Trinity Place — Restaurant in New York

It turned out, it is very hard to find a good restaurant open late on Sunday night in lower Manhattan. What's even harder, is to lookup a restaurant you really like, choosing by their pics and reviews. But that's how we found Trinity. Now, first of all, the place is truly unique due to its style and interior. Try not to take picture of those huge vault safe doors! And all the small details matches the theme so well, like those copper-plated-looking columns between the booths, or those huge 20's-style chandeliers, or even colors of seats and tables along the entire place. I love when someone who creates or designes places like this, has an amazing idea and view of how it all should appear, and then brings it to life in such an outstanding way. Moreover, this style is like wear-resistant, I mean few scratches on a table, shabby leather on some seats may even be adding a bit of charm to it. Next up is the kitchen, and I have to say, both me and my girlfriend were absolutely happy with what we ordered. I went with Ahi Tuna and Soba Noodle salad, and it was a first time I was trying a chilled pasta dish. At the first bite, it seemed a bit unusual to my mouth, but rightafter I realized how great it goes with seared tuna. And that pepper crust is another nice little touch that needs to be specifically mentioned. In her turn, my gf got Gorgonzola and Ricotta ravioli, and no surprise, she said they were stunning as well. I can tell, the hazelnut sauce they came with, smelled just so good! Charcuterie board is listed on the menu in a little weird manner. So you have 3 choices - cured meats with olives, pickles and chutney (as we got), then just cheese board, and 2 meats + 2 cheeses combined. First up, it is unclear whether or not I will get olives, pickles and condiments with 2nd or 3rd choices, while the very first one is missing any cheese on it. The bar selection was quite wide and cocktail list was pretty long too. Beer variety isn't that big, but stylewise - you can find anything you may want. Check out Cucumber Cosmo on the pic down below! At last, lets talk pricing here. A dinner for two was like $120, which seems a third higher then we could get in local suburban bar; however, considering all I said above, location and amazing service, I can say it is...

Identity crisis. My fiancée and I walk past this place on the way to work every single day and we noticed it was reopening a month or so ago and we’re excited to finally get a reservation. Tonight was that reservation. Starting with the decor, it works, it’s an old bank vault, I think the signs next to the vault door are unnecessary and having it speak for itself would be much less gauche or rather, kitschy? The dining room is dark, but that’s fine, it’s supposed to be a nice and solemn restaurant. The music is much too loud and doesn’t fit the atmosphere of the restaurant in the slightest. Whether this is because there was a private party in the back or not is unknown to me; regardless, not even soft jazz or some ignorable strings would have saved the ambiance. The service, throughout, was so painfully slow it actually made me lose my appetite and my desire to even bother trying to order a drink. The food was fine. Nothing about it was spectacular nor was it at all inventive, but honestly I don’t know what I was expecting at this point. Overall, the experience made me want to get out of there as quickly as possible. It’s a genuine shame that this beautiful building and potentially very chic bar/restaurant interior is being wasted on what amounted to one of the most disappointing dinners I’ve had in a while. In the words of my fiancée, “Everything about it just felt wrong.” As a restaurant, I expected a classic bar akin to Harry’s or Delmonico’s. Financiers, business people, those coming downtown for a nice candle lit dinner. If you’re looking for that, go elsewhere, if you want an affordable Irish pub, Stone St. is a short walk away. This restaurant needs to stay more true to itself, otherwise it’s just going to be another generic bar that gets by on location alone. A...

Stopped in to check this place out last week and liked what I saw. So today I brought an out of towner in to try it. Having had a look at the menu, I went with my order in mind. Yes, I wanted the New England clam chowder and the onion tart. But of course first a cocktail. Lucky for me bartender Catherine was willing to mix up a drink I had in mind. I rarely complain about food but when asked I can not lie. The clam chowder was not at all what I expected having a broth base rather then a creamy thick soup. Not bad, just not what I was looking forward to. So of course, when asked, I said it was not what I had hoped for, as I scrunched up my face and gave the hand sign for so-so. My companion had the Burrata which she gobbled up with joy. Next, also on the appetizer list I had the onion tart. Even though I was told it was just a slice and might not be enough, I thought it was plenty and quite yummy. Like deliciously yummy, flaky crust, cheesy inside with chopped onions so sweet and right. I could have eaten more, not because it wasn’t enough, but because it was sooooo good! My companion had the Cuban sandwich and gave it a middling grade. When the bill came I was not charged for my soup. This was a surprise since I actually ate it. It wasn’t send back food for being horrible it just wasn’t what I imagined New England clam chowder should be, nor what I had anticipated or hoped for on this windy cold, February NY day. So, for the bar ambience, excellent service, gracious and friendly, perfect pour cocktails, and delicious tart I’m sticking to 5 stars and planning to return to try some of the entrees. Thank you Catherine for your...