Spring Natural Restaurant
“Great place to fuel up before spending the day shopping and walking around SoHo.”
“The tuna had a soy mirin glaze, a side of wasabi mashed potatoes, baby bok choy and leeks.”
“I came here because walking in for Sunday brunch at Jack's Wife Freda is nearly impossible.”
Spring Natural Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Spring Street Natural is a good option whether you're health conscious or just allergic to long waits and trends. It's straightforward and has been successful in this neighborhood for some time. Much like Siggy's, it caters to veg people without discriminating against meat eaters.
The restaurant is spacious and has outdoor seating for warm days if you want to people-watch. Inside it's a tad dark with moody dinner candle light. We had a group of six and sat at a nice, comfy table.
There are daily specials and good drink options that rotate. Prices are higher than I would like, but for food, I thought my duck tender stir fry with brown rice was pretty reasonable at around $17. Not bad, too, and I was able to convince myself that it wasn't totally unhealthy.
Service was solid, too.
I would give it a 3.5 on food alone, but the laid-back character gives the place a lift.
Spring Street Natural Restaurant is just off the subway station that shares a similar name.
I was planning to eat at Jack's Wife Freda, a really popular but smaller food joint two doors down. There was a 90-minute wait there, so we went to Spring Street Natural instead, and had a good lunch without the long wait.
Notes:
+ The restaurant is huuuge! It felt like there were at least 50 tables. We got a table immediately upon arrival.
+ The food is nothing special and the menu is pretty boring — your standard American food. It would have been nice to see more interesting items on the menu.
It's a good restaurant to go to when you are short on time and just want a quick bite to eat. But if you're just visiting New York, take the time to find (and wait!) for the exceptional food New York has to offer.
Mediterranean grilled yellow tuna salad is my favorite at Spring Street Natural Restaurant.One of our favorite spots for brunch on weekends! Always good & coffee is just perfect! Love…Love…Love!
Don't bother. We got the spring rolls as an appetizer, Singapore rice noodles, and the beef stir fry. Food was bland (literally flavorless) and greasy. Could have honestly found better take out.
Service was ok. Hostess was physically stressed with no one inside. Waitress forgot our order twice but was also taking notes …? Not sure how that happened. They have outdoor seating was the saving grace. My friend was embarrassed to take me here.
Did not know they moved. Went to their location on spring street and saw the sign. The new location is more modern but smaller. The servers have a more casual looking uniform now compared to back then.
Menu is not as extensive as back then and they don't currently serve alcohol. We started off with some fish empanadas as appetizer and their jerk chicken and dry aged burger with bacon-onion jam. The fish empanadas are crispy and flavorful. Wasn't too fishy. Went well with the spicy mayo. The jerk chicken wasn't too great. Doesn't really taste like a normal jerk chicken. More like a soy sauce chicken. The potato it came with was a little too salty. The dry aged burger was delicious and unique. The patty blend of chunk, short rib and brisket was interesting and mouth watering good. The fries were better than average but different from back then. They used to have skinny fries, now it is a little thicker. For dessert we had their mango cheesecake. It was ok, the cake was warm and had a berry compote.
Overall, the new location got a different vibe than the original. The decor is more updated but I feel the original decor and location is part of the dining experience that made it enjoyable. Food quality average, except the dry aged burger was exceptional. Service was friendly and fast. Would like to see them bring back a daily special menu.
I came here because walking in for Sunday brunch at Jack's Wife Freda is nearly impossible.
And now I'm a fan of you, Spring.
Your food is delicious and your waiters are amicable.
I'll be back for dinner soon!
I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet!
I have been here tons of times. There is nothing quite special about this restaurant, but the food is good, their menu is vegetarian friendly. Lots of tables for big groups, staff is friendly and attentive for the most part, there are also outside sittings. Prices are fair!
I decided to go to Spring Street Natural because I was looking for some vegan/vegetarian food before joining my friends to a party.
Honestly, I should have read the other reviews and trusted the fellow Yelpers.
The service is not good enough: a bit slow, we asked for a swap of ingredients in one of the meals ordered and we were told that we were going to be charged extra for that (we asked for tofu instead of feta. Seriously). The waiters don't look at you in the eye, the just rush to your table, put the dish down and run away.
The food tasted like one of those meals I prepare when I'm in a hurry at home: take anything from the fridge and put it on a dish.
Maybe it was my unfortunate night out? Not sure.
NY offers so many great restaurants, next time I'll avoid this one.