Two thoughts:<BR><BR>Sabrina on Nineth and 43rd -- really excellent small contemporary American restaurant, modest prices, if you stay away from the specials.<BR><BR>Bricco on 56th Street. (I posted details about this restaurant recently on this board, so if you do a search you should be able to find it.) Good Italian restaurant. If you stick to the pastas you can easily eat for under $80 for two. Attentive waiters and an upscale atmosphere.<BR><BR>You can also walk up Nineth Avenue -- there are lots of reasonably priced restaurants from 42nd Street up to 57th Street, most of which don't even take reservations.

I like Dervish (Turkish food) at 146 W. 47th St. (bet. 6th &amp; 7th Aves.). It has a $20 prix fix until 8pm. Judson Grill is pricier but very good.

Try Federico's. They have a website: http://federicosnyc.com/media/websitefedericos.html
Their priced fix menu (3 course) is $22.95 and I read it is romantic and not so noisy with a piano bar playing. We are doing that when we go in a month. It is on 50th st near the Gershwin Theatre (Wicked)