Tartine in West Village
EATERY:
Tartine
LOCATION:
253 W. 11th Street (between 4th St & Waverly Pl), New York, NY 10014
REVIEWS:
Cozy home cooked French bistro is how I would describe Tartine, from the tiny dinning area with little pictures hung with care to the little tables all cramped indoors, it seems to me like a little old lady opened her home to people to eat in. Perfect place for Sunday brunch but when I went to Tartine’s it was pretty late in the afternoon right after the sunset so our pictures are not as good as I had hope. But don’t let the pictures fool ya, all 3 dishes we ordered were great and the added bonus was BYOB. This time I went for something I have yet to try in my life, escargot ($9) being one of them, I got that as my main entrée, Sharlene got the sausage cooked in mustard vinaigrette with roasted potatoes ($9) and as our starters fig salad ($7). The tiny little snails were great they were stewed in butter with minced parsley and garlic that were to die for and could have eaten more of; I think my order only came with 6-7 (no wonder those French women stay so slim) and the fig salad were more bountiful but only came with 3 figs only, it was ripe and very sweet on a bed a frise and balsamic vinaigrette. A little over dressed but not bad at all, and Sharlene’s pork sausage was great never had them cooked like this before. I guess it is typical French, and the feeling of dinning outdoors while the cool Fall air wafting by us with the hint of smoky aroma of our red wine really warm me up.
RANTS & RAVES:
Overall I loved the whole experience of this tiny bistro, the food was good home cooked meal w/out the 2-hour reductions sauce that one would typically expect at a French restaurant.
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