Blue Hill

A WOW meal, not for the glitz but for the simplicity of preparation and the quality of ingredients. Even if this restaurant was in California it would stand out for its ingredient forward, farm to table philosophy, but it has nothing comparable in NYC. Its a powerful reminder that food can taste great when properly grown and sourced and a fabulous meal does not have to have molecular chemistry in involved in the preparation. The room is also very inviting and comfortable. Service is professional, super helpful and personable. All the servers are passionate and well versed in the preparation and providence of the dishes and ingredients. It becomes an educational as well as culinary experience. We had the pleasure of sitting at the bar with Patrick and Skyler. They also take a very unique approach to the wine list, sourcing a majority of wines from the US and featuring them prominently on the wine list. The wine makers are all small producers, only a few I was familiar with, but listened to their guidance and had a delicious bottle of wine at a fair price for any restaurant and a bargain for one in NY. The wine list is a very nice adventure of unique carefully curated wines with stories and fairly priced. The dinning experience exceeded expectations and we plan on being regulars! Delightful. Hoping we can score a reservation at Stone Barns one day! Thank you to the team

This was my second time at Blue Hill, although my last visit was several years ago before they moved to the Family Meal concept. And I really like it. Each course comes with an assortment of dishes that you can mix and match at your own pace, which makes the whole meal feel relaxed and fun. I sat at the bar, and both the atmosphere and service were excellent as always. Every course was fantastic, and this is such a great time of year to visit when there are so many amazing vegetables in season. One course highlighted several different peppers, including a specially developed habanero that had all of the sweetness and none of the heat. Really cool! The dessert was really interesting as well as it incorporated Sungold tomatoes. I don’t think I’ve ever had tomatoes in a dessert before, but it was inspired and worked beautifully. A fantastic dinner. I’ll definitely be returning.

Fantastic expression of high-quality ingredients. Some highlights but it is reasonable to say that every dish was excellent. The crudo vegetables had a lot of inherent extra flavor, almost as if you took a normal vegetable, dehydrated, and rehydrated, but somehow didn't lose any of the texture. There's one dish that was some scallop and beet thing, I can't remember the details, but ooh boy that had good punch to go with the seafood's depth. I'd never seen shellfish with I think sweet potato, that was a tremendous change. The salinity and meatiness of the mussels were better than other proteins for the sweetness of the sweet potato. The leeks were well known to be good and same for the potato with its crispiness and inside creaminess. The service was excellent, especially for being last meal of the night. They took care of us without bothering us, the right balance. I think everyone knows to go here, but the way I would put it is that this is a two Michelin star restaurant unless you are biased to sharp and novel canapes

Standouts included the bread, squid, dessert, and the wonderful service. All the dishes were beautiful and the ingredients were fresh and locally sourced. Although the 4 course set meal generally takes 2.5 hours, we had a flight to make and time was not on our side. The restaurant very kindly accommodated our request to finish within 1.5 hours (despite how questionable the decision to enjoy a tasting menu in a rush ).

Farm to table executed with confidence. Haven’t had so many raw vegetables in one meal in a while and it was all great. Surprisingly filling by the end they did a great job portioning each course to ensure no one walked away hungry. Haven’t been to the actual farm but heard it’s quite an experience. Service was professional and attentive. Vibe was fine but nothing really unique about the feel of the venue. Final verdict: would return to try a new menu and recommend!