OK so I went to VUE at Hotel LeBleu for brunch on Saturday. The views from the restaurant are on 4th avenue and look at a “beautiful” (sarcasm) condo/rental development and a couple of empty parking lots. The views from the outdoor balcony are nice if you look straight to the city but pretty much they are at the back of the restaurant and overlook the whole Gowanus and a bunch of ugly rooftops and warehouses which are not very pleasing.
The service was very attentive, a little too much for my tastes. They must of came over 5 times after we got our plates to see how everything was going in a half an hour span that we were eating even though they clearly saw us still working on our food and we never called them over. We were the only table there when we got there (around 12ish) and by the time we were leaving (around 1ish) there were 2 other couples having brunch.
The food was fantastic. I had the Lobster Benedict and even though the combination of the two didn’t work that great for my tastes, everything was cooked well and tasted great separately. My friend had the Kobe beef burger with shoestring fries and that was excellent, cooked exactly like she ordered (medium rare). The complementary mimosas/bellini’s and homemade blueberry muffins were also excellent.
Denton, TVs were off this time. Funny enough that same night for sixyear’s go away, we ended up talking to the bartender at sycamore who sixyears knew and VUE is his brother’s place. He asked me my honest opinion of the restaurant and I told him exactly what I wrote above plus I made a comment about TVs showing Food Network during dinner and he said that they realized it wasn’t a smart choice and now they are showing various pictures/photography of Brooklyn and Manhattan during their dinner service. He said that they are still working out a few things, including service, since this is their soft opening and they are only officially having their grand opening in September.
Overall, I will be trying it again since the food was good and the rooftop lounge seemed like a cool place for drinks on a good day.
K, glad you enjoyed it. Maybe all a few bloggers have to do is hate on something like the TVs and voila…
Definitely the views are better in the evening!
Dibs – Did you see the piece on BedStuy in Sunday Times RE section?
nice review Kens. Anywhere that has “Kobe beef burger” on the menu is going to go on my “must try” list.
you aren’t any of these are you?
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=robert+dunkin&init=quick
your email doesn’t return any results – maybe you used a different address for Facebook? Damn, it’s hard work stalking you Rob…
Rob, maybe you’re the long lost relative of the owners of Dunkin Donuts franchise and is due for a nice inheritance sometime soon?
Do you have a gaydar profile rob???
ugh there’s someone in a wheel chair on facebook stealing my name?
hmm im not sure how else you can find me. maybe by email? my email address on there is pitbeagles at yahoo dot com
*rob*
OK so I went to VUE at Hotel LeBleu for brunch on Saturday. The views from the restaurant are on 4th avenue and look at a “beautiful” (sarcasm) condo/rental development and a couple of empty parking lots. The views from the outdoor balcony are nice if you look straight to the city but pretty much they are at the back of the restaurant and overlook the whole Gowanus and a bunch of ugly rooftops and warehouses which are not very pleasing.
The service was very attentive, a little too much for my tastes. They must of came over 5 times after we got our plates to see how everything was going in a half an hour span that we were eating even though they clearly saw us still working on our food and we never called them over. We were the only table there when we got there (around 12ish) and by the time we were leaving (around 1ish) there were 2 other couples having brunch.
The food was fantastic. I had the Lobster Benedict and even though the combination of the two didn’t work that great for my tastes, everything was cooked well and tasted great separately. My friend had the Kobe beef burger with shoestring fries and that was excellent, cooked exactly like she ordered (medium rare). The complementary mimosas/bellini’s and homemade blueberry muffins were also excellent.
Denton, TVs were off this time. Funny enough that same night for sixyear’s go away, we ended up talking to the bartender at sycamore who sixyears knew and VUE is his brother’s place. He asked me my honest opinion of the restaurant and I told him exactly what I wrote above plus I made a comment about TVs showing Food Network during dinner and he said that they realized it wasn’t a smart choice and now they are showing various pictures/photography of Brooklyn and Manhattan during their dinner service. He said that they are still working out a few things, including service, since this is their soft opening and they are only officially having their grand opening in September.
Overall, I will be trying it again since the food was good and the rooftop lounge seemed like a cool place for drinks on a good day.
But none of us will surpass Miss Terbee, so what’s the point?