Vinegar Hill House, Brooklyn, New York, French Restaurant Details

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A gem of a restaurant hidden off the beaten path in DUMBO. Seasonal cocktails, craft beer, hearty American cuisine and rustic decor. Sit in the back patio if you can.

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Neat little restaurant. They have pretty nice outdoor seating, although it feels like you're in someone's backyard. Decent beer selection, but limited options. Overall a nice Brooklyn/Dumbo bar in the summer.

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An inwardly inviting restaurant whose staff took me back to the feel of a commune in the seventies. Arriving a little before opening time, we waited at the bar while the staff arrived (the chef toting her adorable baby son). Notably the other, and I can't say why, the other staff members, hostess et al, were rather distant and unfriendly. Although we were the first in with a reservation we were initially directed to probably the smallest table put together for six and immediately adjacent to the end of the bar. Anticipating a bar crowd and cramped quarters we asked to be shown another table and sat at what was probably the best table in the house, a tiny alcove across from the open kitchen (the table with the picture of a naked lady). Our waiter was extremely knowledgable of the food ingredients and the wine list and was very accommodating. The service, despite the crowd, was not rushed and throughout the evening, different servers brought our dishes. Within the hour what was initially a quiet oasis on a appealingly near vacant street scape, became a focus of all the activity of the new Brooklyn. The bar was 2-3 deep and people were waiting for tables. The menu had an appropriate mix of offerings (although light on those from the sea). Do order the $9 corn bread (our party of six had two), a delightful accompaniment to the average price wine by the glass ($10), all of which were quite good. We sampled different appetizers and all were very good including the pumpkin soup and the liver mouse. The boston lettuce appetizer while fresh from the garden taste and appearance was scantily clad with a few sliced of picked apples and croutons. The "signature" pork dish ordered by several did not disappoint from the reviews, and was delicious. The one fish course, the Artic Char, while very tasty and moist, arrived as the least artfully inspired plating of the evening. The steak was quite good as well. Desserts, were all tasty but overpriced by several dollars (($12) and the french pressed coffee despite two attempts was just warm at best. So then the six of us enjoyed an appetizer each, one glass of one per person, two corn breads, six main dishes, one extra vegetable for the table,3 desserts and six coffee. With the 20% gratuity added in by the house the bill was $165/couple. Overall, an "interesting" evening with above average food, unique menu offerings. If not for the generally unfriendly staffing, and the pricing that was $30 more per couple than I might have expectedwe would try it again.

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Came here for brunch with friends and we had a great time. The wait staff was casual and wasn't ready to kick us out the door as soon as we finished, and the food was remarkable and relatively reasonably priced for brunch - not easy to do.

A couple of our party had the eggs benedict and remarked at the flavor, and I had the avocado toast, which had a pasty avocado spread that was something I'd like to recreate. Definitely going to try to come back for dinner sometime.

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Great decor and atmosphere. The food is very good but not very innovative. I had the eggs Benedict which was great tasting but standard format. The bacon with maple syrup us really good but the waiter service was not worth the include gratuity they charge

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Brooklyn to its core, this hipster magnet in middle-of-nowhere Vinegar Hill is worth seeking out for incredibly crafted New American market cooking served in funky, cozy digs complete with the most romantic garden; the only rubs are cramped conditions and long waits (reservations are recommended).