THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Cafe at Country Restaurant Review:
After the success of Town, chef-owner Geoffrey Zakarian opened Country at The Carlton on Madison Avenue, one of New York's landmark hotels. The Café is a more casual, yet stylish, version of The Dining Room, located on the second floor. They were both decorated by interior designer David Rockwell with the goal of restoring the grandeur of the 1904 building. The centerpiece of the 28-foot-high...
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED The Dining Room at Country Restaurant Review:
Given the ultra-civilized dining room of this Murray Hill eatery, you'd be understandably mistaken if you assumed the patrons pulled up in shiny Bentleys instead of yellow taxis. The manor house décor enhances the elegant illusion, with ivory paneled walls, a distinctive Tiffany glass-domed ceiling, and tempting aromas emanating from the immaculate open kitchen. Lavishly attentive service...
Chef Doug Psaltis, who formerly worked for Alain Ducasse, creates a prix-fixe menu of regional American food. The café is equally delightful, and the champagne bar is well worth a special trip.
The civilized upstairs dining room of this two-part restaurant feels miles away from its clamorous other half---so much so that you’d think the patrons pulled up in shiny Bentleys instead of yellow taxis. The manor house décor enhances the elegant illusion, with ivory paneled walls, a distinctive Tiffany glass-domed ceiling, and tempting aromas emanating from the immaculate open kitchen....