Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca
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2011 Fall Dining Guide
By Tom Sietsema
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Obelisk is great for special occasions, and Ristorante Tosca is where you want to seal a deal. More often than not, though, Bibiana near McPherson Square is where I go for my personal communion with pasta. Chef Nicholas Stefanelli's squid ink spaghetti scattered with sweet crab and warm with red chili is a bundle of pleasure, and his risotto tracks the days like a calendar (celebrating a forest of mushrooms in winter and green and yellow beans in summer). The kitchen excels beyond noodles. Poached branzino on a raft of roesti is a delightful interplay of fresh fish and crisp potatoes; lean venison crackles with candied hazelnuts; and what looks from a distance like burnt pizza turns out to be a pie tinted black with squid ink and dappled with intense tomato sauce and slices of octopus. Excellent service makes it all taste better. My favorite perch is the friendly bar, set off with colorful tiles and photographs of street scenes of Italy. Through the gaps in the wall, diners can spy on the cooks - and they on us.
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Disapointing experience
The service was good. Staff were attentive. However, the 5-course chef dinner was a salty and below average for taste. Only the presentation was nice.
Unprofessional Management and Sub-par food
We went to Bibiana to celebrate our birthdays, 5 of us, and had a very disappointing experience. We love italian food and found the food at Bibiana to be Sub-par to say the least, the branzino was so salty it was inedible, the risotto was not well cooked, and the braised veal cheeks were like leather! Even the dessert was terrible! We found the manager Francesco to be very unprofessional and the atmosphere unwelcoming. We were asked to go to the bar to have drinks first even though we came on time to our reservation and noticed how they were doing the same to everyone. Anyways, next time we will stick to our favorites with great service and food!
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