Rocking Horse Cafe
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 463-9511
Fax: (212) 243-3245
07/19/2007 Posted by cherrybomb23
This is certainly a cute place and the food was fine - not great (esp. for the prices) - but be careful when you make your reservations! I find it's hard to enjoy any meal when a place can't even get your reservation right, but this situation was especially disappointing. They even went so far as to tell a story that someone by my own name called and changed the reservation. Strange, don't you think? Re: the food - the starter salsa was unexciting and quite bland and the chips were stale. The lobster empanadas were dry and required a lot of soaking in the oily sauce that accomanied them. The guacamole was surprisingly good and there was a lot of it, which was a nice surprise, but I wasn't sure what to do with the soft tortillas and the meek side dishes...make a wrap of some sort? The rest of our entrees -- the salmon: the grilled chayote was a nice addition; the tuna: overdone but the sides had great flavor; braised pork: completely bland with no flavor at all - very disappointing; and the steak: just so-so - nothing to write home about. All in all, way overpriced for what the food was and disappointing off the bat with the reservation mistake. I won't be heading back anytime soon.
Pros: guacamole
Cons: lack of ability to take a reservation
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