Last night I was going to go check out Joseph Leonard on Waverly Place and Grove but once I got there, we realized that this space is super tiny and they literally have one table that seats 4 people. So we turned our efforts to Travertine.
It took us a quick second to find this place but once you see the bright white wall, you cant miss it. Travertine is branded to the side of the marble wall and right next to it is a dark wood door. Upon entering the restaurant the hostess stand is directly to your left and you see the bi-level space in all its glory. Decorated in sea green mosaic tiles and champagne colored drapes and dark woods make the space very cozy. There will be a sub level to the restaurant come early 2010. Right down a decedent black chandler hangs over the stairwell downstairs.
We sat up on the "step up" second level. It was nice because we could see the entire space and watch people coming and going. The place was pretty busy the entire time we were there.
For appetizers we had the Crostini with mozzarella di bufalo, heirloom tomatoes and fava beans. Also we had the beef Carpaccio with bone marrow, goat cheese and roasted beets. Everyone at the table would agree that the Crostini was far better then the Carpaccio. The mozzarella is so creamy and fresh. Just delicious.
For our entrees, all of us stuck to pasta. I had the stuff Fagotini. It was a stuffed pasta, with sheep's milk ricotta, spinach with brown butter and a cauliflower puree. Very tasty and for a stuff pasta it was light. Also at the table was a paradelle with rabbit ragu and gnocchi with lemon zest. The paradelle was really nice and had the essence of the rabbit. It was done perfectly. The gnocchi was really different because of the lemon zest. It was surprising to get that flavor with the gnocchi. Really good but surprising. All were really good.
My one complaint about the entire evening was that it took a really long time in between courses. It was like...how long does it take to cook pasta? Gees! Besides that everything was really great. I liked the food, the space and the service. I would recommend this to a wide range of people. Young fashionisat, the blue button down types, date night couples, you get the idea.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Travertine
19 Kenmare at Elizabeth
212-966-1810
It took us a quick second to find this place but once you see the bright white wall, you cant miss it. Travertine is branded to the side of the marble wall and right next to it is a dark wood door. Upon entering the restaurant the hostess stand is directly to your left and you see the bi-level space in all its glory. Decorated in sea green mosaic tiles and champagne colored drapes and dark woods make the space very cozy. There will be a sub level to the restaurant come early 2010. Right down a decedent black chandler hangs over the stairwell downstairs.
We sat up on the "step up" second level. It was nice because we could see the entire space and watch people coming and going. The place was pretty busy the entire time we were there.
For appetizers we had the Crostini with mozzarella di bufalo, heirloom tomatoes and fava beans. Also we had the beef Carpaccio with bone marrow, goat cheese and roasted beets. Everyone at the table would agree that the Crostini was far better then the Carpaccio. The mozzarella is so creamy and fresh. Just delicious.
For our entrees, all of us stuck to pasta. I had the stuff Fagotini. It was a stuffed pasta, with sheep's milk ricotta, spinach with brown butter and a cauliflower puree. Very tasty and for a stuff pasta it was light. Also at the table was a paradelle with rabbit ragu and gnocchi with lemon zest. The paradelle was really nice and had the essence of the rabbit. It was done perfectly. The gnocchi was really different because of the lemon zest. It was surprising to get that flavor with the gnocchi. Really good but surprising. All were really good.
My one complaint about the entire evening was that it took a really long time in between courses. It was like...how long does it take to cook pasta? Gees! Besides that everything was really great. I liked the food, the space and the service. I would recommend this to a wide range of people. Young fashionisat, the blue button down types, date night couples, you get the idea.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Travertine
19 Kenmare at Elizabeth
212-966-1810
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