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Prune

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54 E. 1st St., New York, NY 10003
nr. First Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-677-6221 Send to Phone

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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:
6.8 out of 10
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19 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Nouveau, American Traditional

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Official Website

prunerestaurant.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Fri, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-midnight; Sat, 10am-3:30pm and 5:30pm-midnight; Sun, 10am-3:30pm and 5:30pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$24-$33

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend
Hot Spot
Lunch
Romantic

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

There's not a wrinkled plum in sight at this American bistro, but chef Gabrielle Hamilton's childhood nickname indicates the sort of unpretentious home cooking at which she excels, a grab bag of eccentric, multicultural influences that is, at heart, American. Prune's phenomenal weekend brunch alone is worth the trip just to read her truly inspired menu. After you've chosen from ten variations on the Bloody Mary theme (the "Chicago Matchbox" contains homemade lemon vodka, a skewerful of pickled vegetables and caperberries, and comes with a beer chaser) or "Prune juice," a fresh-squeezed blend of Meyer lemon, orange, lime, and grapefruit, you've got an embarrassment of beyond-eggs-Benedict dishes to contend with: a marvelously peppery spaghetti carbonara, a killer Monte Cristo with a side of fried eggs and red-currant jelly and grilled lamb sausages with Malpeque oysters. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Prune does not take reservations for weekend brunch or Sunday evenings.

Food:	10

Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	6

Went for my birthday. It's so much smaller than expected, but they do a great job making use of the space and the reservation cycles. It looks like it used to be an actual house but now it's a cute place with a rococo-y vibe. I had the monkfish liver special and it tasted like foie gras, but lighter. The striped bass and bronzino whole fish were great. Waitress described the bronzino as interactive because you had to cut through the skin and bones but the filling really made it. Even the crackers they give you at the beginning were good. Everything matched the feeling of the place - the flavors and decorations all worked together.

Cute but busy

krodster from 11102 | Posted on 5/28/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	9

Value:	8

Went for brunch on a Saturday during a holiday weekend. The wait was about 45min so we stopped a tea shop down the street to wait. Totally worth it! The food was superb and mimosas were killer (fresh squeezed orange juice!). It's a little crowded and you need to be squeezed into your table, but the food certainly makes up for it. and despite the wait they don't rush you out if you're a slow eater, which is a comfort (though probably not for the people waiting)

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