I have had a number of great meals in the more formal dining room at Colicchio & Sons. Including what had ranked as the #2 meal of ALL TIME and gave us our #1 bite of all time.
They also have the “Tap Room” up front which is a bit more casual. The menu is smaller, but has a lot of the same items. One thing that isn’t available in the Tap Room, however, is the bread I so fell in love with. Thankfully, the impeccable service provided us a full tray on request when I ate there last time with coworkers.
I started with the french onion soup, which was perfectly salty with great cheese on top. The soup and cheese itself was fantastic, but it was missing the key element of french onion soup that I love more than anything… the cheese that burns and crisps to the side.
Then I went with the roasted skate with brown butter, capers, and cauliflower. This was fantastic. Packed with flavor and perfectly cooked.
And then… there was dessert.
We tried the zeppoles with ice cream and compote. Throw all preconceived notions of state fair zeppoles out the window… these were crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and everything donuts should be.
We also got some sort of mousse thing that was good, but disappointing. You can’t be 100%, 100% of the time!
I just love this place. It never fails to impress and I really enjoy bringing people here. It is probably my #1 recommendation when people ask where they should go for a nice dinner in Manhattan. The tap room was great, but if you can swing it, get the Chef Tasting Menu in the main dining room.
Total Nom Points: 8 out of 10
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