Craftbar Koffee

Last night we went to Craftbar located at 43 East 19th Street (off Broadway). This place had great ambiance. When Amber and I arrived we had to wait for our friends to get there so we decided to sit down for a quick cocktail. It was about normal for a beer and a glass of wine ($18) but then by the end of our meal, and after ordering the exact same drinks, we had paid $6 more. Something was fishy but then we didn't notice until well after we had left the restaurant for the night -dear reader, be aware!

The food was good too -it was excellent in fact! However, after receiving my meal I had to pause for a minute or two because I could have sworn that I had ordered ravioli. I couldn't see anything except for the sauce and its garnishes. After poking the meal a little bit with the fork and found that there was a piece or two of ravioli in it.

There were five pieces to be exact. Doing the math that's about $4 per piece of ravioli...it's all in the presentation right? If you listened really close you could have heard my stomach growling at the end of the meal. Over all the food tasted great but a little more quantity with the quality would have been a nice touch. The over all experience was VERY overpriced. You can check out the restaurant on the web at http://www.craftrestaurant.com/.

I finished up my meal with a cup of diner quality coffee. We've all tried Denny's coffee right? The coffee cost a mere three and one-half dollars American. After departing the restaurant we went to The Coffee Shop.

The Coffee Shop, located at 29 Union Square, is actually a very cool lounge. Hidden away in the bowels of the building it is one of New York's hidden jems. The DJ was really great even though as the night wore on the mix started shifting towards pure noise. Not to worry though because it was about one in the morning and that means that it was time to go.

The majority of online reviews for The Coffee Shop given by users give this place a lower rating for service but that seems to be for the restaurant on the main level. The lounge in the basement is something totally different and so it should be checked out at least once.