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    Knickerbocker Bar & Grill

    3.9 (419 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Live music
    Good for groups

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    Best Martini.. always gives extra!
    Paulette C.

    Every time I visit NY, this is a must! Everyone is so nice and friendly. The food is always so delicious. The bread is my favorite-French and cornbread. Be sure to order the Chocolate Soufflé. Get the martini..they give you extra!

    Braised lamb shank in rosemary jus
    Victoria L.

    Lamb shank was very tender and was fall off the bone but could have had better seasoning/flavor. Farro was good, The tomatos were the best thing in that dish. The Tbone was fair, a little tough in the fatty spots that I thought would be tender. Great value though with good amount of sides. Onion rings on top were a good choice. The cookie pie was decadent but could have been cooked longer as it was a little too gooey. This place is good for family dinners, at first we were the youngest people there. Then later in the night the place started filling up. A little old timey like a stepback into time. Good for them for being popular for long.

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    Joshua B.

    Came here for Valentine's Day dinner. The steak was awesome. Would definitely recommend. They had live jazz playing via piano. Both the service and the ambiance was wonderful.

    Specials for the day
    Kathy P.

    Knickerbocker Bar & Grill is fantastic! It's a beautiful dark wood establishment and and it was decorated for quite a bit for Halloween. The bread is amazing! I split the iceberg and Bleu and the specialty pasta with my friend and it was the perfect dinner. Very flavorful. Another friend has the chicken and she loved it. The service is great. Everyone was helpful and friendly. The waiter decided our table needed to be larger, so he opened the extensions. We didn't have to ask. I recommend eating here if you are in NYC.

    Double Expresso (with a few drops of cream)
    Michael L.

    We've been coming here since the early 1990's and it's one of the last archetypical New York "steakhouses". Live jazz, good food, East Village location, people who know your name, familiar (as in yummy) food, strong drinks, a solid wine list that's not ostentatious and John who can grant you a prime table on a Saturday night at 8pm. The old Gotham Bar and Grill is no longer, Ray's Pizza is long gone, Balducci's a distant memory, Dallas BBQ - who?, 1/5 Steakhouse, B Daltons, the Olive Tree Cafe, Figaro's and the Rocky Horror Picture Show during 8th Street's heyday as one of the most popular streets in NYC are pure nostalgia, but the Knickerbocker lives on in person, unchanged. Thank you John and Craig for the easy evening. Good food, good wine, good times here.

    Steak, Frites, and a glass of Cabernet
    Russell I.

    I walked into this place not knowing about it with no expectations on a Thursday at 6:30 and I found the most amazing old-school steakhouse with live jazz and original artwork on the wall. That is fantastic and the food is amazing. Had the steak fruits and a glass of Cabernet: perfect. The maître was amazing and told me about the history of the place and the service was great. What a pleasant surprise and what a great time I had and I would recommend this to anyone if you're in this area or are looking for someplace to have dinner with friends and family or just stopping in for a bite, friendly upscale jazzy cool atmosphere original Hershfeld artwork on the walls. What a treat will definitely come back.

    Outside of the restaurant
    Emily M.

    We really loved our experience at the Knick. Everything was tip to tail incredible. Ron helped me organize my 30th birthday there on Friday 3/31 at 8 PM. We worked together for weeks to get the menu right and I really appreciate how helpful, communicative, and honest he was. He is a genuinely nice person and it was great to work with him. One thing that we loved is that there wasn't a minimum spend and no "private party room" fee. This made this much more affordable per person. We did price fix (20% tip included). We ate: family Caesar salads, mini crab cakes (YUM! this was my fave!!!), smoked salmon potato latkes, and T Bone steak. We had a ton of martinis (with extra olives!) and red wine. We really loved our incredible service. The waiters were on the top of their game, especially knowing how difficult my group can be (haha) and how big the group was. We really felt taken care of. They also helped carve up my massive, 12 inch round chocolate cake that I brought in from a Park Slope bakery near my apartment (Buttermilk Bake Shop). I hope they kept some slices for the kitchen because the cake was great. They also played me a little song on piano at the end of the night and I got up to dance. Haha. It was so fun!

    Steak Frites
    mason p.

    Have wanted to try this place for so long and im glad I went. Walked in on a Saturday at 7:30 and got seated immediately and the service was phenomenal and very nice people there. The food itself, the steak frites was delicious I was going back and forth with the actual cuts of steak or this on the menu and I'd say it was worth it. I think this place maybe one of my favorites

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    Excellent love the ambience the service is great. Music good jazz. Steaks delicious. I recommend it! Enjoy

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    Rake Wine Bar

    4.8(29 reviews)
    0.6 miEast Village

    Wow East Village! You have yourself a gem with Rake Wine Bar! We were waiting for our dinner…read morereservations and decided to stop in here for a pre-dinner drink and bite. I am SO glad we did. The vibe drew us in, they had great music bumpin from the outside, it looked lively and welcoming. Let me tell you- I would have skipped dinner and just stayed here all evening if it was my choice! But alas, my husband wanted a bit more to eat. But let me tell you- their knowledge of wine is PRISTINE! I can't tell you what white wine we had but they captured our tastes perfectly. We also shared a bruschetta and it was deliciouso! I love how friendly the staff was here and how unpretentious it all was. Next time we are in NYC- we will definitely make a point to come visit Rake!

    My partner and I were looking for a great double date spot, so we decided to give Rake a try due to…read moreits relaxing vibe and multitude of bites we could share. First I'll start with the wine - we ended up trying all three happy hour wines (HH until 7), which the tables favorites were the white and we ended up getting a bottle to split once HH ended (but I really enjoyed the other vino verde option). It was incredibly refreshing and paired well with the many tinned fish options. As you'd expect - it's a pretty massive selection and there is bound to be a varietal and glass for any palate. It's also attached to a wine store - so it's fine to see all the bottles when peaking over. Food-wise - this is where it was hit or miss, they have a pretty extensive menu (with a whole tinned fish section!) and we ended up ordering the buratta on focaccia (buratta was excellent, focaccia was too dense for my tastes), mushroom truffle crostini (way too salty), the flatbread with sliced kielbasa (was fine), halloume (table favorite ), tinned sardines in lemon oil (delicious), tinned smoked trout (my favorite). Overall the four of us were very full at the end of the meal! The space itself felt very relaxing and rustic, and definitely got busier as the night went on (we got there at 6:50 and left around 9). The service was also fast and attentive - even for the amount of tables they were serving. Overall - I'd definitely go back again, and maybe just focus on the wine and another tinned fish selection!

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    Sunn’s - Banchan. Potato salad with pear and the roasted eggplant were favorites.

    Sunn’s

    4.1(43 reviews)
    1.2 miLower East Side, Chinatown

    I wanted to love Sunn's but overall it felt overrated…read more We ordered the banchan, chigae, bossam and tteokbokki. Starting with the positives -the banchan was solid across the board and really flavorful. That said, charging for banchan feels strange to me. Traditionally, it's complimentary, like bread at an Italian restaurant so that part didn't sit right but it was flavorful. The chigae was interesting and probably the standout dish. It had a unique flavor that reminded me of a mix between soondubu and dwenjang chigae which worked well. Unfortunately, the rest was a miss. The bossam was overly salty and didn't feel true to the dish. The tteokbokki was another disappointment -it came with cheese (which wasn't expected) and just fell flat overall. For the hype, I expected much more especially because I've eaten Korean food my whole life. The venue is small and the seats in the back are uncomfortable.

    Food/drinks: delicious!! Everything was very good, I wouldn't get banchan again but the trout and…read moretofu soon dubu was worth it Atmosphere: cute!! This is definitely what you are paying for as well, Very cramped and close spacing but in a nice way Service: friendly but if you walk in you may have limited time to sit! I wish they had let us know before we sat down how much time we had for eating Price: pricey, definitely upscale!

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    Cork - Summer is here!

    Cork

    4.3(41 reviews)
    0.7 miSouth Village

    They have quite a robust wine list! Nice atmosphere. I didn't love the patio seating options (very…read moremuch on the sidewalk), but it was much more comfortable sitting inside at the bar. The wine was great and we had an attentive server who was able to help guide us through the wine choices. Would return!

    Olivia H. is clearly a paid reviewer because my experience here a few days ago felt like a literal…read moresitcom. First off, the front door is mounted on flimsy plastic hinges, so every time someone opens it, it swings open violently and knocks the vase off the nearby table. The service was somehow even worse. When I was there on Tuesday, May 19th from 8-10 PM, there was exactly ONE bartender working the entire place -- both inside and outside -- and she was unbelievably inattentive. My date and I sat at the bar for TWENTY MINUTES before she even acknowledged us or asked if we wanted drinks. I literally had to call out "Excuse me" just to order a $25 quarter-filled glass of wine. Embarrassing all around. And when we were ready to leave and wanted the check, the female bartender working on Tuesday May 19th from 8-10 PM was busy standing in the corner chatting with someone instead of helping customers. I haven't seen someone move this slowly or care this little since the DMV. TO MANAGEMENT - this was absolutely horrible, embarrassing, and unprofessional service. Clean up your act, and hire a second or even a third bartender.

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    Cork - Perfect match!

    Perfect match!

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