November 25, 2004
Blue Water Grill
31 Union Square West
New York, NY 10003
Phone 212.675.9500
Blue Water Grill is exactly what I have come to expect from a Stephen Hanson restaurant. It has excellent food, service, and decor.
Main Dining Room
Our reservation this evening was for the downstairs Jazz Room. We arrived downstairs exactly at the time of our reservation but were asked to wait at the bar area until we were called. We ordered two glasses of wine totaling $16 and within five minutes we were seated. We were actually seated at a table that I noticed was already set and ready to go when we first arrived, I found this a little peculiar since they made us wait five minutes by the bar. Our table was near the stage and with the Jazz Band playing and the sexy lighting the atmosphere was pretty romantic. Our waitress was both very attentive and professional.
For starters we ordered the $8 Bamboo-Steamed Shrimp Dumplings with Spicy Asian Dipping Sauce and 3 Raw Oysters and 3 Raw Clams on a Half Shell totaling $10. The Dumplings were crispy and non greasy and the dipping sauce had a nice tangy flavor. The Clams (Littlenecks and Cherrystones) and Oysters were great also. My entree the Ginger-Soy Lacquered Chilean Sea Bass was without question the best Sea Bass I have ever had. The Sticky Rice upon which the Sea Bass was placed on was very good and it is only rivaled by Spice Markets (Review coming soon) version. The $20 Grilled Big Eye Tuna was also exceptional. It was perfectly cooked, medium rare and it was a very nice size portion, especially for only $20. We had $7 Pinot Grigio, Vigneti Del Sole, Italy 2003 and $9 Riesling, Rudi Wiest, Germany 2002. Both wines were pretty good. I am definitely not a Sommelier but based on the extensive Wine List I would say Blue Water Grill has an excellent array of choices. For dessert we opted for was the $8 Blue Water Grills Chocolate Fondue. It came with Fresh Fruit skewers, Marshmallows, and Cookies. This was a perfect ending to a perfect meal. The total bill for the night not including the 2 drinks at the bar was $120. That was definitely not the cheapest dinner in a New York City Restaurant history but it was well worth it.
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