The Windsor Restaurant Review:
Set on the corner of W. 4th and W. 10th Streets, in a space that has seen numerous restaurants come and go in the last decade, this slightly upscale sports-oriented restaurant-bar hopes to have the game-winning formula that helps it stick around a while. The better-than-average pub grub helps. A truffle-loaded grilled cheese on brioche is a hit. So are the Guinness-battered fish ‘n’ chips....
Winston becomes The Windsor. Gansevoort Park welcomes nightclub slash sports bar spread across two floors. Sophisto takes on bar bites. Think fish and chips (Guinness-battered cod and plantains), grilled cheese (with truffle), or (lobster) BLTs. Drinks swing posh as well. What goes better with a baseball game than a Porn Star Martini, blending U'Luvka vodka, passionfruit, and lime? Served with...
With so many eateries clamoring for hot spot status, it's difficult for a restaurant to distinguish itself, let alone maintain its cachet over time, as Charles has. Having an unlisted phone number helped the West Village clubhouse bill…
The former Charles becomes the current Windsor, with flat-screen TVs, finer cuisine than the bar norm, and a great atmosphere. The menu combines upscale bar classics from America and Britain, with an eye towards a European ambiance and aesthetic.