Best Restaurants for Birthdays in Clinton Hill

Our meal was very good. We only had a party of two, which is a bit of a challenge for a restaurant where food is served family-style. For most people, an entree can easily serve two people. If you are light eaters, perhaps even three. We shared a chicken scalloping in lemon butter sauce ($32). The chicken was very tender, and the sauce was good enough to dip bread in. The dish also had a bed of sautéed spinach below the chicken. We also shared a mixed greens salad ($30) which was HUGE. It could easily serve 4 people. The salad was a nice mixture of greens with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, pepperoncinis, and olives in their house Italian dressing. My only complaint is why they would put pitted olives in a salad. Not that hard to pick out and eat individually, but it would be possible to scoop one up with some lettuce and bite into it without knowing. The servers seemed to work very hard, though the number of tables they had meant it was a tad slow. The vibe was very good, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. We will definitely keep Carmine’s on our list for future New York trips, especially if we are in groups larger than two.

I cannot describe what a perfect afternoon my fiancée and I had at Nubeluz yesterday! The place is absolutekly beautiful, food is amazing, and the service was just impeccable!! We got engaged yesterday and our day was even more special because of Nubeluz. Thank you SO MUCH! I will never forget that day, and we will always go back.

Great food and service. We had a reservation and showed up with two additional guests and they were able to accomodate us. Were super friendly. I have been here before many times, always great experience.

What a special night. My wife and I were celebrating an anniversary and we were looking for something with great food and a cool vibe. Cathedral didn’t disappoint with either. What an incredible space there’s nothing like it in the city. And the food was awesome. He started with the Epe baguette which was the best bread I’ve had in years and the drippings and butter were wow! We then had a famous potato chip omelette with caviar which was delicious and a real treat. We also shared the lobster salad, which was fantastic. We had a lot of trouble settling on our main, but we opted because it was a special occasion for bouliabase for 2 . It was served table side, and it was absolutely mind blowing ; all the fish were delicious and the broth and special croutons really unique. We also had a great bottle of reasonably priced Amarone recommended by Sommelier . We will definitely be back soon and not waiting for a special occasion.

Our server Kelly was the best! Friendly and attentive without being overly being so. She went above and beyond when they comped a dessert AND added a free one because it came out late. The ambiance was great. Food was good but the overall experience was capped by her welcome attention to detail and genuine friendliness. Thanks and will definitely be back in the future here! The fish branzini and steak was perfect! Thanks for making our small reunion memorable.