Todd English's replacement for the shuttered CrossBar, Chateau Cherbuliez (simply "Chateau," if you're nasty) is part restaurant, part wine bar, part... vineyard, with an 80-100 seat garden area that rates as one of the largest in the city.
Located in the Limelight Marketplace's old parish building, the menu is dominated by wines of all stripes, with a relatively small-in-comparison food menu...
The Crossbar restaurant in the Limelight Marketplace is gone, but not the consulting chef, Todd English, who is a partner with the Dual Groupe, which now runs this replacement. Instead of gastropub fare, the menu is French. The ground floor has a wine bar with small plates and casual Gallic dishes like salads, cold lobster and steak frites. A spacious Provençal garden area offers the same menu...
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This gem was culled from quite a few on the Yelp page for Isola Trattoria:
There is nothing about this restaurant that isn't fabulous. First, it is absolutely one of the most beautiful restaurants in NYC. Next, the staff is fantastic. Super warm, friendly, and attentive. Then the food - fantastic. Do not miss the hamaci crudo, the meatballs, or the branzino. The caesar salad was delicious,...
Todd English and the Koch bros team up for small plate/large plate French extravaganza. Bi-level spread cut into the Holy Communion Episcopal Church, a.k.a. the Limelight. Wine bar first floor hooks up classics like steak frites. Main attraction is the Provençal garden/vineyard highlighted by a raw bar, Gothic views of the hosting church. Upstairs, it’s a member's only dining room with dual...