Restaurant Sorrell Closing?
There’s plenty of hand-wringing on a Brooklynian thread about the rumored demise of Prospect Heights’ Restaurant Sorrell, the corner spot on Carlton started by ex-360 chef Alexandre Tchistov. (Sample comment: So sad. We suck as a neighborhood.) So is the buzz true? Maybe. Tchistov told us he recently put the place on the market and…
There’s plenty of hand-wringing on a Brooklynian thread about the rumored demise of Prospect Heights’ Restaurant Sorrell, the corner spot on Carlton started by ex-360 chef Alexandre Tchistov. (Sample comment: So sad. We suck as a neighborhood.) So is the buzz true? Maybe. Tchistov told us he recently put the place on the market and is considering opening a new business in Chinatown. Nothing’s been finalized, however, and Tchistov says Sorrell is going to stay open for the foreseeable future. Seems to us like the closure would indeed be a blow to the area’s culinary scene, which hasn’t had seen much fresh meat lately aside from the opening of Flatbush Farm last year.
Sorrell is Closing? [Brooklynian] GMAP
Fantastic wine, ok food.
11:58,
AY opponents contend that the entire borough of Brooklyn will be destroyed once AY construction begins, so, in their view, Sorrell is no better or worse off than any other restaurant.
We live down the block from Sorrel and we really really wanted to like the place. Having given them three tries (two dinners, one brunch), we’re not going back. The food was good, but not good enough (for us) to justify the price, especially since the portions are small. If I’m going to drop more than $50 for dinner-for-two in the neighborhood, I’ll usually head to Beast (a little more casual and loud, which suits us, and the food is still fantastic) or head over to Flatbush Farm.
For brunch, I’d rather hit Beast, Melt or Cheryl’s (when I don’t feel like waiting in line at Tom’s).
If we went out for $50+ dinners once a week or more, I could see going to Sorrel on a regular basis for variety’s sake, but that isn’t in the budget.
hey 11:58- the same people who eat there now will eat there then. They say: hey- let’s go over to the unmarked, cash only place a few blocks away from what will soon be a construction site, and what is now a hole in the ground with trains parked. This has nothing to do with Ratner.
People don’t realize that most things from Ikea are based on replicas of very expensive design elements.
They are ignorant and assume everything must be from Ikea.
Take it from me…I’ve seen many a million dollar interior design plan which uses things from Ikea from time to time alongside very expensive unique pieces as well.
Better to shut down or move now than watch it die a slow death during the AY build out. Who’s gonna say “hey, let’s go over to the dusty, noisy construction site and grab a bite to eat?”
Hey 11:13AM– Those are actually really expensive Kartell lights. It’s just that you don’t like them– but that doesn’t mean they come from Ikea. No worries.
sorrel isn’t expensive.
and i’ve eaten there.
$25 for prix fixe in a nice, grown-up atmosphere with relatively inventive, fresh food is a pretty good deal. and it’s a fantastic deal in comparison to what you’d get for that price in manhattan.
If this closes, it will be because of a poor business plan. This place does not accept credit cards and the menu sucks. With such a bad location, they should have done more to advertise.