Rosemary's

Rosemary's has always been known to be a super cute spot with delicious Italian fare. Unfortunately, only the former statement was true when I had lunch here with G and W. The space was absolutely adorable but the food was extremely mediocre. There was no wait here for a weekday late lunch but I hear that there is usually quite a long wait to dine here for dinner and brunch. I wonder if the food is better during dinner but a high quality restaurant should not have this issue.

Octopus Salame - Basil, Sicilian Giardiniere
I've had similar dishes like this before where the texture was on point and the flavors are clean and sweet. This was quite the opposite. It was chewy and bland and not enjoyable at all. 

Cavatelli - Butternut Squash, Walnuts, Sage
This was actually not bad. The pasta was cooked nicely and the butternut squash was sweet and creamy. I also enjoyed the crunch of the walnuts. However, this was not good enough to make up for the mediocrity of the other dishes. 

Warm Chicken Salad - Roasted Chicken, Kale, Endives, Radicchio, Spiced Walnuts, Gorgonzola, Chicken Jus
Meh... another so so dish. Nothing horrible about it but just a bit roughly done and very forgettable. 

Fig and Prosciutto Focacce - Prosciutto, Black Mission Fig, Arugula, Balsami 
Another forgettable dish, the ingredients actually all sound so delicious but it was just so whatever when the final product came. I think fresh figs would have been better as the dried figs were quite hard and did not go well with the bread. 

The food was incredibly mediocre and our server was also really annoying and awkward. This was disappointing as I've read so many good reviews and the atmosphere is so cute! I will not be returning.

Rosemary's 

18 Greenwich Ave. 

New York

NY 10011