Basque seafood & Southern French influences with standout fried mussels and great orange wine. A must-try with excellent ambiance.
Eel Bar, a sister restaurant to Hart's, The Fly, and Cervo's, offers pintxos and fried mussels in a cool, basement-like setting on the Lower East Side.
Eel Bar offers a distinctive dining experience with its Basque and Southern French-inspired menu, creating a unique culinary journey. The restaurant is particularly praised for its expertly prepared seafood dishes and extensive wine selection, making it a standout in the Lower East Side. With a cool, inviting ambiance and excellent service, it's a spot that consistently impresses diners and earns high recommendations.
Eel Bar is celebrated for its Basque and Southern French-inspired cuisine, with standout dishes including fried mussels, bay scallop skewers, and mandarins with grilled squid. The orange wine and dirty martinis are also highly recommended. While most dishes receive high praise, the burger has been noted as a dish to skip by some.
"Highly recommended dishes include the orange wine, fried mussels, bay scallop skewers, and mandarins with grilled squid. The Basque classics and dirty martinis are also praised."
Customers generally have a very positive sentiment towards Eel Bar, praising its unique Basque and Southern French-inspired cuisine, excellent drinks, and great ambiance. It's frequently recommended as a top dining destination.
Important Note
The burger is mentioned by one reviewer as a dish to skip.
"The original poster secured a reservation at The Eel, which is related to Cervo's, after Cervo's was fully booked."
Neutral"Eel Bar is suggested as a fitting choice for the user's situation."
Positive"Eel bar is listed as a recommended restaurant."
Positive"The user mentioned they have been really into Eel Bar lately."
Positive"Eel Bar is suggested as a potential dining option."
Neutral"Eel bar is mentioned as a place for 'elevated seafood'."
Positive"Eel Bar, a sister restaurant to Cervo's, has a chilled vibe and good drink selection. Many dishes have Southern French or Basque influences, and they offer great steak and burger options."
Positive"The commenter had a positive solo dining experience at the bar at eel bar."
Positive"Eel Bar in LES is recommended for its great bar seating, underrated food and drinks, and good atmosphere for solo diners."
Positive"Eel Bar is described as a 'good time'."
Positive"The author declared Eel Bar as their favorite Spanish restaurant in NYC, stating everything is excellent ('slaps'), particularly praising its Basque classics and dirty martinis but advising against the burger."
Positive"The commenter lists Eel bar as a recommendation."
Neutral"Listed as a restaurant suggestion."
Neutral"The caneles were very good, better than bouloud cafe, served with poached pairs."
Positive"It was so good that I ended up drinking the orange wine by myself haha, all the dishes were great."
Positive"Really great bottle of orange wine, filthy martini was just okay. Fried mussels, bay scallop skewers, mandarins with grilled squid were standouts but honestly it was all very good, no misses."
Positive"Upstairs bathroom is the most beautiful."
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