Perry St — Restaurant in New York

I came to Perry St the other day for dinner, and I must say, it was pretty amazing to say the least. As a Jean-Georges restaurant, this restaurant is amazingly clean down to the decor, but still laid back enough that you can come here dressed semi-casual. Once you walk into this restaurant, you're transformed into a restaurant that's great for a date, or just a nice little birthday celebration. The noise level is low, lights are dim, and you get a decent view of the Hudson depending on where you sit.

For starters, we decided to go with the:

Crispy Calamari: California Yuzu Dipping Sauce, Sesame Seeds ($15) Rice Cracker Crusted Tuna: Sriracha-Citrus Emulsion ($19.5)

Out of those two, I'd definitely go with the calamari over the tuna. The calamari had an incredibly light batter, wasn't overly oily, and when complemented with the yuzu dipping sauce, created an amazing flavor combination. The tuna was alright, but then again, it didn't wow me as a dish that I would order again.

As entrees, we ended up ordering:

Caramelized Beef Tenderloin: Green Chili Sauce, Summer Squash, Basil ($36) Pan-Roasted Veal Loin with Parmesan Jus: Wilted Seasonal Greens and Mashed Potatoes ($34)

I personally enjoyed my veal a lot. It wasn't cooked too well done, and had just the right amount of redness in the meat. The outside had a nice little crunch to it from being roasted on the pan, and the parmesean jus complemented it perfectly. Greens were greens, and the mashed potatoes were also pretty decent. As far as the steak goes, I thought the green chili sauce was pretty interesting. Not sure if it fits my palate completely, but the steak was very nicely cooked.

After a hearty meal, only one thing can complete you, and that is dessert.

White Chocolate Pavlova: Yuzu Sorbet and Basil Syrup ($11)

i actually didn't really care for this dessert. Sure the yuzu sorbet was solid, but the pavlova itself was just kind of mediocre in the end.

I will say that their cocktails here have a pretty good kick. I ordered the Manhattan, and I must say, it was nice and strong. In total, with food and drinks, the bill came out to be just around $175 for two people. Not too bad if I must say.

What gives this place that extra kick is that Perry St is located right next to the Hudson River Park. That means, that before/after your meal, you can walk across the street, and have a great view of Jersey or sit down on the benches to hang out. Perry St is yet another amazing restaurant in the West Village. It's nice and intimate, far enough from the hustle and bustle of the city, and at the same time, they serve up some...

Few of my Instagram photos reach 20 likes so quickly, but the Butter Poached Lobster climbed the double-digits before I could even finish it. It truly was a thing of beauty. It was also freaking delicious and that's what really counts at the end of the day.

You know what else was super delicious? The seasonal White Asparagus, which were giant stalks that just fell apart in this delicious light sauce. The seasonal Softshell Crab was also oozing with some kind of delicious flavorful sauce.

I thought the Rice Cracker Crusted Tuna was a bit overrated. The Sriracha-citrus emulsion that it came with was pretty good, but I thought the dish was still lacking flavor overall. I tried my a bit of my friend's Pan Seared Black Sea Bass, which I found kind of dry. I also tried a bit of my friend's mom's Perry St. Fried Chicken, which had a thin crispy skin, à la Korean fried chicken. Let's just say I was VERY happy with my Butter Poached Lobster choice.

We split a Rhubarb and Lychee Trifle for dessert which was just light and fresh enough to cleanse the palate without making us feel obscenely full. They then came out with a chocolate petit four cake which was, as everyone agreed, divine.

The restaurant is spacious and white, making it seem a bit cold and sparse in the light of day. Compared to the only other Jean-Georges restaurant I've been to, ABC Kitchen, it felt much less organic and more chic and modern. Once the sun set however, the lighting made the space feel much more intimate.

The service is amazing and everything is considered. For example, they space their giant circular booths in such a way to allow the waiters to place drinks and plates from behind instead of reaching over the table.

I would definitely recommend if you're looking for something on the...

FOOD: The portion are small, but cooked well. The lava cake my husband got for desert was excellent, my strawberry pavlova not so much. Imagine extremely sour strawberry sorbet on melted marshmallow inside a hard sugar shell. You can imagine when you have something really sweet, then you bite into something sour, that sourness seem so much more sour than what it really is. I only had a couple bite and cannot eat it anymore, which at this time I would like to let our waiter know, and hence the service review.

SERVICE: First off, I don't know when it became: NO ALCOHOL = NO SERVICE. We came here for the first time and had the restaurant week menu, I am allergic to alcohol and we drove so we said no thanks to the waiter(twice) when he asked if we wanted anything to drink. After that he never came by to ask us how the food was or if everything is OK. When I wanted to let him know that I did not like the desert, the wait staff that took our plate try to waive down our waiter for us, but our waiter just waived back and not until 5 minutes later did he showed up, I expressed my opinion and he was not responsive at all, dropped off our check and walk away. I would expect if he didn't check on us the whole time we were having our meal at least now he can ask if everything was OK, but NOPE. He couldn't get way fast enough. We saw him all chummy with the table behind us, bring them wine and all. So just because we didn't order a drink, we were ignored. I don't think I would recommend this place for any...