Quintessence
Manhattan, New York City
4.0 / 9 votes
Raw Vegan
Restaurant, Coffee/Tea/Juice, Caterer
Nothing is heated above 118 Fahrenheit. Varied selection of appetizers, salads, soups, entrees, and "guiltless" desserts.
They use nut milks, nori, flax crackers, nut patees, sprouted wild rice, and so forth.
Added by inah on Apr 23 03 (last updated Dec 27 08)
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Most Recent Reviews
Cass Danger
Mar 22 08
jessicajessica
May 3 07
a lovely little place. food is delicious, raw and vegan. nice portions too. i keep going back when in the neighborhood.
Non-Smoking
Prices
$$$ - expensive
Cuisines
- Eclectic (Fusion)
- Raw Food
This place was amazing. The menu is exceedingly interesting and the staff is very knowledgeable about the dishes, and individual ingredients, which is great if you have allergies. The dishes are decent sized portions, and even the smaller dishes are filling because they are nutritionally dense.
I went with a group of friends and we shared the following dishes:
-Nori rolls stuffed with cream cheese (very good, small meal. Comes with a side salad that is sort of plain but has a delicious dressing)
-Indian platter (amazing--could hardly believe it was raw, large portion. It came with 3 or 4 items, all very different and very tasty)
-Meat balls and gravy (delicious--the meatballs didn't taste raw, and were very hearty. The cauliflower mashed potatoes were light but very good.
-Dessert Platter (This came with 4 desserts on it and we weren't impressed with any of them. It was a $20 platter and was pretty disappointing.)