Alexandra Restaurant
(212) 255-3838
455 Hudson Street
New York,
NY
10014
40.7315
-74.0067
Neighborhoods: Downtown, West Village
What People Are Saying About Alexandra Restaurant
The Editor
Allison Austin
Citysearch
The Scene
Small groups of friends and dating duos squeeze into this tiny, candlelit West Village storefront, sipping wine and chatting over the din. Servers swerve about the room, narrowly passing through two-top tables, bringing baskets of bread and hurriedly taking orders; it's a cozy spot in spite of the bustle.
The Food
The American bistro menu is brief, yet includes a good range--seafood, pasta, salads--of options. Start with the plump mussels, steaming in a fragrant red curry-coconut broth, or the surprisingly good, ultra-tender, chili-flecked baby back ribs. Salads, including a lemony, crunchy apple and hazelnut mix, are bountiful enough to be shared. For dinner, best is the grilled salmon over polenta and dotted with warmed cherry tomatoes, but the scallops, strewn atop lemony risotto, and the NY steak-and-fries are also quite good. For dessert, the upside-down pineapple cake is tops.
User Reviews
marisaaa
November 26, 2008
We have all heard of the restaurant Alexandra. People rave and brag about the food. Let me tell you, the food was not up to my expectations for this restaurant. I ordered a steak entree, and did not feel well the next day. I asked for the steak medium rare, but was served with it simply red. I decided to eat it nonetheless. The service was however really good. However, the main thing that should be concentrated on here is the FOOD!
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izettaaa
October 30, 2008
What really makes this restaurant is the atmosphere, decor and the amazing service. It truly is a very classy restaurant and very inviting. The food is pretty good, too.Their oyster could use a little improvement but the salmon I had there was excellent and it was on top of the corn and tomato concoction that would make anyone's mouth melt. The touchino was quite good. I'd say the low point of my visit there was the calamari. All in all a great place if you want to hang out with a couple of friends or go on a fun date.
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wvlocal3
September 10, 2008
by far the worst service in the village! waitress doesnt care if you caught on fire she would ignore you... after waiting 40 minutes for my dinner she tried to take away my plate with half of the meal still on it, mentioning that she needed the table. THERE WAS NO ONE WAITING. won't ever go back. the food was ok, too expensive.
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What to Drink:
The 30-bottle list includes reliably good wines from Australia, France and Napa. The earthy Rodney Strong Pinot Noir is a very good choice.
Know Before You Go:
Reservations are not taken, and tables usually fill up around 8pm.
