Best Restaurants with a Fireplace in Governors Island

Our experience was great we celebrated Valentine’s Day the food that we order was the chicken parmigiana bits and the flat bread that was hard and had to much oil or grease we also ordered the maple crème brûlée and it was ok wasn’t the best and also the Dubai chocolate we were thinking it would taste like chocolate but instead it taste like dark chocolate with gold flakes but overall it was a great experience

My rice was was burnt and when I asked for replacement it was mushy, when I asked for another another one apparently the chef said it was gonna be just as mushy as well.

For Valentine’s Day, they called a week in advance to confirm the reservation and to notify me of the prix fixe menu only. We were a half hour late but they still honored our reservation, so huge thank you for that! The prix fixe menu has so many good choices it was tough to choose. It included a glass of champagne in the price. We got the lobster bisque (must have), crab cake, filet mignon, bone-in ribeye, chocolate mousse cake, and tiramisu. We couldn’t finish it all in one sitting but wish we could. Service was excellent; they were very frequently checking in with all tables. Highly recommend this restaurant to anyone!

The restaurant is exquisite and the service was fabulous. I highly recommend the breads & spreads, jibineh cheese, mushrooms, beets and eggplant to start. The octopus & steak skewers, the shish barak, the chicken and spaghetti. We had the cheesecake, baklava, and tiramisu. All ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We arrived about 15 minutes prior to the dinner service and were seated right away anyway. The owner was very gracious and recited the appetizer specials and then the entrée specials of the day. Service was so good that we hardly noticed plates/flatware/glasses being exchanged for new ones. The food was awesome and everything you want in French bistro. The atmosphere was very pleasant as more and more diners arrived. We were never rushed. I was dining with an old friend and of course we much to catch up on. I kept a close watch on the amount of empty tables as not to overstay our welcome. When we got our bill, realized it was over 3 hours since we arrived and again, never felt rushed. Because of that we over tipped to thank the fantastic staff and then personally thanked our gracious host (owner). We will return again to explore the menu further. Thank you, thank you thank you.