Perry St

10/02/09

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent... but Pricey

by misstikki at Citysearch

Jean George's Perry Street was beyond delightful. Dining there with a small group on a weekday night, the dining room was dimly lit and well spaced. The restaurant is located on the first floor of Meir's glass building, where one can view the West Side Highway. The service was great - friendly hostess and attentive servers and well informed waiter with great honest recommendations (I switched one of my choices and the recommended dish was delicious). With five individuals tasting 5 different appetizers, entrees and desserts... there was not one wrong step - everything was excellent. Some of the highlights include the poached egg (to die for), rice encrusted tuna, red snapper, lobster, lamb (nice portion size - 3 pieces), fig tart (good size), and poached pear. The only issue some folks may have is that it is pricey. With two drinks, an appetizer, entree and dessert, it came out to ~$100 per person... but it was well worth it. Great for an intimate dinner.

• Pros: Wonderful food, service and ambiance
• Cons: Pricey (but we knew that going in)

03/09/09

Phenomenal Food!!! Phenomenal Service!!

by NYCCulinaryCritic at Citysearch

Dined at Perry Street this past Saturday night. Drinks at the bar (Mojito & Vodka Lemonade with Thyme) were great. Mojito was a bit strong & could use more sugar. Vodka was simply awesome. The thyme lemonade mixture was unique and a nice combo. Apps: Rare tuna was absolutely great married with the spicy sauce surrounding it. Calimari was tender inside with a course ground breading outside. Better paired with the tuna sauce. Mains: Chicken...WOW...another proprietary batter from JG encases a very flavorful & moist chicken breast and a thigh. We inquired as to the brand of chicken and were told it was an Antibiotic free chicken from FreeBird. Lamb was cooked to perfection. Sauce pairing was exceptional and created a wonderful flavor profile. Pink Cod was a bit bland but cooked to a flakey and moist perfection.

A perfect date place or for that exceptional meal you crave. Right on the water. Easy to get too. Wonderful!!

• Pros: Easy to get too...Great Food...Great Service
• Cons: none

09/20/08

Lovely Dinner Experience

by hottfussnyc at Citysearch

My friend and I ate here last night, had 6:30 rsvps. Funny, someone called while my friend said she was waiting for me and the hostess said they were fully booked! Meanwhile, half the place was empty. I think they do that to give the place a more intimate feel? I kinda liked that it wasn't packed, and we could chat without having to raise our voices to hear each other and getting attentive service from the staff. So maybe that's done on purpose? I don't know. But anyway, service was excellent and the menu was great. Lobster is the priciest dish ($46/48?) but it was SO GOOD. It's steamed (healthy!) with lemon aoili (so good), with 3 slices of potatoes (each cooked differently) and some veggies (Forgot what they are called, snow peas?). I also had the tomato soup for a starter and it was delicious!!! Came with some bread/cheese thing and the combination was flavorful. We were so full from our starter/entrees but managed to squeeze in the strawberry tart for dessert. Also very good. All in all a very nice dining experience! Expensive but a nice, adult place right by West Side Highway (saw the sunset from my seat). Oh, and the place had nice music/decor/ambience vibe to it too. Not too trendy and not overly stuffy. Great for a date or catching up with friends.

• Pros: Lobster dish, tomato soup, ambience, service
• Cons: kinda pricey for lobster