The River Café

One of my favorite upscale places in NYC. Absolutely stunning location under Brooklyn Bridge with direct spectacular view of Manhattan. Beautiful lit up drive in path with cobble stones adds to the dinner experience. And open garden for breakfast in summer time is as beautiful, fully sinking in flowers like fairytale. Food is indescribably great and so as service. During one of my last visits Daniel Craig was dining there 2 tables away

This place is absolutely spectacular! Your pockets won’t enjoy it but your special loved one will! We came in with high expectations, being that’s it’s a Michelin Star restaurant, and the chef didn’t disappoint. Jackets are required for dinner and complimentary valet is available in some days, we got lucky that day. Our dinner reservation was for 6pm and we walked in at about quarter to six and got seated right away. We got sat in the middle of the room but views were still spectacular and you can see all of the financial district at its glory along with the Brooklyn Bridge. I opted for a bottle of wine instead of cocktails since we ordered the chef’s tasting menu. Why wouldn’t we try what River Cafe has to offer! We started off with an amuse bouche and Ricky, our server, was super helpful and very knowledgeable of the preparations and where their ingredients came from. He recommended the lamb and it was on the money! All courses were cleared immediately after being done with and wine glasses were never empty and neither was the water. Needless to say, service was excellent. Dessert was phenomenal and the Brooklyn bridge chocolate mousse cake was to die for, a masterpiece! I will definitely be going back to soak in more of that beautiful view of the greatest city in the world and enjoy more of this delicious cuisine!