Orik Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Went with friends. Practically all of the critic-bait stuff is gone (even the bone in burger) and it's now pretty much an okay-ish straightforward steakhouse. Oysters (okay), salmon roe pancake thing (nice), steak (aged but not nearly as good as similarly priced options in pre-collapse MT, etc.). Blue fin tuna from Montauk (special of the day) was drowned in strongly flavored marinade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Blue fin tuna from Montauk (special of the day) was drowned in strongly flavored marinade. Didn't the Romans teach you anything about drowning stuff in strongly flavored marinade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yesterday (Monday) was the fifth anniversary of the opening of M. Wells Diner. So last night (Monday night), they did a thing at the Steakhouse where they invited back the Diner cooking staff and served stuff off the Diner menu. What a blast. My dining companion and I wildly over-orderd (and finished everything!), but my two favorites were the aged meatloaf and the tuna with capers in egg yolk sauce. Everything was over-the-top, everything was fun, everything was delicious. What a blast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MumonA Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Agreed. Started with the tuna, followed with the meatloaf and choose the gravlax pie for dessert for old times' sake. Fun. Would have been tempted by the seafood cobbler if not for the larger format. Good thing that they were out of the grilled octopus, or I might have ordered a fourth dish. Good times. The usual steakhouse menu seems solo unfriendly. Am I wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 You're right. Although I brave it solo occasionally anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MumonA Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks. That's what I figured. So I'll have to round up a crew. At least LIC isn't as hard a sell as even five years ago. How was the veal brain grenobloise? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Oh, it's good. (A little too gloppy -- but I find that everything at M. Wells [all iterations] is a little too gloppy.) I didn't have it last night only because it's on the regular Steakhouse menu, so it seemed like a waste to use up a slot on that special night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 The dishes really are built for sharing though, aren't they? Anyone who can finish appetizer, entree and dessert without assistance (any sides?) is doing well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 It's good to be a pig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I thought I could eat, but thinking of following the Solomon Gundy with a steak or a pig's head is making me queasy. I shared that appetizer, a venison dish, and a couple of sides with my daughter, and dessert beat us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yeah, I said a "pig", not a "Pig". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 The upside, it's a less expensive restaurant than you might think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 That's a point! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidNY Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I can finish three courses there without assistance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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