Cafe Boulud
20 East 76th St.,
New York
NY
10021
TEL: 212-772-2600
Hours
Lunch: Tuesday - Saturday: 12:00pm - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Saturday: 5:45pm -11:00pmServing
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Ratings
based on 1 reviews | |
| Food | 4.0 |
| Service | 5.0 |
| Atmosphere | 4.0 |
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Features
Fine Dining,Notable Chef,Outdoor SeatingCuisine
American New,FrenchCafe Boulud boasts a menu created by none other than Daniel Boulud himself. Eclectic French and International cuisine is served without pretensions or "fuss," though culinary technique is certainly above par. Expect foams, scrupulous presentation and equally impressive prices. Seared fois gras with honey and peach marmalade, hazelnuts and watercress is the star of the traditional menu, while the Thai lobster with coconut lemongrass sauce Thai mint and mango stands out among the international options. Consistently delicious and well executed, Cafe Boulud is the go-to place for pricey, but guaranteed to please cuisine.
User reviews
Daniel strikes again
Reviewed on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 — Last updated: Tuesday, 18 November 2008
After a positive restaurant week experience at DB Bistro for lunch, I took Opentable's "Appetite Stimulus Plan" for a spin. Not that I can afford to go out for lunch often (if at all), but $24 for Cafe Boulud seemed like a good idea, especially because of my experience with DB's value a year ago.
But the three courses were generous enough for lunch, and very good value-wise. The pumpkin soup was just sweet enough, and very soothing on the senses for a cold blustery day. Fresh sage and brioche croutons rounded out a velvety pumpkin broth. Small duck leg, but well prepared, juicy, fatty - everything you could want in duck confit. On top of a potato latke which added a nice crunch, and a roasted endive which was too bitter eaten alone, but added a nice flavor when used with the rest of the place. Dessert was fine, nothing special. And there were also $24 bottles of wine, so between three people it seemed like a good idea.
While I am always skeptical of special prix-fixe menus (ie they are just a way for an establishment to generate volume in exchange for a subpar meal with rushed service - I'm looking at you One If By Land), the Boulud family has thus far outperformed with impeccable service (efficient, unrushed, and unnoticed) and great value.
But the three courses were generous enough for lunch, and very good value-wise. The pumpkin soup was just sweet enough, and very soothing on the senses for a cold blustery day. Fresh sage and brioche croutons rounded out a velvety pumpkin broth. Small duck leg, but well prepared, juicy, fatty - everything you could want in duck confit. On top of a potato latke which added a nice crunch, and a roasted endive which was too bitter eaten alone, but added a nice flavor when used with the rest of the place. Dessert was fine, nothing special. And there were also $24 bottles of wine, so between three people it seemed like a good idea.
While I am always skeptical of special prix-fixe menus (ie they are just a way for an establishment to generate volume in exchange for a subpar meal with rushed service - I'm looking at you One If By Land), the Boulud family has thus far outperformed with impeccable service (efficient, unrushed, and unnoticed) and great value.
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What I Ate: Pumpkin soup, duck leg confit, chocolate almond cake
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