Pure Food and Wine

I had the tasting menu for my birthday and it was incredible. Absolutley get the sundae it is so delicious and huge and dairy-free!

the first time i visited PURE FOOR + WINE i was attracted by the luring ambience from outside the front door. the menu looked lovely as well. inside, it is beautifully decorated, very subtle and intimate. very romantic. in the spring/summer/autumn the area outside in the back is open. and that really is a treat! sitting under the stars and yet with trees around you...taking it all in...while eating gorgeous *live* food, it is surreal. ...and contagious. the food is superb, and it was only until after we had our desserts did we find out it is a raw food + vegan restaurant. one could not even tell. small but filling dishes, lovlingly arranged on the plate. the service was super. i have been back, oh probably 7-8 times since. and taken carnivores as well - they were even pleasantly satisfied at the end of their meal. the cocktails are brilliant as well. and staff know what they are talking about, about foods and drinks.

Loved every morsel of our meals! I had the ravioli which made me run home to open their cookbook I purchased some time ago and try to re-create it the next night for dinner. The blueberry and lemon ice cream was simply out of this world. We like when we can enjoy a meal, have room for desert and not feel like a stuffed sausage when we leave. The post below made me laugh regarding the absence of pasta in the lasagna or bread on the table. Buddy, did you not realize you were dining at a raw/ LIVE food restaurant? Doh!

I have been going to the cafe at Pure Food and Wine for quite a few months, but after this weekend will not return. Why they feel the need to be incredibly rude to anybody who walks in, is beyond me. If I'm going to spend $15 on a carton of ice cream, the least you can do is acknowledge me when I come inside of your store. More than once I've had to stand at the register, waiting for them to speak to me and once they do, it's usually a cold/nasty response. I really enjoy Pure Food, their raw food is the best around, unfortunately, I won't be eating it anymore.

I found this cozy little restaurant by chance. I was looking for a "nice" place to take somebody and this seemed like the right one. It was again by chance that I ended up in a vegan restaurant, but being vegetarian this was a pleasant surprise. Given that I've been vegetarian for years and that I've eaten in 4 other vegan restaurant in NYC, I can safely say that while the food was good it was not excellent at all. I saw people disappointed about strips of nori on their salad, I was disappointed by my lasagna being just a pile veggies with no actual pasta layers, there was no bread or other carbohydrate whatsoever and this is NOT advertised outside. We ordered Pinot Grigio by the glass and the waitress, in a non apologetic way, said they don't serve it "by the glass", she didn't offer an explanation or an alternative. The experience was over all bad enough that I know won't go back or recommend it. Further it was made worse by a painfully slow service and a 3 digit bill for a dinner that left me wanting for more.

The food is here is amazing, expensive due the ingredients and labor intense process to create great raw cuisine, but it's so good. I have taken meat eating friends there on several occasions who love it and can't get over how good everything is. The lasagna, risottos and desserts are especially outstanding. The pumpkin pie in season is to die for.

It was too noisy inside so the staff was very friendly and moved us to the gorgeous garden. The appetisers were good; sushi and avocado/tomato but nothing special. The samosa appetiser was incredible! Maincourse i recommend to NOT get the ravioli. The wine and sake selection is good but the bottles are not kept by the table and the staff isnt too attentive on refills. Over all not bad, it was a nice night but not worth going back..