La Sirene
“I had their signature filet mignon topped with foie gras and black truffle, red wine sauce.”
“Must tries:
-Homemade pate
-Escargots
-Sauteed octopus
-Foie gras
-Mussels in red wine (has bacon!!)”
“La Sirene offers an extensive wine list, while also welcomes guests to BYOB (one bottle of wine per couple for a $10 corkage fee).”
La Sirene
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Bitcoin: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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We've been coming here for many years – since it was only a single small store front.
What's not to like.
Super warm folks. Great vibe. BYOB!
Lots of french classics.
A wonderful little surprise, right near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. My wife, younger daughter and I were looking for a more "upscale" dining experience and my wife stumbled across La Sirene in her travels across the internet…so glad she did!
Knowing that this spot was BYOB, we headed to a small wine shop just up the street and picked up a nice bottle to accompany our meal. Upon arrival, the server was gracious and accommodating and took to chilling the wine immediately.
Bread soon arrived, and we dipped away (in the olive oil provided) as we studied the menu. As usual, my wife and I chose to sample several dishes (and share) while my daughter wanted something a bit more "comforting" and went for their version of mac-n-cheese.
My daughter's gnocchi and cheese was creamy and pillowy…just what she was looking for and it filled her right up.
For us, we started with a green salad containing fresh fruit, flowers and a light Vinaigrette dressing…delicious! Both of us are big fans of Escargot, so we just had to give their version a try. The snails a traditional French preparation (in shell) with butter, garlic and parsley. Could not pass up a little "dip" with our remaining crusty bread so as to enjoy the remaining garlic butter sauce! Lastly, we sampled the goat cheese tart served with shallots, truffles, grape and aged Swiss. The dish was so rich and decadent, a great finish to our meal.
A really cute little intimate restaurant serving some great dishes out of that kitchen. We even got a table side visit from the chef towards the end of our meal, so glad he stopped by to see us! Thanks for a wonderful evening.
My friend made a reservation for a group of nine people. We were seated in a private room at the back of the restaurant. It was nice and quiet, but super tight. It was rather uncomfortable for the people sitting against the wall to leave or enter. They would either have to move the tables back and forth or crawl and climb out of their seats.
We all went with the $65 prix fixe meal, which included an appetizer, entrée, and dessert.
Roasted Escargots- Immensely full of flavor. I kept dipping my bread in the sauce.
Sensual Little French Ravioli- This arrived in a tiny red pot. It was adorable and tasted great. The truffle taste was light, which is what I prefer.
Seared Filet Mignon- It was delicious, but I enjoyed the hanger steak more.
Seared Hanger Steak- Wow. Juicy, tender, and perfectly seasoned. I loved it.
The waiter served a side dish of vegetables alongside our entrées. They were okay, but nothing special.
Fresh Strawberry Tart- The crust was way too hard. The strawberries were insanely sour.
Dark Lava Cake- Too bitter for my taste. It wasn't as moist as I would have preferred.
I tried some of the Floating Islands dessert, it was great. I wish ordered that instead.
It was a decent experience. I really enjoyed the Escargot and Hanger Steak.
Very French I'd say… nice ambiance with I'd say a very French type of experience. We started with the ravioli as a shared app (wonderful), and then we shared the filet mignon with foie gras (slightly overcooked but good) and the rabbit stew (good). I'd say all the dishes were well made and we'd be happy to come back if we were craving French food and we were in the area (and had money to burn).
That said, not the biggest portions or the smallest of prices. Like I said- very French…
Cute little place, make sure you have a reservation though, or you'll be stuck next to the door table. Ordered a few apps, and the escargot was yummy. Mussels and steak were also excellent, but the fish we ordered was tiny tiny tiny. I saw the salmon that our table next to us had, and had instant buyers remorse. Overall, the service and food was good.
I've had my eye on this restaurant for awhile and since it was French restaurant week I decided to check it out. However much alike to the native New Yorker, I understand the scam in restaurant week menus and decided to opt for a la carte.
We went for these dishes below:
-Escargot – While I am a fan of softer escargot that is on the more buttery side, this dish was a bit different from what I expected. I did like the flavor but a part of me felt like this looked better than it tasted
-Ravioli with truffle oil – this dish was tiny! However, it was still packed with creaminess and the truffle oil made it pretty tasty. I enjoyed dipping my bread into the leftover cream sauce
-Cassoulet -beans, Garlic Duck Confit, Slab Bacon & Pork sausage- I really liked this dish. I shared it with a friend and it was the perfect portioning. The beans were really flavorful and the topping was crispy. The duck tasted like chicken, but I am guessing it was because of the way it was cooked.
-Profiteroles – I love this dessert. If nothing else, I would just get this by myself here and eat it if I am down and my day would be instantaneously better. It was covered in dark chocolate sauce and the large creme puffs were just wonderful.
Would definitely come back to try other dishes.
I was looking for a low key non-hyped French restaurant with great food to have a birthday dinner. Yelped it, saw the delicious drool-worthy food and we booked it!
La Sirene serves up excellent French food with Parisian flair. The waiters and hostess were fluent in French and very knowledgeable about their wine.
They were very accommodating when our party of 4 expanded to a party of 6. And the Open Table booking was seamless to use.
We ordered their famous escargots, seared foie gras, seafood linguini, tournedos rossini (filet mignon topped with foie gras), rabbit stew, duck breast, and hanger steak. We picked out two wines: one Rose and one red. The Barbanau Rose from Cotes de Provence was a light fruity Rose. Great with the escargots. Probably delicious if we ordered the baby octopus. The Pinot Noir, Henri 2011 was a light acidic-sweet red that was great with the filet mignon.
The apps were amazing! Butter, garlic, and parsley stuffed in medium size escargots. This was savory and perfectly cooked! I wanted bigger snails after cooking but the snails were tender and soaking in buttery garlic. So good! K took bread and sopped up the leftover sauce.
The seared foie gras was buttery rich and tender. The reduced wine sauce was the perfect sour-sweetness to cut into all the delicious fatty foie gras.
K's tournedos Rossini dish was much better than my tender seafood linguini. The linguini was topped with plenty of fresh scallops, shrimp, mussels and clams.
But I was in the mood for foie gras. That buttery cool foie gras melted on top of the seared buttery soft filet mignon. Heaven in a bite! K shared but I wish I had ordered my own!
I certainly could not finish my seafood linguini after all the foie gras. Thankfully, K helped me out! I really wanted to order the Winter Warrior's dish but I was so glad that I didn't!
I have to come back! To try everything else on the menu! Love it!
La Sirene is as delicious as its Yelp star rating is impressive! French food is often inflated and bougey in New York City. It's hard to eat it on anything other than a white tablecloth in a dimly lit restaurant. But La Sirene is different. Its modest interior and charmingly conversational menu is–in my opinion, refreshing.
The escargot is good–it might very well be from a can, but it still manages to be delicious and comparable to the escargot I've had in France. So much can be said about a restaurant by its bread–they had to refill ours three times. Needless to say, very fresh bread. We order the torissimo, which is their signature dish–a disk of pate atop a steak with au jus. SO FRENCH–but it was delightful. I would recommend this for anyone who is a fan of pate. I am not, so I wouldn't say it converted me, but I can see the appeal of this dish. I had the seafood linguine, which in my opinion–was the better dish. the seafood was VERY fresh, and the pasta was delicious.
For dessert, we had the banana pudding brûlée, which was light and delicious! Though the menu isn't the CHEAPEST meal around, it attests to the quality of the food, and not just for bougey flare. If you're contesting between La Sirene and Tourneau, I'd definitely go for La Sirene!