Le Rock Goes Long on Midtown | BT News

 

What to put on to Le Rock, maybe the buzziest of a set of buzzy new eating places in Rockefeller Center? On a current Friday evening, my dinner companion settled on a canvas jacket someplace between a blazer and a chore coat. Upon arrival, it grew to become obvious that he had accurately intuited the costume code—of the waitstaff, at the very least, every of whom wore a garment nearly an identical to his.

Is Le Rock fancy? Well, sure. Its title, which is supposed, I think, to be a bit arch, additionally refers back to the usually French theme of its upmarket menu: forty-five-dollar caviar dip, five-dollar-per-ounce côte de boeuf, three home Martinis (twenty-six {dollars} every). The four-thousand-square-foot eating room, carved out of the foyer of a ravishing Art Deco constructing, is outfitted with terrazzo flooring, a bronze bar, and inlaid mahogany.

The Martini au poivre options green-peppercorn-infused vodka and Manzanilla olives... Read more