The Bottom Line
- BYOB
- Affordable French bistro fare
- Cash only
- No reservations
- Crowded for groups of more than 4
Description
- Tartine Address: 253 W. 11th St.
- Tartine Phone:(212) 229-2611
- Nearest Subways to Tartine: 1, 9 at Christopher St-Sheridan Sq
- Tartine Cross Streets: West 4th
- Price: $20-30/person (appetizer, main course, dessert)
- Delivery is available for lunch/brunch.
- Prix-fixe brunch is available on weekends. $11.95 for your choice of entree OJ and coffee or tea.
Guide Review - Tartine: West Village French Bistro
The food is deliciously prepared -- the roasted portobella with tomato fondue and herbed goat cheese ($7.95), served with a lightly dressed salad, was marinated in balsamic vinegar before grilling and had a wonderful meaty texture. The poached pear ($8.25) was served with blue cheese, walnuts and prosciutto -- all of which contrasted nicely, yet combined to create a delicious appetizer. There was also a zucchini soup ($5.95) and a number of salads.
Entrees ranged from a croque-monsieur($7.95) to a sesame crusted tuna ($16.95). The tuna was cooked as requested(rare) and served with an olive tampanade and wild mushrooms. The sirloin steak was served with crisp, perfectly salted french fries, though it was done a little more well than ordered. Both sauces available for the sirloin, a red wine bordelaise and a green peppercorn, were virtually indistinguishable, though both worked nicely with the sirloin.
Desserts were well received by all -- blueberry pear cobbler ($5.50) with vanilla ice cream was delicious, and dacquoise($5.00), of ganache chocolate, meringue, & hazelnut with toasted almonds was divine.
