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Les Enfants Terribles
37 Canal St., New York, NY, 10002
at Ludlow St.
212-777-7518
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Terrific
papizjb from 10019 | Posted on 9/20/09
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Excellent place. We reserved a table for 8 and showed up 30 min late with an extra person. They held our table and accommodated the extra guest. The food was great, and the DJ played music interesting enough for us to pull out the iPhones and Shazam the tunes.
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Nothing Beats Les Enfants
jacks09 from 10002 | Posted on 8/30/09
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The sad thing about these reviews is that most of the time people only leave comments for a bad experience or negative feelings. After curiously searching on NY Mag to see what people had to say about my favorite institution in all of New York- I took the effort to create an account just to leave a review and tell everyone who cares to read this that Les Enfants is hands down the most special and fantastic place I have ever been to. The food is great, the staff is so perfectly French and lovely and the atmosphere is unique. It creates that certain je ne sais quoi ;-) that leaves you dying to come back. I bring as many people as I can here and inevitably they all fall in love with this place as much as I do. If your looking for a 5 star dining experience then go to Per Se... although I am sure after wards you will want to stop at Les Enfants for a gin tonic....
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Yummy food
ErinbhNYC from 11238 | Posted on 8/26/09
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The food here is so good! Yes, the bartenders have some attitude but the wait staff are very nice and the food is really different and great!
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Forget the service
shanghai from 10023 | Posted on 8/2/09
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This used to be a cool frenchy-downtown hangout. Now it's just another mediocre space with wooden chairs and arrogant hosts with French accents. The canal street hood never really took off and les enfants terribles will not help. Forget the food and don't go there for drinks, not worth the trip. The only thing authentic about this place is that they prefer dogs to kids, very much like Paris.
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Bar experience much better...
bears516 from 10128 | Posted on 4/17/09
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I ended up at Les Enfants Terribles on a Thursday night by chance and sat at the bar to have a glass of wine while waiting for my friend. Since it was fairly quiet inside (around 7pm) and the bartender was nice, we ultimately decided to stay there. We just tried an assortment of appetizers, all of which were excellent, and continued drinking wine. I can see how people would be frustrated sitting at a table, as the place was ridiculously crowded around 8:30/9, but if you happen to be in the area earlier on, I'd suggest hanging at the bar for a bit for a nice little after-work drink.
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Making a reservation
chicgirl from 10025 | Posted on 4/13/09
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I booked a table for 14, I called twice to confirm, each time I called they did not have the reservation in the book. Luckily we had to cancel the dinner anyway. I just looked to see if anything changed, I see others had the same problem. The staff was flip when I called to check the reservation.
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Surprised how low it is rated
terpkaren from 10002 | Posted on 4/2/09
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Went on a rainy Wednesday night, about 8pm. Loved the atmosphere. Surprised by other review, i though the cocktails were strong and good, between 3 of us we had 4 different ones and the manger brought us shots on the house. Cambert app was poofy, very good, veal chop big cooked right, salad a little bland, would have prefered a little more traditional steak tartare a little to oniony for me, banana creme brule amazing. Very laidback, chill, don't go if you get annoyed by waiting for simple things like water or the check.
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Great place to meet up with a group!
YorkAveFashionista from 10065 | Posted on 2/13/09
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Always a delight and a great place to catch up with friends with the warm and cozy ambience. Great date place - Tends to get a bit crowded but adds to the ambience. I'd go back anytime!
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Neighborhood Gem - Great Food & Service
Rcdy from 90603 | Posted on 1/20/09
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I went to this restuarant this past weekend and had a wonderful time. A friend and I spent over 5 hours enjoying a long, leisurely lunch and evening cocktails. The staff was excellent and our waitress gave us wine recommendations. The music was great and we never once felt rushed - even after the restaurant began to fill up with the dinner crowd. Everyone was friendly - some members of the staff answered questions regarding the music, drinks, food, etc. The meal was excellent, and the crowd young and lively. I can't wait to go back again.
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Even to get a reservation
emado from 10021 | Posted on 11/7/08
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The moron on the phone would not put a slight effort to listen,then she hung up..a leviathan among idiots...who goes to these places???
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