Restaurant Critic Roundup: Yearning For Simpler Times At New York's Beatrice Inn

This week in restaurant reviews, Washington, D.C.'s Al Tiramisu wins points for consistency. "When I'm asked where to go for Italian," says critic Tom Sietsema, "Al Tiramisu in Dupont Circle is usually on the tip of my tongue."

In San Francisco, critic Michael Bauer reviews restaurant Hard Water, where the hostess seems to have the hardest job of them all. "It must not be easy for her to tell people there may be an hour wait before they can nab an unreserved seat or standing space at the counter," he says.

In New York, critic Pete Wells reviews the Beatrice Inn. "If we have a shred of sanity left, those of us who never stop thinking about what we're eating have to wish that once in a while we could turn back the clock," he says. And this "yearning for simpler times may explain the Beatrice Inn in the West Village, which has been packed to its low rafters since it opened in November."

As always, the ratings range from stars to bells to beans, but every review offers specialized insight into the food, atmosphere, and service of eateries in each city's dining scene and the critics eating at them.
 

Restaurant Critic Roundup: 5/22/2013

Critic	Publication	Restaurant	Rating
Katie Johnston	Boston Globe	Cheng Du
Michael Kaminer	New York Daily News	Sen	1 star
Ryan Sutton	Bloomberg	Montmartre	2 stars
Pete Wells	The New York Times	The Beatrice Inn	Satisfactory
Michael Bauer	San Francisco Chronicle	Hard Water	Bomb
Tom Sietsema	Washington Post	Al Tiramisu	2 stars
William Porter	Denver Post	Sassafras	2.5 stars

 

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