A Casa Fox

Absolutely amazing food. We had a great meal here. You must try the pork clay pot. It’s one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten! Atmosphere is cosy and romantic. Also the cocktails were strong and tasty. Lately if you like empanadas the mix of six is delicious!

Awesome place for tapas and full plates in a group .Lets get into the Hypes since there are so many more than the gripes…
Hypes:
— Food — The tapas were Awesome. Seriously awesome. Since you come in a group — you get to order a bunch and taste a little of each amazing thing.
Definites to order from the Tapas (from definitely order bc its amazing going down to just order bc its good) are:
— Chorizo stuffed bacon (WOW), Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Garlic Zest (flavorful, comes out hot and devoured in seconds — and im not a serious shrimp fan), Fried manchego cheese with Guava (definitely get), Chicken tostones (definite), Selection of 6 mini empanadas (small, easy to share, come out hot, and both meat and vegetarian options in the order), Plantain Chips with 3 dips (standard but good for sharing), Flank steak salad, Mojito shrimp
— We got to try all the brasied pots — the Costillas de cerdo (braised pork ribs) being the best.
— Love the cozy square tables as they are perfect for a group. The setup enables you to chat with everyone at the table with enough space to share the food family style.
— They have a FIREPLACE!
— Bandana napkins in multicolors… who can hate on that. adds more spice to your night
Gripes:
— Wasnt a fan of the seafood clay pot — get it if you love all types of seafood and the seafood smell
— plantains as the side were on the dry side
Definitely a place to come back to with a group. Service was great, food was great, and my stomach and tastebuds left satisfied

I fell in love at first sight and first bite. I mean can I say cozy!!! This place is great and the owner is absolutely outstanding. The owner is very personable. She made sure my fiancé and I were comfortable for our entire experience. The food was fresh and utterly soooooo gooooood. This restaurant will see my face again!!!

A true gem among so many generic NYC restaurants. Exposed brick, candle light and a wood burning fireplace showcase some serious cocktails and delicious Latin American fare.

Empanadas, fried manchego, cocktails and a fireplace? I’m in! Great food, cozy spot to spend a few hours with some tapas and wine.

Good good and drinks, but the service was lackluster. 30 minute wait after we made a reservation?! Pretentious eye rolls from the waiter. That’s not my idea if a culinary experience. It’s New York, I guess…

Love the food here! Came with a couple of girl friends tonight for a late dinner and absolutely adored the place. The food was great and proportional for each person at the table and our waitress was very accommodating. Highly recommended for a groups that want an intimate setting!

Amazing customer service, cozy fireplace, great food to enjoy if you like drinking and picking at tasty and savory fare.

Strolling along Orchard, we stumbled on this great place. It was a chilly fall day and lucky us, they sat us by the fire place. We ordered delicious tapas. Everything was yum and the woman who helped us was exceptionally warm and friendly. The dates, the chimichuru steak, the shrimp, the empanadas — you can’t go wrong here. Bookmark this place and go!

Excellent food, best South American food ever and the owner is really nice and accommodating, she hosted us after hours. Highly recommended.

Incredibly delicious food accompanied by great, and kind service. The owner Melissa came over to our table and served us platters of the restaurants most delicious dishes. Although I didn’t get to taste everything on the menu, I can only assume with certainty, that everything is just as tasty and savory as the next. With a party mixed of carnivores and herbivores, there was definitely something for everyone.
The ambiance alone made you feel like you were in a different place other than the city. I will most definitely be coming back!

The food is great. The staff are nice! Can’t wait to come back!

No wait on a Friday night, amazing food, friendly service, and very pleasant ambience. The pulled pork and bacon wrapped dates were especially memorable.

Took a friend here to have a birthday dinner and couldn’t be happier!
The food, the service and the atmosphere was perfect in this intimate little eatery. Later on in the night it got a little loud no doubt to the party of 10 that got placed next to ours but outside of that it was a super nice evening.

A casa Fox is great for the ambiance. This place is dark, warm, and intimate. It’s also very small so make sure to plan ahead with a reservation. I wanted to love this place but the service really fell short. Cocktails took 15 minutes to hit the table, and the waitress did not seem to remember our whole order. We ordered chips and dips which should have come out first but were forgotten altogether. BTW-don’t order the chips and dips. They are not worth the price as it’s a small order and nothing special.
With a party of 5 we ordered 8 different tapas and 3 claypots. The claypots were the best thing on the menu. We tried two types of chicken pots and the carne asada. Very tasty.
Not sure if I would go back or not. Service needs to pick up and be more attentive. With only 8 tables in the restaurant, you’d think this would be more on point.

IN SHORT: A little Latin spot in the LES that lacks a good deal of professionalism in service, but makes up for those deficiencies with a long menu of excellently crafted and reasonably priced tapas.
THE STORY: From its appearance, A Casa Fox seems like a charming and cozy corner of the Lower East Side, complete with richly patterned fabrics, a fireplace, and a partially open kitchen. But when service begins, it’s hard to ignore the missteps and flaws that occur throughout the meal, from the wrong drink orders coming out after a 20 minute wait, to waiting an additional 30 minutes just to order any food at all, and to a dark hair appearing in a guest’s plate, and having the waiter insist that because it was long it must be one of ours, since there were no women in the kitchen. These faux pas were made even more unbearable when we noticed that there were in fact two women working in the kitchen that night, one with long dark hair, a shade of which belonged to none of our party. While a more experienced waiter ultimately attended to our issue and brought us a clean plate of food, the almost offensive lack of hospitality and expertise coming from the staff made it so much more difficult to enjoy what turns out to be good food coming from the kitchen.
The plantain chips served with homemade guacamole are plentiful, thin, and crunchy, and the empanadas, particularly the chorizo and manchego cheese, the pulled pork and caramelized onions, and the black bean and queso blanco are warm and filling delights. Of the small plates, the Mojito Shrimp served on a bed of rice also stood out, with the perfectly cooked, juicy bites of shrimp popping freshly on the plate. If only the service was more than adequate, the food at A Casa Fox might have a chance to shine.

The closest thing to Nicaraguan food anywhere in the NYC area!
I have to disagree with some of the users on here about the authenticity of this restaurant’s «Nicaraguan food»
Be grateful that someone was bold enough to attempt to provide it, since Nicaraguans in the New England area are a rarity as compared with Mexicans or Guatemalans
if you want real Nicaraguan food travel to Nicaragua.
As for the restaurant,
service was prompt and the food was delicious. I ordered the Gallo Pinto with a side of thinly sliced Plantain and Ensalada. The atmosphere was comfortable and it looked very clean.
I have to agree with the others with the portion of the meal that you will be getting because it is quite expensive, but the rarity of Nicaraguan food in the area makes it worth buying.

When I walked in with a lady, most of the tables were taken. The service was very slow although also very nice and even apologetic so I don’t blame the servers. Owners: if you have such a popular and def not cheap restaurant, hire another server!
It took us a while to order a $ 12 mojito which has flor de caña rum, and a toña beer. Unfortunately, in the former (mojito) the limes were bitter so it ruined the whole thing. The later toña beer I made the mistake of ordering as michelada ($ 8) which had no salt ring and again, bitter lime, AND was mostly ice. Usually with micheladas the beer bottle is also provided, in this case they didn’t. I think I had maybe a half beer. What, do they re-​use them?
The food I didn’t try because 1) there really was no time to order since there was so much waiting around and 2) other reviews say the food isn’t good. We decided to migrate to Café Habana for a better and cheaper mojito and yes, another michelada (although that wasn’t much better over there I must say).
The place is quite popular among a certain demographic though, good for Casa Fox.
p. s. why is there a letter A before Casa Fox? The name doesn’t make sense to me but whatever.

Extremely expensive and ridiculously small portions. Food was good, but way over priced. Not going back. Tortilla chips came with three different dip, plus point. Staff is nice, but I’m not going back. Too bad, cause it’s a really nice place and they could have done so much more with the pricing and food.

You know how cows have more than one stomach? Okay, it’s really four digestive compartments, not really stomachs, but you know what I mean. Do you always have to be so didactic? Sheesh!
Anyway, I’d like to have four stomachs so I could try all the varieties of tapas they have here.
Came here on a date (at least I think it was a date) and really had a wonderful experience. For tapas, we had a giant pig in a blanket (think giant chorizo wrapped in dough), some mojito shrimp, chicken tostones and a chorizo empanada. Everything was great. I loved the rice that came with the shrimp and the pig in a blanket was great. The spice in the empanada was excellent.
We split an entrée. the short ribs with black beans and rice. Ay Dios Mio! They were so delicious. I was full but almost wanted to stay for dessert. Unfortunately there was this drunk girl there who was so shrill, not only us, but two other tables got their bills and quickly left.
To those of you who want to eat here, I say walk, don’t run. You won’t be sorry. To that shrill girl in the black dress, all of the people at the table could barely tolerate you. Do us all a favor and shut the hell up. If there’s ever been a candidate for a ball gag, it’s that one.
I’d definitely come back for more food.