Piquillo
“But you have to say, JetBlue at JFK is still the most civilized place to change planes I know.”
“I had the Deviled Eggs with anchovies which was just enough to hold me over until my flight.”
“The tuna ceviche was also a light treat.”
Piquillo
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Piquillo is definitely one of the better airport restaurants out there; I think that airport restaurants should be judged separately due to the limitations airports impose on them, especially speed of service. Therefore, this restaurant earns four (airport food) stars for its above average food quality and menu selection.
When I'm departing from JFK, I like to order the cheese plate. You can pick five cheeses from a list for $25. They are all delicious and unique. The cheese plate comes with a fruit spread, raisin bread and a balsamic glaze drizzle. They also have dried, spicy salami available for purchase.
Piquillo has a selection of sandwiches, as well as a column of cold tapas and hot tapas. I've liked everything that I have tried. I especially like the chorizo and shrimp. It is definitely one of the best options at JFK! The servers are always friendly and the food is served quickly!
This is by far the best breakfast option in terminal 5. The food is very good, fresh but that comes at a price. I had the breakfast quesadilla, egg bacon and american cheese (side of guac and pico). It also came with breakfast potatoes, very good.
At $5 a glass for fresh OJ with the quesadilla it was right at $20 without a tip. They did have a few cheaper options like a bagel with cream cheese, I think that was $5.
The service was prompt when we sat down but slow following, I would recommend a min 30 minutes to spare from the time you are seated.
There was a Dunkin and a Starbucks in the area as well if you want to go that route…
Hands down, the best experience I have had at an airport restaurant. (Please note the that this is 4 stars for an AIRPORT restaurant. I've never met a 5 star.) My husband and I had time to kill, and terminal 5 at JFK had a pretty good selection of restaurants. When we saw Wine Bar/Tapas, we thought, what a Tapas/Wine bar in an airport? Sold.
We were immediately seated and the server, who had a cute, bubbly personality, immediately brought us 2 glasses of cabernet and 2 glasses of water-Very good.
3 cheese plate (Valdeon, Cana de Cabre, Tetilla)-good
Meats of chorizo & soppressata-chorizo good, sopressata average
Piquillo peppers (smoked goat cheese, grilled scallions, olive oil)-very good
Chorizo-Sauteed (sauteed shrimp, chorizo, roasted peppers): we liked so much, we ordered 2
Pimientos de padron(blistered shisito peppers, sea salt)-a little soggy, but it was good and we ordered 2.
Husband also tried the Sangria, too sweet for me, but he liked it
Service had been super fast, but then the server changed and we had too long a wait and had to rush our 2 last plates to make our flight. Plus, we spent way more than expected. But worth it, knowing we had a 6 hour flight.
I'll give credit to JetBlue to getting some good restaurant options going in T5. I'd like to give Piquillo 4 stars, but the food was too hit or miss. I highly recommend doing the 6 tapas option for $34 since that will give you a good spread of food. Highlights/Lowlights:
– Gambas al Ajillo – solid/recommended
– Croquetas – crap…I've eaten Croquetas in a few different countries and this was pure crap
– Pork Spare Ribs – more crap
– Chorizo – simple, but tasty
– Ceviches – tried the tuna and scallop and liked them both.
The portions are small and you'll need 6 per person to have anything close to a meal.
If you need solid food – I'd go with Cibo for now (checking out Deep Blue on my next visit to T5)
I'm writing this review while sitting at the bar of this place. Very disappointing. Normal price range, decent wine list, but horrible quality of food.
My friend recommended this place saying her experience here was awesome few years ago. Omg maybe something went wrong in the past year. I have ordered tuna ceviche – it was fishy, not fresh, not organized. Served on a small plate with a bunch of tuna chunks, cubes of cucumber, and mago sauce poured on them. I saw few photos posted here in Yelp – that must be few months or years ago. Dont expect it anymore.
Told my server that I wouldnt finish ceviche and ordered instead small bites (one cheese and one ham). Cheese/meat plates were just ok, though pieces of bread served on side were disappointing.
Just a glass of wine is enough. Dont order food.
Prices are good and they have a good variety of tapas on their menu. Had some cheeses, paella (too salty), dates con jamon, and mango tuna ceviche. The dates were my favorite.
Service is very, very slow. If you are at a table, you will have to go up to the bar to order because they will not come around to you. And when you go to the bar to look for someone, everyone would be hiding in the back. Service here needs to step up.
Four stars for the food, three for the speed (s l o o o w). But you have to say, JetBlue at JFK is still the most civilized place to change planes I know.
We shared a (fairly small) asparagus salad, nice and crisp with ham and onion; I had salmon ceviche, great, and relatively generous, my husband had artichoke salad, again fine. Only prob is we waited 20 min for 3 cold dishes. But the people watching is not to be beat, as you're sitting on a main thoroughfare. Nice.
Indifferent service.
Good wine ($10-$14/glass is perfectable acceptable airport pricing)
Delicious sangria.
So-so tapas (ask the server for recommendations, they'll tell you what is worth ordering)
I'd come here if it was in my neighborhood, and sometimes JFK seems like my neighborhood. So I'm here a lot.