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Bouley

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163 Duane St., New York, NY 10013
nr. Hudson St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-964-2525 Send to Phone

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  • Critics' Rating: **

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
    • Best in Category
    • Excellent
    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
    • Expensive
    • Moderate
    • Cheap
  • Reader Rating:

    7.2 out of 10

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    27 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: French
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Photo by Andrew Karcie

Official Website

davidbouley.com

Hours

Daily, 11:30am-3pm and 5pm-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1, 2, 3 at Chambers St.; A, C at Chambers St.

Prices

$38-$45

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Lunch
  • Notable Chef
  • Notable Wine List
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Love him or hate him, there's no denying that the famously obstreperous David Bouley—bouncing between this kitchen and Danube—gets the job done. He's dispensed with the boutique breads, the oven, and the cafe to make room for lots more seats. And his loyal clientele gratefully lap it up in the ethereal form of degustation menus revolving around superlative seasonal ingredients like skate steamed with fresh chamomile, or organic baby lamb with eggplant moussaka. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Tasting Menus

Six-course lunch, $45; six-course dinner, $85; dinner paired with wine, $155

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
59% Would you go back?
66% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
40% Would you go on business?
62% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.7
Service: 7.3
Décor: 7.6
Value: 6.4

$48 Prix fix lunch was generous and nearly excellent

HowardN from 17110 | Posted on 10/12/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 8

I went with a friend for the prix fix lunch. We were greeted in the apple room (intoxicating), and taken almost immediately to a beautiful table under a french landscape. We had glasses of champagne, an amuse, and a nice bread selection. For the appetizer we ordered porcini flan with crab and a dashi/truffle sauce. It was sublime, and set an impossible standard for the rest of the meal. Each mouthful was awakening, novel, and nirvana-like. Next I had the buttery skate in a slightly acidic passion fruit sauce with fava (good) , then two thick slices of roast duck, (great with the 1st cru burgundy), then a wonderful yogurt ice cream over blackberry granite'. All this was then followed by an overwhelming multi-stage dessert. The dessert course (mousse, three ice creams, brullee, confections tower, truffles) was just too much, and nearly eradicated any sense of what came before. Even so, I will long remeber the porcini flan with crab, and the luscious crispy duck. The $48 p.f. for two with champagne, wine, coffee, and tax came to $194 before tip.

Splurge Elsewhere

mitchellk from 10003 | Posted on 6/23/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 3
Décor: 2
Value: 1

There is a reason why many people give Bouley mixed reviews. The taste of the food is relatively dull and there is a ridiculously long wait in between courses - to the point where you no longer want the food and the meal just drags on. The positives were the bluefin, salmon, farm egg and the chocolate frivolous. The rest of the meal fell short in a variety of ways, including lack of seasoning and flavor . Perhaps the shellfish dishes, which my wife is allergic to, taste better. Unfortunately, we almost found out since, despite noting this during our reservation and to our server (who assured us it would not be a problem), she was served a dish containing scallops anyway. It was sheer luck that we caught the mistake before my wife would have spent our first anniversary in the hospital. Bouley does not meet expectations and will disappoint, especially for the price.

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