Pierre Loti Chelsea
“As a multi-year resident of lower Chelsea, I've been looking for a cozy, neighborhood wine bar for a long time.”
“The lamb and Cornish hen dishes were a bit on the small side, but lucky for me I ordered the burger topped with pseudo guacamole.”
“Food:
* Zucchini Pancakes and Bulgur Patties – Flavorful and delicious
* Pan Seared Salmon – This was very very good.”
Pierre Loti Chelsea
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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This is both a nice Turkish place and a cute wine bar.
The wine bar is close to the door so it can be a bit cold in the winter but there aren't many cute bars in this area and this place is a nice break.
The Turkish menu is also strong and the food is good.
The staff and service is good. No complaints.
It's not the most amazing place in the neighborhood but it's better than you'd think walking by and I recommend it for folks in the neighborhood.
Normally I would give this place 3 stars just for the food. But my guy took me here for a surprise dinner date on a Tuesday, when they had live music! I also experienced the good kind of sticker shock–most entrees were below $20. The interior was romantic, lots of red accents/lighting and dark wood. The host was nice and let us pick a table near the window.
We got the cornish hen and the quail. I liked the meat of the hen better as it was tender, while the quail was a tad dry. But I enjoyed my mushroom risotto more than the hen's pilaf. The glass of malbec I had was also delicious. Service was on point and very attentive.
It was hard to hear each other due to the live music, but you have to make some trade-offs.
I'm sorry. No.
I wish I could give them 2.5 stars.
We had tickets to a show nearby and had about 25-30 minutes to guzzle down a drink and a few tapas. In retrospect, we should have spent the $60 at the neighboring sushi restaurant instead; it would have been more worth the money.
I only have 2 good things to say about them.
1. Their happy hour wines are only $5 and last till 7PM.
2. How accommodating they were to the fact that my boyfriend and I only had 30 minutes to order, eat, and pay the bill. I gave our waiter a high-five for being so attentive to us.
It's a small space, with a dungeon-ey feel with its low ceilings and red walls. There's a bar right by the entrance, with a line of tables along the perimeter of the restaurant. I think they were going for a sexy vibe with the dim lights, but the execution is lackluster.
We ordered four tapas- 2 cold and 2 hot. We did not order any entrees.
We started off with the 2 cold tapas, which were the hummus and grilled calamari salad. The hummus was very bland, surprisingly. And they gave us one too many slices of pita bread. The grilled calamari salad was decent, but again, very bland. It came in a bed of diced tomatoes, red onions, and arugula, lightly drizzled in olive oil. It's something I could have made at home, and very easily at that.
The 2 hot tapas came shortly after- grilled octopus and zucchini pancakes. The grilled octopus was by far the highlight of the evening, with its garlic undertones, grilled potatoes and carrots. The octopus was juicy and flavorful. The zucchini pancakes were a disgrace! They were burnt to a crisp on the outside but surprisingly mushy and undercooked in the inside. We didn't have time to send the zucchini pancakes back, but we left them almost untouched.
The worst part is that we had to pay $60 for the meal. I left with such a bitter taste in my mouth… I will not be going back.
This is the 3rd pierre loti location I've been to in manhattan and I love them all! We showed up on a Friday night and were seated right away. The music was pretty loud so I found myself yelling to my friend who was sitting across from me. We hadn't seen each other in awhile so we ordered a bottle of wine. Also got the Turkish beef dumplings. They were good but doused/swimming in sauce that made it a little overwhelming. Think we also got the risotto balls and another dish… We were there for almost 3 hours and never felt rushed.
You'll walk in here and take a look at the menu and think it's French. But then you take another look and realize it's French infused with a Mediterranean spin. I guess the best description for this spot is new European!
Piere Loti was a great spot for our reunion night. We got there a smidgen before 7 and were able to grab some happy hour drink specials. Though their is a sommelier on staff, Piere Loti opts to give you a digital sommelier experience via an iPad.
The deliciously warm pita bread never stops flowing and it goes great with a nice French cheese pairing. The risotto balls were a crowd pleaser, something I'll have to research and make on my own. The lamb and Cornish hen dishes were a bit on the small side, but lucky for me I ordered the burger topped with pseudo guacamole. Piere Loti was a winner with all of us and a good place to go if you want to share a few plates with your friends.
Came here for dinner and drinks a few nights ago since I frequent the neighborhood and always see it nestled in its cute little spot on 15th. My favorite part of Pierre Loti is the ambience. It's dimly lit and sexy and has an intimate feel. The service was excellent and there was a plethora of wine options as well. Very moderately priced food options too! Our waiter was very accommodating when we told him we saw the filet mignon advertised as cheaper on their online menu compared to in the restaurant. He ended up giving us our desert (berry cheesecake) for free!
I came here last month with a large group of people, so we had a set selection of dishes to taste. The ambiance of the restaurant is super dark (so much so that I couldn't take any pictures!). I'm sure that on a normal day (without such a large crowd of people), the ambiance would be much nicer and quieter. The place is pretty small and cozy, and I can see how it can feel crowded rather quickly. With regards to the food, I don't remember all of the dishes that I tried that night, but I'll do my best to give my impression of the ones that I do remember.
The hummus was the first to come out to our table. It was pretty standard hummus – nothing spectacular but also nothing negative to say. The best part was the seemingly non-stop pita that the servers kept bringing us as we were finishing off our plates. Nothing like excessive carbs to fill you up for a night! The pita always came out hot, which made it even more delicious to eat on a cold winter's evening.
We also tried the Phyllo Cheese Rolls, which were definitely a unique dish that I had not tried before. Upon first glance, they looked like mini spring rolls, but they were stuffed with a very creamy and rich cheese. I'm not a huge cheese fan, so I didn't particularly enjoy this dish, though some of my peers really liked it. I guess it depends on your affinity for sharp cheeses.
The Mediterranean Cauliflower dish was by far my least favorite of the night. Although the cauliflower itself was cooked nicely, the bulgar salad at the bed of the dish was very disappointing. I think the problem was that there was something really salty (maybe large chunks of sea salt?) that were just not cooked and mixed in nicely, so with every bite, there were portions that were almost unbearably salty. We tried mixing up the dish better to distribute the salt, but that didn't seem to work. I don't know if the excessive salty areas are intended to be a part of the dish or not, but it definitely detracted from the bulgar salad, and no one at our table could finish it.
We had a pasta dish as well, which was confusing to me since Pierre Loti claims to be a Mediterranean restaurant. The pasta was cooked very nicely, and the flavors of the tomato were infused well into the noodles. Nothing to complain about regarding the pasta, but just a little bit of confusion as for why it was on the menu.
Overall, I had an okay experience with Pierre Loti. I do appreciate the variety of flavor profiles that they have in their dishes, but there were some dishes that were just not up to standard. I've heard good things about the drinks here though, so maybe that'll be a redeeming quality. Otherwise, I'm sure that there are many Mediterranean restaurants, especially in New York, that are comparable or better than Pierre Loti.
Very unrememberable
Service: very slow
Drinks: not sure how you can mess up on a martini but they def did
Food: blah, best thing was the hummus, nice hot bread
App: Risotto Balls –how do you mess this up? they were dry, no flavor and gross
Lamb chops: decent, but over cooked
Branzino: gross, overcooked, lacked flavor, lacked spice
Ambience: very cute inside, nice lighting, wine bottles everywhere
I would recommend only coming here for the wine/drinks