We've decided to go into the city for our one year anniversary. Now I need restaurant suggestions. I'd like to go somewhere really romantic but I want to make sure they have regular food. I went to one place once and there wasn't a single thing on the menu I would EVER consider eating. So ladies, do you know of anyplace? Please help.
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Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
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Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
so true, i filled up on all the side dishes that when ALL that meat came out i ate one piece and had to put my card on red for the rest of the night bc i couldnt even eat any of the meat. I got too excited about the other stuff that rice with cheese was awesome
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Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
so true, i filled up on all the side dishes that when ALL that meat came out i ate one piece and had to put my card on red for the rest of the night bc i couldnt even eat any of the meat. I got too excited about the other stuff that rice with cheese was awesome
hahahaha thats so me as well., DH always warns me but I can't help I'm too obsessed with the side dishes specially when it comes to rice....There's a place in Philadelphia called Fogo de chao that is even beter than Plataforma, I'm wishing they'll open it here, its my husband favorite place everytime we go to Brazil he wants to eat there all the time, no wonder we put at least 10 pounds everytime we go to Brazil
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I like Blue Water Grill Da Silvano Vento Trattoria Dell Arte Brasserie 8 1/2 Balthazar BLT Fish, Market, or Prime (all different locations)|
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I like Blue Water Grill Da Silvano Vento Trattoria Dell Arte Brasserie 8 1/2 Balthazar BLT Fish, Market, or Prime (all different locations)|
Mmmmm I love BLT Market!
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Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
DH and I are actually going tonight. I just amde a reservation. We got a gift certificate for it as a wedding gift. DH's band is playing only a couple of subway stops away and isn't going on till 10 so we figured its a good ngiht to use it.
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Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
DH and I are actually going tonight. I just amde a reservation. We got a gift certificate for it as a wedding gift. DH's band is playing only a couple of subway stops away and isn't going on till 10 so we figured its a good ngiht to use it.
the atmosphere is real good there, it is a fun place so you'll have a great time. The food wasn't horrible not like we were saying 'OMG THIS IS DISGUSTING' just that some things we ate didnt have as much flavor as other cuban restaurants. We also ate there late at night so maybe that was the case.
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my fave is buddakan, not 100% sure if you would like it though haha. They do have regular things too though.
Would you prefer Italian?
plataforma is brazilian, i love it
theres a spaniard restaurant, been around forever its called Ole. Great atmosphere and they have live singers, known to have opera singers.
one romantic restaurant that is very popular is one if by land two if by sea
Plataforma is great! There is a place in Roslyn called Riodizio that is owned by the same people and is also excellent!! So much food!!!!!
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Posted by GinaZ
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
DH and I are actually going tonight. I just amde a reservation. We got a gift certificate for it as a wedding gift. DH's band is playing only a couple of subway stops away and isn't going on till 10 so we figured its a good ngiht to use it.
the atmosphere is real good there, it is a fun place so you'll have a great time. The food wasn't horrible not like we were saying 'OMG THIS IS DISGUSTING' just that some things we ate didnt have as much flavor as other cuban restaurants. We also ate there late at night so maybe that was the case.
I was reading reviews on citysearch and menupages and a LOT of people were saying the same things as you. So now Im not going to get my hopes up. LOL. But I figure we have the gift certificate, so if its not great, its no biggie. The people who got it for us are from Maine and got if based on a recommendation from their daughter who lives here. DH and i went to their sister restaurant, Fleur De Sol a couple of years ago and LOVED it!
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Posted by GinaZ
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
DH and I are actually going tonight. I just amde a reservation. We got a gift certificate for it as a wedding gift. DH's band is playing only a couple of subway stops away and isn't going on till 10 so we figured its a good ngiht to use it.
the atmosphere is real good there, it is a fun place so you'll have a great time. The food wasn't horrible not like we were saying 'OMG THIS IS DISGUSTING' just that some things we ate didnt have as much flavor as other cuban restaurants. We also ate there late at night so maybe that was the case.
I was reading reviews on citysearch and menupages and a LOT of people were saying the same things as you. So now Im not going to get my hopes up. LOL. But I figure we have the gift certificate, so if its not great, its no biggie. The people who got it for us are from Maine and got if based on a recommendation from their daughter who lives here. DH and i went to their sister restaurant, Fleur De Sol a couple of years ago and LOVED it!
i think that was the problem for us, we had higher expectations, everyone always raved about it so we were so excited and couldn't wait. Then it was like hmmmm the rice and beans dont have as much flavor as other places where you really taste the seasoning. Thats what it came down to. Plus you said its a GC so no biggie. Have fun though, the place is beautiful and you'll have a great time no matter what.
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my fave is buddakan, not 100% sure if you would like it though haha. They do have regular things too though.
Would you prefer Italian?
plataforma is brazilian, i love it
theres a spaniard restaurant, been around forever its called Ole. Great atmosphere and they have live singers, known to have opera singers.
one romantic restaurant that is very popular is one if by land two if by sea
Plataforma is great! There is a place in Roslyn called Riodizio that is owned by the same people and is also excellent!! So much food!!!!!
yes, you're right it's owned by the same people. I haven't been to that one yet but we plan to. The manager at Riodizio is a client of mine, really nice guy.
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OK. What about The View? Anybody been there? People at work are recommending it to me but I read a bunch of bad reviews online.
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OK. What about The View? Anybody been there? People at work are recommending it to me but I read a bunch of bad reviews online.
I went once and wasn't impressed
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OK. What about The View? Anybody been there? People at work are recommending it to me but I read a bunch of bad reviews online.
I went once and wasn't impressed
the view is very romantic. The floor spins and is best to go when the sun is about to set. I have only gone for drinks and they were great. Really don't know about the food.
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check out 'BED' google it. It's in the factory, the elevator takes you up and you eat on a bed. I took DH for his bday and he loved him. The bill ran up to $250 excluding drinks. The food seemed to be little but it was delicious and really filled us up. You can try Water Edge which is in LIC Queens. You can take their water taxi from the city to go eat dinner and then take it back if you are planning on staying in the City.
Bed was a closed a while ago.
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Basso 56. I have been to the original location Basso Est which I think is closed down. It is great Italian Food!
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OK. What about The View? Anybody been there? People at work are recommending it to me but I read a bunch of bad reviews online.
OK. What about The View? Anybody been there? People at work are recommending it to me but I read a bunch of bad reviews online.
I went once and wasn't impressed
the view is very romantic. The floor spins and is best to go when the sun is about to set. I have only gone for drinks and they were great. Really don't know about the food.
i've been there a couple of times, but it was many many years ago...the 1st time I ate the duck and it was actually delicious...the 2nd time I went for a girls night and we just had drinks and that was fun
