Dinner in NYC before a play
 

Looking for a good, medium priced place close to Broadway to have dinner before an 8pm play. Any suggestions?

Becco. $21.95 chef's special of three fresh pastas and either salad or anti pasta.

Best deal in Midtown.

There are dozens of options. What theater, what kind of food? Becco is on "restaurant row" and there are at least 4 or 5 other good options on that block including Joe Allen (American food), the Hourglass Tavern...
Maria Pia & Basilica are other Italians with prix fixe menus.

www.tourdefrancenyc.com (Maison might work for you)

www.nycrg.com (I like Roberto Passon and Maria Pia)

www.marseillenyc.com (Marseilles)

Sometimes, pre theater, I will have appetizer, salad and dessert :) or just a main course, so you might want to look at the menu/prices online -

Thanks for all the fast suggestions. I will be at the Winter Garden theatre one night and the August Wilson theatre the other. Is Becca associated with Lydia Buste...(can't think of her last name)?

Dervish Turkish also has a reasonable pre-theater prix fixe with lots of choices.

You can check menupages.com for locations, comments and to view menus.

Yes, Becco is somehow affiliated with Lydia but I'm not crazy about it.
http://menupages.com/restaurantdetai...mp;cuisineid=0

Thanks to posts on this board, have a reservation at Le Madeline prior to Jersey Boys.

These are moderately priced:
Ciro's 8th Ave & 49th St cirotrattoria.com

Trattoria Daniella 8 Ave & 46 St

Del Frisco for Steak

Greek - Molyvos 7th Ave & 56th St

LeRivage

I think they all have websites.

mcheryl - enjoy Jeresy Boys - we saw it recently and it was fantastic!

Just to clarify what "mid-priced" means in NYC... you get 3 courses for about $30 to $35. You can do better than that by eating at Becco, but while I like the food, I really don't like the before-theater experience. It's particularly crowded and noisy, and I always seem to get stuck in the bar room, where the tables are truly miniscule. It's definitely gone down since the expansion. It's owned by Lidia Bastianich and her son, but she has absolutely nothing to do with the food coming out of hte kitchen anymore.

We were recently at LeRivage - not impressed by the food. My wife's shrimp were overcooked. My fish was not that good. Service and ambiance were nice and it was close to the theater.

I go to Le Rivage fairly often, and I'd have to agree that the food isn't always consistently good. Yet sometimes it's really good, especially if you get one of the specials, which usually have a supplement.

I posted recently about a meal I had at Film Center Cafe (9th Avenue/46th St). It was surprisingly good, and it's very possible to eat there for $35 per person, including a glass of wine and tip.

You can always eat in the West Village and be just a few subway stops away. It is two stops on 8th Ave Express.

I agree re Le Rivage; a few doors
further west (364 W 46) - same side - is Le Beaujolais which has
been serving an inexpensive prix
fixe pre-theatre dinner for many years...and more authentic if you
wish French cuisine.

We were there in July and loved Chef Bobby Flay's (foodtv) restaurant American Cafe practically across the street. It was fabulous!

Baldoria is a good Italian spot-walk to theatres and the "easier" one to get into with a similar menu to the famous Raos, oned by the same people.

Baldoria is a good Italian spot-walk to theatres and the "easier" one to get into with a similar menu to the famous Raos, owned by the same people.

One of the reasons I recommend Becco is because it is cheap, good, and close to the theaters.

Also, you can get a reservation as early as 4:30PM.

By far the best is 44 1/2 on 10th Avenue between 45th & 46th Streets. Great food, service and gorgeous staff.