The Seafire Grill, New York

We were in New York City over Christmas Eve. During this time of the year most restaurants are booked out, holiday season... Our concierge spent a long time looking for a restaurant reservation for Christmas Eve. This was it and we were not disappointed. It was also in midtown Manhattan close to our hotel which was rather convenient. As it was Christmas we ordered a glass of champagne each and then ordered a nice bottle of wine from Chateau Canon which we know well as we had been there before (I have a blog entry about this chateau).

Chateau Canon 1994

Oddly enough, Californian wines in New York are quite expensive in terms of quality. You will spend at least 70-100 $ a bottle for a very mediocre wine. We spent a little more and I also asked the sommelier if he had tasted this wine as the price seemed quite reasonable to me. He said he had and we ordered the Chateau Canon 1994 which was a revelation. The Seafire Grill has a fireplace in the middle of the restaurant which absolutely fit our Christmas spirit that evening. 

Steak tartare

As a starter we ordered a steak tartare which was very good.

Fillet Rossini with foie gras, black truffle and madeira

I had the Fillet Rossini as a main course with some spinach and mac and cheese. This was a generous portion, delicate meat and very tasty which seemed like a symphony with the wonderful wine we had. The Seafire Grill also offers different surf and turf dishes. We ordered lobster though. 

Steamed Maine lobster stuffed with crab meat

The lobster stuffed with crab meat was a very generous portion, probably about 1 kilo. We still shared a desert.

New York style cheesecake

When in Rome... We had a New York style cheesecake. They had a reasonable selection of digestifs which were absolutely necessary after that dinner. They also offered some port wine on the house. All in all this was of course an expensive experience but well worth the money. Staff was competent and always attentive. It was an enjoyable evening and I thanked our concierge afterwards. I definitely recommend this restaurant.