The Pines
(Now Closed)American Restaurant and New American Restaurant$$$$
Gowanus, Brooklyn
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Deborah Au-YeungNovember 16, 2014Love this place - reminds me of Portland. Every dish was amazing - had bay scallops, polenta, pasta with lamb bacon, and spiced sausage. Great biodynamic wine list and cocktails.
Rory ParnessFebruary 14, 2016Start with the bread and have them halvsies on the 2 butters. Next- Shishito peppers and blade steak. Finish on the chocolate ganache with puffed, caramelized rice (like sugar smacks cereal)
MinsooDecember 29, 2014Dishes were small portions with great presentation! Got squid, duck rillettes, agnolotti, ribeye steak and chocolate cake. All were very good and enjoyed my birthday here!
Time Out New YorkApril 11, 2013Order new American plates (fresh-pressed tofu with sous vide pumpkin and smoked tomato, house-made cavatelli with a trotter ragù) while hanging in the backyard garden when it's nice out. Read more
Sadie FarrellMarch 6, 2013Love the pines, food is so inventive. Worth it cause I couldn't make anything on this menu at home. Try the nochera cocktail-smokey, campfire whiskey, mezcal, and amaro. It's like a witches brew...
Sharon SkNovember 27, 2012Fireplace outside is perfect for fall/ winter especially if you have smokers w/ you. Prix fixe/chef's choice, less amazing. Bone marrow was group fave, homemade pasta/ fish main course close seconds
CITY GRITAugust 9, 2014The Backyard – only open from 6-10 on Fridays and 3-10 on the weekends – has us swooning. We’re crushing hard on the Kielbasa, Lamb Taco, & Beef Jerky. And, yes, we’ll have another Negroni Popsicle!
Wilson ZhouApril 28, 2014The chef at the Pines is Angelo Romano, who used to cook at Roberta’s, the pizzeria that opened on a desolate Bushwick block in 2008 and is now a favorite of the Clintons and Kirsten Dunst.
Village VoiceFebruary 10, 2014Village Voice is proud to welcome The Pines to the 2014 Choice Eats food fest!
Erika PontesJanuary 9, 2015Squid starter, pork main, and panna cotta dessert. One of the best meals I've had... Ever
Frank MaguireNovember 17, 2014sous-vide cooked 30oz ribeye is incredible. You may need to call ahead to order. Other highlights: fluke, squid, cabbage and duck breast
Sabrina MajeedJuly 4, 2015This place is amazing and low-key. I still have fantasies about their fennel soup and snap peas.
Helena WongFebruary 15, 2014Foie Gras, Poached Lobster and Wagyu Steak! Wish I could tell you more but chef's menu chgs seasonally. Everything was fantastic!
Adrienne McCallisterAugust 25, 2013Great staff, cocktails, wine and food. Inventive dishes but everything from cheese plate to raisin gelato dessert was great.
Roger GillJanuary 13, 2013Brunch menu is minimal but does the job. Would absolutely pick the steak and eggs over the poached eggs. And the cinnamon toast is a nice treat.
RomanSeptember 18, 2013There is only one restaurant you need to know in New York. And it is this one. Chef John Pioarkoff's dishes are unpretentiously mindblowing.
Mollie GoldsteinOctober 9, 2012The salads were simple to a fault, but our entrees were terrific. Shortribs prepared almost like pork belly and a delicious trotter pasta.
Caroline McCarthyOctober 15, 2012The Baked Apple cocktail tastes like what bong water would taste like if bong water were delicious. Order it and you'll get what I mean...bro.
EatMeDrinkMeNYCMay 26, 2013If a flan had sex with a panna cotta, the Birch Beer pie by Four and Twenty Blackbirds would be the result.
henry bakerAugust 10, 2014Very inventive. They serve and accentuate herb flavors in food in a way I've never tasted before.
Serious EatsMay 28, 2013A chef-driven seasonally-minded restaurant that ups the food options in the Gowanus considerably.
martha dentonApril 10, 2013The food isn't bad and it's work trying once if you are a hardcore foodie. menu is complicated and the ingredients are somewhat pretentious. We had to look up most of them, and I went with chefs.
TK 🍦🍷December 29, 2013Perhaps The Pines is great for Gowanus, but we found it lacking. My borsa vuota was bland, one of the cheeses on the cheese plate was bland. Plus, we felt a little nauseous for hours after the meal.
Attitude is humble and approachable, food forward thinking and sumptuous, and the portions healthy.
Bin YangAugust 21, 2013Very interesting flavors but a tad over-priced. Go for everything seafood though!- I MFebruary 23, 2015The epitome of overpriced pretentious portlandia-BS in Brooklyn. The tiny portions were delicious and interesting, but alas, I left hungry and felt ripped off. Couldn't they at least get comfy chairs?
- EatMeDrinkMeNYCMay 26, 2013If you're reading other tips for the Pines, take the bad one with a shovel of salt. Some mistake simplicity for lack of attention to detail.
Alice QFebruary 11, 2013Super cute interior. Attractive Friendly Staff. Drinks sound more impressive on paper than in execution. Way over priced. Almost inedibly salty. Components of the dishes are not well edited.
Idan CohenSeptember 30, 2012Stay away - this place gives a bad name to Brooklyn culinary. Every dish we had was average & under. Basic staples like pasta or chicken were ill prepared. Decaying industrial decor is not enough.
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- Mon–Sat
- 6:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Sun
- 6:00 PM–10:00 PM
(718) 596-6560
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Yes
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Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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Dinner, Happy Hour
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Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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