(212) 255-2100
54 Carmine St
(at Bedford St.)
New York,
NY
10014
40.7298
-74.0036
Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown
Hours:
Mon-Wed, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-11pm
Thu-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-midnight
Sat, 10:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-midnight
Sun, 10:30am-2:30pm and 5pm-10pm
Price:
$$$
Last updated 4.14.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Lunch Spot, Romantic Dining, Dine At The Bar
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
What People Are Saying About Market Table
Featured Review
Justin Hartung
Contributor
The Scene – The wizards behind Little Owl, Joey Campanaro and Gabriel Stulman, hope lighting strikes twice with this West Village spot. With its wood-beamed ceiling, butcher block tables and a drawing of a lantern on a chalkboard wall, the decor insinuates "country" without knocking you over the head with a rolling pin about it. But don't be fooled by all the bucolic trimmings: Scoring a prime-time table is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. – – The Food – Joining the team is a Mermaid Inn vet, chef Michael Price, whose simply conceived seafood dishes provide…
Editor's Tips
- What to Drink:
- The cocktail menu is terrific, affordable (many drinks clock in at under $10) and includes concoctions made with unexpected ingredients like Manischewitz and PBR. The $8 Boqueria tastes like a cold, refreshing version of Scandinavian gloog.
- Know Before You Go:
- Reservations are tough to score--call ahead a month in advance for the best time slots.
- The Extras:
- The adjoining market sells goods used in the dishes, including meats from Pat LaFrieda, who also supplies Little Owl.
- Fun Fact:
- At the end of the meal, receipts come tucked into books, ranging from rock bios to "The Chocolate Connoisseur."
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| dessert | 50.0% positive |
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| drinks | 87.5% positive |
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| food quality | 87.04000473022461% positive |
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| menu variety | 100.0% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| return potential | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 90.0% positive |
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| value | 70.0% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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Disappointment
by keuja975
My wife and I loved dining at Market Table, until our last meal there.
The food was not as good as it used to be. My wife's dish was very bland and the pork chop very dry. This can happen, I know. But what really bothered us was, in fact the service. It was very impersonal, and at the end of dinner, the waiter came over, and "asked" are you finished with that as he whisked away our dessert plate off the table. After taking a few steps he realized we were not done with it. He said sorry and he put it back down. We were planning on having coffee, but our check landed on the table a few minutes later, without us asking for it.
I m sorry to say we won't be dining there again.
Solid
by Aficionado
Went here for Valentine's Day (I know the post is a bit late) with another couple. The food was outstanding....but came in very small portions. I dont remember what we paid and I understand that VDay is more expensive, but I do remember leaving hungry.
A friend that I was with found a 3 inch piece of sharp plastic in his food (someone dropped a plastic container in the kitchen and apparently didnt find all the pieces). The place doesn't get points off for this because lets face it accidents happen and they comp'd his meal and a bottle of wine. I thought that was very appropriate and even commend them for handling so prefessionally (they offered before we had a chance to complain). Classy, great food and wine selection....but I could use more food for the price.
- Pros: Great food, service
- Cons: Price, portions
Wonderful Dining Experience, but Nothing Outstanding
by silverblue , Citysearch Contributor
From the owners that brought us the Little Owl, I loved the rustic ambiance of Market Table just as much! Wooden tables complement wine shelves that were propped against exposed brick walls.
My dining partner had just been to this greenmarket-driven restaurant just a few months earlier but didn't think the dinner was memorable. This time around, he went home with the restaurant immortalized in his brains. We were recommended a half bottle of Cab Sauv from Chile that had a nice rounded flavor with limited tanin. I have to say that I was disappointed with the rather limited wine list and the fact that the bar do not serve hard liquor. To start, the romaine salad ala Ceasar was a true pleaser. It had 3 big pieces of anchovies (which we love!) atop a bed of yummy romaine lettuce.
When our entrees arrive, we gasped at how big the portions were! My companion got the grilled pork potterhouse, where the acidity and concentration of the tomato sauce topping perfectly balanced out the strong pork flavors. I ordered the seared cod, where the skin was grilled to cripsy perfection. The butternut squash risotto was lovely although the rice could've been creamier and less grainy.
Dessert didn't fall short either. We shared the pineapple and strawberry crisp topped with vanilla ice cream. What made this dessert so good was combination of the steaming hot fruit crumble laced with super cold ice cream. At the end of our meal, I loved the fact that the bill came inside a leather-bound book where customers leave pleasant comments about how memorable their dining experiences were at Market Table!
While I had a wonderful experience here and would highly recommend it, I probably wouldn't be returning anytime soon just because there are lots more similarly great restaurant out there. There was nothing particularly outstanding or remarkable about the dishes, nonetheless, this market's worth a visit!
- Pros: Huge portions, good service
- Cons: Limited wine list
We love everthing..
by noodleman1111
We have been here so many times and love everything about this place.. the food is so good and will be back again.
Great food, relaxed setting
by KingConn
been there a couple times and always something different on the menu to choose from. we all loved our meal. dining room is a great setting - big floor to ceiling windows right on the corner of carmine and bedford. would go back again.
- Pros: great food, lovely stuff
- Cons: gotta make a reservation
The Details on Market Table
Place Categories:
- really great food
- polite service
- very interesting wine
- amazing short rib gnocchi
- wonderful experience
- beautiful place
- great half bottle
- wonderful everything
- attentive maitre d
- great decor
- divine lamb shank
- helpful server
- similarly great restaurant
- pretty rude staff
- incredible fish
- remarkable nothing
- amazing busboy
- delicious entrees
- very good monkfish dish
- all loved meal
- nice staffers
- bad taste
- always full water glasses
- great relaxed setting
- great windows


