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Ouest

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2315 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
nr. 84th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-580-8700 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$$

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    • Good
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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:

    7.5 out of 10

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    14 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Traditional, French
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Photo by Robert K. Chin

Official Website

ouestny.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 5pm-9pm; Wed-Thu, 5pm-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 86th St.

Prices

$26-$40

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Romantic
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Required

Profile

Thomas Valenti's uptown outpost is appealing enough to shatter the misperception that there is a lack of worthy places to eat on the Upper West Side. Designer Peter Neimetz has created coves of intimacy in an unwieldy space by using dark-wood stain and spherical cherry leather booths. But despite Ouest's stunningly civilized decision to play soothing jazz, families continue to backslap and high-five across the table, while others bicker as a check for six is split four ways—a misplaced and dishonoring display of egalitarianism. A bit of behavior modification in the presence of real talent is not just a nice gesture; it's deserved, because the folks at Ouest are doing something special. Valenti has honed the menu to the point where almost every dish resonates with love-it-in-an-instant flavors that mask their degrees of difficulty. You can also delight in the gutsy finish seared tuna acquires with chickpea purée or an atypically tart tomato-chive broth on a tenderly flaky sautéed skate. With a sensational crème fraîche panna cotta with fresh passion fruit, the desserts exhibit a rare ability to satisfy both a pastry chef's urge for discovery and New Yorkers' lust for solid, third-act gratification. — Hal Rubenstein

Prix-Fixe

Mon.—Fri., dinner, three courses, $34

Brunch
Sun., 11 a.m.—2 p.m., $28 (not served July-Labor Day)

Recommended Dishes

Pan roasted rabbit, $32; double rib pork chops, $28

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
71% Would you go back?
71% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
71% Would you go on business?
71% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.5
Service: 7.7
Décor: 7.6
Value: 6.4

too loud

Hailey from 11229 | Posted on 3/15/05

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Food: 3
Service: 4
Décor: 1
Value: 2

The place is overcrowded, too loud the food is extremly heavy and greesy . Not to mention that more than one item that was on the menu was not available

Best on the West (Side)

Potsandpans from | Posted on 1/11/05

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 5
Décor: 7
Value: 7

For anyone craving high-class comfort food with deep flavors and textures, Ouest is the place. Even those who prefer fish must admit that the meat here is sublime, and the vegetables that come with it are tasty rather than stuffy or precious. The wine list is excellent, though it could do with a few bottles at a more moderate price. The servers, in general, are quite adept, though the hosts up front are so self-satisfied that you wonder what you have to do to attract their attention. Several times I have simply stopped trying and walked into the restaurant and seated myself. But one goes to a restaurant primarily to eat, and Ouest fulfills almost every promise it makes in that department.

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