After our meal at recette (West village restaurant) tonight Buzz has asked Chef Schenker why the dishes on the menu are all in small dishes, even including the ones like rabbit stew ($26; from the price I thought that this is a substantial rabbit stew dish, but it was not) and quail dish ($23; from the price I did not expect that the dish came only with half tiny bird). Chef’s answer was “I got board tasting a dish which has more than a couple of bites.”
Short attention span is affecting every place. Each small dish we have tasted at recette was very good, but they were too small to satisfy my craving for a substantial size of appetizer or entree.
Another note: Bad service really kills the restaurant no matter how good food they serve. Rude, blunt and authoritative service at recette completely destroyed our willingness to return to the restaurant. The restaurant was packed, so they do not need to bother loosing us in any way.