Sabbia At La Birreria
“This restaurant is on the top of Eataly which is a really interesting gourmet food store!”
“Great casual dining on the rooftop.”
“My citrus one (Ferrari Brut NV, Lemon, Mint) was a winner with me, outstanding and refreshing but a bit of a sticker shocker at 15 bucks a pop.”
Sabbia At La Birreria
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
7 reviews
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While others disliked this pop up, I didn't mind it. The food is good aside from the oysters being way below average (I'm spoiled by Upstate). Great place for a date!
Sunday found us going up again to the 14th floor of Eataly NYC to enjoy a trip to La Birreria rooftop. Being a fan of the regular/original core format and the past recent colder month iteration of it in Baita at La Birreria, I was intrigued to find they had switch themes now to Sabbia at La Birreria this past weekend. Instead of Baita's winter Italian Alps type of theme, Sabbia is a bright summer beach type of atmosphere. I like the new changes in decor and look…bright, very upbeat and ready for the warmer months.
We stopped by for a few drinks and some light eats for a Sunday Funday. Our server was very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu selections also. We had good service on our visit this time. You will recognize a lot of the selections on the menu from the original but of course there are some additions to appeal to the theme. We started out with Ferrari sparkling wine cocktails for a Sunday afternoon. My citrus one (Ferrari Brut NV, Lemon, Mint) was a winner with me, outstanding and refreshing but a bit of a sticker shocker at 15 bucks a pop. You got that right…I only had one of those tasty drinks. We opted for a carafe of Berry Bollicine (Serafini & Vidotto Bollicine Rose, Mirto Amaro, Strawberry, Peach, Niasca Mandarinata) to finish out with. To eat, we enjoyed a three cheese board then also ordered the Manzo E Bagna Cauda (Grilled Snake River Wagyu Beef with Seasoned Olive Oil). This one was just like the full entree version of the Wagyu Beef I've had here before, and it did not disappoint, excellent. Definitely a nice afternoon here all in all.
Bottom line: A good experience as usual here at the newest incarnation of La Birreria. I like the lively bright summer theme. They had very flavorful eats and cocktails as we have come to expect here. Again, there can be a bit of sticker shock if you don't watch out. I'm a fan!
I was very happy with my meal here. I am a bit surprised to see more negative reviews than I would have expected. This restaurant is on the top of Eataly which is a really interesting gourmet food store! The restaurant is decorated like an Italian seaside restaurant and since it was on the rooftop had lots of natural light due to a glass roof. The glass roof added a little to the temperature but it would be awesome in the event of rain. Probably would be really cool to be here eating in a lighting and thunder storm. Anyway the food was really great. The portion sizes are not overpowering and are more European than American sized. I was happy for that. I had a really fantastic octopus dish. For me it was perfect and was my best meal from a week on the road. We also started off with a plate of hams, salamis and cheeses. We ordered a few of the special beers and all were tasty. The wait staff was great. It was a little on the pricier side …but not too much so to detract from the meal or rating. I would be very happy to go back. Everything on the menu looked great and everything brought to our table look good or was good! A total recommend. A total 4 star place.
Summer time is a great time to dine at a rooftop restaurant. And there are some pop-up rooftop restaurant that you can find, which will be a bit more unique, since it will be available a limited time only. I found a beautiful looking pop-up rooftop restaurant at Eataly.
When you reach the rooftop, you are transported to this bright, beautiful, beach-y setting that is just very pretty to look at, and feel happy and fun just being in this space. There are Sunbrellas to give enough shades, fans to keep the air moving, and colorful umbrellas hanging upside down…
The waitress was nice, she answered our questions about the menu, nice amount of information and recommendation. We haven't heard too much of a high review on the food that they serve here (or the service on that matter), so we did not come here with high expectation, and we did not come here hungry. LOL.
Overall, we had a good time on the rooftop. It was a bit windy, but that didn't bother us too much. our seat had a nice sunbrello, creating cooler, comfortable shade which was great. The service was slow, which we expected. It seemed like they didn't have many servers for the space. I heard our waitress conversing with Italian customers (at the next table) in Italian. I wonder if all the servers speak Italian at Sabbia? That will be a cool touch. The food was small and pricey, again, just as expected. What we didn't expect was that they were all pretty good, we enjoyed everything that we had here. The best thing was their Cannoli Siciliani, this was really great! It is a good weekend brunch spot, if you don't mind the slow service and pricey snack-sized food. Read my full review of the restaurant and food on my food blog, foodlovergirl.
La Sabbia is Eataly's rooftop pop up restaurant. Designed for summertime dining in Manhattan, the rooftop is drenched with sun and decked out with Italian beach themed props.
A great spot for drinking Rose or Italian beer, however I found the menu to be a little underwhelming. I ordered a salad with tuna. At over $20, it was little more than fresh mixed greens and tuna (seemed to be the canned variety) on a small piece of toast. My companion ordered chicken, also a little meagre in serving size.
I am a fan of the Eataly concept downstairs (a large market place of fine Italian produce and all things from the Italian kitchen), however found the roof top pop up to be a little Mamma Mia!
Here for brunch today. We enjoyed the drinks $15 per- I had the Ana (strawberry gin drink), a bit sweet but refreshing.
Definitely not recommending you taking guys here because the portion is small you would end up paying $100 per person to get full….
Love the grilled shrimp as well as the pork shoulder! The sausage balls were too salty and the mozzarella doesn't have much flavor… Prob should've chew them tgt lol
But cool place to hang out, it gets a bit hot though.
This restaurant confirms my belief that Eataly is just an overpriced place for Italian food. You go to Eataly for the experience (which I admit is pretty fun), but there are definitely far too many good Italian restaurants in New York for one to waste time here.
Our group of six started with a Riesling and the assorted platter of meats. You can get the exact same selection at the Piazza or any of the other restaurants downstairs. I was annoyed that there wasn't an option for both meat and cheese (unlike at the places downstairs), so you have to pay more if you want to get both.
For our mains, we almost all opted for the seafood fusilli. Having recently had the fusilli at Marea, I may have had pretty high expectations, but the fusilli here was so plain and mediocre that I could have whipped it up myself at home. There was barely any seafood, the sauce was standard tomato, and the texture of the pasta was not al dente. It was not worth the $21.
The rooftop also didn't offer any impressive views, so I'm not sure why I paid a premium to eat here. Next time I come to Eataly, I'll stick to the shops downstairs.