"Vibrant atmosphere meets inspired menu" at this Brooklyn Heights New American, where a seasonal lineup of "exceptional locavore" dishes pairs with "top-notch" service in a space sporting a "lush garden" wall; it's an acknowledged "keeper", though the "energetic" crowds and "tight" quarters can make it "hard to snag a table."
A tree grows in Brooklyn...inside this restaurant. A lush, living wall is the first thing that meets the eye upon entrance. Exposed brick, rustic wooden decor, including a long communal feasting table. This new American cuisine is almost too pretty, but you should obey the sign and "eat". If you order the scallops you won't be disappointed.
Long and lean beneath a rough-finished wooden ceiling, with a handsome bar in front and a large wall garden of herbs leading to a sepia-toned, brick-walled dining room and open kitchen in back, this restaurant serves a mostly solid farm-to-table menu of haute American food. With esthetic antecedents in both Frankies 457, on Court Street, and Buttermilk Channel, also there, it seeks to draw...