Foxface Natural

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  • It was quite good-- the fish was outstanding, they had a pastrami crudo when i went which was great, but the barnacles kinda ruined the meal. $50+ and awful, honestly.

    H3

  • I did find the food here really interesting though and very well executed. Everything was cooked perfectly, even if some items were not 100% for me or outside of my comfort zone, and the wines picked to go with each dish were perfect.

    H3

  • replying to u/gsbound: I agree that it was inappropriate to send Sietsema for this review, but could you speak to the size of the shrimp? His photo makes it seem like the two together have the same amount of meat as one piece of spot prawn from Sushi Yasuda, which can be had for $10. And Japanese restaurants would not use the same product as it’s not clear to me that the whiteleg shrimp is in fact superior to spot prawn. Now, is the sauce worth $18? Looking at the restaurant’s response, it seems as if customers are really just paying for sustainability. In my opinion, the dish could have been better, cheaper, and in greater quantity if they just switched to one langoustine. But Foxface went for the Hawaiian shrimp for the novelty.

    And they were very high quality. Probably comparable to what would be used at a good sushi establishment, since we were eating them raw and they tasted pristine. They also brought us the fried heads in a different sauce which was also very good, as part of the same dish.

    H3

  • replying to u/Lyin-Don: I thought the service at Foxface was outstanding. SUPER friendly. Not at all stiff and very knowledgeable. Which can’t be easy considering how unique many of their ingredients are/were.

    yeah the service at foxface is excellent...the owner is constantly talking to the customers and explaining dishes and where ingredients have been sourced from, sommelier is very knowledgeable and the each waiter has a good grasp of the methods by which each dish has been prepared.

    H3

  • Highlights for me were the kangaroo tartare and the two raw fish preparations I had. Boer goat was good but not amazing, and the duck I had was very under for me.

    H3

  • Foxface Natural wasn’t that good. I went about 6 months ago. Their goat was really tender but lacked seasoning and flavor.

    H3

  • replying to u/Parasite-Paradise: I feel bad that Fox Face took the brunt of this but I’m relieved to see good media finally saying “wait, are we being scammed here”. Food prices in this city have just exited the reality based community. Sometimes it slips by when you’re having a good time and choosing from a menu. But when someone says “wait, you paid $45 for an entree” it hits me how deranged that is.

    Two out of the three dishes my husband and I shared were really outstanding; the other one was also obviously well executed but just didn’t hit for us the same way.

    H3

  • I just had a killer uni pasta dish at foxface natural that made me do a double take. Perfectly cooked pasta, a blanket of perfectly seasoned breadcrumbs, and the uni just dressed up in butter and cheese. A winner

    H3

  • Unexpected ingredients, really well executed flavors. Not another italian/french spot. I can’t even remember the ambience bc I was so zeroed in on the food. The kangaroo tartare, beef tongue with morels, still live in my head rent free.

    H3

  • I went on Friday and thought it was very good but not amazing.

    H3

  • Everything else was very good; the mains felt "safe" relative to the rest of the menu but were perfectly executed. Mine was local fluke with lots of lemon, butter, and parsley and it was shockingly delicious.

    H3

  • I did find the food here really interesting though and very well executed. Everything was cooked perfectly, even if some items were not 100% for me, and the wines picked to go with each dish were perfect.

    H3

  • replying to u/Drakhn: How come you’d lean to 63 Clinton over Foxface?

    I think Foxface is wonderful, but I wouldn’t recommend it to just anyone. It does a lot of interesting ingredients you don’t see often, with preparations that sometimes are amazing and sometimes miss, which is part of its charm.

    H3

  • I loved every dish I had here. Super experimental and a lot of interesting dishes like kangaroo tartare so definitely for people more willing to be adventurous.

    H2

  • The tasting menu is amazing and removes the choices - but you really can’t go wrong - the seafood tower and everything else are always so much fun - enjoy!

    H2

  • Really liked it, want to go back. Great service, large portions, sui generis flavors. Kangaroo tartare was truly outstanding.

    H2

  • we absolutely loved everything. Went again more recently and the only misses were the mains oddly enough? But the wine list, apps, desserts, everything else were still fantastic.

    H2

  • replying to u/GDswamp: That degree of (un)doneness isn’t the best way to prepare venison, at least in my experience.

    When I dined there I had a similarly blue duck breast. Seems to be by design, and not a great one.

    H2

  • replying to u/hayleybc: Went sometime around October/November and we absolutely loved everything. Went again more recently and the only misses were the mains oddly enough? But the wine list, apps, desserts, everything else were still fantastic.

    I fully agree, I love the vibe, service, apps, and wine, but our main was just not quite right.

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  • replying to u/HankBizzaro: I'm so glad I was hooked into Fox Face when it was a little sandwich window on St. Marks. I've eaten many a sandwich and even a couple of dinners during the rare occasion they did dinner.

    The new place is phenomenal as well. Had the kangaroo tartar over the weekend and it was amazing.

    H2

  • The hiramasa pastrami is a must imo. The crawfish were damn good too. Don’t see it on the menu anymore but the BBQ Boar dish I had a few weeks back was AMAZING.

    H2

  • replying to u/Infinite_Carpenter: I didn’t love Foxface. I liked the kangaroo dish but everything else was just meh.

    Was fun to try the kangaroo dish but we couldn’t even finish the whole thing when we went

    H2

  • replying to u/myrestaurantaccount: Foxface Natural in the East Village is the best meal I’ve had in NYC this year. If you and your party are adventurous eaters, they are doing cooking often unseen in Manhattan. Sustainable proteins - think kangaroo, goat, venison and the best whole fish presentation in the city. Ingredients are carefully sourced and everything is done in house, cooked in their wood burning oven.

    Those sandwiches were perfect, I can't wait to try the full dinner service.

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  • replying to u/runthedish: From an ig post by the chef of Foxface Natural, six days ago: “Fingers crossed but I’m hoping to finally get my own Michelin star this year. Hopefully that comes through but if it doesn’t it will be something to work on for the future. I don’t need anyone to tell me what kind of chef I am but it’s nice to have something to point to.” Amen! Rooting hard for him.

    Rooting for them!! But also, I miss their sandwiches :(

    H2

  • replying to u/MentionMaleficent139: Foxface natural is incredible and offers up extremely unique dishes!

    They had an Iberico pork loin or chop that was cooked up to a really pink mid rare and it was delicious. They are killing it with their menu.

    H2

  • I tried them and was severely disappointed. They used those huge crackers way to much imo.

    H2

  • replying to u/TadpoleHorror5146: Awesome. I'm going here on Saturday and was looking to see if it would get mentioned here. Those sandwiches were perfect, I can't wait to try the full dinner service.

    You will love it. I can't wait to go back

    H2

  • replying to u/virtual_adam: You’re totally right and it’s easily seen on their Google maps page. Under “menu” there’s literally a shot of the old spot with $6 gelato, there’s also evidence of that sandwich you had creeping up about $2 every month  To me the part that hurt the most was $16 for a piece of TINY pie. It was good pie, but I was expecting something more impressive for the price  I can’t believe it’s actual costs going up, they got a Covid deal on the diner, did absolutely no work on it (S&P looks cute, superiority looks dirty) and comparable restaurants who also depend heavily on the union square farmers market haven’t raised prices so aggressively. It just feels like a money grab  I read or heard an interview where they explained TFTs were invented because Monday nights were completely dead. Now that they’re popular it just feels like they’re playing with fake scarcity like they’re Supreme or something having certain items at certain times.  I went once when they started brunch and don’t expect to be back anytime soon

    Our much, much better (and more generous) meal at Foxface Natural was about $50 more

    H2