Untitled at The Whitney

The brunch menu is limited but everything we were served was delicious, especially the crispy potatoes. The table for 6 was roomy and situated in a gorgeous space. The only downside was minor delays in service of the food — to be fair: we were also starving!

Killer food, breathtaking ambience. It is Europe in NYC. Perfect and friendly service. I went twice in one week and can’t get enough!

On two occasions, I’ve taken one of my favorite people to Untitled, the first time because I’d heard it was an excellent restaurant, and the second, because I’d confirmed it. I typically rate restaurants on a combination of their ambiance, service, and food, borrowed from Zagat. And the ambiance at Untitled is open, warm, and welcoming. The interior doesn’t absorb as much noise as it should, so a loud party nearby might drown you out a bit, but the space *feels* great. The service is top-​notch. No arrogance. No attitude. Only a desire to create for you a memorable, positive experience. And now the food. Simply put, it’s extraordinary. Take small bites at Untitled — let yourself experience the subtlety of the perfectly balanced range of flavors brought into a single dish. The chefs have a masterful understanding of our palate, and it’s represented in every dish I’ve had there. For the main course, I’d recommend their fish dishes over most others, in part because what they bring into their kitchen from the market is impossibly fresh, and then because of the creative preparations that lead to heavenly dining experiences.
Top recommendations on the June 2016 menu:
Raw: Fluke aguachile, cherry tomato, cashew — incredibly flavorful, I found this goes very well with a martini, which they prepare perfectly
Main course: Cobia, fried rice, sugar snap peas, pickled carrots — to die for
Vegetables: Asparagus, egg salad, trout roe — a unique flavor that I very much enjoyed
I’m not a dessert person, but I do love an espresso after dinner, and unfortunately this isn’t an option at Untitled. Perhaps it let me savor even longer the flavors swirling around in my mouth.

The stars are designated for service — however the food was exceptionally marginal —
My daughters chicken was not cooked enough for safety — it was pink ‚
The frittata was mostly potato — and the salad was nice but really should have been a side with a meal — not a separate order
It’s clear to see why manny of the restaurants that are south along Greenwich street were relatively crowded with neighborhood in the know patrons .
I feel bad rating this so low — as I rarely feel this way — but this is not up to the standards of the Whitney

Love love love the glass restaurant/​building. You are able to look outside anywhere you sit. There were a lot of people inside at around 6:30pm. The waiters were friendly, didn’t rush us even though we were sitting there for awhile waiting for one more friend.
I ordered the sea bass ($ 33) and my friends got the Ricotta cavatelli which comes with lamb ($ 29). I liked theirs a lot because of the spicy sauce they used. The sea bass was really soft and smooth, not a hint of bone inside. I also got that with Pinot Noir, which was a great combo.
I didn’t get to try the desserts but I am definitely coming back for it!

Aside from crashing into the clear glass building and giving myself a slight concussion and a huge bruise, I liked this place.
Good contemporary American fare. To be honest, I wasn’t that impressed with the cookie though. Cute presentation but it was a bit hard and not warm! A cookie that big and beautiful should always be warm.

Good food but a bit pricey. Their drinks are reasonable and average price.
The food is innovative.
I only had 3 appetizers. Next time I will try their main course.

The restaurant can get packed during peak brunch hours, but the high ceilings help make it feel roomier. We started with cocktails (bloody Mary, Highline) and (a French) wine and complimentary bread (which was good).
Entrees:
1) Fried chicken
2) Shredded pork in lettuce wraps
3) Flatbread with eggs and radish — the combination of ingredients sounded a bit much but it turned out to be a great dish!
— all 3 dishes were very good
The service and food was excellent. I would definitely recommend their brunch menu!

Fine Dining. A phrase that almost has lost all meaning these days, in fact, the very mention of ‘fine dining’ can send me running for the hills…
I have to say though this really was Fine Dining at a very high level, intricately crafted food, textures and flavours — the menu had been really thought out and was executed wonderfully.
I’m not entirely convinced by the dining room, we were seated by the window, which is adjacent to the line for the gallery, not the greatest view and I felt somewhat like a goldfish. That’s a minor gripe though, the food is really, really well thought out and is of a genuinely excellent quality.

We had brunch at Untitled prior to visiting the Whitney museum and it was a great experience; the service was spot on for a busy Saturday afternoon and I was glad we could make resos in advance. The space is absolutely beautiful, with high ceilings and big lamps. The chef obviously has a good pedigree from Gramercy Tavern and so the food isn’t your traditional brunch fare, but more of a refined lunch.
If you’re really hungry, I would suggest going for the dishes under the mains section as the first part of the menu consists of smaller plates/​apps. My butternut squash mole with flatbread was pretty good, but the butternut squash got lost with all the beans and there wasn’t much of it. The pork lettuce wraps were fantastic and so was the banana hazelnut cake. Perfect for sharing. Their OJ is on point so make sure to order a Mimosa.

Spend a few hours at the Whitney and continue your tour at Untitled. It is a gorgeous space for a meal — floor to ceiling glass and open kitchen. I’m a big fan of a seasonally-​focused menu, and I thought the vegetable dishes were excellent.
We ordered carrots and turnips, roasted, with a delicate layer of savory umami toppings. The ruby red shrimp, squash, and parsnip soup was an interesting combo — the soup was frothy and delicate, perhaps too delicate in flavor? We had to try the roasted and fried chicken, and it really deserves all the attention. Lightly battered with a thin layer of ultra crispy skin, as tender and juicy as can be, and the seasoning had a bit of sweetness and something else that I kept pondering over, bite after bite. It is a great dish to split, and they plated it separately for us — really thoughtful touch. Because you really don’t want to have to fight for your rightful half of that chicken. Sticky toffee pudding was also amazing — deep intense flavor, not overly sweet, and that earl grey cream… so perfect and made me feel downright British and posh.
In terms of portions, you can generally tell by the price. Most of the menu is small dishes, which is a great opportunity to order a bunch to try. Service was great, and our waiters were very knowledgeable about the menu (it can be hard to tell what you’re going to get from the list of ingredients). Really recommend for some creative food, and a very good choice if you’re in Meatpacking.

Came here on a Thursday night with several of my girlfriends. This is one of the few restaurants that actually have decent lighting and super high ceilings — giving a really nice open and bright space (especially in NYC). Was actually able to see my friends while talking with them haha. It also wasn’t overcrowded.
Didn’t like the drinks. Wouldn’t order them again. Food was okay — favorites were the beef tartare, smoked fish cream, and the fried and roasted chicken dish.
What made this place a four star place, and not a three star, was definitely the desserts. Love the banana and peanut butter cake with grape jam on the side (pbj!) and the delicious chocolate chip cookie with cute jar of milk.

Great dinner on a Wednesday. We made a reservation through Opentable and they accommodated our request to move the reservation back 30 minutes.
All the dishes had really unique ingredient pairings and I loved my «specialty drink of the day» — it was very kombucha-​like apple cider type of drink.
We got a bunch of dishes to split:
Cabot cheddar fondue
Beef Tartare
Cauliflower/​Cardamom Custard/​Lemon
Roasted and Fried Chicken
Sunchokes/​Bacon/​Cloumage
Key Lime Pie
Everything was yummy and there isn’t a dish I wouldn’t get again. I loved the veggie-​heavy options that still tasted refreshing and different (nothing tasted like it was just drenched in butter and salt). Every dish’s ingredients paired well together.

Love everything about this restaurant. The atmosphere, the service, the food.
Came here with my lovely friend Celia Z. that recommended this place. Everything in the menu was listed without a title. They divide it based on section, Section 1 on the menu is most likely dip such as fondue, Section 2 is some small raw appetizer, Section 3 is vegetable appetizer, Section 4 is main entrée (if I remember it correctly there are only 4 sections).
We asked for recommendation and went ahead with these:
Fluke: it is raw but it blend well with all the other ingredients such as ikura and carrots with some sauce.
Roasted Cauliflower: from section 3, the cauliflower is roasted perfectly with their own special sauce. Surprisingly vegetable is my favorite dish here. The waiter told us that everything on Section 3 are his favorite and we can totally just do like a tasting menu and just order 5 of the items and it will fill us up.
Monk Fish from the entrée: we decided to share everything and they split it half for us. The way the waiter describe the sauce with it was really interesting. It was blend with Go Chu Jang sauce if you are familiar with Korean spices. I love it. It was also topped with some radish.
Dessert: we went with their signature banana hazelnut with some cranberry sauce around. I like it without the sauce. It tasted like banana with nutela sauce just without the chocolate. I loved it and I think I can have another piece. They made it with REAL hazelnut!!!
Bread: their bread with salted butter spread was served warm. WIN!
I will definitely return some time. It might be perfect in the summer as it is just located next to the Hudson River and the High Line. Perfect for a date spot.

Love everything about Danny Meyer’s newest restaurant at the relocated Whitney Museum in Chelsea. The glass-​restaurant gives off the ambiance like you’re eating outdoors in an airy space. The unique fresh menu is organized from the smallest plates meant to share /​side dishes to the larger dishes for entrée.
We ordered the following dishes to start:
–Smoked arctic char, wild rice, celery root, apples (the nutty wild rice and the smoked arctic char went perfectly together)
–Cauliflower, cardamom custard, lemon (this was my favorite. so simple but so delicious)
–Lamb meatballs, peanuts, guajillo (didn’t try this, but all my friends enjoyed it)
For my entrée, I ordered the Black Bass, which is beautifully plated with spaghetti squash, radish, shiso. Best black bass I have ever had! So moist and the skin was so crispy. This was perfection. I was just so surprised how this tasted beyond perfect… this dish was enough to give this place 5 stars. My friends ordered the roasted and fried chicken accompanied with kale, radicchio and the country rib with apple, caraflex cabbage, brussels sprouts. They all loved their dishes as well.
For dessert, we ordered the Banana hazelnut praline cake with concord grape, the sticky toffee cake, pears, chai, and the chocolate hot fudge cake with raspberries. I’m not a huge dessert person, and there wasn’t anything that really spoke out to me. My favorite of the three was the sticky toffee cake… thought the granola and pears were a nice touch.
Excellent service with phenomenal food. Can’t wait to come back.

I actually don’t recall which one came to me first, the museum or untitled — but definitely a fantastic experience that I could visit both in a single trip! Make sure to call and make reservation before coming, otherwise you probably will end up with eating at the studio café on top level (not bad either, but…)
Untitled is a fancy new American type of cuisine managed by Michael Anthony, who is also the manager of Gramercy Tavern, one of my favorite dining spots. Unfortunately many of the dishes are seasonal (including my favorite crab toast! Oh no!) so had to accommodate that… Opted for the fried and roasted chicken salad (with kale, cabbage and walnut), very juicy. Another highlight was the chocolate cookie with vanilla milk — while cookie was at the sweet end, the milk was refreshing and I would strongly recommend.
Overall ambience was amid. Liked their window view with glass all the way towards the ceiling!

4 star for the fried chicken salad and overall plating. And adorable bread and butter.
3 stars for the appetizers and overrated cookie and milk.
Got a lunch reservation for 2 and came by on a rainy Tuesday. Restaurant was only maybe ½ full so if you wanted to walk in, you probably could.
Ordered:
— potatoes, buttermilk, capers, trout roe $ 14
— cauliflower, cardamom custard, lemon $ 15
— roasted and fried chicken salad, cashews, peanut miso salad dressing $ 26
— triple chocolate chunk cookie and milk $ 8
Appetizers were not my favorite… all very farm to table but the flavors just didn’t mix well for me. And for the amount, immensely overpriced.
The chicken salad was amazing! The peanut miso dressing was so good. I could eat this everyday and be very very happy. My friend and I shared the main and they were considerate enough to split the portion for us in two separate bowls. And based on the quantity we got, that was definitely a good portion! (Still overpriced but meh…)
Dessert is overhyped for sure. But it was a cute and sweet little dessert to split. More on the crunchy side but still a solid cookie.
Would go again for the dinner or brunch menu!

We finally made it to Untitled for brunch. The space is all glass enclosed with an open kitchen. Before I get to the food, the servers were attentive and very knowledgable. They answered all of our questions and made suggestions.
We had the cheese fondue with scrambled eggs. They serve buttered, grilled toast that is dipped into a bowl of heavenly gooey cheese and egg mixture.
I had fettuccine with broccoli rabe and pickled mushrooms. The pasta was perfectly done with intense flavor. Julie had the roasted and fried chicken salad. Truly supreme with a variety of flavors
and textures.
The bill came to about $ 80.00 without tip including our 10% discount because we are Whitney members. This place is out of this world great we can’t wait to come back for dinner.

The first time I came here was pretty soon after the new Whitney had opened, and the museum’s space is perfectly designed for the type of art it displays. Likewise, Untitled’s airy, open, but still intimate dining room is a perfect fit for its accessibly creative cuisine. Many restaurants in NYC elevate food as an art form, and Untitled is especially conscious of this.
Much like the Whitney’s art, Untitled’s food veers modern, American, and sometimes surprising. Some of the dishes have a little too much going on to really appreciate each element of the composition. And, the menu is seasonal, so the « Unilocal picks» are probably heavy on items that were around when Untitled first opened. A few things that I’ve enjoyed over the summer and fall:
Lobster Toast with Preserved Lemon: this tastes like summer and is presented beautifully
Beets with yogurt and verbena: I may be biased, since I will eat beets in pretty much any dish. But still, this is a solid take on a classic beet salad.
Pole beans: I can’t remember ever having beans this flavorful, wow!
Roasted and fried chicken: I’ve had this a few times and it always delights me; the chicken is delicious and I love the contrasting textures.
Desserts: everyone goes gaga over the gluten free chocolate chip cookie, but I found it kinda meh. To me, the peanut butter blueberry crunch cake was a standout (though I think this was a summer item); on the current menu, the banana hazelnut praline cake with concord grape is terrific and tastes like the fanciest PB&J you’ll ever have. Recently, I also had the pumpkin cheesecake, which was excellent (and I’m not usually a cheesecake or pumpkin spice kinda girl). You gotta order dessert here, it’s an imperative.
Drinks menu: the cocktails aren’t the most spectacularly creative ones you’ll find in the city, but they’re good. Personally, I’d go for wine here, as they have a very well-​curated wine list. I like to get the Untitled pick of the day, which is usually a less well known varietal that inevitably ends up being a new favorite for me.

During the past summer, I visited several world-​class museums and consequently had the opportunity to try out a few cafeterias in those museums, with emphasis on the word cafeteria. Untitled at the Whitney, is not one of those places. The space is large, has an industrial feel, and blends indoors and out with floor-​to-​ceiling glass windows and natural and man-​made elements. Blond wood frame the open kitchen and contrast with the concrete walls and limestone floors. I like the large light fixtures that lined up across the room. There is also outdoor seating available.
More importantly for me, the quality of the food distinguishes this restaurant from other restaurants, let alone those located within museums. For one thing, even the soda was creative. So much so, that I had to try the mango-​lime one. Different and good. The temperature-​perfect butter was served on a marble tile, with a carved wood butter knife, and rolls were served nestled neatly in a small wood box. Yes, these are incidentals to the meal but details matter.
For the meal itself, the pork fritters appetizer had a pulled pork-​like texture, and were coated and fried crispy. These small bites were savory and were accompanied by a sweet corn relish and a thick remoulade. They were topped with a complex mixture that included yellow mustard seeds and diced onions.
I’ve been craving swordfish lately and could not resist it grilled. The thick and meaty chunks of fish sat on eggplant and were topped with charred shishito peppers and tomato vinaigrette. This light entrée allowed me to indulge in dessert. Okay, two desserts — it was my birthday eve.
The peanut butter and ginger cake with a creamy peanut butter buttercream frosting was studded with blueberries and served with blueberry sauce. That alone was incredible. However, what made the dish even more creative and flavorful was the sweet toasted sesame and peanut brittle that adorned the cake. I cannot begin to describe the level of mad genius creativity that went into the dessert.
I also had a bite or two of the gigantic triple chocolate (dark, milk and white) chunk cookie, served with a small cold bottle of vanilla-​infused milk. The cookie was crispy, chewy, chocolatey and chunky. In other words, it was dessert nirvana.
Service was fantastic. The servers were warmly attentive and friendly. The pace of the meal was perfect. They even comped my birthday cake which was totally unnecessary (especially since my birthday was the following day) but nevertheless very much appreciated.

Untitled is a great and unique dinner spot! I came with 3 friends recently for dinner and we had a nice time.
Our server explained the sizing on each of the dishes, but was still fairly vague and some of the girls were having trouble figuring out what to order.
We ended up with the scallop crudo which was super delicious, and each of us ended up with a small bite. They overheard us talking about the peach and ricotta dish and brought it over on the house. I did not have any but was told it was delicious.
I then had the swordfish for my entrée and I found it to be perfectly portioned and very tasty. The tomato «sauce» and shishito peppers were a great addition to the fish. My friends enjoyed their meals.
We finished the meal with the cookie — which everyone agreed was yummy and very rich.
I will absolutely be back when I’m looking for a special and unique meal.

Loved my afternoon lunch here with a dear friend. Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs and we ordered what felt like the entire menu!
My favorites were:
Ruby red shrimp, peppers, emmer, okra — umm yum! These had a grain as well and were just juicy and delightful!
Grilled toast with ricotta and peaches was wonderful, with fresh basil, toasted bread and sweet peaches.
Fluke, thai lime, celery had dill and was so refreshing.
Smoked arctic char, grapes, tea was also good but I preferred the fluke.
Corn, freekeh, parmesan came in a broth and was almost like a soup. The corn was so sweet!
Roasted and fried chicken, kale, radicchio is a chicken salad and one of the most unique I’ve had. I loved that the fried chicken was without bones so you can just dig right in.
Of extreme importance is the triple chocolate chunk cookie with milk. Words cannot describe my reaction when taking a bite of this cookie… But I’ll try. Pure bliss for starters. There is milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate and the most insane part of all is that this cookie is gluten free! Hello, best cookie ever! I just cannot believe I live thousands of miles away from this cookie. Maybe that’s a good thing, actually. Otherwise I’d want it on a weekly basis.

3.5 Stars
Creative but mediocre dishes:
Bread — very good
Lobster toast — very light and refreshing; could’ve been more flavorful
Scallops — very good but could’ve done without all the liquid/​sauce
Crushed cucumber on soba — not good; soggy soba noodles; would stay away from this dish
Monkfish with eggplant — good
Fried chicken with kale — good
Big cookie with milk — good
Strawberries pound cake with pistachio and ricotta cheese — delicious and the only dish that I absoutely loved