Perilla

11/19/09

Great recommendation, great food!

by NikkiX at Citysearch

My old boss was in town and wanted to catch up for dinner, after flying in the day previous, somewhere more relaxed was preferred. A colleague recommend Perilla. I read some of the reviews on this site and was a little worried about the noise comments - my colleague disagreed so I thought what the hell and booked a table for 2!

This was a great recommendation. Our waitress was very attentive. We orderd the sashimi and the boar belly to start, my old boss was given the calamari by mistake but after tasting it realised this wasnt such a bad thing!! We did advise our waitress and she told us to enjoy the calamari and she'll have a boar belly dish put together asap! Three starters for two was a bit much, but when food tastes good you can't waste it!!

We shared the steak for 2 for our main course, this came with garlic mashed potatoe and spinach, i wasnt so keen on the way the spinach was done but my old boss thought it was great!

We were far to full for desserts but was very satisfied with the meal we had.

I would definitely go again and would recommend this restaurant. The noise wasn't loud, although the music was a little 'pop' for this beautiful place.

• Pros: Calamari Salad, Steak for 2 to share!

10/30/09

What's this? I forgot what we ordered. Who cares-It's amazin

by slinki at Citysearch

The food is fantastic!!! My only regret about this place is that it will become too popular and harder to get a table, or that the chef will take off soon. But they already have a very good pace for seating/reservation staggering, so as long as the chef sticks around, this will be my new favorite place in the W Village for a while. Love the decor. My cocktail was also wonderful. Again, not into sweets, and the Perilla 75 has JUST the right mix of sweet, sour and zing. Wasn't crazy about the dessert we shared (peanut butter something or other), but I'm not a big dessert person. It could be bigger, but then it might lose some of its uniqueness.

• Pros: food, service, design
• Cons: a bit small, a bit noisy

06/28/09

Fantastic New American

by tmhessel at Citysearch

I don't usually take time to review but Perilla was so good that I will. 9:45 res for two. Seated right away. Space bet tables was tight, but not more so than many Manhattan places. Noise loud, but place was packed, and noise probably a function of place size (small, but not tiny as described in some reviews). Shared app: roasted maine sardines w/ black hummus, piquillo peppers & oregano vinaigrette. Entrees: dorado (special) w/ chickpeas & water chestnuts; roasted local game hen w/ orzo, summer vegetables, pea greens & poultry jus. Desserts: rhubarb sorbet cake w/ creme fraiche parfait & peanut butter chantilly; vanilla scented doughnuts w/ key lime custard & coconut refresher. Donuts highly recommended. Service impeccable, food delicious.

• Pros: All food and service
• Cons: Noise level