Bouley
Prices
Average main course: $40.
AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V.
Description
The newly relocated flagship of chef David Bouleys growing empire exists in its own bubble, where the Dow still surges and expense-account spending never dried up. The opulent decor (its hard to find this much velvet outside of the Liberace Museum) is echoed in the finely wrought food. A slow-poached egg appetizer came swaddled in polenta and sunchoke puree, with coconut-garlic broth and whisper-thin serrano ham shards. Sweet butter-poached lobster luxuriated with hearts of palm and snap peas in a pomegranate and pinot noir sauce. Like the interior, desserts (such as the superb chocolate frivolous) are designed with romance in mind.
Hours
Daily 11:30am–3pm, 5–11:30pm.
My husband selected this restaurant as a special surprise for my birthday. We paid $350 without tip. The Tasting Menu choice was better than the selection of foie gras as appetizer and pig as main course (a tiny square of food for $44). There were at least 6 waiters in black suits and several others, who served the food and water. The "men in black" were not able to answer any question competently and they were arrogant too. The only two persons, who's knowledge reflected what this place claims
Bouley's lunch tasting menu is the Find of the Century. Top quality food and service for a rather moderate price.