Betony, 41 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
Pete Wells, a restaurant critic for The New York Times, had recommend me this restaurant back in 2013 and when we were in New York for Christmas and New Year, we decided to go there for New Year Eve.
The staff were very helpful making a reservation for us.
New Years Eve is the safest time of the year being a tourist in NYC. We had to pass 8 or 9 check-points going five blocks from Times Square (corner of 7th and w51st street) to W57th street ! Remember to bring your reservation on paper to show at the check-points.
My beautiful wife looking forward for New Years Eve Tasting menu
Betony, is a beautiful restaurant.
So we started with a glass of wine and I had a beer. I was recommended a Lemon beer
Unfiltered fresh Moody Tongue Lemon Beer from Brewing Company Pilsen in Chicago
Black Truffle Tea and Lustau, ‘Los Arcos’, Amontillado, Jerez, Spain
Great taste – good idea for a starter.
Cole Slaw, fresh and fermented vegetables and a glass of Weingut Willi Schaefer, ‘Graacher’ Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany 2014
This dish was more the the eye and it looked fantastic !
Tsar Imperial Caviar, Red apple, cultured cream and a glass of Fallet-Dart ‘Cuvée de Réserve’, Brut, Charly sur Marne, France
Too little caviar to really taste more than the apple.
Cured Fluke, ginger and Meyer Lemon and a glass of Tselepas ‘Blanc de Gris’ Maschifilero, Peloponnese, Greece 2013
I think mine was a little too raw for my taste, and it did not taste of much either.
Sea Urchin, Bitter almond and a glass of Domaine Lupin, Roussette de Savoie ‘Frangy’ France 2012
Nice surprise – we have only had sea urchin once before at Minibar in DC. This dish tasted great !
Buckwheat Noodles, butternut miso and a glass of liqueurs made from 72 different varieties of tomatoes, a really nice pairing; Laurent Cazottes ’72 tomates’ Villeneuve-sur-Vére, France
Very nice dish and very special tomato wine – nice pairing !
Poached lobster, Tarragon, Tapioca and a glass of Stadlmann, ‘Anninger’ Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria 2014
Delicious !
Carnoroli Rice, Celery root and white Truffle and a glass of Domaine Phillipe Faury, Saint-Joseph, France 2012
Also a succes – tasted great.
Zald Kurdieh’s Parsnips, black truffle and a glass of Lo Triolet, Fumin, Vallée d’Aoste, Italy 2014
One more dish which looked and tasted great.
Beef and Broccoli and a glass of Bodegas Zarate, Caiño Tinto, Rias Baixas, Spain 2012
Also great beef. Nice and tender.
Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Uplands cheese Company, Dodgeville and a glass of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, ‘Heimbourg’, Alsace, France 1996
Really nice dish. Fresh smell of hay and mild, creamy cheese.
At midnight we got champagne and later as we asked, we got caviar
It came too late and it was again too little caviar !
The winemenu was fantastic. Each wine were very well paired to the dish. All in all a lot of nice dishes (but we did not get them all)
When we left Betony, we and our neighbor table got a bottle of champagne because the service went wrong several times
Now sitting and reading the menu, which we first got after paying for two persons, USD 1.235 including tip, and were on our way out – I can now see, that we DID NOT GET the Grapefruit with cashew and yoghurt nor the glass of Kruger-Rumpf, Scheurebe Spätlese, Nane, Germany 2014 OR the Chocolate AND Cascara, Meringue and House-Made Bourbon Café, but we got the champagne Ring Pop and a glass of marmelade.
Just now checking the bill, I can also see that we wrongfully were charged for 2 glasses of champagne, which were included in the tasting menu and I can see, that I got the most expensive bottle of beer ever – USD 18,- !
Missing two desserts in an expensive five star restaurant ? They should at least have told us, before leaving the restaurant !
Happy 2016 to you all
The menu
