Velo Bistro Wine Bar - Recommended
12 N Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960-2620
Phone: (845) 353-7667
The wife and I wanted to break the normal weekend routine - you know: Whole Foods, Home Depot, Target...good times. So, we decided to head up north to the Hudson Valley area and picked this cute town called Nyack. It has a Hoboken type feel, but with an older crowd - a ton of shops, restaurants, and bars right on the Hudson River. Looking at Yelp and the chow boards, people were raving about Velo and while this is not blow you away food, it's solid serving comforting food which is perfect for the cold weather. Apologies for the blurry pictures - looks like the droid camera doesn't do well in very dark places.
Our Menu
Mussels in a Pesto Broth **
I haven't had mussels in forever and it's perfect food for the cold weather. These were nicely cooked with most being plump and juicy. The thing that put this over the top was the spectacular broth that was spiked with pesto. Add the nicely charred bread which was a perfect sponge for this broth that has crack-like addicting qualities.
Mac and Cheese *
Shaved Black Truffle and White Truffle Oil, Pesto Bread Crumbs
Creamy and loose cheese sauce (perfect texture) served with a papardelle-like noodle, but slightly thinner. The sauce was flavored nicely, but I'd like a little more cheese flavor and less truffle. Still pretty tasty though.
Prosciutto Wrapped Cod (special) *
The cod in general was pretty moist, served with a nice onion cream sauce and very buttery mashed potatoes. The sides of brussel sprouts, fried matchstick potatoes, and some type of sweet root veg (parsnip or sweet potato) were uber comforting for the weather. The proscuitto didn't do much to the cod though in terms of flavor - just keeping the fish moist.
Homemade Brownie and Vanilla Ice Cream
Brownie wasn't my cup of tea. I'm a bigger fan of a chewy brownie rather than one with a cakey texture. The combo of ice cream and brownie was nice though.
--- What the F - in a bad way | (no stars - poor to average) | * Good | ** Great | *** What the F – in a good way
Overall Restaurant Experience
- Food (7.8/10) – Satisfying bistro food. Nothing blow your mind, but still exactly what I wanted with the cold weather.
- Service (8.5/10) – The server was pretty damn good. Our's was friendly and made good recommendations of the dishes and the wine. Food came out at a pretty good pace.
- Atmosphere (8.0/10) – Reminds me of plenty of restaurants in Hoboken with the exposed brick, darker decor, and candle lights. Kind of like a nice bar type of feel. We got there at 5pm on a Saturday and were the first ones in and were seated right away. The place was packed with mainly families and some other groups of people. We were definitely the youngest ones there over 18.
- Price (7.5) - Price was ok for the quality of the food. About 23-28 an entree which wasn't so horrible to me.
Great times in Nyack and the food was pretty good at Velo. I wouldn't make a trip from NJ just to eat here, but I would go again since these flavors are definitely in my strike zone with the cold weather.
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