Carne Vale
New York, NY 10009
Phone: (212) 777-4686
- Cross Street:
- Between 3rd Street and 4th Street
- Directions:
- F, V at 2nd Ave; F; J, M, Z at Essex St-Delancey St
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 6pm-12am, Fri-6pm-4am
Editorial Review for Carne Vale – by Rebecca Behan
In Short
Plenty of places evoke Latin America in the East Village, but none tries quite so hard to please as Carne Vale. Boisterous, lively and loud, drinkers and diners bask in the club-like ambience and attentive waitstaff. Those looking to enjoy some old-fashioned conversation should avoid the cramped bar and step outside to the spacious and quiet back patio. The bartenders focus attention on the house-made sangria and cocktails, using enough simple syrup to give bystanders a contact sugar-high.
Hits: Barely dressed dancers in "costume" bring the real Carnival closer to home on weekends, ratcheting up the vacation-vibe and proving that there is more than one way to wear pearls.
Misses: Despite the seemingly exotic pedigree of the available Brazilian bottled beers, these brews may underwhelm all but the most easily satisfied, uninitiated of drinkers.
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Insider Tips
Food ServedIn addition to a cold buffet, Carne Vale serves traditional Brazilian barbecue--waiters slice the meat of your choosing straight from the skewers. Brunch is also served on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
Know Before You GoBar-hoppers hoping for a table or banquette will want swing by later in the evening after the dinner crowd has cleared out.
The ExtrasWith its diverse offerings, Carne Vale may be a hit with out-of-towners and large groups in particular.
User Reviews for Carne Vale
09/08/2008 Posted by Nativeater
Someone needs to hire a listings editor at citysearch--this is the third closed restaurant I have come across in as many months that looks open for business on here. Fortunately I called to make a reservation and found out before trekking over there for nothing.
01/21/2008 Posted by myrnita
I made reservations for 7pm on a Saturday night for four. I walk in with my party and the place is virtually empty. The waitress asks me if I have reservations and she looks up my name. She tells us to wait by the bar which I found odd. We wait about a minute and when she returns it was not to seat us. I asked her what was going on and why we couldn't be seated since the place was practically empty. She says her manager is seating people in the back and that we are to sit at the bar and have some drinks. Basically, they were trying to force us to have drinks before we sat down in order to make some money. WE DON'T DRINK AND WERE NOT INTERESTED IN DOING SO. We just left and she looked embarrassed with nothing to say. She knew what she was asking us to do was ridiculous. I don't know who the manager is but this is no way to do business. He lost four customers and for what. Even if the manager was seating people in the back, which I doubt since there was no one seated in the front of the restaurant, the waitress looked perfectly capable of seating us. Never again!
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