Tree Bistro

I threw a surprise dinner here for my younger cousin with 9 of her closest friends. They were the easiest restaurant I’ve ever worked with for a group dinner. So accommodating, such a pleasure to coordinate with, no advance credit card required. They gave us the prettiest garden table and the entire experience was great. The food was very good too — highlights included the zucchini fritters, burger, and seafood linguine. Highly recommend this for a group or even a semi-​private party!

It was raining and I was starving. I like trees, so I though why not take a peek at the menu. It looked like something I could dig on so I ventured in. I’m not sure what it is but there is some undefinable romantic quality to the restaurant. Was it the perfect glass of champagne or the steaming hot mussels? Was it the lovely wait staff or the melodic music? I’ll never be sure. But I’ll most certainly be returning to this haven ASAP.

What a pleasant surprise this little restaurant was! The service was great! A lot of reviewers that complained about bad service sat outside so I decided to reserve inside. I requested a table away from the service area and kitchen (they honored it). The restaurant is small but very quaint! The food was pretty good. We ordered crab cakes (my daughters loved them I thought they were ok). The escargots were pretty good quality wise a little more salt and I’d say spectacular! The calamari with chorizo was very good and flavorful. The goat cheese walnut baby spinach salad was very good. The French fries were fine (I’m not a fries person but my twins loved them!) We all ordered the crème brûlée. Two were great! One had caramel that was a bit burned but we didn’t complain. All in all I thought the place was pretty good. The service (again I sat inside) was great! Dinner, desserts, and 3 glasses of wine was $ 135… Not bad! We were very satisfied and happy. I will come back and try different platters on the menu… The same food at any other French restaurant would’ve easily been close to $ 200.

Went here with two pals and felt it was nearly magical how well it all came off:
The cooking is outstanding (flavor popping out of chicken, perfect saffron sauce, etc.), they can’t be skimping on ingredients, service was exemplary and I love the décor
Will be back beyond such time as I’ve been through the full menu twice

I went to Tree for the first time tonight and it was just so so lovely. Beautiful back patio garden. The restaurant had all these little touches and details that you could tell the owner really loves the place and takes tremendous care of it. We had drinks and dessert. I had a delicious wine and my husband and his friend were very happy with the beers on tap. My waitress also looked like a young Geena Davis (added bonus). We will definitely be back for a proper dinner very soon.

I came across this place and loved it! Great food with a small simple menu. I got the mussels, crab cake, kale salad, their tree burger. They were all very yummy and good portions. Their staff is so nice and awesome :) our waitress was incredible and very sweet! It has a great patio in the back that super nice and cool. Probably a great place to be in the summer. Very vintage French look — perfect for a date :)
Great wine! Great service! Great everything!
Always can tell that the owners really care about their customers. That’s always a plus!
Definitely will be back here!

This place is amazing. I came here for dinner a couple of weeks ago and despite it being busy we felt completely taken care of. The appetizers (crispy calamari and escargot) were incredible, and the much-​talked about seafood linguini was even better than I imagined.
Colm, the owner, is hugely friendly and made a point of chatting to us which made us feel super welcomed, and the wait staff were so sweet and delightful the whole way through. They even surprised us with deep fried oreos (!!!) at the end which were AHMAZING.
I will be back as soon as I can, their back garden is also incredibly beautiful and a total hidden treasure in the Village.

Shout out to Colm and staff for a their help in creating a magical evening for a colleague’s farewell party last evening! The food and ambiance cant be beat.
Thanks again– so lucky to have a such a great place in my neighborhood.

Great little establishment. The food was very filling and tasty. I went about two weeks ago but my experience was so good I made it a point to come back and give them a good review which I never do. They also have a great wine menu. It was a great date to take my girlfriend to on her birthday the experience was nothing but great.
I’d highly recommended a small group to go there.

This is a really nice place where we had our holiday party. I had no idea it existed and found out that they’re only open 5 days a week and for dinner only, and if they’re still in business, they must be doing something right.
You walk into a very quaint, intimate restaurant, with a small bar on the left and a small dining area — romantic and rustic décor. We were led through the dining area, made a right, past the stairs that lead to the restrooms, a quick left, and down a narrow hallway into the backyard.
Their back patio is beautiful! There’s a large white tent with plenty of heaters to keep you warm and it looks really cool — we also had a few colleagues decorate the spot, but in general, it’s a pretty back garden.
Given that it’s a holiday party, I was wondering how the food was going to be, but it was FANTASTIC. Being vegetarian, they had plenty of veggie options and they all hit the spot. There was a kale salad, sweet potato croquettes (delicious balance of sweet and savory), this eggplant lasagna that was super tasty, along with sides of green beans and truffle fries (which were a bit too truffly in my opinion).
The servers were all very sweet and attentive. They came to check up on us often, but not overbearing, but made sure we all had drinks and were having a fun time.
Overall, given the pleasant experience I had with the ambiance, food, and service, I’ll definitely have to come by for dinner sometime.

This place has super attentive and friendly service. The atmosphere is relaxing — not too crowded, good music. We got some great bread and butter to start — usually a good sign when the bread is good, right? Not exactly.
I’m sorry to say (especially because the wait staff was SO NICE and the atmosphere really is lovely) that it was not a good meal overall and we won’t be going back. We got the escargot and the sauce was not tasty (how can you go wrong with lots of garlic I don’t know) and texture was just meh. The special of butternut squash soup was excellent — beautiful color and great depth of flavor. I got the steak frites and truffle fries and it was terrible. My boyfriend got the fried goat cheese which was also delicious so I’m guessing while those were finishing frying my steak was sitting under a heat lamp so the fries got rubbery, the truffle cheese turned to plastic, and the steak was like eating a doorstopper.
Save yourself the tums breakfast that I’m having today and eat somewhere else.

Wow ! $ 24 for 9Oz of NY Steak… Small? Well not for me ! And… Unbeatable price for the quality at Dinner time. A Steak House would charge this kind of Item (pure meat 100% ready to eat) nearly $ 40 … So, yes, it’s a Bistro with a charming Garden. You are In NYC but that allow you to travel OUT for a fraction of a cost. Several times I had Dinner atTree and they are very good people paying close attention to their guests. Artisanal Bistro as we call it in France :)
Go there and try by yourself !

Very cute restaurant in the middle of east village. Nice patio in the back. Very romantic. If there weather is cool enough definitely ask for a table there. The food was very good and tasty but the portions are on the smaller side. Very friendly staff.

WONDERFUL place! Never having been here before, I picked Tree Bistro based on other Unilocal reviews as the dinner venue to cap off my sister’s bachelorette party the first weekend of August 2015, and we 6 were all SO happy with the choice. First, there was the utterly charming décor and warm welcome we received, even after we let them know we were running 20 minutes late for our reservation…
Then, we were led back to exactly the type of table I’d requested in their magical tented garden, and were promptly met and attended by our awesome server, Olivia. We ordered all of their delicious tasting boards, a couple salads, and shared amongst the table several of their entrees, along with several bottles of rose… which may or may not have been poured into wineglasses with penis straws we brought… ;) I’d warned them ahead of time about the nature of our celebration, but everyone there had very good humor about it, and congratulated my sister, and laughed along with us.
You must order the creamy bacon peas! Every single thing we ordered brought smiles.
We were also treated to an *incredible* fried Oreo dessert topped with caramel sauce that was to die for.
We had such a marvelous time here, and the food was SO good, I can wholeheartedly see why so many others come here for their special occasions, and even wedding receptions.

Fabulous ambiance with a whole garden in the back where you dine semi-​outdoors among the herbs and trees. The seafood linguini dish is simply marvelous. It is one of the best seafood linguini I’ve ever had.

Came here on a food network review. Inconspicuous when entering from 1^st avenue. Easy to miss it if you are not actually looking for it.
As an appetizer I ordered the chorizo with fennel. Excellent! The warm spice of the chorizo was well complemented with the cold mild tart of the celeriac.
My server, Olivia, was very friendly!
Of course, I ordered the linguine with mussels. Hmm. Not the best linguine I’ve had. For one, the entire dish was too salty for my palate and then there were some uncooked linguine as well.

Lovely night. Came here alone. Had great food. A delightful waitress (olivia) in a beautiful setting. The garden is simply delightful
Had the escargot and linguine and Panna cotta, all were delicious.

Ambience is romantic and chill, service friendly and quick, food delicious. The zucchini risotto was very light and tasty.

Colm the owner is accommodating, super nice and flexible and nothing short of amazing. He wants to see you happy, that’s it… and he will work with you to try and make your event what you want it to be.
I held a friend’s baby shower here yesterday, it was months in the planning. His staff was helpful and just willing to go out of their way… the food was scrumptious and again, I am a BIG customer service person… this place just had a sense of home and friendliness.
The venue is gorgeous… the back was tented but even tented it was still just so perfect. It’s rustic, garden-​y, romantic, simple and imperfectly perfect.
I cannot wait to have another reason to return. Thank you guys for making this event wonderful for us.

Very cute cozy bistro. Ate here on New Years Day. It wasnt packed. There were also seatings in the back area which was «heated». Must order the escargots! It was so good and buttery. I couldnt stop dipping the bread into the sauce. For entrees we had the seafood linguine which my husband enjoyed and I had the Cassoulet which was the duck confit. Overall, our meal was very delicious! Staff were all nice and attentive. This place makes a nice date spot!