Has anyone been to Restaurant MC yet?

[bethb]

Does anyone have the scoop on this new David Burke restaurant in Millburn?

[Curlz]

Rosie to the white courtesy phone...ROSIE, to the white courtesy phone...

(credit: ejebud)

[Rosie]

restaurant.mc was excellent. David Burke was expediting the night I was there. If anyone has the e-mail report I sent out please forward it to Curlz and Beth. I'm in Charleston and don't have access to my notes.

[Curlz]

I have Rosie's full report if anyone wants it...just PM me. I don't want to print it here without knowing if it's okay with her.

(Thanks, Coughy!)

[tommy g]

any more recent info on mc?

just read about it and would love to know more...actaully, what was is before or a landmark near by would help pls

[chefdavidrusso]

(Disclaimer - they're a customer of mine)

I've eaten there once....end of February I think it was. The night we were there was among the first that the upstairs are was open....they were jam-packed until we left at 10-ish, and showed no signs of slowing. The food is a nice combination of straight forward technique, David Burke whimsy, and NYC vibe. All three folks in charge (Exec Chef Steve, Sous Chef Wade, and Pastry Chef Anina) put out excellent food that is approachable yet has enough twists to it that it keeps the diner interested throughout the meal.

And the cocktails are goooooood!

It's definately a valuable addition to the dining scene in Millburn/Maplewood/Summit. I think it will find great success, as there is no other restaurant that does what it does as well as it does it anywhere in the area.

[PaulaJK]

Our party of 4 dined upstairs in early March. We will not

return. Although the restaurant was not half full [mid week], cocktail

service [glasses of wine yet!] was very slow. We didn't find

several of the dishes 'good enough' let alone excellent.

A recent NSLedger review rated mc 2 1/2 stars which

we thought generous although we did note that we happened

to have ordered several of the dishes the review

described negatively [e.g. the caesar salad entree]....so perhaps

other menu choices would have generated a better opinion.

[Soda]

http://www.southorangevillage.com/vc/comme...6&page=1#Item_1

[rooftop1000]

oh that was a fun read

[scarlet knight]

I really make it a point not to go out with people who put on a show at restaurants. I think it's a personality disorder. I enjoy going out to restaurants, befriending the staff and relaxing. I won't go out with control freaks.

I saw a TV show where a diner said to the the waitress: Could you toast the top of my toast, but not the bottom of my toast? Her dining companion said: You can just spit in our food right here.

[Oceangroveguy]

"Personality disorder" indeed. If that woman actually practices medicine, I hope she's a pathologist.....

[MsSumida]

"Personality disorder" indeed. If that woman actually practices medicine, I hope she's a pathologist.....

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I'd like to hear of the dining experiences with Dr F when she hits menopause full time... Going out to eat with someone like that is asking for trouble.. I just hope the poster doesn't forget-if they decide to go back, the waitperson is going to remember big time, and as the restuarant gossip vine grows.. so will everyone who works there. Not a pretty evening ahead.

[BeaChambers]

Does anyone have the scoop on this new David Burke restaurant in Millburn?

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Went for lunch a few weeks ago and we liked it. Food and service were excellent.

Bea/NJ

PS ROSIE- we have been away and I just saw your Hackettstown message. I don;t know that restaurant..sorry.

[jim07044]

Had some snacks and drinks there tonight. Place was packed (8:00 pm). Sat at the upstairs bar, watched the Patriots vs. Jaguars game on the flatscreen and also projected on the wall in the next room. Cocktails were excellent (try the nutty pear!). Mussels and fries were good. Had to have the signature cheesecake lollipops (fun!). A little pricey but I'll be back when I want a hip and upscale night out in Millburn.

[SunnyNJ]

We ate here last weekend and it was terrible. Had a 8:30 res, table for 6 on Sat night. Had to leave a $25 deposit so they would hold the table. Short version is we didn't get seated till 10:40pm. And that is not a second of exaggeration. It's a long story why we didn't leave and go elsewhere, but it involved a 8 3/4 month pregnant person eating aps at the bar. I spoke to the hostess who was ridiculously air headed. Then I spotted the owner (Mark I think) wandering around in a ratty T-shirt, jeans and holding a glass of red wine. I talked to him and he seemed as amateurish as they come. Didn't even really get an apology, let alone an offer of a drink at the bar. I will say that the bartender (possibly John) was outstanding and ordered us a free bar pizza. Once we were seated and ordered our food was pretty good to average. Tuna was ordered well done and came out raw twice. I thought food was extremely expensive and for that price you can get better in many other places. At the end when we got our bill, they had taken off $75 for the wait which, if the management had a clue, they would have told us they were doing. Instead we just discovered it while divvying up the bill.