4.0 star rating
320 reviews Rating Details
Categories: Nightlife Bars Wine Bars Restaurants American (New) Wine Bars, American (New) [Edit]
401 W 52nd St
(between 9th Ave & 10th Ave)
New York, NY 10019
Neighborhoods: Hell's Kitchen, Midtown West
(212) 247-8137
www.casellula.com
1. Casellula is an excellent choice for a nice wine bar to bring a date. I wouldn't necessarily call it romantic, but I mean this in a good way. It's a small place that can get tight when busy; no quiet corner to sit down with someone. The front is dominated by a large glass window that lets in lots of natural light. Since they're on a side street and not an avenue you actually get some sunlight. 9th Avenue can get a little busy so it's nice to have the place off the main street.
The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. There's an extensive wine list and an even more extensive cheese list. My server would stop by often to make sure we were doing ok. There's some other delicious food on the menu, and the desserts are great. They really . The prices are about what you would expect for a wine bar.
Keep in mind that as of this review, they do not accept reservations so it's first come first served. I'll be coming back.
2. Tiny cute little place, very packed on a Thursday night. We got seated by the window while we waited for a table and perused the wine list and food. We got seated at a table within 5/10 minutes but got told that we may be asked to move as the table was meant for 4 people not 2.
It was a tough choice for food, especially looking through the numerous cheeses they had but we eventually settled on 3 meats: Chorizo, Salami and the Goose breast. I have never had goose breast before and it was delicious! Defintely give this a try, the chorizo was very good too.
We chose a cheese each, the Haberno which I was disappointed with (I'm very particular about cheese!) and another cheddar like cheese was was delicious (near the bottom of the pressed cheeses, no idea of the name!). Love that the menu gives you apt descriptions of the cheeses though, it was informative and helps you find a cheese you'd like. We also ordered the Bastilla (tomato toast) which came with a huuuuuge lump of mozarella, we were in cheese heaven!
We shared a main, getting the mac and cheese which had a caramalised onion taste to it, something I'm not so keen on. It was nice, my friend really enjoyed it. Warning: it's amazingly cheesy too.
We had two glasses of white wine each, the choice of wines to buy by the glass are limited and I would have liked a slightly larger choice.
Loved the atmosphere, very casual, cosy and bustling. Would be good for either a date or small group drinks. It's small in there but I would definately go back!
3. I don't drink so I cant review the wine, but I really enjoyed the atmosphere at this out of the way Hells Kitchen find, and I loved the food. I love that its a little bit off the main 9th Avenue drag. I love the look and feel. And I love that its casual and comfortable, and yet its a step above the rest of the area.
The cheeses and cheese selection are really terrific, and you wont find another bar or restaurant in the area with even decent cheese. Ditto for the wide variety of really yummy appetizers and small plates. The Pigs Ass Sandwich and the Macaroni and Cheese were exceptionally good.
Its the only place in this part of town where you can sit down with friends and order a bunch of really great plates to taste and snack on together and just hang out. Well there are other places, but they would involve fried things and menus with the words 'fingers' 'skins' 'poppers' and such. Cant wait to go back and try some more.
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