A.O.C. Bedford
New York, NY 10014-4717
Phone: (212) 414-4764
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Between Downing Street and Houston Street
- Directions:
- 1 at Houston St
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5:30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11:30pm
Editorial Review for A.O.C. Bedford – by Allison Austin
The Scene
Exposed brick, beamed ceilings, linen napkins and tapered candles make it obvious that this is a restaurant for romance. Servers swing from being attentive to patrons to being chatty with each other and stranding tables. Despite the small dining room, diners are not rushed.
The Food
The Spanish menu is based on the premise that quality ingredients taste best when left to shine on their own. Simple dishes, like tender, thinly sliced octopus seasoned and drizzled with fruity olive oil and tagliatelle with sauteed wild mushrooms and fresh peas, are a study in understated richness. Keeping with the romantic theme, the satisfying house paella--a wealth of mussels, prawns and clams resting on fragrant al dente rice--is served for two. Meat lovers should opt for the nicely charred, expertly cooked steak. The cheese selection is fine, though a bit pedestrian, while the duo of desserts changes daily.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe initials A.O.C., D.O.C. and D.O. designate the area from which the food or wine originates; it's also a good barometer of quality since the countries' governments (France, Italy and Spain, respectively) only give the title to the highest quality exports.
The ExtrasBring a bottle on Sunday or Monday night and skip the corkage fee.
User Reviews for A.O.C. Bedford
10/06/2008 Posted by lpayton22
A.O.C. Bedford is probably my favorite restaurant in NY. We have gone there for several important celebrations and they have never let us down. Food, service, wine list everything is amazing, and the atmosphere is a great mix of friendly/special. I highly recommend the Octopus and the durk.
Pros: wine list ,food,staff
Cons: small
04/14/2008 Posted by slurms
Food was great, but service is so horrendous that unfortunately I will never go there again. We had a party of 10 for my girlfriend's birthday. The waitress repeatedly stumbled around, spilling red wine everywhere on the table while pouring. She never asked if we wanted another bottle - just opened one and started pouring. When we overheard the other servers discussing what to do with the remaining cake as there was a lot left, we asked our waitress to have it boxed. She told us we could not as there was none left. The entire party left in such a bad mood that it just ruined the night, despite the excellent food.
Pros: Great food, atmosphere
Cons: Terrible service, attitude
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