Stanton Social

This weekend I had the delight of meeting up with an old friend from high school here in NYC.  So lucky to have had the chance to catch up and see her while she is still in New York but is moving to Newport - I can not wait to visit.

To celebrate our new beginnings, we went to Stanton Social in the Lower East Side.  Apparently all the new restaurants in New York are going for the small plate, prohibition theme, but they are doing it so well I don't really care. 

To start things off, we both ordered their "Strawberry Fields" cocktail which had yummy fresh strawberries muddled throughout.  To share, we ordered the French Onion Soup Dumplings, Nori Spiced Tuna Poke Wontons, and the Red Snapper Tacos.  The tuna and the tacos were definitely my favorites - so much flavor!  And because we were celebrating, we had the warm doughnuts with dipping sauces.  Usually nothing can keep me away from chocolate, but their caramel sauce was my favorite.  Not sure what was up with that but it was outrageous.  We went all out, but the bill was totally worth the sacrifices I will have to make to compensate later in the week to stay in my budget. 

From a design perspective, the restaurant is super cozy and offers a great variety of seating.  The booths are well placed on the main floor and are very intimate and the chevron wine wall in the back is well done.  There were white tassled wall treatments on the third floor which were my favorite feature. 

I would definitely go back, loved the food and had the best time seeing my friend before her send off to Rhode Island! 

Take Care, 

T