Le Carousel

[AlwaysCravingThai]

Has anyone been to Le Carousel in Montclair? It took over for another restaurant. Friends have made reservations for us for Friday night, but was wondering if anyone has been there? It's entirely possible that this is opening night because a friend of theirs is the piano player and I think he said something about it being the first night. I don't know if it was his first night or the restaurant's first night.

[Rosie]

It's the same owner of Top Notch. Just a different name and an Italian style menu.

[AlwaysCravingThai]

It's the same owner of Top Notch. Just a different name and an Italian style menu.

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Thank you, Rosie. From the name it sounds French.

[Rosie]

I agree but stuffed rigatoni, chicken Monte Carlo, Capon Florentine, and veal scallopini are some of the menu items. They also have tapas listed such as wonton shrimp, beer battered calamari, shrimp and crab spring rolls, fried ravioli and tuna tartare. I guess it would be fair to say it is an eclectic menu.

[jim07044]

I went there for their grand opening night (9/16). They have a wine-only license (so no beer or liquor) and they are only offering wine from a New Jersey winery. I forgot the name of the winery after paying $7 for a glass of cab and it was horrible tasting. The interior design is pleasing but some important details, such as the diner-esque tabletops and chairs, were overlooked. I did not try any of the food. My quick judgement says this will be another "Church St Cafe": quickly forgotten.

[AlwaysCravingThai]

I went there for their grand opening night (9/16). They have a wine-only license (so no beer or liquor) and they are only offering wine from a New Jersey winery. I forgot the name of the winery after paying $7 for a glass of cab and it was horrible tasting. The interior design is pleasing but some important details, such as the diner-esque tabletops and chairs, were overlooked. I did not try any of the food. My quick judgement says this will be another "Church St Cafe": quickly forgotten.

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I too was there opening night. Thankfully, one of our party makes his own award winning wine so the fact that the food was awful didn't matter much after we each had a bottle of wine! Really, I wouldn't step foot in there again. I didn't even order a main course!

[Rail Paul]

I went there for their grand opening night (9/16). They have a wine-only license (so no beer or liquor) and they are only offering wine from a New Jersey winery. I forgot the name of the winery after paying $7 for a glass of cab and it was horrible tasting. The interior design is pleasing but some important details, such as the diner-esque tabletops and chairs, were overlooked. I did not try any of the food. My quick judgement says this will be another "Church St Cafe": quickly forgotten.

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I too was there opening night. Thankfully, one of our party makes his own award winning wine so the fact that the food was awful didn't matter much after we each had a bottle of wine! Really, I wouldn't step foot in there again. I didn't even order a main course!

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Do they charge corkage if you bring your own wine to a NJ-wines-only resto? If so, how much?

[Rosie]

I went there for their grand opening night (9/16). They have a wine-only license (so no beer or liquor) and they are only offering wine from a New Jersey winery. I forgot the name of the winery after paying $7 for a glass of cab and it was horrible tasting. The interior design is pleasing but some important details, such as the diner-esque tabletops and chairs, were overlooked. I did not try any of the food. My quick judgement says this will be another "Church St Cafe": quickly forgotten.

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I too was there opening night. Thankfully, one of our party makes his own award winning wine so the fact that the food was awful didn't matter much after we each had a bottle of wine! Really, I wouldn't step foot in there again. I didn't even order a main course!

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Do they charge corkage if you bring your own wine to a NJ-wines-only resto? If so, how much?

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I believe that the NJ wine only license is a special license from the state and one can still BYO without a corkage fee.

[jim07044]

If anyone had any Valentine's Day dinner reservations here (or any other night in the forseeable future), I think you may be out of luck:

http://www.baristanet.com/barista/2006/02/...tines_day_.html

[tomfromwo]

If anyone had any Valentine's Day dinner reservations here (or any other night in the forseeable future), I think you may be out of luck:

http://www.baristanet.com/barista/2006/02/...tines_day_.html

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how about LELEZAR or Taj PALACE. Did these restaurants suffer any damage?

tom

[ghostrider]

If anyone had any Valentine's Day dinner reservations here (or any other night in the forseeable future), I think you may be out of luck:

http://www.baristanet.com/barista/2006/02/...tines_day_.html

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how about LELEZAR or Taj PALACE. Did these restaurants suffer any damage?

tom

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No, thanks to the quick work of the Montclair firefighters, the fire was confined to the Carousel building, the rest of the block was not involved at all.