Max
We went to Max last night for dinner. It was the coldest day (and night) in New York for two years so although we were planning to try somewhere else, once we were outside and felt the -20 degree C wind and the light snow that was falling we very quickly decided to eat somewhere closer to home. We'd heard things about Max, a cheap and cheerful Italian place a few blocks straight down avenue B from us and decided to check it out.
(If you want to see where it is, go to http://mondomap.com/mondo/ and click on Alphabet City. Then follow Avenue B down past Tompkins Square Park to the corner of B and 4th street - you can do this by holding down shift and scrolling down with your mouse to move the map - Max is on the right hand side, the second building down from 4th street.)
It was a TINY but cute restaurant with an open kitchen. We shared the tomato bruschetta ( a big enough serving for 2-3 people) and some sauteed spinach (this was supposed to be a side dish but for some reason they brought it out early). I had the fresh spaghetti with lamb ragout for a main and James tried the lasagne which was brought to the table bubbling in its own earthenware dish. Although both dished looked nice and tasted... well, OK... neither was a stand out and we both felt we could have done a better job ourselves. My pasta was overcooked, although the sauce was tasty, and James couldn't tell whether he had a meat or veg lasagne. Hmmmm...
The service was also terrible - probably the worst we've experienced so far in NY. Three university students who obviously didn't want to be there and as a result spent most of their time standing by the front door gossiping and talking about parties they'd been to than looking after the customers. We had to ask to place our order after sitting with the menus for about 20 minutes, had to ask for plates even though we'd said we were sharing the brushetta and spinach (not to mention it was pretty obvious) and then we had to ask for the bill. On the other hand, the mexican waitstaff delivering the food to the tables and re-filling the water were excellent.
Even though it was cheap, it was a bit disappointing (especially when there are places like Cafecito around the corner) and we won't be going back.
Max, corner of B and 4th.
(If you want to see where it is, go to http://mondomap.com/mondo/ and click on Alphabet City. Then follow Avenue B down past Tompkins Square Park to the corner of B and 4th street - you can do this by holding down shift and scrolling down with your mouse to move the map - Max is on the right hand side, the second building down from 4th street.)
It was a TINY but cute restaurant with an open kitchen. We shared the tomato bruschetta ( a big enough serving for 2-3 people) and some sauteed spinach (this was supposed to be a side dish but for some reason they brought it out early). I had the fresh spaghetti with lamb ragout for a main and James tried the lasagne which was brought to the table bubbling in its own earthenware dish. Although both dished looked nice and tasted... well, OK... neither was a stand out and we both felt we could have done a better job ourselves. My pasta was overcooked, although the sauce was tasty, and James couldn't tell whether he had a meat or veg lasagne. Hmmmm...
The service was also terrible - probably the worst we've experienced so far in NY. Three university students who obviously didn't want to be there and as a result spent most of their time standing by the front door gossiping and talking about parties they'd been to than looking after the customers. We had to ask to place our order after sitting with the menus for about 20 minutes, had to ask for plates even though we'd said we were sharing the brushetta and spinach (not to mention it was pretty obvious) and then we had to ask for the bill. On the other hand, the mexican waitstaff delivering the food to the tables and re-filling the water were excellent.
Even though it was cheap, it was a bit disappointing (especially when there are places like Cafecito around the corner) and we won't be going back.
Max, corner of B and 4th.
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