L'Amico in NYC, NY
It has been so long that we wanted to go for dinner at L’Amico, the restaurant from Chef Laurent Tourondel where we had a great brunch last year. So, we finally decided to go there on a Friday evening. I am not sure it was a good move: it was packed, extremely loud and the service was disappointing, to the point that we asked one of the managers if somebody would take our order! Well, he could have been more gracious about it and at least apologize instead of giving us the feeling he was annoyed by our request. It was thanks to him in fact that my cocktail, ordered 25 minutes before, came to the table. It was the Brooklyn Bound, made with Smooth Ambler Contradiction whiskey, Ramazotti amaro liqueur, anise and a maraschino cherry. Nice, with a beautiful dark color, it was strong with a slight anise taste that added a certain freshness to it.
Brooklyn bound cocktail at L'Amico in NYC, NY
After a while, I was able to grab the waiter and reminded him that we were still waiting for bread…
Bread at L'Amico in NYC, NY
At that point, I was not sure we would ever get our appetizer that came few minutes later. It was the mushroom arancini. Pretty good, slightly crunchy on the outside and creamy inside, it was sitting on a delicious truffle aioli.
Mushroom arancini at L'Amico in NYC, NY
Mushroom arancini at L'Amico in NYC, NY
Still set with mushrooms, Jodi then ordered the white mushroom pizza that is made with truffle paste, taleggio and fontina cheese, and sage. Cooked in their wood fire oven, this pizza was superb: the crust had this wonderful char and the pizza was packed with mushrooms and cheese.
Mushroom pizza at L'Amico in NYC, NY
On my side, I went for the seafood agnolotti that were made with lobster, scallop, crab and rock shrimp, in a creamy sauce. Decadent and elegant, I simply loved it. The agnolotti were perfectly made and cooked, filled with a delicious mix of seafood. I just wished they had some rock shrimp on top of the pasta for an added texture. Still, it was a very good dish.
Seafood agnolotti at L'Amico in NYC, NY
Last was dessert. I admit that at first we wanted to leave before dessert as we thought that it would take forever to get served. But, as the evening went, service improved and we decided to try their baba with rum that was a nice take on a classic dessert.
Baba at L'Amico in NYC, NY
So, although the service could have been way better, we liked our dinner at L’Amico. It shows how bad service can spoil a meal. I still would go back but probably on a week day...
Enjoy (I still did)!
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L’Amico -849 Avenue of the Americas, New York 10001