Bocado - Midtown West

I went to Bocado with my husband and a couple of friends. We were greeted by a friendly host and as we had a reservation were immediately seated. It was 8 p.m. on a Saturday night and the place was sufficiently packed. The restaurant interior has a loft-like feel and is furnished minimally. I point this out because unfortunately a large open space with no barriers and high ceilings with a crowd of patrons makes for a noisy environment. There is a nice patio in back and on good weather days I would opt for sitting out there.

Lets get to the food and the service. First we ordered cocktails and a four-cheese plate with bread. The cheese was very good but I would say the portions were a bit on the small side for four people. We then ordered entrees. Two of us ordered the organic chicken picatta, one had the Bocado burger stack, and the other chose the Chesapeake flounder and we chose a white wine to have with dinner. We barely had received the cocktails we ordered when the server brought out the white wine which was well ahead of the arrival of our entrees. On a good note he did have the foresight to bring an ice bucket so that it remained chilled.

The food arrived within about half an hour and was presented very well. Every one of us truly enjoyed the food. I was not able to finish mine but was really looking forward to taking the leftovers home to have later. (It was just as good heated back up!) Since the restaurant was so busy when the server came back we went ahead and ordered another bottle of wine. Once again we had barely gotten the first bottle open when he brought out the second bottle. This wine was a red and he did not bring new glasses.

So to sum it up, the service overall was friendly and adequate and the food was well worth the price and met expectations. The only two negatives were the noise and the wine service. I think this restaurant has a lot of potential and I will definitely go again. It is still fairly new so I highly suspect as they become more established that they will work out the kinks.