postPenny78 pts
“Spent a pretty penny (ba-dum-tss) and it was all amazing.”
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“Spent a pretty penny (ba-dum-tss) and it was all amazing.”
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“So simple yet so good. Went very well with the onions especially. I'd add a few pink peppercorns myself but this was exceptional”
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“Penny = Ellis running the wine program = Probably the 2nd best Loire wine selection in the whole city. Go get some chenin blanc that you'll never find anywhere else.”
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“Baked Razor Clams were fantastic. Desserts were amazing”
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“Loved this spot and the seafood is really well done. I have to say besides the icebox I didn’t LOVE the other dishes we ordered but the seafood is really high quality and delicious.”
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“Everything was delicious, but portions were tiny. Overpriced but delicious”
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“Penny is so good. The cost to portion ratio isn’t ideal but I left satisfied with 4 plates and a glass of wine. Freshest seafood I’ve had in NYC.”
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“the service and food overall was excellent.”
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“Penny is nice because it’s all bar seating!”
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“Razor clams at Penny (also, everything else they have lol)”
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“Penny is fantastic. One of my favorite places in Manhattan at any price.”
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“That ice cream sandwich is one of my favorite desserts in the city”
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“It’s not too expensive and by god is it creative. I’ve never had confit oysters before and they blew my mind.”
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“My favorite restaurant currently. I’ve had success every time getting a walk-in during the first few hours open. The brioche with anchovies is SO good.”
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“outstanding food, bar-only and great service”
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“Penny especially, as it features bar-only seating and excellent crudo.”
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“I also spend a lot of time thinking about the Stuffed Squid at Penny too!”
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“Right now, I love Penny because the lighting is top notch, bar seating is fun/interactive, and style of seafood they serve is perfect for the summer.”
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“I really enjoyed Penny too, also their bread was so good!”
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“Their food was incredible and their service top notch”
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“So. Dang. Good. Sometimes I get such a serious hankering for their confit oysters and I sit in about 15 seconds of despair”
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“Still dreaming about those shrimp and all of the food. Plus great wine list.”
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“Love that raw platter at Penny.”
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“I was very happy with everything from Penny recently, the raw bar items are considerably better than others which is difficult to stand out with something so simple”
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“True yes I loved Penny and thought their food was unique. Loved the ice cream sandwich”
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“all the raw seafood at penny was overwhelmingly salty and imo not the freshest”
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“Their ice box is the best seafood tower in the city bar none”
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“Penny’s genuinely excellent. The ice box gets the most PR but it’s the cooked dishes like the grilled squid and seafood rice that really shine.”
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“I think it’s so overrated and it was absurdly expensive for what we got”
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“All great wine lists, incredible somms, and more importantly good range for wine lovers (not crazy markups). Enjoy!”
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“It’s a wi e bar vibe but high quality raw bar.”
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“The brioche at Penny wishes it could become the loaf at Crown Shy when it grows up.”
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“really enjoy the potato and octopus salad at penny”
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“It was excellent! Best oysters of my life. Fantastic service.”
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“Penny was good but the price was unbelievable to me for the amount of food we got, it was not unique enough to justify it for me”
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“I have a bone to pick w Penny too lol. If I am eating a 300 dollar meal, you best be serving that on marble and not quartz.”
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“Brioche with anchovies is a must.”
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“I love Penny. The lightly grilled scallops with morels is one of the best dishes I've had in a very long time. Definitely worth the spend imo.”
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“Penny plays more casual but the food has always been very good, better than many 1 stars in the city I’ve been to.”
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“Worth it in every sense.”
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“Penny is great for wine and appetizers but no way to just show up…”
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“Absolutely love the sesame brioche at Penny's.”
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“Honestly, every dish is amazing. Not one bad dish among them. Don’t sleep on the bread and the hot dishes. Or their desserts.”
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“Agreed on penny and Claud for raw and the hot garlic situation.”
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“Penny for some nice light seafood dishes with a couple glasses of white wine.”
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“Omg, best ice cream sandwich I’ve ever had. Still thinking about it months later”
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“Ice Cream Sandwich at Penny is fucking mindblowingly good for how simple it is.”
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“I went to Penny!!! and it was so worth it.”
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“Good seafood spot and I like their stuffed squid.”
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“Can't stop thinking about the ice box (seafood platter) and especially the lobster from Penny in the East Village. Spendy, but definitely worth it!”
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