Rabbit House Omakase & Sake Bar
category: Japanese restaurant, Bar, Izakaya restaurant, Japanized western restaurant, Tapas bar
address: 41 Essex St, New York, NY 10002, United States
Phone: +1 646-448-4022
worktime:
address: 41 Essex St, New York, NY 10002, United States
Phone: +1 646-448-4022
worktime:
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5:30–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 5:30–11 PM |
| Thursday | 5:30 PM–12 AM |
| Friday | 5:30 PM–1 AM |
| Saturday | 5:30 PM–1 AM |
| Sunday | 5:30–10 PM |
site: http://rabbithouse.nyc/
rayting: 4.4
services: From the business: Identifies as women-owned,
Service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, Takeaway, Dine-in,
Popular for: Dinner, Solo dining,
Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet,
Offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Organic dishes, Small plates, Spirits, Wine,
Dining options: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating,
Amenities: Bar on site, Gender-neutral toilets, Toilets,
Atmosphere: Cosy, Romantic, Trendy,
Crowd: Tourists,
Planning: Reservations required, Dinner reservations recommended, Accepts reservations,
Payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, Credit cards,
rayting: 4.4
services: From the business: Identifies as women-owned,
Service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, Takeaway, Dine-in,
Popular for: Dinner, Solo dining,
Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet,
Offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Organic dishes, Small plates, Spirits, Wine,
Dining options: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating,
Amenities: Bar on site, Gender-neutral toilets, Toilets,
Atmosphere: Cosy, Romantic, Trendy,
Crowd: Tourists,
Planning: Reservations required, Dinner reservations recommended, Accepts reservations,
Payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, Credit cards,
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Name: D****** D
Date: 2023-09-10 03:01:37
Rating: 5
Comment: Be ready to spend 2 hours. It is a small cute quite place. The portions are small, but the flavor is a big punch. The food was delicious, definitely a place to try.
Name: d**** c***
Date: 2023-07-05 01:19:12
Rating: 5
Comment: This is such a fun restaurant! The taste has a taste of Japanese farm food. She used a lot of simple methods to make every ingredient play its due taste. There is only one chef! Not easy, highly recommended.
Name: A*** S*******
Date: 2023-05-23 15:07:36
Rating: 4
Comment: Very tiny place that offers Omakase tasting experience. To be fair, I had quite great experiences lately with other places, so my expectations were high. Well, all of the courses that we have prior to Rabbit and Lamb were okay. But! These two dishes were just off the hook! Really really good!!!! Pretty much was worth the whole experience. The other thing, they really need to beef up their dessert game, especially after such experience as I have mentioned with their hot dishes. All in all, its a nice cozy place that I recommend visiting.
Name: K****** K*****
Date: 2023-05-20 23:52:12
Rating: 5
Comment: I ordered a sake flight and was absolutely WOWED by the service. The beverage director walked me through each drink and really explained what I was ordering. Would come back for the great drinks service alone!!!!
Name: j********
Date: 2023-05-13 01:35:17
Rating: 5
Comment: An amazing experience for anyone, presentation and taste are all there.
Name: D W
Date: 2023-03-25 01:01:05
Rating: 5
Comment: Loved it, super nice and pleasant service. The rabbit was great, the lamb was better.
Name: N******
Date: 2022-11-15 14:36:55
Rating: 5
Comment: The first appetizer started with three different ingredients, each with its own characteristics, which made the family marvel. The Bloody Marys oyster shot, the sound after eating was not an end, but a restart.For the second time, I can count the liver dishes that I like, but the one chosen by this chef is sweet, soft and smooth without feeling greasy, which is great.The third time, the seabass was paired with clam juice, which enhanced the taste of the light seabass to the extreme.The fourth degree is the signature dish. You have to experience it personally and taste it in person. You will definitely be overjoyed.The fifth degree, black truffle hand noodles with mutton sauce. Handmade spaghetti is my favorite, it tastes great.In the sixth degree, use sake-pickled pears and add soy milk sauce. The meat in the mouth feels fresh and the strong taste is gone.
Name: Y*** Z****
Date: 2022-08-31 17:00:28
Rating: 5
Comment: Dining here for 2 hours was a total dream! My partner and I were the only 2 people in the small, intimate space aside from the chef and everything was so refined and light and delightful. Beautiful, understated food with ambiance to match. Loved every second!EDIT: Returned here again for their summer menu 2022, and again it was a wonderful time!
Name: J**** H***
Date: 2022-08-23 05:36:31
Rating: 5
Comment: What a love love lovely place. I was impressed by the dishes here. Mean to try their restaurant week menu, but we were told they were not serving the set on weekends. Initially, I was a little bit upset since they didn’t mentioned it anywhere online. However, they caught my heart back after the night.. and I think they are a small team..You could tell how the chef cared about each dish, with creative flavors. They seemed familiar but always had a twist, making it new.❤️🔥Highly recommend the rabbit! The menu changes each season but I believe it will always be tasty.The cold udon was delicious as well, the duck was cooked perfectly.
Name: P**** S****
Date: 2022-05-23 22:16:06
Rating: 5
Comment: Creative Japanese Tasting menu with good price! The portion is great, not too big not too small. The key dish is the rabbit which is so hard to find a nice on in NYC. ..and they did an amazing job with it!
Name: Y*** L**
Date: 2022-05-04 07:42:56
Rating: 5
Comment: Great intimate dining experience. The chef is super talented and has worked at many amazing restaurants. Can definitely see the effort put into each course
Name: A*****
Date: 2022-04-17 23:12:46
Rating: 4
Comment: Cute space great food. I went for the premium omakase; don’t. Go for the default which looks excellent and a better deal.
Name: C*******
Date: 2022-04-15 00:23:12
Rating: 5
Comment: Amazing dinner at Rabbit House! So glad I found this amazing restaurant where the chef has taken tremendous care to select seasonal, good ingredients and pairing unusual flavors for an amazing meal. The menu changes based on the food season. Highly recommend!
Name: J** M******
Date: 2022-04-06 00:23:38
Rating: 5
Comment: Amazing food and lovely chef. Try the seasonal Omakase menu for a spectacular meal.
Name: R****** S*******
Date: 2022-03-07 17:14:40
Rating: 4
Comment: It would have been 5 stars but there was a 45 min wait before we could be served. The food was excellent! Its a small assuming place but will go back.
Name: S** L*****
Date: 2022-02-22 22:02:37
Rating: 5
Comment: I went for the birthday promotion, but glad that I got to know this restaurant. The owner/head chef is amazing and so passionate about the dishes she creates. Give it a try, you will acknowledge that she put a lot of effort and time to create every single dish. The signature rabbit dish was beyond expression. And sake paring is highly recommend! Tips and tax is included. Great price overall.Just one thing that you might want to take into consideration is that it is a very tiny tiny restaurant.
Name: C******* C****
Date: 2022-02-20 01:01:09
Rating: 5
Comment: It was a great last-minute find, we were in the area and this popped up on google and there was a 530 seating open so we grabbed it. They were really nice to accommodate my wife for the omakase menu because she cant eat the foie gras or rabbit, so the substituted in some tuna and some mushroom dish as well as an octopus dish. So we got to do the omakase together, but we got different dishes. We did the sake pairing and it was great. The rabbit and the duck were my 2 favorite dishes. The octopus dish that my wife had was some of the best octopus I’ve ever had too! They should feature some sake from kato sake works in addition to brooklyn kura. I like their sake menu a lot…
Name: Z***** Y***
Date: 2022-01-29 04:38:49
Rating: 5
Comment: Love the taste and look of every course of the omakase!
Name: D***** L**
Date: 2021-11-21 02:26:33
Rating: 5
Comment: Great experience with great food, slower service as there were only two staff member but it has a very cozy feel and great slow paced dinner to really spend time talking with friends
Name: R****
Date: 2021-10-23 04:43:37
Rating: 5
Comment: Cute little place with a great 6 course omakase - very seasonal and all the courses were excellent. They also offer a sake pairing with some really unique sakes. A great experience!
Name: O****
Date: 2021-08-16 14:50:43
Rating: 5
Comment: Elegant and delicious food. Friendly stuff. Fun dining experience.
Name: P***** C********
Date: 2021-08-05 22:59:46
Rating: 5
Comment: Super cute and intimate experience, chef was very warm and friendly… We were a bit early for our reservations but we’re still able to come in and enjoy a drink. Food was fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Name: P**** D
Date: 2021-08-01 09:27:37
Rating: 5
Comment: One of the best meals you’re likely to have…anywhere. Food. Drink. Hospitality. Decor. Chef owned and operated, small and local. A place you’ll fall in love with…wish you lived near…so you could call it your neighborhood spot.
Name: C******* S*****
Date: 2021-07-25 08:37:23
Rating: 4
Comment: Small intimate venue with delicious food. They have vouchers available but you must email ahead of time and reserve a spot. A few hoops but definitely worth it. Also a very good sake selection.
Name: R***** M*****
Date: 2021-07-21 03:04:48
Rating: 5
Comment: My friend and I were in the LES for drinks and decided to grab dinner last minute. There are a lot of great options but we weren’t sure where we would find availability. We stumbled upon this place and were unsure they would seat us for omakase. We were so pleasantly surprised when they were happy to accommodate us and offered the full omakase menu at short notice. It was such a cozy atmosphere with limited seating options and super friendly service. They rotate their menu seasonally and we were lucky enough to get their Summer menu! We both went for the omakase and it did not disappoint!!! I always say that if I’m going to eat out, I want an experience I can’t get at home. This was definitely the most creative meal I’ve had in a long time! It’s definitely worth it if you’re adventurous and open-minded, and you seriously can’t beat the price for what you get. There’s such a variety of dishes that you definitely won’t get bored, and everything is so different than the dish before. Even if you put all food aside, the service was truly remarkable. The waitstaff were hands on, but also gave us plenty of space to enjoy each presentation. I loved learning about each dish, and even more so the passion and intention behind each creation. This is a true NYC gem and I would recommend that you check it out! There was another table who left while we were still eating and they said goodbye to the waitstaff in such an endearing way, they were clearly regulars who had brought their family in from out of town! Seriously, check it out!!!
Name: E**** C***
Date: 2021-04-17 22:51:10
Rating: 4
Comment: Delicious! The only thing is my husband wasn’t completely full, but he came home and ate some cashews and was fine. Everything was delicious and thoughtful. The sake tasting is only $40 and a great pairing.
Name: C********** E****
Date: 2021-02-20 20:01:14
Rating: 5
Comment: This place is phenomenal. We did the Omakase set menu with the sake pairing for two and it was truly one of the best dining experiences and best prix fixe menus I have ever had. Six completely different and incredibly interesting courses, with very thoughtful and robust sake pairings. Really opened my eyes to the huge variety in sake! The last savory dish, tender pieces of duck over a chestnut rice, which the owner said was inspired by her childhood, was one of the most amazing things Ive had at a restaurant. Highly recommend this place!!!
Name: R***** A*
Date: 2020-12-06 04:02:47
Rating: 5
Comment: Went here for their 6-course omakase with my boyfriend. We really enjoyed all of the courses as well as the drinks (he had a cocktail and I did the sake pairing). The foie gras in particular sent me to heaven, and the duck breast was the tastiest Ive had. There was a lot of attention to detail that made the whole experience really delightful.
Name: C******** K
Date: 2020-02-17 22:31:39
Rating: 4
Comment: We did the omakase before the Grand Opening of the new location. I think we were the only reservation for the night but a group of four decided to walk in. Unfortunately, only the owner was the only one working (probably because she only expected to serve two people.) Because of this, our food didnt start getting served until over an hour after we were seated. We were in no rush that night so it didnt matter.Very small restaurant but bigger than last Rabbit House. Can seat around 12. The owner was super nice and friendly. The lychee drink I got was not very good but I think they just got their liquor license so there is room for improvement.She didnt ask me when I made my reservation or at the beginning of the meal if I had any dietary restrictions so I couldnt eat two of the six dishes. Im not even sure if she could have made substitutions.I really enjoyed the gnocchi, the snacks, and the rabbit. Wasnt a fan of the black sesame dessert. I would come back, especially because my cousin lives down the street.
Name: A**** W***
Date: 2020-01-08 06:20:48
Rating: 5
Comment: My favorite place in NYC. Kind of want to keep it to myself...
Name: H*** Y* W**
Date: 2019-10-16 12:40:40
Rating: 4
Comment: My husband and I are super fans for the rabbit house so we were really excited to hear they opened up their second spot.We were here for their 6 courses Omakasa Prix Fixe dinner during soft opening. Overall, the food was amazingly delicious but the service should be improved to operate more smoothly.Firstly, we were served when we waited by sake bread sticks which was sake-smelly with soft texture. We both loved all 6 courses which were delicate with high quality ingredients and surprised us every moment we had.Our favorites were Foie Grass and Risotto with Wagyu beef, the Foie Grass was amazingly soft and melted in your month, the Risotto was flavored with truffle and little bit chewy which we loved the texture. The best thing was the chef introduced every dishes with ingredients, stories and meaning when she served.Only complaint was their service, attentive but reluctant since it was the first day for the waiter. Moreover, we had our reservation at 6:00 pm (There were only 2 time slots: 6:00pm and 8:00 pm) and waited more than 30 minutes to be served. The chef told us she needed to wait another group but, for us, they should take their own responsibilities since they were late.
Name: T*** G
Date: 2019-10-04 02:40:37
Rating: 5
Comment: Came here for a weekend dinner. This location is in the west side of the first location, about the same restaurant size.Was greeted by the server when coming in, and he helped putting down the belongings. It’s omakase so you don’t have to choose, and they will ask for allergies. The dishes start to come when the party arrives in full.Infused water: I think it’s pear infused.Bread stick: soaked in sake. It got a very unique flavor.Snacks: I don’t enjoy the egg and the sea urchin is a little too salty for me. The Bloody Mary has an interesting taste, but the oyster wasn’t as fresh as we expected.Foie Gras: The taste is really good! The daikon reduces the fatness of the foie gras, but the richness remains. It has a little sweetness to enrich the whole dish. Very well designed.Poached King Salmon: The salmon was lightly salted. The bases was a nice balance of the purée and the tofu mango sauce, with a little chopped beans. I enjoyed the base better than the salmon.Signature Rabbit: The same dish as it’s first location. The chocolate sauce is a creative addition to the tender rabbit. Together, the balance of sweet and salt give a nice touch to the meat.Wagyu Beef: imported beef from Japan and truffle from Italy. It has a very mild flavor and extremely aromatic. This is probably the most western-styled dish and we enjoy it a lot!Sale Poached Asian Pear: The pear is really yummy and refreshing! I don’t like the almond paste but that’s very personal, and I still like the dessert.Good service in general. A little on the slow side as it seems to go on the fine dinning track. As soft opening, it has special price of $65 per person which was worthy.
Name: C**** H***
Date: 2019-08-30 11:55:43
Rating: 5
Comment: Excellent food, great staff. Happy hour sake and beer. All good. Food is not really japanese, more like fusion. Some menu are not japanese at all. Excellent food nevertheless.
Name: M** J
Date: 2019-07-13 16:00:20
Rating: 5
Comment: Cosy Japanese sake bar with cocktails and tapas. Octopus tacos, tartare and beef rib are delicious!
Name: Y* C***
Date: 2018-10-21 20:48:31
Rating: 4
Comment: Overall a cozy place, not much sit inside, the food not excellent but taste ok
Name: K****** N********
Date: 2018-07-11 00:46:00
Rating: 4
Comment: This was my first time here, so I decided on the Omakase option (available on Wednesdays and Sundays).The apps were interesting with oysters in beer and jelly(I think) and miso paste. The spare ribs app was delicious.Rabbit was good, it was my first time.
Name: J******* S******
Date: 2018-06-01 00:50:03
Rating: 5
Comment: Our meal here was really something special. The restaurant is very small - kind of an up and coming place - such a great find and exactly what I love about dining in Nee York. We went on a Wednesday evening and were sat at the bar immediately. I believe there were just two women working the kitchen and bar, personally churning out edible art on a plate for their guests. If you’re looking for something different this is the place. Really interesting flavor experience that I feel so fortunate to have had.
Name: J***** P*****
Date: 2017-12-07 17:56:00
Rating: 5
Comment: Amazing service, small and intimate seats about 10. Recommend getting a reservation, I reserved but it was luckily slow that day. The owner was soooo sweet! Recommending wines for me and my wife to try. They also have an adorable cat wall! Love love love it, cant wait for go back to NYC to get this meal!
Name: T*** T*** L*
Date: 2017-10-16 16:10:02
Rating: 5
Comment: A great small & cozy restaurant for date nights. Need reservations.
Name: A K (*********************
Date: 2017-07-09 01:13:38
Rating: 5
Comment: Amazingly great spot! We stopped by for a quick drink at this cozy nook and we were not disappointed! A very small, cozy spot for Japanese (tapas) food. Great sake cocktail and great selection of wines to compliment with the food! Confession: we didnt have food here, but looking around the crowd, it definitely seemed to satisfy the customers! Sweet service and cozy ambience! Great spot!!
Name: O*** E******
Date: 2024-01-27 16:23:55
Rating: 5
Comment: A very unassuming tiny place with great sake variety and a perfectly delicious omakase.