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Restaurant Nicholas

160 Rte. 35 (Navesink River Rd.) Send to Phone
Red BankNJ 07701
732-345-9977 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Big city manners and professional service at this sophisticated restaurant. Restaurant Nicholas is one of GAYOT's 2013 | Top 10 Jersey Shore Food Rating Restaurants |   Visit the photo gallery of Restaurant Nicholas

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Dinner Tues.-Sun.

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Restaurant Nicholas Restaurant Review

: Nicholas Harary and his wife Melissa, who sharpened their restaurant skills at Manhattan eateries such as Jean-Georges and Tabla, grace New Jersey with a very fine dining experience: a blend of sophisticated surroundings, professional service and remarkable food. Dishes arrive in dramatic fashion, under silver domes removed in tandem with a flourish and a reminder of the innovative components: "Madam, your caramelized onion soup, goat cheese gougères and pickled pearl onion.” "Sir, your pork chop, crispy tofu, clam dashi and sriracha oil.” Consider starting with pan-seared day boat sea scallop, maple sweet potato, bacon and brown butter sauce before exploring butter-poached Nova Scotia lobster with a Gruyère and aged sherry custard and Russian fingerling potato. Menus are prix-fixe; choose a three-course menu, the four-course garden (vegetarian) menu, or the six-course chef's tasting menu. A chef’s table located in the kitchen accommodates four people. Small plates are available on the "bar menu." Desserts, such as a coffee crumb soufflé with Baileys ice cream or the tres leches cake paired with caramel popcorn and banana ice cream, are first-rate. From personalized, spot-on wine recommendations to the elegant farewell gift bag containing freshly baked banana bread, dining at Restaurant Nicholas is an unforgettable special occasion.

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Disappointing Portions
by duerod on Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:03 pm
 
The food, although good, was served in very small portions. At $65 price fixe, I expect to feel satisfied after an appetizer, entree, and dessert. The entree looked like an appetizer. The appetizer looked like an intermezzo. We actually considered stopping for a slice of pizza driving home because we were not satisfied. Imagine, after spending $270 a couple?
 
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