Prune New York - New American Restaurant in East Village

Prune

East Village
54 E 1st St
(btwn 1st and 2nd Aves)
New York , NY 10003
Phone: 212-677-6221
Website: www.prunerestaurant.com

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Cuisine: New American Price: Expensive

Food Features: Weekend Brunch, Slow Food

Hours: Mon-Thu, 11:30am-3pm and 6-11pm, Fri, 11:30am-3pm and 6pm-midnight, Sat 10am-3:30pm and 6pm-midnight, Sun 10am-3:30pm and 5-10pm
Reservations: Highly Recommended
Payment Options: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Dress: Casual
Noise: Moderate to Loud
Seats: Around 30

Key People: Executive Chef - Gabrielle Hamilton; Owners - Gabrielle Hamilton
Year Opened: 1999

Critic Reviews

The New York Times star

Critic's Pick 04/06/05

Prune quickly morphed from adorable notion into formidable influence, a small restaurant with a large footprint. - Frank Bruni

New York Magazine star

Critic's Pick

Prune's phenomenal weekend brunch alone is worth the trip just to read her truly inspired menu. - Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Time Out New York Critic's Pick

Tiny, well-lit Prune is still as popular as it was the day it opened. Gabrielle Hamilton's French mother developed this fearless chef's palate early on:...

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Alison M.
5 Reviews

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Posted on 03/13/08

We had brunch and were lucky/smart enough to be among the first to gather outside - we were seated quickly. If we'd been any later it would have been quite a wait to dine in this tiny tiny space. But service was friendly and prompt, though I don't quite get the pink t-shirts...

susan s.
1 Review

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Posted on 03/30/08

great spot for lunch solo; downstairs dining area for 4-6 persons is intimate, fun, wonderful service. Food always interesting, better than most other of similar genre and consistantly very good to exceptional.

marylou c.
20 Reviews

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Posted on 04/28/08

love the rickety chairs, the deviled eggs, the superb sweetbreads, the menu items that are idiosyncratic because that's how people REALLY eat. had a great funky glass of wine -- smelled like armpit in a good way.

dan k.
205 Reviews

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Posted on 09/28/08

sat downstairs. loved the sweetbreads, marrows, head-on shrimp, whole branzino, asparagus tips and yolk, radish & butter, goat cheese and fried oysters. met gabrielle on our way out. great experience. prune's brunch is also amazing.

Jessica A.
9 Reviews

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Posted on 07/28/08

Food was good, but didn't live up to the hype. Had brunch here with a friend and we left feeling hungry after splitting eggs benedict and spaghetti carbonara.

Dom G.
2 Reviews

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Posted on 01/16/09

Amazing food, intimate, special great wine list

Joe T.
2 Reviews

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Posted on 02/10/09

Great Brunch. And not too pricey. 50 bucks bought me and a pal, 3 breakfasts (we shared a third as a desert), Coffee, a bloody mary (very good), and a Vodka cranberry. at 25 bucks ea. that's not bad. I ordered the oysters and sausage. Delicious.