Recently, I* went to Blue Water Grill with my second in command: Emily. She just came back from abroad and i wanted our dining experience to to be "Special," i also did not want her to think i lost my touch on picking the best restaurants in NYC.
Anyways, Blue Water Grill was recommended so we jumped in a taxi, with a half full water bottle of wine in hand and wondered downtown.
Luckily, Blue Water Grill is a Seafood Restaurant and i was ready to pick in choose the best option on the menu but, after my father spent $200,000.00 sending me to college i do not think an $85 meal would be such a great Thank you to the pops.
This was the first time i got introduced to a Prix Fixe menu that i was able to utilize (being a veggie and all). Emily, of course, was a bit hesitant but we took the step together and ordered our appetizer, entree, and dessert. For all three courses it was $35, and was the best $35 i have spent out of college (I have only been out for 3 days).
Clearly, i am missing something. . .
OH YES OUR WINE SELECTION. The cheapest wine was $40, it was a very VERY dry Chardanny because we knew the fish that we had ordered was NOT heavy enough to be compared with a tough red beverage that evening.
We told the waitress that "we want a bottle, but a cheap bottle" (staying close to my new motto: if you go to a nice restaurant, the wine will be nice) The lady was a bit naive about the white selections so Emily and I took initiative and just ordered the what looked most dry and that would best complement our meal. The lady took our order than after getting the wine asked for our ID's!!! Seriously, this woman had to get her head together... on our side was the evaluation of our dining experience. The waitress was not a positive factor.
Long Story Short: Prix Fixe Menus are the way to go: Some recommendations in BOSTON from Zagaat:
_L'Espalier
_Radius
_Little Q Hotspot
_Upstairs on the Square
_Sandrines
_Elephant
_Lotus Blossom
...just to name a few
Danielle Marie
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