tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post8026028244700205489..comments2024-03-26T00:10:40.751-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Dinner at Donohue's Steak HouseReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72181490704046521432015-05-18T09:37:59.813-04:002015-05-18T09:37:59.813-04:00Hi,
How early should I be for dinner? I'm com...Hi,<br /><br />How early should I be for dinner? I'm coming to NYC this October and being the autumn season I guess it be busier. Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476929449693272364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-10907285184158342942014-01-09T10:44:13.633-05:002014-01-09T10:44:13.633-05:00Your review is spot on. Once places like this are...Your review is spot on. Once places like this are gone, the city's true heart will be gone. @IMissTheOldNYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-31715210025043575072013-03-14T00:15:59.499-04:002013-03-14T00:15:59.499-04:00onion rings. oh lord.
pveonion rings. oh lord.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-21110715229509456782013-03-14T00:15:15.719-04:002013-03-14T00:15:15.719-04:00These are the last bastions of this sort in the ci...These are the last bastions of this sort in the city that make it great.<br />We lived near Le Steak and had many a great dinner there when we lived in the city. I love spots like this that nod to the past. <br />I do think that you should consider writing for hire because I am sure that your posts have encouraged a bit of generosity to those around you.<br />You are always so genuinely sincere.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-33306089604820195492013-03-12T18:31:47.492-04:002013-03-12T18:31:47.492-04:00I love your posts! Now I'm hungry for french ...I love your posts! Now I'm hungry for french fries. Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-49411116285475386952013-03-12T01:49:08.658-04:002013-03-12T01:49:08.658-04:00Hello Anon: Thank you for your informative comment...Hello Anon: Thank you for your informative comment. In looking at Tadich's website I was reminded more of Galatoire's in New Orleans than I am of Donohue's here in NYC. However, both Tadich's and Donohue's are survivors from earlier times, and proud of it, and are therefore similar in that respect. I believe that is what struck a chord with LPC, a native of the City By the Bay, when reading my post. Thanks, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-26570599295020847912013-03-11T19:05:13.555-04:002013-03-11T19:05:13.555-04:00All of your posts are so interesting and informati...All of your posts are so interesting and informative, but I especially love to read about these kinds of joints. We're only able to visit the city once or twice a year for short weekends and don't have much time to find places like this. Hopefully they won't all die out in the next few years. Thanks so much! <br /> saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-10028815340190648392013-03-11T10:58:24.343-04:002013-03-11T10:58:24.343-04:00"Tadich's" is not a restaurant, it&#..."Tadich's" is not a restaurant, it's a gentleman's relais from the restaurant trail -- at the epicenter of the financial district, it's clubland for when there's no time to scale the hills. Its cousin, Sam's, is of the same character; their predecessor, Jack's, fell at last when a lamentable wave of cleverness captivated an ungrateful generation. Ernie's, immortalised in "Vertigo," and The Blue Fox were treated to the same gratuitous wit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-69946795242573008072013-03-11T08:51:44.384-04:002013-03-11T08:51:44.384-04:00Hello LPC -- Tadich Grill is not a restaurant I ha...Hello LPC -- Tadich Grill is not a restaurant I have heretofore been familiar with. However, checking it out on its website just now made my heart leap, amd I long to go there the next time I am so fortunate to find myself in your fair city. Looks right up Reggie's alley! Won't you join me there? RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-62622866775180764682013-03-11T08:47:58.645-04:002013-03-11T08:47:58.645-04:00Dear Laurent,
Thank you for your question, I was w...Dear Laurent,<br />Thank you for your question, I was wonedring if any of my readers might ask. To answer it, the experience of these two chop houses is entirely different, and one goes to one or the other accordingly. I love Keens for its fin-de-siècle atmosphere, storied history, marvelous decoration, and perfectly-cooked steaks. Donohue's is a far less grand, cozy neighborhood joint of the type my parents would have gone to and enjoyed as a couple in their thirties and forties, and occasionally would take me to as a youth. Consequently the associations are ones that verberate for me on a more personal level. One appreciates the spectacle of Keens, the intimacy of Donohue's, and the authenticity of both. Reggie Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-36059103376519987902013-03-11T08:39:05.884-04:002013-03-11T08:39:05.884-04:00Dear Anon: Anexcellemt suggestion, thank you! RDDear Anon: Anexcellemt suggestion, thank you! RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-90784059369187627152013-03-11T07:31:49.212-04:002013-03-11T07:31:49.212-04:00And what does this mean for our earlier rapture at...And what does this mean for our earlier rapture at Keene's?Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972899387484460347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-55822093881146988412013-03-11T00:01:42.821-04:002013-03-11T00:01:42.821-04:00 not on the menu....you MUST try their onion rings... not on the menu....you MUST try their onion rings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-70781788734292033862013-03-10T20:19:03.667-04:002013-03-10T20:19:03.667-04:00Sounds wonderful. Sort of like the Tadich Grill of...Sounds wonderful. Sort of like the Tadich Grill of Manhattan:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-35903831081858861542013-03-10T19:12:23.848-04:002013-03-10T19:12:23.848-04:00Reggie, something comes back to me that perhaps th...Reggie, something comes back to me that perhaps this place was an Irish chop house. Does that ring a bell. I adore the Bull and Bear. Have you eaten their chicken pot pie - to die for! I will google Bill's. It sounds like a another good place for a hearty meat and potatoes. "Smith & Expensky" - I thought expense was a relative term in NYC. Unless it's the corner botega, it's expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-14812820641968653682013-03-09T20:48:57.890-05:002013-03-09T20:48:57.890-05:00Dear Hermione,
Thank you for your supportive comme...Dear Hermione,<br />Thank you for your supportive comment! Sadly, I do not recall seeing butter mints as I exited Donohue's, although I think they would be the perfect topper to such an evening. Jack's, in Albany, still has them, albeit in individual plastic-wrapped portions. Thanks, Reggie Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-87314100856485517692013-03-09T20:32:47.171-05:002013-03-09T20:32:47.171-05:00Does Donohues have those pillowy, pastel mints as ...Does Donohues have those pillowy, pastel mints as you exit? I love chop house food, and my favorite side is creamed spinach. Your photo of the steak looks scrumptious even if not styled.<br /><br />My imagined Alaskan food would be dried whitefish, raw seal blubber, and canned vegetables. I bet an Alaskan restaurant would be a BIG hit in NYC.<br /><br />xox,<br />Yr Sister, <br />HermioneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-61879085835663780062013-03-09T11:33:08.684-05:002013-03-09T11:33:08.684-05:00Hello Meg,
Donohue's is certainly worth a visi...Hello Meg,<br />Donohue's is certainly worth a visit when you're fatigued with the culinary pyrotechnics that have taken over so many other restaurants here in town. Rgds, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-35919407188721413762013-03-09T11:31:42.578-05:002013-03-09T11:31:42.578-05:00Dear One: I am confident that you will enjoy suppi...Dear One: I am confident that you will enjoy supping at Donohue's when you come to New York one day (hopefully soon). Given your encyclopedic knowledge of the history of cooking, you will most assuredly "get it." Thanks, RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-46852930487803130902013-03-09T11:29:54.735-05:002013-03-09T11:29:54.735-05:00Hello Kerry -- thanks, I consider myself a bit of ...Hello Kerry -- thanks, I consider myself a bit of a "foodie," too, and I think that's why I like (and appreciate) Donohue's. It is a pleasing alternative to the city's temples of gastronomy, and, when in the mood for such thing, it certainly "hits the spot." RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-28791917693937865542013-03-09T11:27:19.122-05:002013-03-09T11:27:19.122-05:00Hello AR -- Do give it a try, and please tell them...Hello AR -- Do give it a try, and please tell them that Reggie sent you! Thanks, RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-11469514435638227782013-03-09T11:26:35.260-05:002013-03-09T11:26:35.260-05:00Hello smr -- I believe the fairy lights are left o...Hello smr -- I believe the fairy lights are left over from a Christmas decoration that proved so popular with the regulars that they now keep them up year 'round. Thanks, RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-76434988882342090572013-03-09T11:25:25.054-05:002013-03-09T11:25:25.054-05:00Hello AT: Thanks, Donohue's is a pleasant alte...Hello AT: Thanks, Donohue's is a pleasant alternative to the more celebrated restaurants in town, and the perfect place to go when one is in a comfort-seeking mood, and longing for familiar surroundings and uncomplicated, old-style cooking. Even if you have never been there, you will likely experience a sense of deja vu if you are so fortunate as to find yourself there one day. RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72773159239857978162013-03-09T11:23:04.890-05:002013-03-09T11:23:04.890-05:00Hello MOS: I love the name "Beef and Bottle,&...Hello MOS: I love the name "Beef and Bottle," as it pretty much sums up what I look for in such a place! Matches are fast-disappearing here in NYC, 'though I almost always try and snag a book or two when I can. RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74678035687325851932013-03-09T11:21:35.496-05:002013-03-09T11:21:35.496-05:00Hello DTC: I, too, have not tried the chicken-pot-...Hello DTC: I, too, have not tried the chicken-pot-pie at Donohue's, but I ate that very dish only last night at one of my favorite cheap-n-cheerful Irish pubs, Finnegan's Wake on First Avenue at 73rd. When at Donohue's (the once or twice I year I find myself there, that is) I usually opt for the steak, which is mighty good. Boy had the scallops and thought they were fine. ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.com