dover sole | Johnny Prime

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I took my wife to Crevette for our anniversary for a nice seafood-focused dinner. The cocktails here are nice. I did a classic martini, and instead of bread the table was adorned with a small place of mixed olives.

Here’s what we had to eat:

Pink Shrimp:

These were a bit pricey but they were indeed tasty. I’m not sure they were work $8 each, however.

Red Shrimp Carpaccio:

This was delicious. Easily the winner between the two shrimp starters. I would get this again for sure.

We threw in some meat here with a blood sausage and merguez sausage skewer, as well as an octopus skewer.

Both were nice but I think I preferred the octopus.

Next up were the mushroom courses.

Mushroom and Foie Gras with Egg:

This was great but we only had two small pieces of foie on the dish. I was hoping for a bit more. The mushrooms were delicious though.

Spanish Tortilla with Ramps & Morels:

This was probably my favorite dish of the night. The tortilla was really nicely made, and the morels were absolutely perfect. Ramps are always nice when they’re in season.

For one of our mains, we did the lamb ribs:

These were delicious. That had a nice candied bark on the outside. I just wish that I liked the sauce a bit more. It was sort of eggplant-ish.

We also had the Dover sole for two.

The woman who filleted this table side did a horrific job of getting the meat off of the bones. We ended up having to eat very carefully to avoid gagging on the tiny bones. The fish was nice, but I would not get this again. I would have liked a little bit of crisp on the skin. I think perhaps I was expecting a different preparation.

For dessert, we did a soft serve sundae and a lemon tart. Both of these were excellent. I think I liked these next best, just after the Spanish tortilla with morels.

CREVETTE
10 Downing St.
New York, NY 10014

I didn’t take great photos here, but the food, atmosphere, service and overall vibe is outstanding. The martinis are great, first off.

Second, the bread service is incredible. There’s semolina Italian bread, focaccia, and cacio e pepe babka, all service in an edible sourdough basket with whipped butter and a labneh onion dip.

We started the meal with a nice array of seafood to share: lobster tails, ebi shrimp cocktail, razor clams, baked cherrystone clams, and caviar service.

The pasta was killer. We did the butternut squash agniolotti, the frutti di mare spaghetti, and the baked shells. The baked shells tasted like French onion soup! Wild!

We also did some scalloped potatoes along with a burger and fries that they generally only serve downstairs to the exclusive Crane Club members. A real nice steakhouse style classic, and the fries are perfectly crisp and well seasoned.

For the mains, we tried the aged rib eye, the dover sole, and the parmigiano-aged NY strip steak. All of these were excellent, but the real stand out winner for me was the strip steak. It was so tender, so perfectly cooked, and so uniquely flavored. I can’t wait to go back for more! 10/10 for that baby, with a solid 9/10 for the rib eye.

For dessert, we tried the banana layer cake, the apple crisp, and the cheese cake. It was hard to choose a favorite here, but I think I was leaning toward the apple crumble the most.