Peasant
(212) 965-9511
194 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10012
Near Downtown
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Just what I was looking for
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The space is truely unique, so rustic yet intimate. Great wines at a decent price, and the best cheese plate I have had in this city.
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Who was your waiter???
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we went to Peasant last Tuesday night. The menu was in italian and we were dependant on the waiter to help us. We asked him for a wine recommendation around $30 and got major attitude. When it came time for him to translate the menu, he went so fast skipping over items insisting we wouldn't like them. He went through the appetizers and the pizza and then left us. Ten minutes later, he went through the entrees and continued to edit it telling us what we wouldn't like. We asked him to repeat some items and he said"" you are taking too much of my time"". He came back and and asked us about dessert. Why would we endure another round of his attitude and bad translation on a dessert menu? It seems like your experience depends on your waiter. My advice : bring an italian dictionary with you .
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Great Date
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I took a date to Peasant over the weekend and it was great! The restaurant is in a cool location and is beautiful to look at when you walk in. We had four different appetizers to start because we couldn't decide on just two. We shared the beet salad with cheese, razor clams, baked asparagus with egg and mozarella inside prosciutto. They were all great - I could have ordered more. Then my date had the whole grilled fish which I tried - it was cooked to perfection, soft and moist and not covered in heavy, creamy sauces - just the fish. I had the lamb and it was delicious. I'm definitely going back.
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Sicily
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Its like being back hope with my family in Sicily. Great atmosphere, food and service.
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Peasant is Fine
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Had dinner at Peasant Sat nite with my girls. It was wonderful. The food was rich & robust. I recommend the pig and the white asp. risotto! But be careful...the drinks are strong!!! We practically had to be carried out and the cute waiter walked us almost 2 blocks just to help us into a cab. now that's service!!!
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Wonderful Peasant
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During a business trip to NYC I was brought to Peasant by a customer and I had a great meal and a great time. I am a Risotto fenatic and Peasant's Risotto Granchi e Piselli was perfect. We had a really fun server and the room is nice enough for a big date. My customer is a regular at Peasant and I am going to be a new regular.
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Thats Amore
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This isn't Italian like grandma used to make. This is authentic countryside delicacies from every corner of the peninsula. Brick archways frame an open kitchen where the wood burning flames fill the room with romance. Our waiter, translated the menu from the printed Italian, seemed to know every dish personally and recommended a great wine from Sardegna. Ever had a Sardegnan wine? Try one on for size they're big, bold and delicious. I had a succulent spicy baby octopus followed by thin spaghetti with dried mullet roe. WOW! This dish is much greater than the sum of its parts. My date, less adventurous, had prosciutto with figs and tender, juicy lamb over a creamy parmesan polenta bursting with flavor. For dessert: Panna cotta, heavenly, and bread pudding, sweetthickhotcoldrich. We had a great time together, we talked and laughed and had a sumptuous meal. I can't wait to go back.
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Yuck!
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I was so excited to dine here only to be completely let down by this awful experience. We were seated late, endured a rude and obviously bored waiter, our first courses were undercooked, salty and/or overoiled, then we waited nearly an hour for our main course. Not even an apology was offered. I will persuade people not to dine at this establishment.
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Possibly the worst hostess+manager in NY !!!!
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On a recent Saturday night, we had made reservations for Peasant for 4 at 10.00. Upon arrival, chaos ensued.... At 10.30 we were still not seated upon which we inquired with the hostess when we would be seated. In a very rude ""we're so above you"" tone, we were told to keep waiting at the bar, 30 min after our reservation!! The manager was called, and he too had a very rude, matter-of-fact attitude on our wait, and he did not offer us a ""thanks for waiting"" drink. After 35 min of idle waiting for a reservation we had made, we left, never to come back..... Please don't patronize this soon to be forgetten snooty place !!!
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Pleasant peasant
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The overall dining experience was really good. Food was basic and nicely done, although not terribly challenging. Ambience is really romantic yet with enough edge to make it fun for a group. My only gripe was that the entire menu(which had at least 25 items) was in italian. When the waiter came to translate, he spoke so quickly that it was hard to really absorb what we were about to order. The italian-only menu seemed a bit contrived and pompous and wasted time for us and the waitstaff. Otherwise, we recommend a visit there and the wine bar downstairs.
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It's Italian!!!
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My husband and I moved to Nolita 6 years ago and for as long as we have lived here, Peasant has been our favorite! It's traditional, simple italian food. It's very simple ... the whole grilled fish is just that, a whole fish grilled to perfection, no smoke screens, no fusion cuisine, no ""butter pecan infused garlic mousse sauce"" just good fish. The same with the steak or the lamb. It's just good food, nothing more and that's all we want! The wine list is extensive, well priced and covers alot of regions. good food good wine that's it. By the way the menu is in Italian, every review states this so if you find it annoying...it's not the place for you, we hated it at first but now we can practically speak italian ... italian menu anyway.
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Peasant not so Pleasant
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Upon entering a beautiful dining room, I was eager to sample the vittles. Excitement faded to disappointment with every minute. The first bothersome experience was trying to interpret the Italian-only menu. Then the waiter showed up and barked the English translations at us. We couldn't remember what he had said by the time he was done. That foreign language menu gimmick adds nothing to authenticity. It only alienates and bewilders diners. Course after overpriced course, I was wishing I had gone somewhere else. A prosciutto and pear plate featured soggy fruit and tasteless prosciutto. A langoustine pasta was bland, and a whole fish was neither crispy nor hot. The roasted lamb was more like lamb carpaccio. It really was raw. Bread pudding dessert was dry. The only pleasurable part of the meal was the delicious, farm-fresh marscapone served with crusty Italian bread. Despite the gorgeous setting, this place needs work.
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In the Mood for Love
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The first time I went to Peasant I was on a blind date. The food was delicious and although we were intimidated by the menu at first we actually enjoyed learning about Italian food. That blind date went so well that we are married now and try to return to Peasant as much as possible. The osso buco is my husband's fav. I love the gnocchi. The fires burning in the kitchen warm us on cold winter nights and the food is as good as it was 3 years ago. The wine list is actually much larger and when we can't get a res. we go to their wine bar. Peasant still puts us in the mood for love!!!
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outstanding place for a glass of wine
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I love this place. I think it's easy to miss, so it has maintained a certain New York only quality that I like. The wines are very good and the meat and cheese platter is just right for sharing.
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Peasant falls
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Making a reservation for last night, we recalled the number of times we had delicious meals at Peasant, the people we recommended the restaraunt to who loved it, the personable service. Times flies. When served last night, the food was of such low quality it was astounding. Dishes tasted and were settled together like leftovers. Our simple side of beans were limp, mushy and awash in butter. This set off our critical eye: ceramic bowls having edges higher than the table votives hid the fact that the food was presented cafeteria-style; a rolling-eyed waiter pushing water; the awkward Italian menue gimmick; and the bill.
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Great Food, Snooty Service
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6 of us dined last nite at Peasant. We were seated promptly. Food was outstanding, ambiance warm - really lovely. But our waited had such attitude. He was rude on several occassions. That said, the manager could not have been lovelier and made up for it. Even with Mr. Snootypants, we will still go back. Our gnocci was outtanding, and the wine list was great - numerous bottles in all price ranges.
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Worth the visit
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Very warm, relaxing room. The waiter was helpful and knowledgeable. Appetizers inlcluding the octopus were tasty. The skate was delicious. The Gnocci was also terrific. Very lively downtown feel to the room but comfortable enough that we saw families early. Overall, very enjoyable.
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Very good!
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Loved the place- great ambiance, warm, and great space- loved the woodburning oven in the back. the appetizers were so-so- we had the sardines that were VERY bony and the octupus that was a bit rubbery- but the bucatini and lasagna special with rabbit was excellent. All in all, we would definetely go back- very nice bar scene as well.
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Excellent food - ok service
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I think there's sharp disagreement among reviewers because Peasant is a little bit of a Euro/hipster place right now and because the service is a tad snotty. Maybe some wouldn't find the room romantic (I did - dark lighting, warm brick walls, fire burning in the kitchen stove), but this place has great ambience simply because the tables are spread apart - no crowding at all. Service was ok. But what's really important is the food, which was awesome. I wasn't totally blown away by the caviar spaghetti, though it was good. The sardines and octopus were excellent and the pizza with speck and arugula was one of the best I've ever had (I think all the pizzas would be amazing). This is a great place to bring large groups and parents from out of town.
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favorite restaurant
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Peasant has simplicity down to a science. Decor is simple, cozy, and very comforting. Everything I've tried on the menu has been exquisite, and i have eaten there MANY times. I always bring out of town guests, much to their delight. The idea of a completely wood burning kitchen is so novel, and a wonderful sight to behold...most importantly, the the food it turns out is unbeatable. The simple grilled fish served with herbed olive oil is surprisingly sublime, the gnocci the lightest and most delicious, osso bucco and steak are amazing for meat lovers, the pizza is perfection. actually, if i could recite the whole menu, i wouldnt have enough superlatives. wine list is varied,interesting and reasonable, and the staff is knowledgable, and eager to help. i could go on, but i'm out of room. peasant is a consistently good experience..in fact, i'm on my way there now!!
