Peacock Alley Restaurant

New York Times Review

superuser — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:45:59 +0000

Peacock Alley, which was open to anyone who looked rich and powerful and wanted to display appropriate plumage, was built partly on the site of the least accessible and most coveted society showplace in New York:

Caroline Schermerhorn Astor’s ballroom, which could hold about 400 guests, giving rise to the “Four Hundred” — those who received her invitations — and restricting high society to that number.

As the story goes, a feud arose between Mrs. Astor and her nephew and Fifth Avenue neighbor, William Waldorf Astor, who felt that if anyone was going to be society’s doyenne, it ought to be his wife, not his aunt. He built the Waldorf, a 13-story hotel that dwarfed his aunt’s mansion. When rumors started flying that Mrs. Astor might replace her house with an even bigger hotel, agents of the two Astors got together and agreed on a joint hotel. Its two separate parts were connected by corridors and a hyphen: the Waldorf-Astoria, with its long, very fashionable social promenade.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/nyregion/peacock-alley-in-the-waldorf-astoria-remembered.html?_r=1

Time Out New York Review

superuser — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:47:05 +0000

The dining room inside the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria was renovated in late 2005 (at a cost of $5.5 million) and Cedric Tovar (Town, Django) now heads the kitchen.

We like dinner and brunch here. The dishes, such as an appetizer of tuna tartare rolls with avocado and cilantro, can be quite delicate. Or they can be manly: The dry-aged, grilled sirloin was juicy and served on a mound of short-rib compote, with a buttery side of cauliflower and bone marrow. Brunch is a $75-a-person gourmet buffet.

Read the full review at Time Out New York by clicking the link below

http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/123826/peacock-alley

Gayot Review

superuser — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:58:30 +0000

After a restoration that took several years, the Peacock reopened with a burst of fresh feathers. The current Peacock might be more casual, but it’s not hard to have a genuine New York dining experience here.

Breakfast, lunch and small-plates menus are offered. Start the day with power breakfast dishes such as the grilled Niman Ranch pork belly with poached eggs, country bread and Vermont cheddar, or a goat cheese and herb omelet. Lunch brings the Waldorf salad with its black truffle vinaigrette, sandwiches and salads, and entrées such as grilled yellowtail tuna. Dinner small plates range from braised short rib sliders to an artisanal cheese and charcuterie plate. Peacock Alley also features a lounge and bar. Specialty cocktails include the Peacock Alley Champagne cocktail with Pommery Champagne, strawberry and peppercorn-infused galliano.

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http://www.gayot.com/restaurants/peacock-alley-new-york-ny-10022_1ny060312.html

New York Magazine Review

superuser — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:34:00 +0000

The city’s almost manic effervescence has invaded the once-staid Waldorf, unleashing a jangle of energy in the lounge of the newly reorganized Peacock Alley.

Read the full review at New York Magazine by clicking the link below

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/peacock-alley/