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This restaurant makes me proud to be a New Yorker! The food was perfectly cooked, beautiful, tasty, and memorable. I met a female friend and the two of us dined at the counter/bar. The service was impeccable; I was given a setup, menu, warm bread and spectacular butter at my setting before my friend arrived. The staff is friendly and helpful, and I even had a lovely chat with the coat check person as I sipped a beautiful sherry. Once my friend joined me, we discussed the wines with the bartender/server, who was very well schooled and quite helpful. Our food was perfect and plentiful; we were too full for the dessert but ordered two anyway: we sampled the chocholate bread pudding and oatmeal apple crisp which sent us into orbit! I can't wait to go back to this little jewel of a restaurant. The evening was spectacular. And my friend and I spend four glorious hours dining, drinking wine, and catching up, without ever feeling rushed.

Excellent tiny pieces of food that would nurish the thinnest of supermodels or anyone with an eating disorder. Excellent wine list three times larger than the food menu. The unromantic decor resembles the sterile interior of a private jet. The crowd was composed of short bold rich men with their beautiful daughters? and/or pampered mummies. Dining at Blue Hill made me proud of being middle class.

Yummy and Yum.... After some recent dining club disappointments, we decided to stop messing about and go for gold. Having heard and read many good things about BH, we decided to give it a shot. I arrived about 15 minutes early, and was immediately greeted with a smile and a friendly warm hello. The kind of place where they just have the feng shui nailed, from the decor to the lighting to the music to the selection of staff. I sat at the bar and was psyched to hear that one of the beer choices was an Allagash White (a personal favorite). I knew then that BH and I were on the same page. The Dining Club VP arrived and we were shown to our table. Our waiter came and introduced himself, super good vibe, genuinely smiling, and shared several laughs with us throughout the evening. No snootiness, no pretension, no overbearingness. Perfect. The bread and butter was warm, fresh, crispy - absolutely delicious. Perhaps the best bread and butter in the city. There was also an amuse bouche of fresh organic cauliflower and carrots. Tasty. Our waiter answered every question we had about the menu patiently and even told us that the kitchen could accomodate any vegetarian concerns, whether for the tasting menu or a la carte. The food. Oh the glorious food. We both had the sweet potato tortellini. Perfection on a plate. One bite and you think to yourself "this is why I drop a bill on dinner". Fresh, sweet, flavorful, rich and light at the same time. A 2007 Foodie Nominee for sure. I had the veal and VP had a slow cooked farm fresh egg. Both superb. You can tell that they pay very close attention to detail. From ingredient selection to preparation to arrangement on the plate. Moving on to dessert..we shared a steamed cheesecake and the chocolate bread pudding. Both delicious, and the latter being sublime. At one point it even prompted Heather to exclaim "quit hoggin' the bread pudding!" Hahahaa, we had a good laugh about that one. And here's the kicker. When discussing all the desserts with our kick-ass waiter, we expressed a piqued curiosity about the spicy ice cream on the menu..but not enough to order it. When our desserts came, we were also given a free scoop of the spicy ice cream. It's almost as if they enjoyed our enthusiasm for food and wanted to share in the good vibes. I really can't praise this place enough. Speical occasion or just down in the dumps and need a boost? Go ahead and treat youself. Do it.

note to Dan Barber: Dude what ur doing is great .. the chef-local farmer thing. But get over the stone barn's descriptions all over your menu. It reads like a stuttering, dyslexic novel. I've had some of my better meals in the city @ blue hill. I had a completely forgetable meal @ stone barn. There is an art to menu writting &design! Even if you love lardo & pistachio you don't need to list them in your menu 3 times! Maybe just write something @ the bottom of ur menu listing the local farms that you use. I'm taking the time to write this because I love Blue Hill. I hope you can take this constructively.

Went to Blue Hill in NYC after frequenting the Stone Barns location. Compared to Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, this was a disappointment. We called at 7pm on a Sunday to see if they had any room for 2 that evening, they said absolutely not. We live in the area so walked over to see if there were tables anyway, and low and behold, about 6 2-tops were free for the picking. Cocktail list of only 2 seasonal concoctions in comparison to the extensive tasty list up north. Appetizers of "this mornings egg" and greens ravioli were very nice, main course of chicken was great, however I had to send my cod/manhattan clam chowder entree back because it was so salty that my appetite was killed. I couldn't taste anything but salt, and at 32$ I found that a bit of a novice mistake. My dinner guest ordered the cheese (new world/old world) which were amazing. Service was attentive, however, our server changed half way throught the meal, and we were asked 3 times if we would like dessert by 3 different staff. All in all an ok experience, but if you want the true Blue Hill dining expereince take a trip to Stone Barns, which has never dissapointed.

My boyfriend and I went here last night for a romantic dinner and let me tell you , the atmosphere and the setting of this place are absolutely romantic. Our service was amazing. The food was good, not great, but good. What made me change my mind from great to good was the dessert. As an appetizer, I had the Ravioli, which was DELICIOUS! For an entree, I had the Lamb, and my guy had the duck, which were both amazing. We didn't think we'd leave full, but we were after those entrees. THEN we had the bright idea to have dessert, and we just ordered the cheesecake. There was this sauce on the cheesecake that tasted like CRAP, that's the only way I can describe that taste.... it was just horrible. Don't get me wrong, i highly recommend this place, just don't have the cheesecake. ENJOY!

had dinner here a few nights ago. i had been wanting to come here for a few years but never got around to it and had extremely high expectations. the service was impeccable, as was the freshness and creativity and presentation of the dishes. however, i was underwhelmed with the menu selection and the general taste of the food. the flavors were very delicate but some dishes were bland. the portion sizes were also small for the men i was dining with. i had a solid dining experience, but i'm not sure it was special enough to warrant a return visit given the other great restaurants in the city for the same price.