Why would they be very different?
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Different times, different tastes, I guess.
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We went to it in the old days when Edna Lewis was cooking and the old corps of waiters with seniority medals where there and it was great. We went to it when it reopened and it was really sharp (food AND bar) and loved it, a great mix of tradition and modern cooking. Its been a while, need to get back over.
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Itâs still maintaining. Since we live a 10 minute walk away, we get there reasonably regularly. Although theyâve changed chefs, front of house & bartenders a couple of times, theyâve been pretty consistent with everything.
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re: RanaFifteen.
We hadnât been back in awhile & we had a chance tonight to take a couple of friends who hadnât been yet so we did. Prices have increased to $54pp plus another $5pp if you choose several of the more expensive mains. In my opinion, still worth it, as the quality, variety and overall abundance of the food makes it a very satisfying meal. Except for one of the small plates, all was vegetable, cheese and fish/seafood. And mains options of whole Bronzino or Octopus make this a good choice for those reading along who donât eat meat (talking to you small_h). More than decent wine choices, including a New Zealand Sauv. Blanc that wasnât too grassy for around $45. Overall, for $200/couple, an excellent meal. Thanks for reminding me to go back Jen.
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thats a pretty steep price increase, @SteveR ! still wondering how you got to $200 per couple without driniing a large quantity of that Sauvignon Blanc - glad you enjoyed it. The fish (when we had it was great and plenty large. I dont like all these surcharges they have slapped on but it wouldnt deter me from going back for the great tastes.
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$52pp +$5pp for the main upcharge = $114. A bottle of wine/couple at $45 brings it to $159 before tax/tip. All in was approx $205.
Back in the day, we found ourselves at Gage & Tollner pretty often. If you look closely and squint, you might even catch a glimpse of me in one of the photos in that article 
I think I mentioned this to Steve, just behind A&S, on the far side of Fulton Mall, there used to be a little row of inexpensive Cuban-Chinese restaurants. When Chase brought us on to help with the re-launch of chase.com, our mostly Asian team made a habit of heading there each week. Weâd rotate through the spots, but they were all good. I still think about the chow fun, probably the best Iâve ever had.
best,
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Iâm so old that my dinners at Gage & Tollner pre-date Edna Lewis by many, many years! In 1974, after graduating college, I went to work at Mays (not Macys) Dept Stores just down the block from A&S (which became Macyâs). One year later, I was long gone (from Bklyn &, thankfully, from Mays). Many years later (â82) I wound up back in Bklyn, living only blocks away, and got to eat there (again) before Edna Lewisâ tenure and then many times during her time there. She was great & now Itâs great to have it back again.
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82 was my first year in Brooklyn but I donât recall when I had my first meal there. despite working in a hot, new industry I was pretty poor the first couple of years, lot of pizza, Chinese food and an occasional meal at one of the middle eastern joints.
And speaking of cheap eats, calzones used to be the price of two slices of pizza, my little pie used to make a good one, have seen them on some menus > $20! And donât get me started on meatballsâŚ
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My Little Pizzeria is still excellent.
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VILLAGE CAFE, Azerbaijani place on Coney Island Ave https://villagecafeny.com/ provided 4 of us with a toothsome dinner tonight - standouts were the extremely delicate and tasty kutaby with meat (lamb),
the Chalahach (tender lamb chops), the ever-reliable fried potatoes with mushroom and onions, and the Guru HIngal, fresh noodles with chopped lamb sauce cooked with the lamb tail fat and herbs,
then dressed with a dairy and herb based sauce. Our table included spinach kutaby, veal tongue salad (very good but I learned too late that our younger guests were squeamish about tongue),
their fried eggplant salad with a sweet annd sour sauce, walnut halves and feta (good, but I was neutral on the feta)
and a large basket of bread (with butter). We were offered a variety of nut-filled middle-easternish pastries
along with very nice earl grey tea with sugar cubes and lemon to finish. BYO which was great, as was the atmosphere., for very nice evening overall. next time I would definitely go for some of the kebabs including veal liver and sturgeon and lamb, of course
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Enjoyed a few meals there but Mrs Z doesnt like it much and refuses to go back
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you would have to like lamb, I think. We didnt sample the kebabs, but i am thinking this is a place for them and especially liver kebabs which I love, seemed to have a delicate touch with the meat. I was puzzled by the herbs in the guru hingal, it was a dish I had never tasted before, but here is Olia Herculesâ recipe https://www.silkroaddiary.com/khingal/ she uses a combo of cilantro and dill which is certainly typical in that region.
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Looks delicious, Iâd love to go sometime.
