Bedford & Co
“I don't normally order pork but after hearing several people rave about their pork chops, I had to try it.”
“burrata is amazing and this burrata was no exception, def a must to order
octopus – lovely, nicely charred
beets – this was one of my favorites, I could not stop eating them!”
“Very friendly staff and a good lunch menu with seasonal specials sealed the deal.”
Bedford & Co
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
3 reviews
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This place had an interesting ambiance for a breakfast option on a weekday – it was dim-lit and very noisy. Our server was quite impatient in the first 10 minutes we sat down and kept interrupting conversation to put pressure to order. Once we ordered, he completely vanished and wasn't available at all.
The order also came out without any attention to detail – we had requested no toast/gluten and they looked annoyed when they brought out our plates with toast and we requested it removed. The eggs were just okay and when we asked for the check, another woman came by to chat us up. Very inconsistent overall.
John Delucie of Waverly Inn brings Bedford & Co to the Renwick Hotel. I read an article that described the decor as "industic"- industrial yet rustic. Is there such thing as modern rustic?
The chef was inspired by the wood cooking and design of Buenos Aires. The lunch menu at first glance seems quite heavy: mac and cheese, hanger steak, spaghetti. However, there are many wood-grilled seafood and salad options. I know you're probably avoiding carbs, but the wild mushroom toast is worth cheating for.
The fresh-grilled veggies are all delicious, and everything is simple and nicely executed. I had a lovely salad with juicy rotisserie chicken topped with poached egg- it was the special of the day and delicious. The price point is pretty high so this should be reserved for a nice sit-down fancy lunch. Staff and chef are all lovely.
The ambience is definitely more of an after-work relax-and-have-a-cocktail-and-steak thing, but the food is pretty good for lunch if you're willing to shell out $30 a person.
I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars on this place. I went once for a light dinner and once for brunch. Both times were above average food and below average service. The ambiance is super cool. When we arrived for a light dinner after some small bites for happy hour, we asked if we could sit at the bar. There were a few stools open. We sat down and waited a good 5 minutes before anyone even came over and it's not a huge bar. Once he did come over, he was very friendly though. We got some drinks and asked what he liked for dinner. He recommended the octopus but since we had octopus for happy hour, we took a pass. The steak tartar was very good though. It had horseradish in it, which you would think would overpower the dish, but it actually just added a kick without killing it. I'd definitely get that again. The peas and carrots was surprisingly good. We were looking for somewhere to go the following day for brunch with friends and I overheard the bartender saying that they had brunch on Saturdays. I asked about that and he said they always had brunch on Sundays but they were starting Saturdays that following morning. Score! He even gave us a menu so I snapped a pic for the group of people I was joining the following day and they all said it looked great and we should try it.
Fast forward to the next morning at 11…five of us met for brunch. For starters, the menu that I was shown the day before was not the menu that they had. It wasn't like one or two things were different but the entire menu. That was a let down as one of the reasons we wanted to go was to get the bagel and lox. I asked if we could still get that and they said no, which is fine but we were explicitly told only 14 hours before that they would be the menu. Oh well. So three of us ordered mimosas and two ordered the bloody mary. When I tell you it was 20 minutes before the bloodies came, that is not an exaggeration. I actually looked at the clock. Two people finished their mimosas before the bloodies even came. I could see the guy going back and forth between the back and bar and granted, I don't know what he was doing but there were other people just standing there and no one even started making the drinks. I was just so confused as to what was going on and no one came over to say sorry for the wait, or explaining some of the stuff to make the drinks was in the back or any reason that two drinks would take 20 minutes. Then he finally starts making them and I can see and in the middle he leaves again. I digress; once those arrived we promptly all ordered another round cause we thought it would take 20 minutes again but after that it was actually fine. I will say the bloody was very, very good. I highly recommend ordering it. It didn't taste like V8 or something. It really had a depth of flavor. We got some oysters, which were tasty. We also tried the avocado toast with eggs and it was solid. Someone got the trout Caesar and he really enjoyed it. I split the burger with my husband and it is a super awesome burger. Again, service was lackluster but food is above average. I'd go back.