The Garden at The Standard, East Village

We sat and ate at No Bar over the weekend, so we were given the brunch menu. The avocado toast was tasty, but both the omelette and chilaquiles were a little too salty

Quiet and very ambient garden 🪴 Surprisingly good tea 🫖 Really enjoyed having drinks here.

TLDR: The Winter Garden is a “glamping” eating experience, fun and quirky. Food is fun and delicious.

This whole experience was fun and quirky, never anything like before. We first arrived in our dining area which is a mini private yurt just big enough for two to squeeze in, definitely toasty. Inside the yurt is themed with camping or “glamping” items. The menu is to be read with 3D glasses.

The food comes in 3 courses which you get a good variety of choices each appetizer, entree, and pre-set dessert all to share. The appetizers we got frito pie, smoked trout dip, and wagyu sliders. The frito pie concept was cute in a fritos bag; the chili and mushroom in the frito pie was tasty but slightly overpowered by the chips themselves. All appetizers were delicious.

For entree we got the bison tomahawk steak, chicken pot pie, and short rib stew. Bison steak had a nice crust and the meat was not too dry nor lean. Short rib in a stew is a genius idea and the meat was super tender. Chicken pot pie was good but a little on the salty side. All were again, delicious.

The dessert was mushroom forest. I must say this was one of the most interesting dessert experience I have ever had, that despite the waiter explaining each and every component beforehand, left the rest of the taste imagination to my brain. It wasn’t all sweet; a hint of umami flavor as well as some acidity to cut the sweetness. In addition we got smores cooked on a open fire which is the cherry on top to this “glamping” eating experience.

A Lewis Carroll-esque dream-like garden in the middle of Noho where tastefully placed plant structures and pastel highlights set the stage for great conversation vibes. I wouldn’t come here to eat a lot or get drunk but much rather, to lounge and talk over a couple drinks.
Service is kind and on point in our experience, floral themed drinks were finely mixed and thought of and snacks were tasty. Competitive prices for joints in this league.

(In all honesty, all the negative reviews for this establishment on Google maps are extremely subjective and shouldn’t be taken as a rule of thumb. Nonetheless, everyone is free to express themselves and management should address the situation. I have reviewed some terrible spots before, but this one does not deserve to be defamed.)

I’ll definitely be back.