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La Grenouille

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3 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022
nr. Fifth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-752-1495 Send to Phone

Photo by Robert K. Chin

Hours

Tue-Fri, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat, pm-11pm; Sun-Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

E, V at Fifth Ave.-53rd St.

Prices

$49, prix-fixe

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Business Lunch
  • Classic NY
  • Good for Groups
  • Notable Wine List
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Romantic
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

With Lutece, La Cote Basque, and La Caravelle all six forks under, it's thrilling that La Grenouille thrives. Owner Charles Masson's youthful makeover leaves the once hoity-toity Frog Pond less forbidding. Floral exuberance still explodes in every corner, and, in the ultimate surrender to reality, the menu—mixing classic and new—is finally translated into English.

Prix-Fixe

Three-course lunch, $45; dinner, $95

Recommended Dishes

Grilled sole, $66

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Heavenly and Magical

thegreat from 10014 | Posted on 4/8/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

La Grenouille is a treasure. The service is expert, gracious and artful. The extraordinary floral arrangements are swoonworthy. And the food. I'm convinced the food is divinely inspired. A table at La Grenouille is heaven to me. A quintessentially New...Read More

Excellent Food, Excellent Service

jab1946 from Highland Park, IL | Posted on 11/16/05

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 10
Value: 9

My wife was in NYC for business on her birthday and I flew in to have dinner. La Grenouille had great ratings. They rtings are accurate. The staff was very nice, the decor beautiful and all the food excellent except my...Read More

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