Had an amazing dinner at Wildair with wonderful accommodating service from Hannah!! She guided our experience in a beautiful way and the dishes were impeccable. Will absolutely dine again!
Wildair is always a genuine treat. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable which are equally important when there's such a long and interesting wine list to be shown around. The vibes are good although I recommend a table if you can get it over the counter seating up against the wall that can feel a little cramped. The main attraction manages to be the food which is an achievement when the wine offerings are as good as they are here. On our latest visit, we had the Thon Mayo which was rich and tasty and cut with the right amount of acid, oysters that were delicious in their own but also nicely adorned with artichoke and infused oil, the pig's head sandwich that was a delight, the pithivier which was a standout for the flakey pastry, tasty melty cheese and a nice little zip from the kimchi, and the pommes dauphin with uni that is basically the perfect thing--crispy potato matched up with creamy uni? Come on. The mille feuille was crisp, flakey, creamy with a meringue that just melted away. Super way to cap off a great meal. Minor gripe: the pacing of our latest meal was off. The Thon Mayo came out quick and we managed to polish it off and have a breather before the oysters arrived, but the pommes, pithivier and pigs head sandwich all came within minutes of each other so couldn't be enjoyed at their hot fresh peak, which is important when delicious melty cheese and crispy potato are involved. The upshot of this was also that we finished 5 savory dishes within an hour of sitting down which felt a bit rushed. Maybe order two cold things and one hot then regroup and carry on.
The line at 11:30 am for their weekend donuts is absolutely worth the hype. At $9.50/donut, these behemoths are roughly the size of 2-3 donuts and packed with flavor. I tried two inventive flavors: malted milkshake with amaretto cherry on top and pistachio almond. The pistachio almond had this brilliant combination of crumble and icing on top that tasted so nostalgic. The malted pastry cream in the milkshake donut was delightful. Two people could easily split one donut. I had leftovers for several days. They should offer a utensils and a napkin with the donut given the high cost/sticky factor.
Such a great restaurant. Relaxed, casual, and yet so sophisticated. I ate there a while back, but came across my picture of their clam dish, so I felt inspired to find a great review. Everything in ate was delicious, the staff was great, and while the simple decor wouldn't expose their upscale quality, it really IS upscale in very humble manner. Love it.
If you like donuts, you must venture here at 12 pm on Saturday! We came for the black and white donut at 1215 (but was sold out, it goes quick!) and got the mango cheesecake instead. The inside had two layers - mango cream and cheesecake (?). It was amazing! A bit on the pricier side, but definitely worth the visit.
Donut review because HOLY cannoli they makes some freaking awesome donuts. Don't sleep on this place: get there by 1140 and wait for perfection. By the time 12 pm rolls in, if you try to get in line then, you will be out of luck because the line was 40 people deep by the time the doors open. We had a yuzu lemon meringue, chocolate peanut butter and a crispy cinnamon roll. The first two were AMAZING. Pillowy, stuffed with creamy goodness, topped with gorgeous fluffy meringue for the first, delectable ganache on the other. The crispy cinnamon roll was like a palmier and while delicious, I'd get more of those yeasted bad boys before getting the crispy variety again. PLEASE open a standalone donut shop. They are glorious.
Shared a dark chocolate doughnut / beignet with my wife. Had a chocolate cream filling with a dark chocolate glaze and toasted marshmallows on top. Texture was balanced but on the yeasty side. Surprisingly unsweet for a pastry. Quite rich and toasty.
Wildair has been on my list to try for a long time and we finally decided to make a reservation. We ordered a bunch of dishes to share and it was hard to narrow it down since everything sounded good. Overall, the meal was enjoyable. Loved the topneck clams, oysters and skate wing. And the salad was probably the best one I've had in a long time. Wasn't a fan of the beef tartare. It was so oily and the portion was too large for only two people. Probably better for a larger group. The wine selection was great and had some interesting bottles. Cute date spot!
Our group had a late 8:45pm reservation and were seated immediately after arriving. Wildair is a smaller spot in LES, so if you have a larger party (say 5-7 people) make a reservation well in advance. Since we had a big party, we were able to get a taste of a lot of things. We ordered the little gem salad, oysters, scallop crudo, jerk prawn skewers, pissaladieclair, potato darphin w/ uni. There were a lot of international flavors that the menu was inspired by, namely a lot of Asian flavors (XO sauce in the oysters, uni for the potato, dashi for the scallops) and obviously French cooking techniques. This was pretty interesting to me and had some tasty results. My favs were probably the scallop crudo and pissaladieclair, though most things were quite good--there were a few misses, namely the potato w/ uni. I wish there was a bigger portion of uni--without it, I think the dish was good but a bit plain. I also appreciated how attentive and accommodating our waiter was when we were trying to choose a wine to pair with our meal. We tried a lot of different types on the menu, and it was nice to take our time. Selection is not super huge but there are some good ones to choose from. We got a mille feuille on the house for dessert since they ran out of panna cotta for the night. We had tried ordering beforehand but the order was forgotten by the time we asked for it. The dessert we had was good though. Overall not a bad choice for a nice dinner and I enjoyed the food here!