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L'Ecole, The Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute

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4.2 rating over 6 reviews

718-285-8105

462 Broadway ()

New York, NY 10013

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Description: L'Ecole, The Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute is a French, European, and Eclectic restaurant where most Menuism users came for a family meal, paid more than $50, and tipped more than 18%.
Tags: French, European, Delivery, Eclectic, American, Prix Fixe, Fine Dining, Reservations, OpenTable, and So Ho
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  • 3 users love L'Ecole, The Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute
Tips:
  • The prix fixe menus are more reasonable than at most of the city's other fine French restaurants. While a three-course lunch costs $28, both four-course and five-course dinner menus are $42.
  • The menus change about every six weeks. Check the restaurant website for details.

From OpenTable: 

Behind every meal at L’Ecole is the passion and dedication of a team of exceptional Chef-Instructors and students from every corner of the school. As a true collaboration between the Culinary, Pastry, and Bread departments at The French Culinary Institute, L’Ecole is where the skills and training of our students shine through in thoughtfully prepared and elegantly presented dishes created with the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients.

From CityGrid: 

When our guests look at our menu, they marvel at the bounty and creativity of its items. But what they find even more amazing is each delicious dish is being prepared by some of tomorrow's most-promising chefs: our own students. \nDuring the last two levels of our Culinary Arts Program, students cook for restaurant patrons under the supervision of our chef-instructors. The seasonal menu changes every six weeks, as classes advance to the next level, and are designed to ensure that students use the core techniques they've learned at The French Culinary Institute. The cuisine is contemporary French, rooted in the basics and spiced with other ethnic influences.

  • Prix fixe daily menu
  • Seasonal/Artisanal
  • Elegant new setting

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Will not go back again.

It’s impossible to get a seat without a reservation weeks in advance. I can’t understand why people would bother? The food was average. The dishes were tiny. Not small but tiny! Choices in food were very limited. Service was good, however that’s not enough to make me want to come back ever again.

My sons lamb dish was miniscule. Cooked perfectly but it was enough for a 4 year old child. My skirt steak was a child’s portion. My wife had the tuna; 3 pieces rolled like sushi. That should have been an appetizer yet it was sold as a main dish. My daughter had the duck it was very good.
The overall experience was upsetting. Sorry folks but TGIF can cook a skirt steak just as good maybe even better. Tiny portions, little choices in food I wont be going back anytime soon.

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Grilled Skirt Steak

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Cooked perfectly but I was brought a childs portion.

Crème Brþlée Le Cirque Style

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Very good. Just the right consistency the sugar was torched perfectly.

Roasted Duck

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My daughter had this dish it was excellent.

Tuna Tartar

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This was served as an appetizer from the Chef. It was excellent! Tiny little spoon portion but the taste was perfect!

Napolean

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What were you thinking? Serving Napoleon in an Oreo cookie type fashion? The flaky pastry on top and bottom were too hard. The cream sprayed right out as soon as you tried to bit a piece.

Tuna

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My wife’s main dish was tuna served like a sushi roll. There were 4 pieces. We paid $45 a plate for 4 pieces of California roll hold the rice?
Everything was cooked perfectly. Everything looked like an appetizer.

Cavatelli

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This appetizer was overcooked and inedible.

Chocolate Ganache Cake

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This dessert was overcooked and dry

Lamb T-Bone

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Cooked well with mashed potatos. The portion was ridiculously small

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Very good restaurant.

Very good restaurant. Prices are OK!

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Seared Duck Breast And Braised Duck Thigh With Rhubarb

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Good recipe!

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prolly one of my fav's in the city. great deal, changing ...

prolly one of my fav’s in the city. great deal, changing menus, guest cooks/instructors. great service. love it. love them.

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January 1, 2012

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Sad, Disappointing Experience

After an enjoyable lunch we booked our son's 21st birthday 1 month in advance (per their reservation guidelines) in the separate private dining room. Being polite we called to say that we were running 20 minutes for the second and last…

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July 21, 2011

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Service was top notch

We were very impressed with the Restaurant Week menu. There was so much to choose from. I had the warm asparagus salad with soft boiled egg and pancetta crumbs (I wish I had more bread to soak up the yoke!), grilled hanger steak with…

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