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Terrance Brennan's

A midtown meat mecca from the owners of Picholine and Artisanal.

The Scene

A business crowd mingles with out-of-towners in this well-appointed space on the ground floor of the Benjamin Hotel. The look is masculine and upscale, with corrugated dark red and copper walls and oversized lighting fixtures adding a contemporary touch to dark wood surroundings. The clientele is predominantly male, making the adjacent bar a fertile pick-up spot for females on the prowl.

The Food

The menu takes a choose-your-own-adventure approach reminiscent of Craft. Steaks are nicely aged and seasoned, although they do not particularly stand out in a neighborhood where red meat rules. Side dishes are unremarkable. Colossal, doughy onion rings look like mini catchers' mitts and, despite the pomp and circumstance surrounding its tableside "unearthing," the salt-baked potato is really just an oversized tuber. The most culinary flair is manifest in creative appetizers like the deviled egg trifle--a savory sundae of eggs, chopped onions, creme fraiche and caviar--and marvelously retro desserts such as Baked Alaska and crepes suzette.

The Bar

The adjoining Bar Lex offers many of the restaurant's more alluring starters, including crab Napoleons and smoked salmon pizzettes, as well as a full raw bar. Heftier fare, such as cheeseburgers and smothered fries, is also available.

565 Lexington Ave
New York ,  NY   10022
Phone: (212) 715-2400