Looks like the owners of the new Cobble Hill corner restaurant Watty & Meg's took their middling to bad reviews to heart and decided to do something about it. Word on the street is that plans are in the works for an official reboot next month.
In an effort to get the kitchen in high-gear with high-appeal fare for finicky Brooklyn foodies, scenesters and hipsters alike, they've already brought in a Bouley alum as chef with an Insieme alum at-the-ready as sous. The menu is starting to receive an overhaul accordingly, with tweaks and refining to come.
New American cuisine will still be the name of the game, but if a test-run brunch dish of Barbecued Duck Hash with Duck Egg and Cured Duck Breast is any indication, King's County customers will be lining up for tables at the "new and improved" Watty & Meg's. Heck, there might even be a Manhattanite or two in the mix.
If I could give 1/2 a star I would just for the deco, which to be honest isn't that great either. The food is bland, the menu is limited and the prices are extortionate for the neighborhood. I almost wanted to throw up after managing to get through 1/2 the chicken Milanese which was fatty, greasy and piled high with the kind of potato salad you by in pathmark. Service was poor with attitude to match. Also, a major pet peeve of mine is charging extra for sides but maybe that's just me. I have eaten better chicken Milanese at the Pizza place on my corner for 1/3 of the price. Nothing to see here. Please move on.
Posted by: bob | July 22, 2010 at 04:04 PM