Very cozy cafe style restaurant on Chevron Island with a subtle ambience giving ode to the Tribeca…read moredistrict of New York City. A comfortable mix of low and high seating. Old school diner type window allows you to see the food coming out from the kitchen. A small selection of desserts are available in a deli case at the front, perfect for a quick take away for later.
Based on the reviews and the menu, my wife and I decided to try out Tribeca NYC after a morning of market shopping. Upon arrival, we were pleasantly greeted and seated quickly in the back booth, near the kitchen window. The server brought us a menu and excused herself. Within two minutes, another server came to ask us about drinks. She chose green tea and I optioned for the Virgin Bloody Mary. The alcoholic version isn't served until 10am. After a few minutes of browsing the menu and deciding, our server took our order. I chose the Saint Bernard Eggs Benedict (Fried Chicken, Poached Eggs, Baby Spinach, and Hollandaise Sauce on Toasted Sourdough) and a side of breakfast potato and my wife chose JFK's Truffle Eggs (Eggs any style topped with Black Truffle and sauteed Mushrooms, served on Sourdough) and a side of bacon. During our wait, the drinks server brought out my wife's tea but informed me apologetically that alcohol was not available until 10am and I had to reaffirm that I wanted a Virgin Bloody Mary. It took almost half an hour to eventually receive my drink, which was a bit disappointing. My wife confirmed that I did say Virgin. Oh well. After receiving our food, we tucked right in.
My meal: Eggs were well poached, with a nice runny yolk. The hollandaise sauce is decent but not the best. I found it on the too lemony side. Definitely not enough to cover the entree. It was basically a dollop on each egg which almost made it pointless and not worthy of being called an Eggs Benedict. The chicken was a very nice flavor but the crust fell apart as soon as I cut into it and went soggy very quickly. I'm unsure what causes the spice in the dish, the spices in the chicken batter or the secret relish but if you don't like spicy foods, choose something else. I love spice, so it was a very delicious flavor to me. Not hot, just a nice subtle spice hit. The dish is served with two large, thick pieces of Sourdough. It's, eh. One piece was enough for me. It could have used some butter. Warning, the breakfast potato is sweet potato home fries. It threw me off because I was not expecting sweet potato. Don't get me wrong, they were absolutely delicious and had a wonderful taste but I'm not big on sweet potato for breakfast and wish it would have been clear on the menu what I would be getting. I would definitely order some for lunch or dinner. Beware, the Bloody Mary is very spicy, with a back of the throat kick. My kind of drink, so I loved it.
Wife's meal: Eggs were perfect, soft poached. She acknowledged that she loved every morsel. The only downside is that American bacon gets mentioned throughout the menu, so she ordered a side of bacon, with hopes of having American bacon, but that is definitely not what she received. The side of bacon doesn't mention being American, so unsure if it only comes with certain items or if that is their version of American bacon. Ask your server for verification if you don't want to be disappointed.
Overall, it was a decent meal. It's not something I would write home about but I would recommend it. Good quantity of food for the pricing.
I do have to give a shout out to our server though (apologies for not catching her name) because she was great. My wife was highly impressed with her professionalism of quality checking the plates at the kitchen window. She was attentive, friendly, and gave us very awesome customer service.
Try Tribeca NYC, you'll probably like it.
