While in NYC over Thanksgiving our other dinner in
town was at THE SMITH across from Lincoln Center as the three of us were
headed to La Boheme at The Met.
I have always enjoyed my
meals here, despite the noise and crowds. On Friday night, the quality
was down a bit and I may rethink my next visit to the Smith.
The
very nice SALMON TARTARE was the spicier of the two according to our
server, but not too spicy. It comes in a mason jar, as so many items
here do, and has jalapeno, sriracha and scallions for spice on the side.
I loved the flat lentil
crisps rather than more bread as they
had flavor but not heft. Will adored his Roasted TOMATO SOUP with
Cheddar Melt, and it's always nice to munch on the tasty mini-baguettes
that come in mini-paper bags with excellent butter.
They also provide complimentary bottles of house filtered sparkling and still water on arrival.
Since
I adored the chicken pot pie on my last visit, Will went for the
Pennsylvania Dutch TURKEY POT PIE with Cheddar Chive Biscuit Top, and it
seems to have shrunk in size, but is still a winner of a dish.
Samuel
ordered the FILET MIGNON with Fries which he asked for medium rare.
the crust was tasty and crunchy, but while the center was medium rare,
the edges were dry, chewy and past medium. He complained it was too dry
and chewy for a good steak, and he was indeed spot on.
I chose
the Friday night special of LOBSTER ROLL & Chips. The homemade
chips were awesome with a spicy kick and while the roll was a good size,
it was a bit soggy and messy to eat and leaked all over the place as I
took each bite.
The accompanying Agave Lemonade was declared as way too sweet.
Samuel
ended with the monster-sized HOT FUDGE SUNDAE which was Vanilla Ice
Cream over flourless Chocolate Cake, a nice chunk of Almond bark and a
very not fudgey (more thick chocolate sauce) hot fudge topping.
Will
liked his STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING that came in a skillet with caramelized
apples and vanilla ice cream. The coffee here always gets high marks.
We'll seek other options in the area next time, and maybe return to The Smith at a later date.
