Zucco Le French Dinner

07/01/09

fantastic

by CYou22

small, romantic, old fashioned hard work

• Pros: just right
• Cons: non

03/22/09

Favorite Restaurant in NYC

by JonathanSarno

Only seats about 10 people and the food is great although a bit pricy for me.

My favorite restaurant in NYC and right across the street from where I live

• Pros: Example: best croissants in town
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

10/09/08

Perfect

by PlayLab

This is our favorite place to eat brunch, ever. Everyone there is awesome. The food is perfect. Don't read our review and go there though, we want the place for ourselves.

• Pros: It's perfect
• Cons: It's small

06/29/08

Hidden gem

by btour

The frisee aux lardons is my preferred dish at Zucco, if you like this dish you need to order it. Depending on the cook on duty, it gets even better. Then you have the lamb shank, it's not on the menu, but they have it Tuesday through Saturday. The goat cheese salad is also a must-have. The place is very small, so don't even bother going there in large groups, there's simply no room. They don't serve Bud Light, hate ketchup, play all sorts of music at a high volume, and the seats are uncomfortable. Enjoy!

• Pros: Frisee aux lardons, goat cheese salad, lamb shank, confit de canard, etc.
• Cons: Fish

06/22/08

Excellent French Dining

by bkt2

I brought a date to Zucco le French Diner on Saturday Night. We had read the reviews about how small it is, and went early (about 6:30) and had no trouble getting a table. The food was excellent. I would recomend this restraunt to anyone. It is great for a date or a small group because of the atmosphere. Food and drinks are served by the owner who is every interested in making sure everyone enjoys their time.

• Pros: Excellent Food, great atmosphere
• Cons: small, hard to get a table late

09/02/07

Beautifully Prepared and Reasonably Priced Simple French Fare

by shanir

Stumbled upon this place over Labour Day weekend and were lured in by the menu and the music. Fortunately, we snagged one of the few tables. Much to our surprise and delight, they had Orangina on the drinks list. The bread they brought out was indeed warm and fluffy. My friend ordered the Croque Monseur and was very happy. I had the lamb chops with rattatouille and French Fries, all of which was excellent. The fries were crisp and on the thick side and the meat was flavourful and not tough. We were a bit underwhelmed by dessert (tarte tatin and chocolate mousse, although the tatin came with a nice-sized little dish of creme fraiche). They only take AmEx or cash, which was a bit of a pain, but otherwise, a very charming evening.

• Pros: Food, Music, The Owner/Waiter, Prices
• Cons: Very small and needs a full service credit card acceptance policy

11/19/06

good brunch

by splashkpl

Came here for brunch with two friends today and luckily did not have to wait. As mentioned by other reviewers, the place is tiny and cramped but that just adds to atmosphere. Warm bread is served while we waited for our food. Even this bread was good because it was warm and a little flaky. I had the Ham and Cheese in Phyllo ($9.50) which was pretty good. Friends had the coffee, nutella on bread and french toast. I want to come back and try more stuff.

• Pros: food, price
• Cons: very small

06/03/06

Love this place

by nycritic12

This really is one of my favorite restaurants in NYC right now. The place is filled with character, not to mention the owner who is a character himself. Zucco, the owner and chef (one name only, think Prince or Madonna) is great, friendly, and does everything. He will be your waiter, wine server, busboy, and will seat you. The food was very good and is very reasonably priced. Great date place, although it is tiny. I think max capacity would only be about 12 or 14 with people eating at the bar. I plan to go back, although I do here it can be hard to get a table. We didn't have any trouble and really had a great evening.

• Pros: character, atmosphere, food
• Cons: very small

05/19/06

best french in the city

by cmc340

Let alone this being the best french i have tasted in the city, it rivals with some of my top picks as the best meal i have had in the city. Yes, it is small, but who really cares. One should be used to small environments living in nyc. It is a shame that the previous reviewer did not give it a chance because this is the type of food where you truly savor every bite. Dining at zucco's is quite a food connoisseur's experience! My only advice is do go early so you can get a seat at either the bar or booth. This place tends to get crowded on weekend nights.

• Pros: Service, Food, Price
• Cons: Packed Certain Nights

04/29/06

What a Dive

by natakia1108

Well my girlfriend & I were all excited about going to this byob restaurant & boy were we surprised when we arrived. To say it's small is an understatement. I mean the kitchen is behind the bar & he has clusters of small candles, so needless to say the bar area is EXTREMELY hot & this was in April when it was a cool 60 degrees. I can only imagine what the summer will be like. But to make matters really bad it's NO LONGER BYOB. He got himself a little liquor license. so we would of had to pay $15 dollars for him to open it which is more than we paid for it. Plus there were no tables. So we left, the menu looked decent but you have to go when you can get one of the 2 or 3 tables.