adegiulio

Crossroads Eatery across from the train station in Wayne makes a killer Taylor Ham Egg and Cheese sandwich. It's been killing me a little bit for years!! It is darn tasty though.....DARN tasty

So, a few of us have talked about it in the past, but we never got anything together. I'm talking about an eGullet off-line event at Mignon. How much interest is there in putting down our keyboards and meeting in Rutherford for some beef?

Unless they opened a third Top Notch, they are in Montclair and Madison, and both are BYOB, thereby killing the bar dining option...

Food was lousy, no cigars when we went. Wouldn't want to bear with that traffic to eat there again anyway...

Well, we have had a lot of personal events going on lately, so we have not been eating out too much. Went to Village Green one night and Alain Ducasse this past Saturday for our anniversary. It was pretty good...

I've heard so many lousy things about Caruso's, I couldn't go there without feeling like I have somehow wasted my time and money. That and the fact that David Caruso is single handedly keeping me from watching CSI:Miami.

Man, after that review, my review Sunday as going to sound pretty lame...

I would have expected to see him at Le Bernardin or some other restaurant that serves a lot of FISH..

Going on Saturday, I'll post feedback on Sunday...

Any chance you can make those pictures any bigger?? (yes... edited to correct my screw-up in imageGullet usage!)

I wouldn't worry about the steaks coming in a day ahead of time. Heck, I wouldn't worry about steaks a week ahead of time. And I definately wouldn't ever freeze them. I wouldn't compare Lobel's and a supermarket steak. They are completely different animals. If you are nervous about mail order steaks coming a little early, don't be. The only thing I would be nervous about with Lobel's steaks is which kidney I would sell to pay for them..

If it were the only restaurant in town, I would recommend it. Unfortunately, they compete with Village Green and Zarole, serving similar food. I can't see any reason why I would go to 28 Oak when VG is 500 feet away... Check out the thread here.

Fascino offers a tasting menu. I would recommend that. The new 28 Oak Street has tasting menus. That, I might not recommend...

We just went there last Friday. They just opened up a martini lounge downstairs, which is where we wound up eating. There was some live music that I wanted to hear, so thats why we did that. The food was ok, the steak was pretty darn good. Cooked nicely, tender and flavorful. Not the best, but certainly above average. The weakest part of the dining experience was the very uninspired wine list. Full of boring bottles from lousy years, it wasn't worth the money, which is ironic since we wound up drinking our faces off... Thank goodness for designated drivers! I don't know what else is in that area, so I have nothing to compare it to. It was a good place with friendly service. The music was fantastic. I don't think I would drive there from Wayne again, but for convenience I think it would be a good idea. And if there is live music, all the better!! Anthony

Yes and a box of boloneys please....and a box of Bud Lights....

Sorry, this was my first time dining in a restaurant. Was unaware that whole fish meant whole fish... This thread is about Rocca in Glen Rock, not Craft...

I would be annoyed if they filleted in the kitchen with me ever seeing the fish. Show me the fish, bring it back and filet it. Let me mention that the filleting of the fish is maybe 18th on the list of annoyances. I can handle filleting of the fish, but something tells me Ryan Depersio filets the fish for his customers...OR at the very least brings a bone bowl... Bone bowl??

Yeah, and while I'm at it I'll suggest to the servers that they give BOTH diners bread, WAIT till we are done before clearing our dishes, bring the water we requested, pay attention to what is going on, tell us about the menu....

Well, today was a bit busier at work than I expected, so I haven't had much time to post about our meal last night. To start, let me say that the food was much better than the service, which was a joke. We had a server that sounded like this was his first night at work... We walked in around 6:30. We were pleasantly greeted and shown to a table in front by the window. Our wine was opened and menus were presented. The menu was heavy with fish, which is great since thats what we were in the mood for. As we were sipping our prosecco, the waiter started pouring water in amy's glass. I interupted him and said that we preferred San Pellegrino. He scooped up the water glasses and returned with two new glasses. At this point I still don't think I had ever heard his voice. No hello....no "would you like tap or bottled water?" He brought us a bottle of something that after he poured and we tasted, was clear it wasnt San Pell. As a matter of fact, it wasn't even sparkling. Thats odd, so I asked him if the bottle was flat. He said he thought I said I wanted still water. OK, don't know how that could be confused, but whatever. He offered to bring us another bottle, but I dont like to waste, so we kept it. At this point in our young meal I was beginning to think this server was a bit off the note.... Amy went to freshen up. While she was away, someone brought us some bread. Well, he brought ME bread, and proceeded to walk away. I motioned to him that Amy probably wanted bread too. Thought that was odd, but keep a positive outlook. Our server, Mr. talkative, returned for our orders. No enthusiasm, just order taking. Amy ordered the Pastina Salad and Halibut, I ordered Buccatini, light on the peppers, and whole roasted branzino. That was the last we heard from our server for a while... The apps were good. Its clear that my request for light peppers was either ignored by the kitchen or the waiter, but it was still tasty. Twice while we were eating, a busboy came up to us and asked if we were done. Annoying, come on guys lets pay attention. I have buccatini hanging out of my mouth, I'm probably still working on it.. When we were done, the dishes, all the silverware, the bread plates, oil, etc were cleared. Halfway through I mentioned to the busboy that we were only halfway done with our meal. "OH!", he said as he returned our silverware to the table.... Next up was our halibut and grilled branzino. Both looked fantastic. Amy really enjoyed her fish, and I really enjoyed my fish. I think I would have enjoyed it double if it were filleted either tableside or in the kitchen. Still it was good. At one point while I was wrestling a bone out of my mouth, our server asked how everything was. We said it was good, tasty. I also mentioned that I was having fun working around all the bones. He chuckled as he walked away. He Lives!! We have confirmed life in our server!! Whatever. After a while I asked for a separate bowl to put the head, tail, gills, bones and assorted fish parts that I would have prefered not to eat, into. All in all, the dish was good, flavors worked, and most of all, the fish was succulent and well cooked. It might seem like I am nitpicking here, but I know this place has better service potential. The last two times previous we had received excellent service. A lot of the mis-steps last night were small, inconsequential. Alone, none of them were that bad or outrageous, but when taken together, it made for an annoying meal. It felt kinda like we were a table at a school for waiters, and everywhere they could fail, they did. I still like Rocca, and will go back, I just hope they can get this stuff ironed out. And get rid of our server. LOUSY.....

What time were you there? We were there from around 6:30ish to around 8....Sat in the front by the window...

We ate at Rocca tonight. It was disappointing.

Apparently, escolar has a lot of oil, or maybe its a certain kind of oil/fat or something, but anyway...some people complain about "stomach upset" after eating it...kind of like old time pilots who used to breathe in castor oil fumes from those old rotary engines. They would land and immediately run to the latrine for liftoff... FWAPP!!!

To keep Lou from promoting his restaurant, I'll do it... Click here!

I think Legal Seafoods gives Tommy a headache... WHAMM!!!

That Bonom post Tommy linked to proved what I have known for a long time....some people have way too much free time on their hands...Tommy is not included in that crticism, since we all know he is in the employ of eG...