Rouge et Blanc

What a lovely restaurant! Had a glass of Malbec at the bar while waiting for a table at Emmett’s next door. The vibe was chill. I’m assuming this man behind the bar was the owner, was conducting a wine tasting with two other gentlemen in French and English. The plates that came out to accompany their tasting looked beautiful.
My wife had a rosé which was equally delicious.

We stumbled in here after happy hour near by with one thing in mind, well two, bubbly and dessert! We received both that surpassed our skeptical expectations! The bar tenders are super nice and helpful when picking out a good glass or bottle of something. They gave us tons of tastes before we selected two bottles to share between 4 of us over the time we were there. We also shared 2 desserts — deconstructed choc cake s’mores, and banana something. I wish I could have taken a picture but the ladies dug in way too fast. They were presented in a very decorative fancy culinary way which we totally did not expect. We all wanted more of each one as the dessert were amazing! I cannot wait to go back for the main dishes of the desserts were this satisfying the meals must be even better, right? They have an arrangement of different types of dishes that all sounded interesting. The food seems to be a mix of French Asian, so definitely interesting! Can’t wait to go back — thanks for such an awesome end to our ladies night together!

The ambiance was cute and the food was pretty good.
Food:
Lobster salad: pretty good but a little on the salty side
Duck crêpe: delicious
Fried chicken: not the best fried chicken in New York, but decent

Great find. Creative menu with Asian flair. Mostly small dishes to share. Two of us shared 4 which was more than enough. Charred octopus on a spicy green (pesto?) sauce, special monkfish, a really flavorful phở with catfish and an awesome crispy duck and pork mixture on a rice crêpe. Friendly service. No pretentiousness.

Went there with 10 people for a birthday dinner.
Seating was extremely tight. There was not enough room to inch your chair for more leg room
For a group of 10, we were given one– drinks menu and on asking for more– was told– we only give one menu per table (like it was free bread or chips at a Mexican place !!) and technically they had joined 3 tables
Also food menu– we were given 3 – 4 for the entire group and told to share. This was enough to put me in a bad place to appreciate anything else
The menu for drinks– has very few options for wine by the glass, no cocktails, and couple of soju based drinks. They had wine bottle options.
The food was not memorable but nothing to complain either. We pretty much 8 – 10 things on the menu. The desserts were great.
I would recommend the place if you are small group

Busboy spilled wine all over my shirt, I asked to see the manager asking for a reimbursement for dry cleaning. The manager did not seem to care and seemed to indicate that calling him over was a bother. He said «what will the dry cleaning be, 2.50?». Very rude, a lot of attitude for no reason.
Never going back.

I would easily consider a 5 star here and definitely a 4 but have to settle at 3 if only for the extreme small portions of what is excellent, creative and just fantastic food.
Grilled confit octopus over smashed roasted potatoes with a brilliant green coriander emulsion is out of this world, and veggies beautifully selected and prepared.
Creative cocktails and nice wine selection.
I’d say given portion sizes which are truly tiny this has to be one of the most expensive places in Soho however. Great service, cool bar and setting and nice location on quiet MaxD street. I’ll be back but maybe after a big lunch first.

Have you ever had a meal that was so good that it made you wonder what you did in your life to deserve this greatness? That happened to me at Rouge et Blanc the other night. This spot is tucked away in SoHo and has the vibe that makes you feel like can come with a group of friends or for a date night.
I wouldn’t use the word «fusion» to describe the food because that downplays the creative menu. They use fresh, seasonal ingredients and prepare them using French techniques and heavily influenced by Southeast Asian flavors.
Plating was beautifully mastered. Each piece on the plate was meant to play a part in the dish. You can construct the «perfect bite» every time–
Fried Brussels Sprouts | this dish was so addictive… that Korean Chili Vinaigrette was perfect and not too spicy.
Slow Roasted Carrots | The glaze is what makes this dish amazing – sweet and smoky… I would have no problem eating my veggies if they were all served like this. The carrot with the goat cheese, sunflower seeds, and dill was one of the most perfect of perfect bites of this meal.
Vietnamese Beef Cheek | the rice cakes were the most recognizable Vietnamese element and honestly they can serve anything with that super tender beef cheek and I would be happy.
Rice Paper Salad | This is their take on Banh Trang Tron. There is a reason why you will find a variation of this dish all over SE Asia… it blows any lettucey salad out of the water. Totally fresh, savory, and spicy.
Hanoi Fried Chicken | This is not your mama’s fried chicken. Crispy, juicy, and flavorful. The aioli and pickles provide a citrus accent and top it all off for the full umami effect.
The all-​French wine list may seem daunting but it is laid in an approachable fashion and curated by one of the top sommeliers in the country. Next time, I would ask for recommendations because our group chose a rose that was not my taste but was more of a crowd-​pleaser.
I definitely recommend going with a group so you can share several of their dishes (and the tab too!). I can’t wait to come back and try the rest of their menu.

Pros:
Food was pretty good
Lovely presentation
Very attentive service (not as much towards the end of the night though)
Good atmosphere
Good selection of wine
Cons:
Spent a lot of money and left hungry. They were extremely stingy on protein. I’m actually pretty angry about this.
Surprisingly expensive. Dishes are all like $ 18 but then you realize you need to get 3 – 4 each
Few of the awesome things I see in the Unilocal photos are on the menu still
No air conditioning
Décor is Asian. Food is New American with some Asian fusion dishes. Some things (including the name) are randomly written in French. Wine list is mostly French. The ordering style is «Tapas» but really that just means you will order a bunch of medium priced dishes and then realize in aggregate you are spending a lot and not being fed.
The fact that they are all over the place on this is not a problem believe it or not. It works. I just wish I got more bang for my buck. It’s over $ 100 per person for a decent meal. I spent $ 90 and unexpectedly got no protein (despite ordering «the fish» and «the duck») and am hungry.
Duck crêpe: very tasty. Not a lot of duck. I think it was mostly skin and charred fat but couldn’t tell
Arctic char: I have no idea what I was eating. It was like some raw cubed fish mixed with a cubed vegetable so you couldn’t tell what was what. It tasted good but suspected the whole time that I was just eating jello and being scammed
Squash carpaccio: not as cool as it sounds. It was a lovely salad more or less. I enjoyed it and it was original.
Pork thick noodles: this was some terrible greasy noodles with barely any meat that you would get from a cheap college town Thai restaurant. It was gross and disgraceful
Rice ball dessert: not flavorful. Gave me a brain freeze.

Now it’s my weekly must-​eat-​at spot … there is seriously no bad food on the menu; actually, every dish is amazing with such layers of flavors. The specials are must-​haves too! And the staffs are friendly and knowledgeable about the food and the wine. Love love love this place!!! Such a hidden treasure in the neighbor

My fiancée and I had dinner on a Thursday night here and absolutely love it. Top to bottom it was on e of the best meals I’ve had in the city. The specials, chicken skin, duck heart, etc. was perfect.
I’m not big on dessert either, but the S’mores and snickerdoodle were out of the world. Great spot that I would highly recommend.

My cousin is a su-​chef at this amazing restaurant. Some of the most delicious and delicately/​crafted food, from the appetizers to desserts. The owner is very friendly and the staff is attentive! Highly recommend!

Genuinely awesome.
They do atmosphere very well here. Not to be some stupid stereotypical goofball and say something like «it was like we were in France»… I travel to France quite a bit. I’m not sure we were magically transported to France, but we weren’t in manhattan anymore.
Nicely lit. Dare I say romantic. All of the staff from the hostess to the waitstaff to the owner were all lovely.
Wine list: solid and French. Good selection of bubbles.
(in fact, there’s a nice rosé champagne on the list — get that. It’ll pair with everything.)
Plates to share. Decent portion to price ratio. Order one of the specials as they tend to be, um, special.
Octopus confit? Crazy. Yes.
A crêpe with duck? Yes.
The cornbread dessert? Yes.

We went to war with the pig and the pig won.
Set aside everything else on the menu. You must order the crispy braised pork shoulder, which is a Flintstones size chunk of swine that should be enough for two people.
The restaurant will give you a sharp knife to go to town but honestly the meat is so tender that when we pressed on it with the fork it fell apart into bite sized portions. The crispy outside is basically blackened with this sweet sauce that for us was the item that set it apart.
We could not finish all of it and had to have the staff take it away — we were running the risk of getting uncomfortably full as we could not stop shoveling the swine+string beans+peppers combo into our faces. Yes the pig won the war.
We did order the Brussels sprouts, octopus, and the slow roasted carrots. The Brussels sprouts stood out while the other two were neither here nor there. Thankfully the staff were able to cancel the last fried chicken order for us when we freaked at the size of the swine that arrived.
We also had the chouquette with banana filling. When the staff described it as a stuffed churro we were sold before they finished the description and the combination with the Vietnamese coffee was the cap on one of the best dinners we had in some time.
‘Tis better to go here with a large group as it makes it easier to sample a greater variety of dishes.

This place is a gem that screams «date spot.» It’s cozy and intimate, and it was fairly empty last night when we dined. We were seated in a corner booth in the back that was secluded while giving us a full view of the entire restaurant. It was really quiet except for the light indie music in the background. Definitely a special occasion kind of place.
I love when restaurants blend cuisines and Rouge Et Blanc does it well. They combine French and Vietnamese food in an original way. Dishes are meant to be shared so my boyfriend and I split the Brussels sprouts, charred octopus with cilantro emulsion, Hanoi fried chicken, beef cheeks, and banana ice cream with chocolate ganache.
Everything was great but standouts were the fried chicken and Brussels sprouts. (I honestly never thought Brussels sprouts could be this good!) The fried chicken was perfectly crispy and tender on the inside and had an aromatic lemongrass flavor, with delicious kimchi pickles served on the side.
It came to be about $ 50/​person and it was the perfect amount of food. I’m holding back one star because I think some dishes are overpriced — the dessert, in particular. It was delicious and I loved the different textures of the fried banana and hot chocolate ganache, but a $ 15 dessert should be truly spectacular.

Was in the neighborhood and looking for a place for wine. Loved this place for dinner in the past, love it more now as an option to just unwind with a bottle of wine with friends. The staff was friendly and super helpful in choosing a wine for us (I had a photo of a wine I had there in the past, they didn’t have it anymore but were able to suggest something similar — it was fantastic!)
Definitely want to go back whether its for dinner or for drinks.

We came here for dinner over a bachelorette weekend celebration. We arrived on time, but our table wasn’t ready because they had table dining for much longer than they expected. This has a small dining room, so its understandable that they only had so many options for seating my group of 8. The owner more than made up for it by chomping us a bottle of champagne and a few rounds of Brussels sprouts sides when we did get seated.
Everything on the menu is made for sharing and we ended up ordering 3 – 4 dishes per pair. This was my first French-​Vietnamese fusion meal and I can say I’m a fan. Everything was so tasty and beautifully plated. My favorite was the crispy mortadella which had a goat cheese and edible flower pairing.
I would definitely come back for another meal to try out the dished my group didn’t get to.