Easily the best dinner I've ever had. But it was more than just the food. The staff we met at St…read moreAnselm made this incredible Meal a perfect dining experience. It's Halloween. I'm visiting my best friend who recently moved to Brooklyn, with our other best friend from Washington state. We walk in and are surprised to see that it's a smaller intimate setting. We got the Caesar salad, as well as an artichoke dish that I'm not sure the name of. I was a big fan of the artichoke dish, and only slightly less a fan of the Caesar salad, only because I'm not a huge anchovy person, but if you are into fish you will love it. We are immediately welcomed with a warm environment by everyone serving us. The wonderful bartender August, Ekiel the host who I owe my life to for letting 3 20 somethings in full Halloween costumes sit at the bar of this very nice restaurant. The other lovely waiters RJ and Jake milling about the restaurant. It was you all who made this experience what it was. I'm not a huge wine person, but RJ immediately picked out the perfect pairing. We had wonderful conversations with everyone, and even found some small world connections between us. Our sides for the night consisted of the mashed potatoes, which had a crispy top unlike anything I've ever tried before. We also had the spinach gratin that was so rich and decadent (we had to sneak some greens in there). We also had the clams, which were wonderful as well. Then out came our steaks, the Denver and Wagyu, all in perfect timing. The Denver was our favorite. We had more wine and then onto dessert. I knew I needed to get the Gelato. We were leaning towards the cheesecake (Because New York, duh) but they insisted on recommending the sticky toffee pudding, and thank god we listened. The gelato was phenomenal; the vanilla was perfect, and the lychee was refreshing. I am a sucker for sweet and savory, so I knew I had to ask for some sea salt to put on top of the gelato. August noticed I was putting the salt on my gelato and instinctively poured me a little dish of high-quality olive oil to put on top. This really sent me over the edge(in the best way); he knew exactly what I needed. The toffee pudding was unlike anything I've ever had before. It was sweet, salty, texturally interesting, and perfect. Like a chocolate chip cookie mixed with cookie butter, but it wasn't too rich. Speaking of sweet and savory, I didn't know savory wines existed! I got introduced to this incredible wine that had some olive brine notes; I'm absolutely obsessed. This dinner was magical. I will come back every time I'm back in New York. Thank you to every person working that night who made this possible. You have made my first trip to New York unforgettable. P.S., August if you're seeing this you are so beautiful please give me a chance. Ok that is all, Thank you for everything.

We ate a ton of places on our trip to NYC, and St Anselm was easily my favorite meal of the trip!…read more We came in around 9pm and got on the waitlist. They quoted us about 45-minutes to an hour, and while it went a bit longer than that, we were super glad we waited it out. Staff from start to finish were amazing. We sat at the bar area, and it was a perfect seat. We got to see them grilling up all the steaks and it's honestly a thing of beauty to watch them prep and cook. You can tell they really love what they do. We started off the meal with the cesar salad, which was unique because it wasn't your classic cesar salad. The fresh sardines weren't my thing, but my girlfriend loved them. We followed that up with their 'MONSTER PRAWN' which was easily the best prawn I've ever eaten. I think monster is an understatement because I have never eaten a prawn this big, and the presentation matched the flavor. It comes with a side of melted butter, and we devoured every last bite. 10/10 would recommend. For the mains, we with their butcher's steak and Denver steak, which were both cooked to perfection. These were both recommendations from our server and I'm so glad we asked because each bite was so good, we were sad when it was over. We got a side of their chimichurri and au poivre sauce, which is a must IMO, especially if you are like me and like sauce with everything. For the sides, we got their pan-fried mashed potatoes, which was some of the best mashed potatoes I've had, especially with their au poivre sauce added on top of it. The spinach gratin was also one of the best spinach dishes I've had because of the cheese, which added a nice crunch to each bite. Would definitely recommend both side dishes! If you made it this far in the review, or skipped to the bottom, all I have to say, if you are looking for a quality steak dinner with solid sides and appetizers, this spot definitely hit all those marks for me!

While not easy to get a reservation, my daughter snagged a cancellation when I was visiting in NYC…read more I don't know where to begin. We had the most incredible meal. Started with some bread and a tomato and cucumber salad. Then had the lamb ribs and the Koobideh kabob. Wrapped it all up with the saffron ice cream and some Persian black tea. Let me start here....OMG!!!! The salad was delicious and a refreshing starter to prepare your palate for what will be a meal to remember. The lamb ribs are fall of the bone tender, seasoned and spiced to perfection. The red chilies that are sliced and sprinkled on top are a sweet spicy, not crazy heat. Next was the beef and lamb Koobideh kabob. Just delicious with all the right spices and sides. The saffron ice cream is indescribably delicious with some kind of honey, pistachio and rose water sauce. Just go have it. The cookie it came with was equally exquisite. The vibe of the place is super cool and the wait staff, while busy, is very attentive. It's easy to get there and only 3 blocks from the Morgan station of the L train. Absolutely unforgettable meal.

Arrived when they opened to put our names on the list and was told a 2 hour wait. To be expected on…read morea Saturday night! We came back 2 hours later (before receiving a text) to check our status and the truly lovely hostess told us another hour and that we were second in line, behind one other walk in party . Not a problem. We came back an hour later and saw a few other walk in parties we had met in line get seated before us. Interesting! It all worked out in the end as we did get a table at around 9:40 thanks to the two lovely hostesses. They were quite friendly and made every effort to accommodate despite some tension among the walk in crowd looking to get sat. Ambiance was warm and casual. Servers were friendly and relaxed. Since we were sat so late we ended up staying until around 10:50 (the kitchen closes at 10:00 I believe) and we were one of the last parties out. They were cleaning and stacking chairs as we left but we didn't feel rushed at all. Food was good! I would order differently next time. My duck was pretty tough and very hard to cut with the knife provided but had a really unique flavor. Whipped feta was great with the breads we ordered. Would go again but would not order the duck and would not wait 3.5 hours again. Kudos to the team for getting us sat.

Lilia has been on my Brooklyn bucket list for a long time, and I finally got to try it -- and…read morehonestly, it was incredible. Of course, we did what we always do; showed up without a reservation haha... It was packed, and the hostess told us the was no way they could seat us. Defeated, we went outside ans sat on a bench trying to figure out our next move. Then the unimaginable happened. One of the people running the floor passed us outside, started chatting with us, and said, "let me double-check". A few minutes later, he came back and got us a table! He make sure we understood that we only had it for a short window bc they needed it back at a certain time -- but we got at least hour and a half to enjoy it so we were THRILLED. To us that was more than enough. He really went out of his way to make it happen, and honestly wish I remembered his name so I could give him the credit he deserves. And the service from there was outstanding. Even though we knew we had a time restriction, we never felt rushed or hurried for a second. Everything felt relaxed, attentive, and perfectly paced, which made them whole experience even better. Once we sat down, we started ordering as quickly as possible. The grilled clams were insanely good -- flavorful and with just the right little kick. The Nduja & sungold tomato toast was surprise favorite. The tomatoes were so juicy, and the flavors were perfectly balanced. Simple, but SO good. The little gem salad was fresh, crunchy and exactly what we needed in between all the richer dishes. For pastas, I had the mafaldini with parmigiano, one of their signatures, and it was delicious. BUT... I have to give the win to my husband's pick, rigatoni alla diavola. I know they are completely different dishes, and Im usually a white-sauce kind of girl, but there was something about that bold, spicy flavor that just HIT THE SPOT. And dessert... The vanilla soft serve gelato and the warm rasberry tart together were the perfect combination -- creamy, warm, fruity, and just the right way to finish our lucky dinner. Lilia was absolutely worth the wait and definitely lived up to the hype. Another Brooklyn spot checked off the list -- and one I'd happily go back to.

I managed to get a reservation for 4 at 6:30pm when my friends were visiting. I'm not sure why this…read moreplace is so hyped because I found the experience to be good, but definitely absolutely not worth having to snag a resy not at 9pm via priority notify. For starters: the bread was good (hard to mess up though?) the squash was fine, and I wish the tomatoes had been heirloom or thicker cut. For mains: the sheep's milk agnolotti was not for me, it was oddly sweet, I'm honestly not sure why it's so popular. The rigatoni and gnocchi were very good - the rigatoni was perfectly al dente paired with good flavor and the texture of the gnocchi was perfect. Highly recommend ordering these. Dessert: they definitely don't skimp on the dessert, we each got our own but the gelato options were definitely shareable. They also had amaro options which I always appreciate but didn't get this time. The space was a little cramped indoors though that didn't bother me as much as the temperature. It was a really hot summer day and I don't think they had air conditioning? Or if they did it definitely was not at an ideal temperature as I didn't feel like there was much air circulation.

Food was amazing. Eggs and Mayo and tomatoes, ricotta salata and string beans definite must. Burger…read moreand Tagliatelle were also strong choices. Cheesecake and Lemon Tart was a nice accompaniment and the complimentary champagne for our anniversary was a really nice touch. Great neighborhood gem!

My wife and I had dinner last night and we had a pleasant overall experience…read more We were seated in the back room along the wall and despite the tables being very close to one another ( the person next to me was dropping way too many expletives for my liking) it was a nice vibe with low lighting and excellent music not too loud that we could hear one another just fine. I had the very good burger with very good French fries while my wife had the Tomato and Ricotta plate and string beans with garnish. We had two glasses of white wine ($15) which was good. We will come back - maybe sit at the walk up bar on a lazy Sunday - and will try to order something other than their burger Total bill with tip $150 - not cheap Enjoy

Gage & Tollner is one of those absolutely gorgeous time machine restaurants where you step inside…read moreand you're like wait what year is this again? Spoiler: it's 1889. Benjamin Harrison is president, or about to be. Downtown Brooklyn is full of townhouses and brownstones before most getting torn up and replaced with the Mordor looking monstrosities we see today. Besides the obvious architecture draw, the food in it of itself is worth coming for. Yes it's on the expensive side, but you can't deny the quality here. The meat, seafood, drinks, the service -- all top notch. Here are my food recs: -Parker House rolls (a must!!!) -Any crudo -Allllll the seafood -Clams Kimsino -Any of the steaks I cannot believe this venue had a crowdfunding campaign to reopen it in 2021 which is when I first heard of it) after ( it had closed in 2004. Unbeknownst to me, my own grandfather apparently used to go here back in the day for business lunches when he was the ADA of Brooklyn. That. Is. WILD. Oh and as an amazing bonus, the Sunken Harbor Club is right upstairs! If there's a wait, I'll just grab a drink at G&T's bar and enjoy the beautiful ambience.

The waiter seemed to be a little flippant or off that evening but the experience was still great…read more We had parkbouse rolls the mushrooms and some shrimp cocktail. The rolls delish the mushrooms like life changing I had them 2 more times on the trip. We shared a large ribeye for 2 with bernaise and onion rings with kimchi corn all delish the bernaise was whipped and so light and airy. The corn was sweet spicy and all right!! We were headed upstairs to speakeasy after so solid night We came back next night and sat at bar. Great experience there with mushrooms and fried chicken so good and all the drinks after speakeasy first this time

I've been back multiple times since my first visit and always get the Reginette and another pasta…read moredepending on my mood for our entrees. We came for dinner today and got lucky because the Sunday only special (Chicken Parm) was available so we ordered that and I decided to switch up my usual to the Spaghetti. My boyfriend loved the Chicken Parm and it comes on top of Vodka Pappardelle which was also delicious and the Spaghetti wasn't too heavy even though it was cream based. I wish they sold the Vodka pasta separately as an entree because I would order that as an entree on my next visit. Another fabulous dinner at Ammazzacaffe!

- good service - good drinks…read more- small portions - all the dishes were had were good - nice courtyard

I was curious about Georgian food, so I walked in by myself on a Saturday at the start of their…read moredinner service, and was seated immediately. I had the cheese dumplings, then the marinated chicken skewers. For a drink, I had the Black Sea negroni. Everything was incredibly flavorful from start to finish. The chicken was so succulent and well-seasoned that it didn't even need the sauce served on the side. The service was warm and prompt, and I never felt rushed. The atmosphere, especially the bar, was so beautiful and romantic. This restaurant is now one of my favorites in NYC. I definitely have to bring a friend or two next time to try more of their menu.

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE!…read more My friends and I dropped in after an event nearby and loved the vibe. We're particular eaters with 3 to 4 allergies and dietary restrictions between us but the modifications that were recommended allowed us to enjoy everything without regret. That fig old fashioned tho... ‍ I've since stopped drinking but babyyyy that is a solid cocktail.

Nowhere opens early for a decent breakfast. This place opens early and it's easy to get a table…read more Plenty of outdoor seating, dog friendly, decent brunch. On the pricey side, but a good option if you're an early riser.

We were staying at the one hotel and decided to give this restaurant a try as it was right…read moredownstairs in the lobby. When we arrive, we're told that there were no reservations however, once we went back into our room and checked, we saw there were available reservations. Once we brought this to the attention of the hotel staff, we were able to be seated at the restaurant at the chefs counter due to a mistake with the website. The place was packed on a Saturday night and you are super happy to be seated. The food was amazing. We had the pizza, steak and shared an appetizer with some drinks. The place had a good vibe and the staff were very friendly. We will definitely be returning if we are ever in the area.