Just went and was blown away. The menu isn't super exciting, but it's bistro food that was executed way better than the last time I went to Balthazar. Plus, two different orange wines by the glass.
Please don't go, I don't want reservations to become impossible.
Posted Dec 3, 2022, 1:52 AM UTC
Funny you mention Balthazar because a friend who also went compared it to The Odeon which is my favorite bistro in NYC and I believe same owner as Balthazar. I definitely appreciated Madame Claude's a ton but the food was so inconsistent, I really hope this place is great!
Yeah, I agree, Odeon was his first, Balthazar came second, and Madame isn't owned by Keith McNally, but the food is similarly great - classics with just a little bit of flair to make them interesting.
But while the food was great, the cocktails were ridiculously better. The Archer and Dullboy finally have some real competition.
I went and really liked it. I was a huge Madame Claude fan and this is definitely a different experience, but a very good one in its own way.
This is the place round the back of cellar 335?
Yep
What did you order?
Beef tartare and polenta to start, lobster frites and steak au poivre as mains, with a couple of cocktails to start and glasses of wine with the mains.
How much
Like $250 after tip? Everything was pretty reasonably priced for the size/quality.
Not terrible considering the choices and booze but that’s def a solid dollar to drop.
Madame is fantastic! Will definitely go back.
Is the vibe better? The one time I went to Madame Claude, the staff was really rude and the tables were so close together there was maybe an inch max between each one — the people next to us were loud talkers, so we couldn’t even hear each other and it ruined the entire night.
It's a small restaurant, so the tables are still plenty close, but that's a good thing, IMO. The staff was great, though.
I went with my ex in like 2020. I was not impressed at all.
You went with your ex in 2020 to a restaurant that opened two weeks ago? I could see how, to a time traveler, mere good food isn't that impressive, but to the rest of us non-Looper individuals, it's harder to find.
I commented under that I misread the post. Comment still stands at it applies to the original spot
Why not just delete the comment, the original spot is closed for good, do you really care so much to dunk on the retired old owners?
All I said was I wasn't a fan. I'm allowed to express my opinion on reddit in a thread that brought it up originally. Do you think my mother and step dad asked everyone to delete their negative comments on Google or whatever with regard to their restaurant they owned? That is the nature of discussions on the internet. Have a good night, cher etranger.
Misread post but comment still stands
Me and my wife went and just got apps they were all really really good I’m still thinking about that damn French onion focaccia