A seafood centric restaurant? That's what Dame is. This has been on my list for ages and finally…read moresnagged a res to check it out. The resto itself is pretty tiny - probably why reservations are so hard to come by. As for the food, lots of seafood options. 1. The oysters were good albeit very rich 2. Sourdough was actually great especially with their cultured butter 3. Squid skewers were probably my fave. Perfectly cooked. That green sauce is herby springy and zingy. 4. Cucumber salad was pretty good. I liked the smoked mussels 5. Tuna was also good not much to say about it 6. Kedgeree was... just alright. I could have skipped this tbh. The rice had a bit of bite to it which I actually kinda liked. My friends thought it felt undercooked. It's basically just like rice soaked in a light curry 7. Sticky toffee / date pudding: I was excited for this since I've heard all about how Dame makes a banging one but this kinda fell short for me. The vanilla bean (sour) cream didn't really do it. Sour cream with a sweet dessert? I suppose it was to cut the sweetness but hmm... I've had much better sticky dates elsewhere Service was good. Overall a good restaurant especially if you love seafood. Probably not worth all the effort to get a res. But good nonetheless, would come back if it was a lot easier.

A Yelp search for 'Best Fish & Chips in NYC' brought me to Dame. After a long work week, nothing…read moresounded better than this comfort classic. I made a reservation for a Monday evening around 8pm. Even at this time, reservations were scarce. It's not a very large restaurant so I highly recommend making a reservation in advance. I ordered the Sourdough Bread & Butter, and the Squid & Scallion Skewers to start. The bread was crispy and tasty; a solid sourdough, but wasn't anything overly unique. The skewers were herbaceous and light. The green sauce was super flavorful - especially when dipped into by that sourdough. For my main I ordered the Fish & Chips (of course). Were they extremely good? YES. Were they the best Fish & Chips I've ever eaten? No, however this accolade belongs to an actual Chippy I ate at in the UK. As far as 'restaurant' Fish & Chips go however - these are the probably the best I've eaten. The fish was expertly fried and super crispy. The chips were thick cut and well-salted. My only complaint is there wasn't more of them. An extra handful of chips and you wouldn't see the bottom of the plate in photos - just sayin! For dessert I got the Sticky Toffee Pudding. Now this WAS the best Sticky Toffee Pudding I've ever had. Extremely flavorful. Extremely sweet. Would be perfect for two to share. As a solo diner, it was pushing my sweet tooth to eat the entire thing. But naturally, I did. The service was great. Super personable and attentive. I was seated at the counter overlooking the kitchen. Watching the chefs prepare every dish was fascinating and entertaining to watch. Definitely recommend this place!

Impromptu visit turned into a great experience ! Recommend reservations but we were lucky to have…read more2 seats at the bar available . Old Fashion was dangerously perfect. Scallop dish , cheeseburger and fries are highly recommended ! Great music playlist during our visit !

Wild Cherry is super cute and the experience of going here before a show at the Cherry Lane Theatre…read morewas lovely. Service was truly wonderful; our server was very attentive and everyone who brought food to us was excited to do it. It was easy enough to make a reservation on our desired date, considering that it's generally kind of a hard res. It's quite intimate and the theming is really nice; even the bathroom is cute! The cocktail menu puts a twist on classics, adding ingredients that go well with cocktails you know and love to make something original and better. The menu leaves something to be desired... maybe my palate isn't refined enough, but most things on the menu didn't appeal to me too much. Everything is very expensive and I'm not sure that it's worth that price. For example, the crab and artichoke dip WAS amazing, but $55 is unheard of. It's also a pretty small portion. The burger was also very good but it's already expensive and doesn't come with fries. The Black Forest custard was very yummy but we were slightly disappointed that they were out of both chocolate and vanilla for Saturday night dinner. That said, the chocolate-covered cherries in the Black Forest custard are divine and you should get it. My friend had the Caesar salad and it had a strange bitter taste to it. The side baked potato was also underwhelming with just sour cream and chives (and that will run you $14!). She didn't finish either of these items, which is a bummer. I know I'm talking a lot about the prices-- I was happy to spend the money since it was a fun occasion, but I don't ultimately feel like we got the value that I'm after when I go to a restaurant with these price points. Overall, I really enjoyed coming here before a show (Shifters was amazing!) and then walking 20 feet into the theater, and I'd probably do it again just for the vibes, but I'm going to be mindful of what other people recommend.

I had a wonderful celebratory meal at Claud! As a French/European inspired restaurant, they served…read moreup some delicious dishes. Started off with the scallop skewers which were fresh, tender, and super well-seasoned especially with a bite of spice. I wish the portion was bigger so I could eat more! The chicories with dates was a nice and appetizing salad. The veggies were fresh and the dates added a contrasting sweetness to the savory, cheesy profile. The red shrimp was delectable! Each piece was very fresh, chewy, and doused in this aromatic chili, garlic-y oil/sauce. Be sure to get some bread to soak up the sauces from both this shrimp dish and from the scallop skewers. The chicken liver agnolotti lived up to the hype! The pasta was al dente and each bite bursted with strong umami flavors and creaminess from the chicken liver. For mains, the pork chop with smoked onion jus was perfect for an onion-lover like me. The pork chop was surprisingly tender and juicy. The onion sauce was addicting. The tilefish with clams and swiss chard was less impressive, but I still liked the combination of seafood, veggies, and the garlic sauce. I'm not a huge cake person but my partner enjoyed their famous (and large) chocolate cake. As a wine bar, they offered a wide selection of options. Staff members were very knowledgable/helpful with their pairing recommendations. I managed to grab reservations for bar seating on the weekend, but the restaurant does have regular table seating. Interested to check out their seasonal dishes in the future for another celebratory meal!

Not bad, but egregiously overpriced…read more The mille-feuille was a rich and flaky pastry filled with some tomato and salty Moses sleeper cheese. The tomato had the job of cutting through all the richness with bright acidity, but it was kind of difficult to get them in a bite with the pastry and the cheese. I also probably could've used more of it overall to avoid the dish feeling a bit one note. The cake was not too sweet, but honestly pretty unremarkable. At least it's genuinely large - easily shareable between two or three people (meaning I took home two extra servings). This came to a whopping $77 after tax and tip, and I didn't even get wine. I'd also describe this as a very light meal - if you were hungry, you'd need at least one more dish. I'd skip this one.

So good. Had a great evening here. Food was excellent, service, ambiance. New favorite.read more

The service was fantastic! We went for brunch with a big group, and we all agreed that the staff…read morewas incredibly accommodating. They answered all of our questions, made sure everyone was taken care of, and were even able to get us a dinner menu item during brunch. Every dish we ordered was great, but I can't recommend the bison tartare and Turkish eggs enough. The sesame bread served alongside the Turkish eggs was so good. Definitely recommend this spot for brunch if you're visiting with a big group.

Came here on a packed Friday night at 7pm. A lot of reviews have talked about the minimal decor and…read morehigh top tables being super close together--both of those statements are 100% true. I also felt that the tables and chairs were higher than most places so I was basically just perched like a gargoyle for 3 hours while eating which sometimes becomes uncomfortable, especially since the tables are kind of small to hold drinks, the water carafe, and all the plates we ordered (that being said, it's very possible we just ordered too much food as well lol). Now on to the actual food: everything was very good, just not spectacular as I was kind of hoping it'd be based on all the hype I read about it beforehand. The pissalidieclair (probably butchered the spelling) was the stand out dish of the night--they're tiny little anchovy eclair sandwiches where the fish was actually very subtle tasting. The potato cake with uni was also tasty but I don't know if it's worth $48 when we went. One thing to note is this place is BIG on olives. Olives and/or olive oil are everywhere--on the scallops, in the anchovy sandwiches, with the bread and even in the chocolate hazelnut tart dessert we had!

We booked a reservation far in advance, and were looking forward to the meal here. Two weeks before…read moreour reservation, we got a notification that our reservation had been cancelled by the restaurant. I emailed them, and learned that they "decided to close on Sundays for the rest of the summer." And they apparently could not be bothered to notify their diners directly. I asked for suggestions of other nearby restaurants they enjoy who might be able to accommodate us on short notice, and got no response. Really poor hospitality.

Came here for a birthday party with a set menu and absolutely loved getting to try so many things!…read moreEverything was delicious, ambiance was great, and they had such fun seasonal cocktails. The staff was awesome and allowed us to have a nice leisurely dinner for my friends birthday. P I will say, it was served family style and the burger was super rare. As someone who prefers a more done burger, definitely specify when ordering! But the flavors were still amazing.

celebrated a friends bday at virginia's - funny enough we were 4 people from Virginia dining at the…read morerestaurant and def made it a point to make the joke to the waiter LOL we came for HH and immediately got to ordering. the burger was a solid deal so i did that. we did oysters and crudo and brussel sprouts for the table which were phenomenal. the burger was insanely solid - my plan was to just have half but i ended up eating the full thing because of how good it was def recommend its a cool vibe with solid food and good service!

Penny is a seafood lover's paradise. The Claud team's second act is a little more casual and pared…read moredown but is otherwise just as high quality and also all about the wine. The concept is also a little more fun, communal and interactive, as everyone sits at the bar and is looking directly at the culinary team at work for the meal, so you can watch the magic happen. Come for the raw bar, stay for all the rest. We came here at 8:15 on a Saturday night. Our seats were towards the back of the space, close to the majestic wine cellar. We each started with a glass of wine, a rose and a white. All of the wines served by the glass are sitting in a little wine station in the corner so it's served very promptly (as is everything -- A+ for service all around). We ended up sticking with wines by the glass for the evening though the martini, which is sake-based, looked fabulous as well. Food-wise, most plates are on the smaller side, which means you can easily sample a solid number of dishes from the menu. We stuck with mostly cold dishes, mainly because they called to us more but it's definitely the emphasis at Penny anyway. There were no wrong notes and we got an excellent variety of all that the sea has to offer. Eats, below: Ice Box (Oysters / Countnecks / Shrimp / Mussels / Crudo) This is what Penny has become known for and I see why. I often tend to go for some of the more dressed up dishes when I go out to eat, like crudos/tartares rather than straightforward raw bar, but this is special. The shrimp is as unbelievably great as advertised and the rest is excellent too. Lettuces + Horseradish I easily could've ordered another one of these. Salads can go either way at restaurants size-wise and I feel like they often end up being bigger portions than I'm expecting, but this was the opposite. Not like it was crazy small, I just loved it so much I could've had way more. The dressing and whatever it was dusted with was just sublime. Black Bass + Pickled Ramp We nearly skipped this but thankfully we knew better. Like the rest of the menu, simple and seemingly straightforward, but unbelievably fresh and melt-in-your-mouth good. Silky, light, served with a dollop of wasabi should you want to spice things up. Tuna Carpaccio On par with the bass and crudo in the ice box -- fresh, bright, impeccable quality. Squid + Marinated Beans I rarely go out of my way to eat beans but we were sitting less than a foot away from the beans used for this dish, saw them plated repeatedly, and they looked too good to pass up. This was definitely the surprise of the night for me, as I expected to love everything else we ordered while this was the one wild card. If you're looking for another warm/cooked dish, definitely consider it. The squid is delicious and the beans are some of the best I've ever had, which is a big statement coming from me. Halibut + Kohlrabi So simple yet so good. A beautifully cooked piece of fish topped with ribbons of kohlrabi. Both delicate and decadent and seriously impressed both of us.

KenScale: 8.5/10 Visit: June 2026…read more Whenever my wife Jun and I visit New York City, we lean toward going back to our old favorites instead of checking out new places. With limited time we typically have in the city in any given trip, we would rather go to places where we know the people working there and know the excellent food coming from the kitchen. One place that I have wanted to check out for a while, though, is Penny, which seems to have become a much hyped seafood restaurant (and a sister restaurant to Claud in the same building; we have yet to visit Claud either) with glowing reviews everywhere. When we were in the city earlier this month for my work commitment, we finally checked out Penny, and wow the restaurant delivered! The concise menu at Penny consists almost exclusively of small plates designed for sharing. We started the meal with an ice box of different raw seafood items such as oysters, shrimp cocktail, mussels and scallop crudo. Each piece was fresh but nothing to be impressed with. But then the tuna carpaccio arrived. This simple looking dish completely changed the tenor of our dinner. We certainly have eaten a decent amount of tuna carpaccio at other restaurants, but Penny's version was probably the most ideal version of the dish, with an impeccable combination of chewy texture and citrusy flavor that made me keep saying "Wow!" Every dish that followed made its own statement. While it was rather small in portion for a $22 price tag, the baked razor clams were addictively delicious. Jun doesn't even love mackerel that much, but she couldn't stop admiring the beautifully cooked piece with radish that the kitchen brought out; it was definitely one of our favorite dishes of the night. The freshness of the beets accompanied by trout roe was spot-on, and halibut with ramps also would not have been out of place at a fine dining restaurant. After all the wonderful savory dishes, we had to finish our meal with the famous ice cream sandwich. I couldn't recall then whether I had seen an ice cream sandwich that looked like what Penny put together with ice cream in between two thick slides of bread, but I certainly didn't complain with the beautiful outcome. Even if you are full toward the end of the meal, this is a must-try dessert. Not surprisingly, getting a reservation at Penny is quite difficult. The restaurant is primarily for walk-ins with limited seatings available 14 days in advance; the turnover is relatively quick so if you avoid prime-time hours, you may not have to wait a ton of time. The casual vibe of the restaurant, with a long counter table and alluring lighting, makes for a fun night on all types of occasions. The wine list at Penny is also very impressive; if you are a fan of Champagne, the restaurant has a killer bubbly list with many grower Champagnes in the relatively reasonable price ranges. Now that we have visited a very large number of restaurants together, we have found that the hype behind a restaurant does not necessarily match the quality of the food coming from the kitchen. I'm happy to report that Penny absolutely lived up to its hype and we can't wait to go back again or check out Claud in the near future next time we visit the city.

The food is solid here - cornbread topped with the harissa butter brings a nice slight spice. I…read moreusually don't order chicken, but it's definitely a signature dish here. The chicken was moist and I appreciated the different sauces. The skin also was well seasoned and had a nice crispness. Corn ribs were also well seasoned. Mac and cheese was gooey and had a nice crust on top. The service was really good - our waiter was welcoming. The only drawback is the AC doesn't feel super strong here so I would say try not to go if the weather is too hot.

I'm not even going to wait to get home to right this review. I'm sitting at the table…read moreWaiting on my check.. The restaurant is so hot, it's truly just uncomfortable. My server was great he took my order quickly and attempts to connect and chat! The food however was all so salty. I took a few bites of each and had them bag up the rest. It was given to a person I need that I passed heading out.