Relaxing and noshing with a couple of fellow FoodSouls on a sunny afternoon, gazing down the twinkling Hudson at the GW bridge and the Manhattan skyline...it's easy to believe life doesn't get any better than this. But it does, when a Pier View staffer pops open the French windows, allowing the fresh early spring breeze to waft in. Ah ...
Al fresco dining season is right around the corner and Pier View would be a good venue for it. Come summer, the free concerts in the mini-amphitheater on the waterfront may be close enough to provide a live sound track for the excellent people watching, which was already in swing on a lazy Saturday in April.
Oh, yes, the food. I'd almost forgotten about that. There's nothing too exciting on the menu, but what I tasted was good. The soup du jour, New England clam chowder, is easy to get wrong. Pier View's version was nicely prepared, with tender clams, a bit of thyme, and a light, barely thickened broth. The crispy cheese quesadilla was served with an abundance of fresh, cool guacamole, snappy salsa, and sour cream. I also enjoyed the fries and olives I swiped from the other FoodSouls.
Overall, the prices are reasonable, though some of the pricing seemed odd. How can fish and chips cost more than grilled shrimp? And the Cobb salad with a ton of toppings including chicken, eggs, bacon, cheese and avocado, is just a buck or two more than the modest garden variety.
The service was friendly, and we felt welcome to linger. Which brings me to a word of warning: the parking patrol keeps a close eye on the lot at the end of the block, so be sure to feed the meter. We all got tickets, including one written just two minutes past the expiration time. Kind of a letdown, after such a nice afternoon.
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