We had Lunch at Cafe Gray for Valentines Day. It was the first time we had been here. It's a large, glass and steel room overlooking Central Park. There is an open kitchen, strangely placed between us and the Park. The bar also faces the Park and there several very cosy tables where you can enjoy a more limited menu. They call it a brasserie but the menu is distinctly bistro with no, or very few, Alsation dishes typical of brasseries. It is named after 'Gray Kunz', former chef at 'Lespinasse'.
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Since Chris was buying, we started with a Coupe de Champagne (actually a Blanc de Blancs). Chris started with the 'Risotto with Mushrooms' which was perfectly prepared. The rice chewy and the mushrooms "mushroomy". I had the 'Quail, Foie Gras and Beets' which had a lovely pate and four small quail legs. It as a perfect starter to the 'Seared duckling with Spaetzle and red cabbage'. Chris had the 'Lobster Ragout with Noodles and Green Curry' which was a very nice change of pace. We both had glasses of wine from their substantial list.
Overall, we liked the restaurant and will probably return. While not inexpensive, it is probably the cheapest marquis restaurant in the Time Warner Center.
Cafe Gray
Time Warner Ctr.
10 Columbus Circle, 3rd fl.
(60th St. at B'way)
Manhattan, NY 10019
212-823-6338
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