion pancakes with a little softness and flakiness to it . There was no balance . I did enjoy the eggplant with garlic sauce a lot . It's one of the best I've had . Also my other hiccup was the fact that rice didn't come with the entrees . Overall it's a cool spot will I be back ? Not sure but we will see . read more

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Excellent service and delicious food! Their pig ears raised the bar for me, and their mapo tofu was so satisfying. The crispy octopus was delicious as well, we just had to dig through piles of peppers for it. We goofed and ordered 3 spicy dishes, and this place does not hold back with flavor or spice. If you're rational and actually thinking about your meal as a whole, you'll have no problem! read more

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Food here was very good! On my complaint was the ma po tofu was a bit on the oily side. Also felt like we were being rushed out of our dinner reservation after an hour on a Tuesday night. Otherwise good food. read more

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