Alta, West Village, Manhattan

Jeannette & Jessica :: Alta, West Village, Manhattan

Rachelle & Alessandro :: Alta, West Village, Manhattan

Jeannette & Jessica :: Alta, West Village, Manhattan

Rachelle & Jeannette :: Boxers, West Village, Manhattan

Rachelle, Yvan, Jeannette :: Boxers, West Village, Manhattan

Jess discovered this great restaurant in The Village called Alta. They specialize in small plates and lean towards Spanish and Mediterranean cuisines, although we had a bit of everything. For 4 people, this is what we had:

• Lots of sangria
• Bacon wrapped dates, olives & almonds
• Fried goat cheese with lavendar infused honey
• Paprika-potato gratin, Oloroso carmelized onions, piquillo, Manchego
• Carpaccio of Beef, horseradish crème fraîche foam, blood orange supremes
• Ricotta Gnocchi, Porcini emulsion, truffled young pecorino, piquillo pepper
• Danish Pork Ribs roasted with kecap manis & coriander
• Terrine of Foie Gras, Rhubarb chutney, toasted brioche
• Confit of spice-brined duck leg, apple-butter cream
• Skirt steak, Chimichurri, salt-baked & fried fingerling potato with lebne
• Butter braised leek risotto, bacon, lemon juice & white truffle cream
• Dark chocolate fondue with biscotti
• Rice Krispie treats with peanuts, crème fraîche, dusted with cocoa

Dinner was fabulous. I’d recommend Alta to anyone going out in NY looking for a nice place to have dinner.

Afterwards we stopped in The Belgian Beer Bar, but it was packed to we went to Boxers and had a couple drinks.