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in:Favourite restaurant in NYC?4 pts
replying to u/rightanglerecording: Chambers. Food + service are excellent. Wine list is one-of-a-kind singular.
“The food is also fantastic! Such a good recommendation”
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in:Is Rezdora bad??2 pts
replying to u/thighcandy: Rezdora used to be maybe my favorite pasta spot in the city up until late ~2021. Particularly, I remember the sommelier being incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating. Things have changed though. I took my fiancee there in mid 2022 and they had a different sommelier who was terrible, both as a sommelier and person. For context's sake I am more of the wino than my fiancee who generally doesn't know much about it, but will still enjoy a nice glass of wine. Enter this new som who immediately came in with an attitude. She at first offered the wine list to my fiancee who politely declined as I chimed in and asked for the wine list instead. Upon this request, the som told me to "let your girlfriend speak for herself" and insisted she take the list instead. Annoying and pushy but not the end of the world. The somm gives her little spiel, and naturally my Fiancee just asks for a recommendation because she doesn't really know shit. The somm recommends a bottle of some 2017 tuscan red which I found odd but who cares, we're here to have a nice time and she knew our price range. We had a great meal and the wine was acceptable, but certainly not the star of the show. It wasn't until the end that I saw the bottle she recommended was ~$400 and way outside the price range we asked. So if you go beware of this predatory practice from their sommelier. It was sleazy af and totally classless. I pointed out the transgression to the somm at the end of the dinner, and she implied that my f…
“Also, the food is exquisite.”
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in:What is the best chicken you’ve had in NYC?1 pts
“Chambers has one of the best chickens ever! It's one of their staples - it's a half chicken flattened and deboned.”
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postWine by the glass is burning a hole in my wallet. Anyone know places with good wine AND good wine deals?74 pts
“So far I know Chambers is quite famous for having a great wine program and also having accessible pours”
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in:What’s an absolute gem of a place you don’t hear talked about very much in the city? 20 pts
“The two most underrated places in the city, IMO, are noreetuh and Chambers.”
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in:Frenchette alternative?9 pts
“Chambers is excellent, lacks a bit of the romantic “cozy” vibe but makes up for it in the food and amazing bev offering.”
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in:Wine by the glass is burning a hole in my wallet. Anyone know places with good wine AND good wine deals?9 pts
“Honestly if your standard is chambers for quality of BTG list you're going to be hard pressed to find spots with good glasses at that price.”
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postWhere the sweetbreads at?7 pts
“which is a great spot and super underrated”
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in:Restaurant Recommendations for first-timer6 pts
“Chambers is reasonably priced for NYC, has excellent food, and one of the best wine programs in the country.”
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in:Dining with a picky eater6 pts
“Chambers + Fulgurances + One Fifth + Corkbuzz have all been consistently excellent about my very strictly gluten-free situation, and about other dietary restrictions from my friends.”
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in:Favourite restaurant in NYC?5 pts
“Food + service are excellent.”
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in:What’s your favorite offal dish in NYC right now?5 pts
“Sweetbreads at Chambers”
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