NY American Grill (City Centre)

• What used to be a little coffee shop in between Cranachan and Zizzi was hiding a mass of space behind it
• Cranachan has gone all American on us and NY American Grill is the result
• The big pull for me is that they have a special Jospur grill that cooks food at 700 degrees to give a chargrilled flavour without making everything bone dry
• M bored of seeing burgers at the minute so was glad to open the menu and find (in addition to the burger) ribs
• We had been invited a few days before the restaurant opened to the public so my aim was to get a proper feel of the food and surroundings
• We started with the NY platter for two that consisted of calamari
• I got too excited and ordered the most filling drink that there is before eating my main course
• When it arrived it was a little weak on the strawberry side but as soon as I mentioned it to a member of staff they whipped it away and had it remade for me
• Having been to preview nights before I know that they have them to iron out these kinks but I was impressed by how willing they were to make things right for everyone visiting
• Because what is dinner at an American joint without a rack of ribs
• As we started eating they seems a little overdone but actually the ones in the middle were cooked perfectly
• They are served with corn and their own refurbished coleslaw but we ordered fries because it seemed strange not to have them
• M a lucky lady to have an understanding husband that will share all of his food with me so that I can write about it
• Ribeye usually has the marbling of fat we are looking for without tasting fatty so we went for the 10oz but you can also get a 14oz
• Tomato and fries were spot on accompaniments and the pepper sauce we&rsquo
• Having not finished the main there was no dessert that was going to convince me that I had to have it
• On the other hand the cocktail list was calling me and would serve as a fine sweet treat
• Our waiter was eager to help
• Think parma violets with a classy edge and some roses thrown it
• Instead of just being served over ice the cocktail arrived in a little jug on ice with the glass separate
• There were a few things that need adjusted but on the whole we left with a really positive opinion of NY American Grill
• Got the lunch deal which was a 2 course deal
• The sharing platter to start was nice and had calamari
• The hot dog I had for main course was nothing special
• The cocktail I ordered (that I can't remember the name of but it came with cotton candy) was delicious so if I was to go back here it would probably be just for drinks
• The welcome was warm (though the chap took the voucher then wasn't sure if he had done so
• He fulfilled my request for a booth which was very comfortable and I liked the setting in the elegant shopping centre and the steak was one of the best I have ever had
• The included bottle of wine was also very good

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