Copine

We were excited to come here recently for our anniversary dinner -- great reviews, James Beard nominated, etc. Total ticket for prix fixe with wine pairing plus tip came to just about $500, but I don't think we felt this was worth it. Details below:Dishes:I got the foie gras, crispy king salmon, and carmelized mochi cake desert. Wife got crab salad, bacon wrapped pork loin, and cheese plate dessert. We split an add on, carmelized onion tortellini ($12).PROS- First, ambience, service, etc, was great. Top notch, what you'd expect. Felt waited on when it was needed, and quiet enough to have a conversation but not too quiet. They also gave us a complimentary sparkling wine to start for our anniversary, and lit candles on the desserts.- Second, there was one outstanding dish, Carmelized onion tortellini, which was an add on the main menu -- like, I remember this dish the following day, and I can easily think wow it was creamy but rich meat broth, and incredible flavors. Would have it again in a heartbeat, pay twice that for it. We both loved it.CONS: - The wine pairing was unexpectedly dry, for almost both menus throughout the meal (eg my dessert pairing was sweet). It was an odd choice, and we didn't feel like it amplified the courses at all.- Other than the tortellini, the dishes were well executed but didn't feel exciting. Like, I've had foie gras and salmon before, but I can't remember anything about the dishes that make them feel super standouting. My wife liked the crab in the salad but the sauce was too sweet.Overall, it's a great restaurant, but at this price tag I think we were looking for more from the food, and were disappointed by the wine pairing choices (though the sommelier was very nice personably).

My husband and I have been three times now and always have an amazing meal. The ambience is peaceful and charming. Service is absolutely fanatic - the staff explain things well, are detail oriented, and they offer great recommendations. This is one of our favorite pre fix menu restaurants. It's easy to eat vegetarian or pescatarian here but there are always meat options too. Food light, creatively balanced, and beautifully presented. Wine pairings are better than the cocktails imo but we love trying everything. Enjoy!

The atmosphere here is very pleasant - elegant without being snobbish (despite some deep fine-dining background that both founders bring, including NYC's Per Se), relaxed, and intimate. I loved the understated minimalism of the interior, the lighting, and the combination of warm wood and sleek concrete, with some coastal notes of sand and air plants adding lightness. As for the food, I'd suggest you go for a 4-course version (with the mid-course add-on to the standard menu) for a full dinner experience. The menu changes frequently, so there is probably little value in a detailed description of each of the menu items. Overall, it was a pleasant culinary experience, although I would've enjoyed slightly toned-up flavors in a few items. The plating was absolutely beautiful - especially for the dessert. The service was most attentive and always there when you need them, without unnecessary interruptions or hovering. All in all, an enjoyable and memorable evening for sure.

What. A. Dreamy. Meal. I'll be thinking about this meal and wine pairing for quite some time! What a delightful dinner - every bite and sip were so tasty and thoughtful. Started out with a little amuse and soup followed by a delicious brioche and it just continued on with courses that continued to wow (see photos)!We added on a hen egg for the mid course and it was so worth it - if you're contemplating adding a mid course, just do it. The mushrooms beneath the egg were just to die for! I suggest that you get different plates than your dining companion to ensure you can try all the bites of the evening. Each wine pairing went so well with each of the course and it was just perfection for the entirety of the meal. Will be singing high praises of this place to any and all who will listen - so so tasty and the servers were so knowledgeable and lovely. Can't wait to come back with each turn of the season! So dreamy. Yum.

Went here for date night with hubby. I reserved about a month or so ago for our February 26th date night. The ambience is very romantic - think candlelit dinner :) parking garage for Copine is on 64th st or you can opt for street parking if you can find it. We had the fixed 3 course with a midcourse supplement (after our starters), alcoholic pairing, and non alcoholic pairing. It came out to be $375 total (before tip). Definitely a splurge for a romantic evening or celebration of a life event. Everything was delicious, but I absolutely loved their carbonara and risotto midcourse. The nonalcoholic pairing was also amazing! The drinks paired perfectly with our meals. The service was very attentive. It felt like the perfect date night because of the service staff and food. Definitely will be returning for another date night here. Cheers.

Copine excels in so many ways, particular in a metro area that is still somewhat lacking in proper fine dining options. But ultimately while the meal was very good overall it didn't have enough high notes to have Copine stand out as a place I want to come back to immediately.The first impressions here are great. The space is warm, subtle, and sophisticated. There's not a lot of obvious modern design touches here but at the same time it doesn't feel old fashioned or quaint - it just feels good. The space is properly broken up so you don't hear a lot of noise from the other parties as well which is good. Service starts very attentive and continues to be so throughout the entire meal, and the staff is very knowledgeable about everything you have questions about on the menu.The meal itself started with some high notes. The initial bites - a burrata cheese with I think a potato fritter wrapping and an asparagus soup - were outstanding and savory. A dinner roll and butter were brought out shortly there after and were to die for - this one was better than the Lazy Bear bread that the LB staff and chef make such a big deal out of and it's almost worth the (very expensive) price of admission at Copine. From there it was a very well prepared Salmon with a grapefruit accompaniment and a simple salad with a poached egg - both were tasty (particularly the salmon) but the salad wasn't too exciting. We also tried the foie gras egg pudding which was quite savory without being too overboard on the liver, the beet pasta which was strikingly good given that beets are usually a hard sell (I can't stand them usually), and shrimp with grits which was unfortunately a bit underwhelming (not enough flavor in the grits and the shrimp was a bit too "fishy"!)The end of the meal was a bit schizophrenic. The main entrees were sablefish and a vegetable dish with broccoli and ricotta. Both were fairly bland and lacking in much distinction, especially considering all the bold flavors in the meal that proceeded them. Desert was profiteroles with some apple and cinnamon ice cream; the pastries were pretty average but the ice cream was so delicious and sentimental.All in all a very good meal but also very expensive (about $450) after tip and not extraordinary enough to make immediate future plans for like you might for a Benu or Providence.

The service was excellent. The ambiance is OK for talking. A few of the courses were good. Several of them were very lack luster. My partner and I got opposite dishes off the tasting menu. For every course one of us felt disappointed or not pleased. For the price point I would not go back. Way over priced. Altura is like $35 more and 4 times better. Or go to Spinasse which is cheaper and also 3 times better.

Wonderful all around. Food was marvelous, service was excellent. We had such a lovely evening. Will be going back for sure.

We were on a roll alllll the way up to dessert; it felt too good to be true til that point. The service here is excellent - as many have noted in their reviews, it walks the line between casual and truly fine dining very well (attentive but not overly so). At this price point I would appreciate a somewhat slower pace for courses, as well as an attempt to pour beverage refills on occasion (once the bottles hit the table, we were on our own), but overall, we lacked for nothing.As far as the food goes, it is precise, focused, delicious and playful - at least on the savory front. The amuse bouche was a fun take on game day food in honor of the Super Bowl (refined chips and dip, and pigs in a blanket - nom). The foie gras terrine is well worth the supplement - I mean, just look at the technique on display in the photo for this post. It was almost too pretty to eat. Such a beautifully composed dish; the flavors were so harmonious (the brightness of the garnishes, paired with the richness of the foie gras... I'm going to be thinking about that dish for quite some time). The sweetbread supplement was also well worth the addition - I love offal; my companion does not usually love it, but even he was won over. The lamb was perfectly prepared; I was not a fan of the raw carrot garnish, but that was my one nit.The stumbling block of the meal was dessert. I appreciated that it was not overly sweet, however: the vanishingly tiny discs of black sesame panna cotta tasted not at all of sesame - the only item on the plate that gave any hint of that flavor was the black crisp/garnish on top of the raspberry ice cream. For something billed as "black sesame" on the menu, it was disappointingly bland/lacked that signature nutty flavor. The matcha cake was surprisingly stodgy. The only element that I enjoyed was the raspberry ice cream (that was delicious!). I would return to Copine - the environment is relaxing, adult conversation can be had by all (awww the bliss of a quiet dining room), and the majority of the food is quite good. Next time I would choose the cheese course over the sweet dessert option, however.

Just a heads up this review is coming from a retired chef of 42 years. Here we go:1. Amuse bouche was a panba cotta with a ginger mousse, way too overpowering on the ginger, the chevre was good but nothing special. Rolls were just rolls, how about some fresh herbs or sourdough base?2. Wife had king salmon terrine, raw salmon wrapped in nori i do belive with cream cheese? Sorry no fine dining establishment should ever have cream cheese. No flavor and waitress said had smoke didnt taste any.2. White asparagus veloute was alright, i think they poured way too much and wasnt anything special.3. Shrimp and grits was alright, not really sure why they decided that for that type of dining? Corn flake crusted?4. Sablefish was probably my favorite due to it was cooked perfectly.5. Burrata was pretty bland and presentation looked like a bad poached egg with very little if at all liquid in the center. Cucumber wasnt the best choice for garnish.6. Semi freddo tasted way too sweet with overly sweetened blood orange sauce. Also texture seemed like tgey just pulled out from freezer.7. Waitress was just bland like tge food no personality but nice. Overall for 700$ which we ordered extra courses and 3 drinks and coffee, wasnt anything to write home about. Average presentation and value wasnt there for the price. Sorry wife took pictures i will have her send later.