I arrived a touch early to snagged a seat at the bar to wait for my dining compadre (with a cocktail and my Kindle to keep me company of course). Bartender was friendly and the bar area spacious. Also great - you can transfer your bar tap to your table (its surprising how many restaurants won't do that...).
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Cocktail menu |
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Cocktails and Kindle! Loveee |
As dining compadre and I were shown to our table, I did see fresh tulips on every table! The rest of the space was simply decorated with an open view of the pizza oven.
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Simple and clean setup with tulips on each table |
Looking at the menu, Bread & Tulips offers an Italian style menu with antipasti, crostinis, pastas, secondis, and pizzas. Also served with the menu, a basket of great bread (the kind with crispy outsides and soft insides) and olives. I'm not a big olive fan, but dining compadre said that these were excellent.
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Menu - lots of variety |
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I love my some bread basket! Dining compadre loved the olives |
After placing our order, we were surprised with an amuse bouche of risotto balls with olive tepenade! Perfect cause I was starving and couldn't wait to get started on dinner. Or maybe it was to smooth things over after a woman fell off her chair into our table (the leg of her chair broke if you can believe it!). Either way, it was a nice gesture - thanks!
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Surprise amuse bouche: risotto balls w/olive tepenade |
First up were our appetizers of Burrata and Housemade Ricotta. That's right - we went with TWO cheese dishes. The Burrata, which is a personal favorite cheese of mine, was served over fresh heirloom tomatoes with fresh herbs and a touch of olive oil.
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Burrata |
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Housemade Ricotta |
With such rich appetizers (and a bottle of wine between us), dining compadre and I decided to go easy on the main entree and split the Handmade Trofie. This twisty pasta was served with veal bolognese and a dollop of ricotta on top. The sauce was flavorful and went well with the ricotta, but the pasta was overdone and soft. Hmm...
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Handmade Trofie |
And to top off our meal, we couldn't resist the call of the panna cotta. Served with peaches on top, I was surprised to note that there was a hint of alcohol in the panna cotta. Boozy dessert! I wanted to love it, but other than the hint of alcohol, there was nothing really special with this dessert.
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Panna Cotta |
Piggy says eh...
Bread & Tulips
365 Park Ave South (btwn 26th and 27th St)
212-532-9100
Thanks for reading - Piggy KK
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