Has anyone here been to Per Se?

I was able to get reservations during labor day weekend.

I've been to French Laundry and was wondering how they might compare.

Also, are there others in NYC you would recommend over Per Se.

Thanks

I also recommend The Modern. If you go, be sure to ask for a table in their upscale restaurant, not their cafe which is more noisy. Even their wine-by-the-glass selection is impressive.

Google this one up because their menu and wine list are on there.

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Originally posted by John in NYC:
I also recommend The Modern. If you go, be sure to ask for a table in their upscale restaurant, not their cafe which is more noisy.

we just ate at The Modern's Bar Room on Saturday night. The food is wonderful. Noise really wasn't a problem, but I assume the main dining room is much more elegant if you're in the mood for that type of setting.

Been to Per Se twice and I'll be going back. It's worth the money for top-flight food and service. It's an experience like no other.

I would add that Per Se is the new kid on the block with respect to upscale dining in NYC.. ROunding out the rest of the top places are

Bouley
Daniel
Le Bernadin
Gramercy Tavern
perhaps even Veritas...(better wine list)

IMO

Another vote for Le Bernadin. Another place to try would be Del Posto, great wine list, wonderful food, and unfortunatly spotty service. Or maybe it just seemed off after dining at Le Bernadin the previous day.

Thanks for the input everyone has provided!

Having dined at French Laundry, you may not be as blown away by Per Se, as I think the menus are very similar. That said, our first "meal" at Per Se was the peak of our foodie experience, and we do make it a point to try to get to many of NYC's top 50. It was, simply, transporting. Go hungry, relax, and enjoy.

Le Bernardin! Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis is amazing.

We had a wonderfull dinner in april at per se. Great place, super food. Wines very expensive but a good idea is to choose the special cuvées they produce together with great houses, there are some super wines in that part of the winelist, and rather affordable. Also very good food: The Modern, go to the museaum first, first painted art, then cooking art, that's the way aha aha we liked it. We also very much like l'école, simple french cuisine, but top! What we didn't like: WD50. Very special, yes. But: not tastefull enough. And: young wines.... too young. Too bad, cause we do like the new style of cooking, but this was simply not ok.

I had a great experience at Aquavit, it's scandanavian. Half the time I didnt know what i was being served, but nonetheless it was fantastic. The south-african seabass was unbelievable. If you eat in the cafe, the prices are very fair.

But i dream about going to Per Se..

How does one go about making a reservation at Per Se? Is it as difficult as at the French Laundry?

getting a reservation.... a good concierge in u'r hotel can do almost everything... :-)

You must call two months to the day.Also sometimes you can catch one on opentable.com

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Originally posted by Wilson:
How does one go about making a reservation at Per Se? Is it as difficult as at the French Laundry?