Cru

This place is the only place I go to in the Battery. In general, the Battery has great offerings but I tend to not like the overly crowded spots and lack of good parking.CRU is an excellent option (on non-game days) for after work happy hours. The wine selection is top notch. The bites they offer for food is good (not overly delicious or a meal portion but good to nibble on).Always appreciate the friendly service as well.

I was happy to visit the area on a non-game day and find this place to be nice and quiet but, well staffed. Started off with a cheese plate consisting of Manchego, Jasper Hill Clothbound Cheddar from Vermont, and a local green hill double cream from Sweet Grass dairy in Georgia. These were paired with honeycomb, fig jam, pears, apples, and some rustic little slabs of bread lightly charred and perfumed with rosemary. The cheese board was delicious, albeit safe bets since the only cheese I had not previously tried was the local double cream. After the cheese flight we tackled a margherita pizza topped with wagyu meatballs. The toppings were tasty but the crust was thin, flimsy and a bit undercooked for my liking. If the dough was more evenly stretched, and cooked a smidge longer, it would have been a winner!Overall, I really enjoyed dining here and would return again!

There's a few reasons why I'm giving this place to stars. It's not necessarily because of the drinks, some of the food didn't really live up to par. However, it's specifically the service we received from the manager. For starters, our direct server was amazing, she was helpful and accommodating. because on the website it promoted the bottomless mimosa brunch on certain days however, when we arrived, we learned that it is not bottomless mimosas on game days. The server was able to help us pivot and give us other options which resulted in us purchasing a few different bottles of champagne. At first, they mentioned that they didn't have any sort of orange juice or anything. But eventually, someone was able to retrieve some or shoes from the kitchen. That just put a sour taste in our mouth because it was my friends birthday and the plan was brunch and bottomless mimosas but we were able to turn it around and I'm happy about that! we made reservations for 11 AM and we got there a little bit early maybe about 5 to 10 minutes early and the doors to the restaurant was open. When we walked in the manager had what I felt like an unapproachable and unwelcoming persona. The way she looked at us when we walked in, didn't sit right with me. she did explain that the restaurant wasn't open and then immediately closed the doors however, her delivery when relaying that message wasn't really exhibiting great customer care in my opinion. She also brought a level of discomfort when we sat in the restaurant I felt as if again she wasn't inviting an approachable.As far as the food or appetizers were better than my meals. I got a pizza because I figured you can't go wrong with that however, the margarita pizza was probably the one of the worst I've ever had. not to say that it was terrible as some people may enjoy it, but I recommend getting something else. we did enjoy the calamari and the other appetizers that we got!Overall, I wouldn't recommend maybe this location because I've heard so many great things about this restaurant. With that, I would consider going to the other location in downtown!

We went for late lunch....party of 10. We were seated immediately. I was advised they had limited menus and could only give us 3. (Please invest in printable menus or a barcode to scan/this was inconvenient to say the least). Our waiter was nice and he did his best to keep check on us. We eventually ordered. Now....it took an hour to get food. I don't agree with the.." let's bring out all food together" when there is a large party. If it is coming out around the same time then there should be no problem. I've definitely been to restaurants who have a disclaimer that they bring food out as it is done. With that being said. A lot of our food was luke warm. We were all starving by this point so we ate it. One dish was incorrect as they requested no sausage (they did not eat that particular meat/dietary restriction) and it was sent back immediately. Our waiter came back about 15 mins later to say they had no more nachos. SMH. He cancelled his order and went without. Very inconvenient. Another person sent back food due to the bun being rock solid. Honestly my bun and another's were a bit on the "crispy" side but we ate it. I don't understand why cooks know they are this way but still decide to plate the food. Nevertheless, the food was okay. Maybe would've been better if it was hot. The nachos per 3 people stated they were "extremely " spicy. One was unable to finish their meal. And yes, they do like spicy food. We were initially advised prior we would have 1 check, which is outlandish these days bc just bc you are with a group doesn't mean we know each other...but that's another conversation. But...we were able to make separate payments. (Individually and some couples). I'm not sure I would be back but if I could get food a little quicker and hotter I may have a different outlook on the spot.

I thought I'd already reviewed this place but let's try this again. Cru is located inside the Battery. I went because a friend wanted to try it out. I was pleasantly surprised with the basically everything - food, service, and ambiance. The goat cheese n honey appetizer is absolutely lovely. My food was hot n good and there was great service.

Had a great time at Cru. The food was delicious and the server made a good recommendation for wine because the glass I wanted was out. It was a relaxing place to visit before the ballgame. We will definitely be back.

We surprisingly had a pleasant experience at Cru. We stopped here for a quick bite before heading inside Truist Park. We arrived around 5:30 and there were still empty tables both inside and outside. We got wonderful service as soon as we walked in and were seated right away. Our server, Nick, was very attentive. It was our first time there and he told us the popular items to get. I asked for the happy hour menu but was told that's only available on non-game days. Both my husband and I ordered a glass of wine and shared the goat cheese beignets, shrimp and lobster potstickers, and wagyu meatballs. The beignets is a must get! It's filled with goat cheese and loved the cracked black pepper on the honey. The potstickers and meatballs were both recommended but the potstickers were a miss for me. It was topped with a sweet chili sauce but definitely on the spicier side. The meatballs only came with 2 but was a pretty decent size. It was a tad too salty for my taste when eating it alone, but tasted better when eating it with the bread. We were in and out of here in 45 mins. They also have quite a selection of wine and wine flights available. Will definitely keep this place in mind next time we're at the Battery!

Delicious food, comfortable atmosphere, lovely outdoor dining space, attentive service. Great wine selection. Quiet at lunch time. Fabulous for brunch.

I walked into Cru randomly on a Friday night and sat at the bar. Cru has a nice ambiance with great service. This was my first time coming here and I ordered the flights (Sweet Child O'Wine). The flights come with 3 glasses of pre-selected red or white wines. I also ordered the Fritto Misto and the Lobster and Shrimp Potstickers which were good. They also have outdoor dining as well for when the weathers nice.This place is nice if you want to try different wines or eat something light. I'll be adding to my list of wine bars.

We visited Cru for Father's Day brunch. Upon entering you can't help but notice the aesthetic. It's a beautiful establishment. We came on Father's Day when they had a fixed menu which was ok. They could have had a little more variety but the food was good. The portions could have been a little bigger. The service however was not great. Our waiter seemed to not understand our drink or which was just a carafe of mimosa. He took forever to come back after bringing our food. It looked as though the kitchen cooked all entrees at the same time and all the desserts at the same time as we noticed everyone had eaten and were just sitting around waiting. Then all the desserts came out together. I watched how much of an inconvenience it was for the people that had tickets to the baseball game. Some just left and some were late. The operation in there needs some massive retooling.