The Dutch
“I came in on Sunday night with a good friend of mine who works at Chef Andrew Carmellini's Locanda Verde.”
“The Dutch is nicely laid out with walls opening to let in the charm of the SoHo streets.”
“I also had the Coconut Passion Fruit Sundae which tasted like a typical South American dessert with coconut guava and fruit.”
The Dutch
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
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Just a quick update. About 3 hours after eating here I got VIOLENTLY ill. So needless to say, I won't ever be going back.
It was a bit pricey, but the drinks were strong, the seafood tower was great, and all of the salads and appetizers were on point.
What was nice was the fact that it was not overwhelmingly loud like so many restaurants, and we were not packed in like sardines. I would definitely go back, but likely only for a special occassion.
Came here for Saturday Brunch, made a reservation beforehand, so there was no wait whatsoever. Was a little nervous about the experience since it's rated 3.5 stars on Yelp.
The experience completely surprised me and made me wonder why the heck does THE DUTCH not deserve more stars!!!
The seating area is huge, there is a backroom behind the front room and a private dining area downstairs. We were seated in the backroom, and the decor was amazing, classic decor.
The brunch menu was honestly not too big, it incorporates lunch into brunch, so you can have options like oysters too. I have a picture of the menu, so you could see what's for brunch.
we ordered an appetizer to share:
– Steak Tartare ($18) – It was absolutely amazing, to start with the toast was crunchy and amazing, the steak was phenomenal and it came with mayonnaise that blends really well with the whole dish
Brunch food
– Omelette with caramelized onions and salad on the side ($18) – the omelette was amazing, very strong on onions, a must-try if you are an onion lover
– Smoked salmon with bagel with scrambled egg – the scrambled egg? no joke is the best scrambled egg i've had in the city. the bagel was crunchy but not dry, and the smoked salmon was really good, it also have sour cream and salmon roe on the side where you could put on the bagel, love the little touch.
Strongly recommend the smoked salmon with bagel and scrambled egg, probably the best brunch dish you get in the city!
Service is absolutely amazing, the servers are super nice, take really good pictures from good angles, and everyone was super attentive.
Will definitely come back and would recommend everyone too! Have yet to try the doughnut tree that caught my eye on the menu!
Just a quick brunch experience. I suppose you pay for the location, venue, and exclusiveness? It seemed fairly empty for a prime brunch hour on a weekend. I think the prices here are definitely going to drive away the mimosa, hung over crew. Then again I appreciate the space and quiet some times so that was a positive.
Then the dish, I had some poached eggs with a cheddar biscuit and a side of a tomato, ham, and chipotle sauce for $19. Whoa. I mean really a couple fancy poached eggs and not enough ham with a mini biscuit?
Anyways, it was a meal, nothing spectacular and they were very strict about outside beverages (it was just a cup of coffee from a local location) that they held for me at the front while it obviously got cold. What a waste.
Checked it. It's subpar in my book, but I think larger groups will like this location and especially for dinner.
First, the Dutch is overpriced. Perhaps I'm totally spoiled by all the amazing brunch choices in NYC where I only pay $30 for food + unlimited mimosas… so I was surprised by the price tag here. Without alcohol, we spent $40 each.
Second, the food isn't stellar. I ordered their famous fried chicken which (if you're a hungry girl like me) is good for just one person. The fried chicken is tasty, but the problem is… I recently discovered the fried chicken sandwich at Fuku+. Now I want my fried chicken to have a tiny bit of kick to it. My girlfriend ordered the Shrimp & Kimchi fried rice. We warned the server that her being Korean meant she had high standards for Kimchi and he still told her to go for it. Mistake — she took a one bite and then said she could make better kimchi herself.
Third, I was surrounded by preppy kids in plaid. Perhaps a lot of kids from NYU decided to go to brunch that day, but I was definitely aged out.
So if you haven't ever gone to the Dutch, just go check it out once. It is a NYC institution, and I'm happy to have gone so I can take it off of my Yelp bookmarks.
Great brunch spot! Great poached eggs and bloody Mary's, what else do you want on a weekend morning?!? Service was great the definitely get the donuts to share with the table, they are wonderful!
The Dutch is only a few years old, but it already has the swagger of a New York institution. And that might be one of the strongest things to say about any restaurant in Gotham given the city's tendency to be spoiled rotten with new food joints popping up literally every day. Trendiness only lasts so long before some younger, hipper, more attractive digs open up. And from there, it's off to the worrisome, awkward, puberty-esque second stage, which could last long enough to still see the spot sputter off and shut its doors. Somehow, The Dutch has unfairly skipped this zits and braces phrase. Frankly, that's a rarity. But it's certainly not by chance.
The dining room is inviting, stately, modern, and casually gorgeous, like a well-tailored suit, worn unbuttoned and without a tie. It's an effective first impression one gets even before taking a bite of their unapologetically American cuisine. It's a safe favorite for business lunches, and I've been lucky enough to frequent The Dutch enough to narrow the menu down to three solid choices: the Hot Fried Chicken, the Pastrami Roll, and the Double Cheddar Burger.
The Hot Fried Chicken is The Dutch's most popular dish, so we'll start there. Deserving of its omnipresence on top ten fried chicken lists in the city (if for each piece's juicy center alone), but I personally would stop short of putting them near the top spot. To be honest, they're upstaged by the very side its served with, those devilish Honey Butter Biscuits, drenched in liquid sugar and blessed in a Southern Baptist church.
The Pastrami Roll may have been my favorite. And perhaps no one else's, since it's sadly off the menu these days. As I feel like I'm eulogizing the sandwich while I reminisce, it was anchored by deliciously briny meat, slathered with horseradish and Swiss, and armed with crispy onion rings at its hip. I always hold out hope it's a special, and I've tried to bring it up with servers since its disappearance, in the off-chance there's some secret sandwich code among the well-informed, but no such luck there. Yet.
The Double Cheddar Burger has probably been my most reliable pick. It's got your typical fast food formula (sesame seed bun, pickles, secret sauce, addictively salty fries on the side), but with of course way better ingredients. So rather than reinvent the wheel, The Dutch attempts to perfect a low-brow American standard, and they more or less deliver with a gooey, cheesy, dry-aged monster not for that faint-hearted. As a general rule, in fact, you shouldn't misinterpret The Dutch for light fare. This is some all-around, gut-busting cuisine.
The service can be spotty, but The Dutch really lets its decor and cooking do most of the talking here anyway. It's quickly become a SoHo staple, despite serving a week's worth of calories in a single meal for the models strutting down nearby Prince and Spring Streets. A wolf of Wall Street in Southern sheep's clothing (or is it the other way around?), The Dutch is confident, delicious, and American through and through.
OMG THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD.
I was treated to lunch here when I started my new job and what a treat indeed.
I will keep this review short because it doesn't need many words.
The simplest dishes simply tasted amazing and I had no issues with the service. What more can you ask for?
Yes it is pricey, but if you can afford it or are looking to treat yourself, I highly recommend it.