La Brochette
La Brochette
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
6 reviews
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In a nutshell, worth every penny. As we all know, kosher food is pricey and La Brochette is no exception. However, this sushi steakhouse is a midtown east gem. It is conveniently located on Lexington Avenue, not too far away from Grand Central Station and many midtown offices. The ambience is dim and quiet, which is nice if you want to have a conversation.
Service was attentive, helpful, polite but without being overly effusive. Our waiter provided us with the daily specials and made helpful suggestions. My friend and I each had the grilled watermelon salad. It may sound odd but it was heavenly…. The watermelon had the texture of a filet mignon. If I could recreate that myself, I could almost become a vegan, almost. He had an order of edamame and I had the CC roll. The sushi was fresh and it was a delicious.
Next, dessert. I had the cheesecake and he had the apple crumble. Both were totally yummy and a great way to end lunch.
Overall, La Brochette has a very inventive menu, great service, and provides a lovely setting to enjoy a good meal. I will go back again when I am in the neighborhood and really hope that the watermelon salad is available again!
Came for lunch. Food wasn't great. Servers were nice though.
Split pea soup (this was the soup of the day) – tasted meh. I didn't finish it.
Chicken soup – I didn't taste this but other people at the table enjoyed it, though nothing amazing about it.
La Brochette two way – 2 beef and 2 chicken kebabs on a bed of fries. Very dry. Not much taste to it.
I dined here last night after coming into the city very late, and it was certainly the closest kosher option to Grand Central. The atmosphere was very pristine and clean-cut; the bar in front added an air of informality. I was seated on the ground floor, which was a little chaotic, especially with the ubiquitous sushi bar right on the edge of the dining room. I began my meal with the whole wheat bread, which was fresh, crisp, and accompanied by a basil dipping oil. The La Brochette appetizer sampler included short rib spring roll (the best appetizer included in the sampler), although it was served, rather oddly, with spicy mayonnaise that goes with sushi. The veal sweetbread was luscious, melted in the mouth, and perfectly fried, although the sundried tomato tapenade accompanying it was overwhelming. The merguez was smoky and charred; the couscous accompanying it was rather bland. The peking duck was served in a wonton skin; the wonton was crispy and delectable, but the duck itself was very dry, stringy, and I even had the misfortune of finding a bone, which I nearly asphyxiated on. The duck itself was crying out for scallions and hoisin. The entree was spectacular; the special of the night was a dry aged prime rib (boneless) served on a sizzling iron with a black peppercorn sauce. The meat was so perfectly aged and seasoned that it didn't need the sauce, and the accompanying fingerling potatoes went well with the sauce, as they were a tad under-seasoned. The onion rings were another disappointment; they were not crispy, and instead, the crust was cloyingly heavy, soggy, and greasy, Kosher establishments such as this (under the Orthodox Union's supervision) use separate fryers for parve items and meat, and it is obvious that the parve grease was too cold (the meat short rib rolls were perfectly crispy). For dessert, I had a respectable Kedem port (the house port, sadly, wasn't a Tawny port, which is probably difficult to obtain kosher mevushal). A shot of limoncello was offered by the management; it was house-distilled, and was wonderfully fresh with the flavor of lemon and lime, and was sweet and smooth. The tiramisu was sadly sickly sweet, due to the creme anglaise garnish on the plate. A little less sugar would have been appropriate, and the dessert was also lacking the desired flavor of quality chocolate, espresso, and liqueur one expects from tiramisu (these flavors are easily done parve). I would not order the port, tiramisu, sampler, or onion rings ever again, honestly, should I choose to dine here again. For a $79 entree, the side dishes ought to have been perfect. A $167 tab left me feeling underwhelmed.
Came here for a kosher lunch. I haven't been to other kosher restaurants, so I'm just comparing this to other steak houses in the area. The food is expensive and mediocre. The appetizer sampler is a good way to try a little bit of everything. We found the food incredibly greasy and mostly fried. I was underwhelmed by my veal chop, though the portion was decent. Okay decor, and good service (not particularly friendly, but not bad in any way).
I was invited to some kind of sponsored from work so ended up going here. This place seems to be one of the better kosher highend place. They have a good portion of seats downstairs, and uses upstairs for group dinner.
They started with some rolls, which were not bad even though I usually don't believe in Japanese stuff (sushi/roll) at a steakhouse. There were two choices for appetizer and entree, and I had salad and filet mignon, which were not bad. Dessert was also assorted ones of variety. Service I thought was adequate even though they had a hard time serving our group because we had way more people than the number we actually made reservation for.
Overall, it is not a bad place in Murray Hill area, but unless you observe the kosher food, there are better options around the area.
Giving this place an extra star because for kosher food, it exceeded the bar. The service was impeccable, and they have a nice menu. The tapas weren't worth ordering, but the starter was great. I particularly enjoyed the sausage and the spring rolls. They also had some pretty quality sushi and the tuna tartare was nice and light.