Quintessence

Cass Danger - Mar 22

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.)

N. Andrew Walsh - Jun 22 04

There are a couple other branches of this fabulous raw vegan eatery: I think there's even one out in one of the boroughs. Contrary to the above description, they just recently replaced all their honey with agave nectar (at least at this location) making it totally vegan.

The food is *really* good here; portions are small and expensive, but highly rewarding and filling. The waitstaff are all really cool and mellow, and very friendly. It's a little tight (we had to share a table with another party) but otherwise a superlative restaurant. Definitely a must for any vegans in the city.