Chanterelle
New York, NY 10013-2810
Phone: (212) 966-6960
Fax: (212) 966-6143
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Hudson Street
- Directions:
- 1 at Franklin St
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 5:30pm-10:30pm, Thu-Sat 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm, Sun 5pm-10:30pm
Editorial Review for Chanterelle – by Dana Bowen
The Scene
Owners Karen and David Waltuck continue to be trailblazers in their field. When they opened their doors in 1979, they were the first to bring fine food and smart, serious service to Tribeca. The scene, as well as the neighborhood, has evolved since then, and now a refined, moneyed clientele dines in the spacious, candlelit room rimmed with towering floral arrangements and sparkling chandeliers. Down-to-earth service tempers the formality.
The Food
David Waltuck's pricey, market-driven, prix-fixe dinner menu transcends trend with an assured blend of French inspiration and New American innovation. His timeless classics--like grilled seafood sausage bursting with butter, sweetness and brine; poached white tuna atop surpassingly fresh watercress coulis; and velvety-beyond-compare squab mousse--are understated and yet stunning. And when he layers more elaborate flavors--steamed lobster drizzled with curry-lime-muscat emulsion; gamey, wine-braised venison offset with sweet butternut squash flan--the results are beautifully calibrated.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoOnly prix-fixe menus are served and the three-course option is a whopping $95. Still, cheese lovers will find the $25 substitution supplement worthwhile for a cheese plate that is among the best in town. The lunch prix fixe is $42.
What to DrinkFor the past decade, master sommelier Roger Daghorn has been scouring the globe for rare wine finds. The South African pinot noir is an excellent choice.
User Reviews for Chanterelle
04/20/2008 Posted by woodhull
I concur with the two most recent reviews. I was truly disappointed by Chanterelle. My fiancee and I were there yesterday evening for my birthday. We got the 3-course menu and an unremarkable (yet overpriced) bottle of Rioja. My appetizer of scallop and foie gras dumplings & my partner's entree of sturgeon were both quite good; his appetizer of beef cheeks and my entree of sirloin and marrow were awful -- both dry and tasteless, my sirloin dish in a soupy, flavorless red wine sauce. He had a rhubarb tart for dessert, which was tasty; I had the Valrhona chocolate dessert which was terrible, inedible in fact (wonderful dark chocolate in a fried pastry concoction that completely masked the flavor of the chocolate -- what was the pastry chef thinking??). The service, however, was the WORST part of the meal. We easily waited 40 minutes between courses, the waiters were gruff and indifferent (hastily mumbled the descriptions of the food and kept us sitting at a dirty, crumb-covered table for 10 minutes), and no one checked to see if we needed anything once our food was served. We felt abandoned by the wait staff. I was so disappointed that I actually said something to the manager -- and it made absolutely no difference. What an unfortunate experience. Skip this place and go to Jean Georges, Bouley or Gramercy Tavern -- where the food AND the service are spectacular.
Pros: Ambience, Lighting
Cons: Abysmal Service, Awful Desserts
04/06/2008 Posted by SusanJ25
Don’t waste your time or money at this restaurant. It does not live up to expectations. The service was almost non-existent. My husband and I remarked that we have never eaten at a restaurant so highly rated where the service was so poor. No wait staff spoke to us for nearly forty-five minutes as we waited for our main course to arrive. We were virtually ignored. The food was average, but nothing extraordinary. The room is pretty, but less impressive than many other top restaurants. I would save your money for a restaurant that lives up to its reputation such as Daniel, Bouley or Le Bernardin. Chanterelle does not even come to any of these restaurants. I don’t know how it has been able to retain its high rating – especially in service.
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