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Alder

(Now Closed)

New American Restaurant and Cocktail Bar$$$$

East Village, New York

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Nancy LeeJuly 24, 2013
Overrated ! Rye pasta and pub cheese was great and fun but everything else was underwhelming and some not that inventive at all. Service was a bit spotty as well.
Stefanie DAugust 10, 2013
Cocktails are so-so. Food is fine. Service is rushed & unfriendly. Dehydrated cheesecake dessert just tastes like old store bought cheesecake that's been crumbled, I mean "deconstructed", on a plate.
Dustin LeeAugust 21, 2015
Food does not live up to expectations. The staff was in a hurry to give us the check when the restaurant is less than half full and I still had almost a full drink to finish, why?
Katie WelchAugust 12, 2013
I thought the Root Beer custard only existed in my dreams.
Emily RothkrugAugust 15, 2013
Pigs in a blanket are out of this world
Mike O'SullivanOctober 25, 2014
Sweetbreads are great. Honestly, found a lot of the other plates overpriced and small.
Paul BHJuly 28, 2013
Hit and miss. Fish & chips very good; beets with coconut ricotta also good, scallops meh, cheesecake meh
Vonatron LMarch 4, 2014
Tasty tapas good for sharing, but small portions for the price.
Julia Lord NickleOctober 12, 2014
Love the French onion rings!
Gregor HoffmanApril 30, 2014
Best pastrami sandwich in New York City!
Daniele PieroniApril 27, 2015
interesting plates, ridiculous portion, pretentious, absolutely not a brunch place
Brandon ArbiterJuly 18, 2013
Great new joint from Wiley Dufresne.
SandyFebruary 14, 2015
The service is so bad. Given how expensive the place is and how small the portions are, you would think they would treat you better for the amount of money you're about to spend. Totally not worth it.
Nicky DigitalJune 26, 2013
Reconstruct the food in your tummy!
Faryan AMay 28, 2015
More whimsy than substance on certain dishes
CindyJune 13, 2015
Love the interior. So cute! :)
Emily CurrinApril 13, 2013
"Love oolong time" cocktail is great.
I MJanuary 14, 2015
Service is ok, bartender is a pretentious douchebag, drinks incredibly strong, food ambitious but just ok. Try this place once.
Jarrod SpillersFebruary 14, 2014
The rye pasta was unique and delicious but everything else was only just ok
N DApril 9, 2014
They hang their hat on the hanger steak.
Sofía Morales YáñezFebruary 11, 2014
Definitely going to write about it
Ryan ChioJuly 13, 2013
Awesome!!!
Vanessa VergaraJuly 1, 2014
Pub cheese
In NYCAugust 24, 2014
Great bar food.
Heather ArbiterApril 3, 2014
Holy shit root beer pudding. I can't stop thinking about it
Basheer BergusJune 20, 2013
The menu is full of amazing food.
David S.November 3, 2013
Short drinks are awesome!
Vanessa VergaraJuly 1, 2014
Pigs in a blanket
James JOctober 4, 2014
We had a fun time and food was good, but ultimately not great. Sort of a let down.
Holly StairJuly 19, 2015
Had such high hopes but the tasting menu was awful and had to have a second dinner after. Maybe the burger is better?
Greg TribbeJuly 26, 2013
Fish n' chips, and chinese pigs in a blanket
Jon LinJuly 21, 2013
Food looks great but there is simply no 'wow' factor. Better for drinks
Irene YSeptember 1, 2013
Spotted: Wylie Dufresne watching over Sunday night dinner service
Patrick McCandlessNovember 17, 2013
Eh, not impressed. Portions are TINY. So tiny that I didn't even finish my first drink before my three course meal was over. The bill wasn't outrageous, but it was not a good value.
Esther MoonMarch 30, 2014
Portions are small even for the "entree" options.
Nick EhleApril 7, 2013
Go for the kumquats + merquez
JJanuary 4, 2014
Wylie Dufresne, comfort food
Ben ROctober 5, 2013
Dr. Dave's Scrip Pad FTW.
Tim JulienMarch 16, 2014
The textures.
Jose RodriguezJuly 7, 2013
Been a while since I've been this disappointed in a restaurant. Most dishes are very bland. Left full but totally unsatisfied. Won't be coming back any time soon.
Brad WillardApril 30, 2014
Order the food.
Tori Denae'May 25, 2014
[ Escargot Pan Roast ]
Jerrod WagnerMay 3, 2014
Don't come hungry
Rohan InamdarNovember 2, 2014
Cocktails....
Pam B.May 21, 2013
Cocktail lab
Monday LisaMay 30, 2013
Wylie, the food is underwhelming. And I am sitting next to strangers.
CBM June 23, 2014
Too loud w/ overpriced food. BUT the wine sommelier almost makes up for this.
Mark GraciaSeptember 7, 2013
Huge mistake, stay away. Overhyped, the rye pasta especially sucks.
TrevorFebruary 24, 2014
Nothing so memorable as the price.
Gabriela NevesAugust 30, 2013
Very very small portions

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