Comments on: First Look: Peniche http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/ Food Finds in the Lower Hudson Valley Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:09:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10388 Peter Wed, 28 May 2008 01:34:00 +0000 http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/#comment-10388 My wife and I went to Peniche with some friends this evening. The food was splendid. The bill was as high as it would have been in a typical fine restaurant, but that was only because we continued to order items to sample. If one orders strategically he will leave full without spending much - the potato dish, the skirt steak and the pork sliders are, together, enough to fill two people and all are very good choices at $5-$8 each. If you order the cheese, hamon serrano or other small "antipasti" type items, the cost will soar and you won't quell an appetite. The bartender also poured our drinks light - if you aren't going to sample their house white or red sangria, save your drink money and go elsewhere for after-dinner drinks. Order smart and you can get some great, filling food without taking a huge hit to the wallet. My wife and I went to Peniche with some friends this evening. The food was splendid. The bill was as high as it would have been in a typical fine restaurant, but that was only because we continued to order items to sample. If one orders strategically he will leave full without spending much – the potato dish, the skirt steak and the pork sliders are, together, enough to fill two people and all are very good choices at $5-$8 each. If you order the cheese, hamon serrano or other small “antipasti” type items, the cost will soar and you won’t quell an appetite. The bartender also poured our drinks light – if you aren’t going to sample their house white or red sangria, save your drink money and go elsewhere for after-dinner drinks. Order smart and you can get some great, filling food without taking a huge hit to the wallet.

]]> By: Kathy http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8723 Kathy Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:38:38 +0000 http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/#comment-8723 Paolo I enjoyed the food and thought it was tasty and I like the idea of tapas because you can order as few or as many dishes as you like. It can get costly. I had nothing to compare it to so I took his word that it was not genuine tapas. I guess you shouldn't believe everything a man tells you. lol I don't remember what area of sprain my friend is from. I'm not from a competitive restaurant. I happen to know anthony and his father and was a great fan and very frequent customer at Trotters. Kathy Paolo

I enjoyed the food and thought it was tasty and I like the idea of tapas because you can order as few or as many dishes as you like. It can get costly. I had nothing to compare it to so I took his word that it was not genuine tapas. I guess you shouldn’t believe everything a man tells you. lol I don’t remember what area of sprain my friend is from.

I’m not from a competitive restaurant. I happen to know anthony and his father and was a great fan and very frequent customer at Trotters.

Kathy

]]> By: Bill Salatino http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8722 Bill Salatino Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:01:52 +0000 http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/#comment-8722 My Uncle from Valencia, Spain and I went to Peniche and we went crazy over the food and drink Anthony has provided in this new tapas restaurant in White Plains. I have been to a few tapas restaurants in Manhattan and believe me they do not come close to Peniche. Peniche, according to my Spanish Uncle is right up to par with any restaurant in Spain (and his family owns one). Just wanted to be on record to say Anthony et al have done it again and we cannot wait for '42' to open. Bill October 9, 2007 My Uncle from Valencia, Spain and I went to Peniche and we went crazy over the food and drink Anthony has provided in this new tapas restaurant in White Plains. I have been to a few tapas restaurants in Manhattan and believe me they do not come close to Peniche. Peniche, according to my Spanish Uncle is right up to par with any restaurant in Spain (and his family owns one). Just wanted to be on record to say Anthony et al have done it again and we cannot wait for ‘42’ to open.

Bill October 9, 2007

]]> By: Paulo http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8716 Paulo Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:28:35 +0000 http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/#comment-8716 Dear Kathy and Liz, I just recently visited Peniche with 10 friends, of which 2 are relatives visiting from Portugal, they loved the food and it was on par with the best restaurants in Lisbon. To suggest that the food doesn’t have a genuine Spanish or Portuguese flavor, Kathy you must be a person from a competitive restaurant, that statement is very hard to believe. Now, in regards with your friend who was born in Spain, where are his taste buds? Overall, the food is great, it will only get better and the ambience is unlike anything else in White Plains. paulo Dear Kathy and Liz,

I just recently visited Peniche with 10 friends, of which 2 are relatives visiting from Portugal, they loved the food and it was on par with the best restaurants in Lisbon.
To suggest that the food doesn’t have a genuine Spanish or Portuguese flavor, Kathy you must be a person from a competitive restaurant, that statement is very hard to believe.
Now, in regards with your friend who was born in Spain, where are his taste buds?

Overall, the food is great, it will only get better and the ambience is unlike anything else in White Plains.

paulo

]]> By: Kathy http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8711 Kathy Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:47:35 +0000 http://lizjohnson.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/08/first-look-peniche-2/#comment-8711 Hi Liz: Glad you were able to sample Peniche.... I love Anthony and his father and was a big Trotters fan and am looking forward to the opening of 42. I took a male friend who was raised in Spain and he was not a fan of the tapas. He said nothing tasted authentic. I enjoyed the food but I never tasted the genuine article from Spain or Portugal. The dishes are not filling and I know they are not meant to be. By the time you have your fill and drink, it is price of an expensive meal. Did you sit in the bar area at all. I find it to be, and have heard from other people,it is a bit claustraphobic. The wall behind the bar gives it a dungeon like feeling when there is a crowd. I'm also anticipating the opening of Antipasti. The Italian version of Peniche. lol On another note. The High Street Road House in Rye has new owners. They are renovating. Kathy Hi Liz:

Glad you were able to sample Peniche…. I love Anthony and his father and was a big Trotters fan and am looking forward to the opening of 42.

I took a male friend who was raised in Spain and he was not a fan of the tapas. He said nothing tasted authentic. I enjoyed the food but I never tasted the genuine article from Spain or Portugal. The dishes are not filling and I know they are not meant to be. By the time you have your fill and drink, it is price of an expensive meal. Did you sit in the bar area at all. I find it to be, and have heard from other people,it is a bit claustraphobic. The wall behind the bar gives it a dungeon like feeling when there is a crowd.

I’m also anticipating the opening of Antipasti. The Italian version of Peniche. lol

On another note. The High Street Road House in Rye has new owners. They are renovating.

Kathy

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