Listed below are links to reviews of Balthazar Restaurant & Bakery from around the web.
[ more from 10best]
"This fashionable little French bistro is straight off a Paris movie set - smartly clad waiters, tile-work, ceiling fans, elegant furnishings and leather banquettes. The well-heeled crowd enjoys Balthazar's brasserie-style menu, as well as such surprises a..."
[ more from 10best]
"This fashionable little spot is straight off a Paris movie set: smartly clad waiters, tile-work, ceiling fans, elegant furnishings and leather banquettes. The well-heeled crowd enjoys the brasserie-style fare – not to mention the oyster and shellfish bar...."
[ more from apassionforfood.blogspot]
"oooh, this one was wonderful! A million layers of thin phyllo, each one brushed with butter, base to a filling of frangipane and sweet pear slices. A thin layer of blueberry preserves rested between the frangipane and phyllo...."
[ more from becksposhnosh.blogspot]
"Had I not taken the steak-recommendation call from San Francisco in the taxi on the way to Balthazar, you can be absolutely certain that I would have chosen the Duck Confit with crispy potatoes, wild mushrooms and frisee salad as my entree. As it was, I l..."
[ more from culinaryfool.spaces.live]
"Â The car got very warm - people started peeling their outer layers off. Â Somewhere in there the announcements indicated the fire was more serious than first thought, the smoke was being sucked into the tunnels, stations were closed, trains being termi..."
[ more from dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes]
"Every NYC restaurant resource said it was one of the very best for brunch. I went with my boyfriend and it was good, but I wouldn’t say the food was inventive and memorable...."
[ more from dinesite]
"You can feel the exhilaration as soon as you enter this bustling French brasserie which caters to a high quotient of luminaries and assorted fashion police. Keith McNally`s golden touch has made Balthazar the downtown restaurant of the moment, just as his..."
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[ more from fodors]
| "All reviews rant about the noise, so if you don't like noise, don't go here! However if you like great wine and good food, you will love this place...." |
6 reviews
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[ more from foodmusings.typepad]
"Well, since these dispatches are coming to you thanks to my little sister, I thought I'd include a shot from her recent safari to Kenya. (As an aside, she reports that their first night in Nairobi they "went for nyama choma, the national dish of Kenya, at..."
[ more from frommers]
"Really, the best way to enjoy Balthazar is to come in the off hours -- for breakfast, lunch, or a midday meal -- to enjoy the excellent fare in a more relaxing environment. Weekend brunch is busy but enjoyable, but reservations are a must...."
[ more from gayot]
| "The atmosphere has been compared to a bustling railway station. But it all works, harking back to the classic French brasserie of the early twentieth century complete with red banquettes, world-weary mirrors with wine selections printed on them and a scar..." |
1 reviews
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[ more from gusto]
| ""I’m an avid brunch aficionado and – take it from me – there may be no better spot in New York City, if not the U. , to tuck into a scrumptious brunch than Balthazar, a gorgeous fin de siècle brasserie that looks like it could have been plucked..." |
2 reviews
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[ more from hungryhedonist.blogspot]
"Being that it was freezing with windchill, we proceeded to sit in a McDonald's, the only place open. I munched on an egg McMuffin, officially the first time I've had McDonald's in years...."
[ more from insiderpages]
| "Balthazar is a top notch restaurant but I'm reviewing the bakery that is attached to it. The fruit tarts are amazing and much of the bread is up there in the uppper echelons of New York baked goods...." |
2 reviews
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[ more from judysbook]
| "However, since this is a popular place, you should make reservations and be prepared to deal with less than spectacular service when it is packed to the rafters. And it is ALWAYS packed to the rafters, no matter what time it is (although if you're into pe..." |
1 reviews
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[ more from local.yahoo]
| ": Always the 'right' spot for a romantic dinner, but getting way to touristy and loud. The dinner crowd is strictly for those riding after the curve...." |
37 reviews
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[ more from menupages]
"The person who posted a review of Balthazar as "Disappointed Foodies" under the caption "Poor experience" is obviously being less than genuine (to put it mildly). He/she begins his review by suggesting "We have been loyal customers of Balthazar for some t..."
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[ more from nyc]
[ more from nymag]
"Schiller's may be Keith McNally's newest nightlife nexus, but Balthazar is his masterpiece, an evocation of a Paris brasserie that outglows anything within Brie-tossing distance of the Seine. for all its visual impact and despite McNally's uncanny skill a..."
[ more from restaurantgirl]
"After disappointing reviews from NYM's Adam Platt & NYP's Steve Cuozzo, it suddenly seems McNally's not quite as invincible as he once was. The powerful wizard behind the curtain has lost control over the land of Oz...."
[ more from savorynewyork]
"Specialties: Steak frites; chicken reisling; brandade de Morue; oysters; Balthazar salad with romaine, mache, frisée, raddichio, fennel, radishes, asparagus, haricot verts, ricotta salata, beet, avocado and lemon truffle vinaigrette...."
[ more from search.cityguide.aol]
| "When Keith McNally's fin de siecle bistro opened in 1997, the scrum for reservations was about as well-mannered as the Oklahoma land rush. Now it's possible for an ordinary citizen to request a table a mere 30 days before dining, and Balthazar is just ano..." |
31 reviews
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[ more from sfgate]
"Mario Batali's passion for Italian food permeates this 5-year-old restaurant. Much like Paul Bertolli at Oliveto in Oakland, Batali makes his own salumi, including coppa, soppressata, guanciale, lardo and pancetta...."
[ more from theblognut.blogspot]
"There's really nothing quite as exciting to Blognut as a happenstance Donut-encounter. It's like finding a $50 bill in the parking lot of Target, only better, because the reward is a Donut...."
[ more from tripadvisor]
"Had dinner here a couple of weeks ago and thought that is was an absolutely fabulous restaurant. Tables are close together, but so are all of the restaurants...."
[ more from villagevoice]
"Bakery-cum-brasserie Balthazar turns out the best breakfast in town, a $10 tour de force of baked goodies dubbed Le Panier. Varying by day, it includes the choicest morsels from the patisserie next door...."
[ more from wcities]
"When it is this difficult to get a table, you know something has to be special about Balthazar. A recreation of a French brasserie, it is bold, loud and exciting...."
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