Petite Abeille
(212) 727-1505
401 E 20TH St
New York,
NY
10010
40.7409
-74.0055
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Meatpacking District
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The Scene
Petite Abeille is ideal for a lazy lunch, a restorative brunch or light dinner. The charming space is small and homey--blue-and-white checkerboard tablecloths cover the tables, a chalkboard serves as a wine list and the walls carry more Tintin memorabilia than a French nursery school.
The Food
The French-Belgian menu is small, but everything on it is satisfyingly savory, from a simple pot of mussels in a choice of sauces (beer and bacon, creamy mushroom, or white wine and garlic broth), to beef stewed with beer and prunes; from a juicy croque monsieur and beyond. The pommes frites are top-notch, and there's an impressive array of Belgian beers to pair with your meal. Desserts are traditional, but chances are you won't have room left, anyway.
User Reviews
estafish
May 03, 2009
I live behind Petite Abeille. I have been there many times. I have never written a review, but I've had enough. Since it is located so close to where I live, everytime I go in there I hope for a good experience and I am always disappointed. Without exception the service is very poor. The wait staff is either slow or has an attitude. On Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. they ran out of the daily special. I ordered salmon. It tasted like someone poured a salt shaker on the fish. It was inedible. As much as I hate doing this, and only sent food back once before in my life, I had to send it back. It was inedible. It took one-half hour for me to get a new dish. I finally had to confront the waitress and she forgot. Now my fish was cold. I ate the salad around it. Unbelieveable. Never again.
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tulip45
November 18, 2008
My favorite place to go to for weekend brunch. Their belgian waffles with fruit and whipped cream are amazing. Their omlettes are also really good and I love the special potatoes that come with them. They are very reasonably priced and a great place to bring visitors.
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yippee
October 30, 2008
First off, the atmosphere isn't particularly "warm" here. Not particularly intimate or anything. I got their salade nicoise for $16. Thought it was a bit overpriced, especially considering that instead of using italian tuna (or tuna packed in olive oil), they used white/albacore tuna. (I thought a true nicoise salade always had italian tuna?) Anyway, this place had no redeeming qualities that would make me want to return. And by the way, their menu is absolutely impossible to read, not so much because of the type size, but the font they use, and the background color. I couldn't read any descriptions of the dishes.... and it's not like I always have difficulty reading restaurant menus...
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Save Money:
Every Wednesday, get all-you-can-eat mussels and one Stella beer for just $15. Thursday is lobster night--prices vary, but it's never more than $20.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Quiet, Outdoor Dining
