Lafayette - French Cafe at Lafayette Street and Great Jones in NoHo, by NoHo Hospitality Group

[bookluvingbabe]

I haven't been down to the Lafayette-Houston area in forever.  I think Tower Records may still have been open.  A group of 5 of us went for dinner at Lafayette following a memorial service in midtown.

It was super loud and reminded me quite a bit of Balthazar in terms of lay out and sound.  Our server was excellent and never let anyone run out of drinks (both alcoholic and non).  We skipped appetizers and went straight to the entrees.  I had a roasted pork chop that was great.  Others at the table had the duck, the bass, a goat cheese ravioli and I think a roasted chicken dish.  Everyone was very pleased.  The brussels sprouts and pomme frites for the table were a hit as well.

The dessert options were a bit exotic--the pineapple pavlova wasn't going to work for any of us, nor the chilled rhubarb consommé.

It wouldn't be my first choice---my list of places I want to go in NY is quite long--but it was another case of everything being just right on a day where that was just what was needed.