Comments on: Bring Hungry Carnivores & Skip the Appetizers at Vinegar Hill House

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:33 +0000

Wow, that burnt tart is pretty bad… surprising they’d let it leave the kitchen like that!

By: appetizers - Loredana’s Gourmet Products

appetizers - Loredana’s Gourmet Products — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:03 +0000

[...] Bring Hungry Carnivores %26 Skip the appetizers at Vinegar Hill … Of the four appetizers we ordered, only the Chicken Liver Mousse with Vinegar Onions and Pistachios ($12) offered a totally cohesive dish. Crisp pistachios and delicately toasted, airy bread balance the decadence of the creamy mousse … [...]

By: simon

simon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:24:13 +0000

I thought the appetizers were great. We ordered two tarts because the first was that good, not burnt like in your picture. The octopus was great, perfectly cooked. The mousse and bread I could live on. The entree’s were equally delicious.
I would choose a midweek night to go and check it out again. Price point is pretty good for what I think is a great meal…

By: sally mae

sally mae — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:13:10 +0000

chicken looks pretty good food guy…i love ribs though, when is the next nycfg ribs tour?

By: bbqmackster

bbqmackster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:39:00 +0000

FoodGuy does it again. Your review mirrors my visit to the VHH about two months ago. There wasn’t a chx liver mousse at the time, the Tart was exactly as you said, bland and burnt. the greens with the ricotta mixture was oddly boring and over nutmegged. I however found our octopus to be spot on, not too soft in texture from over poaching that usually dooms these dishes. We had the same salad, but on our visit it was spot on, crisp greens and tart buttermilk, tasty. We had another app that I can’t remember, and we skipped some pasta dish that I also forget. We did not have the chicken based on the number app’s we ordered, and there wasn’t a that AMAZING looking Steak special, but we did have the Red Wattle Chop, it was too die for, most slices were very moist still, the flavor was great and the meaty rib portions were sublime. Though I don’t believe ours was sauced up as your appears to be. (perhaps prep changed) My companion this night knew a owner and they sent us both the Guin cake and key lime pie, both unerwhelming, the key lime had too unctous of a flavor, like over citrused or it didn’t set right,something was off. I enjoyed my cocktail and our wine for about 45 bucks was decent too.

By: pigtrip

pigtrip — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:51:00 +0000

Based on how that food looks I’d skip more than the appetizers.