491271 Tue Feb 19 14:01:35 -0800 2008 5 18 Manhattan 0 3414134 They called today and canceled our reservation in March. When I went to Open Table to make another one on another day there is a message that the restaurant is unavailable. What gives? Tue Feb 19 14:01:35 -0800 2008 95060 idia 1 3414216 It's been rumored to close almost continually since the employees bought the restaurant from the family who owned it. Not sure exactly when it went co-op, but it was somewhere around the end of '06 I think. Sad, but not surprising. Tue Feb 19 14:17:04 -0800 2008 3414134 11407 JoanN 1 3414282 I know but that's 2 years ago! Oh well -- back to Ouest for me! (not a bad decision, hey?) Tue Feb 19 14:31:23 -0800 2008 3414134 95060 idia 1 3417948 Unfortunately, it's true: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080220/FREE/487113822/1050/newsletter01 (watch for the broken link, you may have to cut and paste it into your browser) I for one, will miss it, although it was not the same after the Pujol family left. Wed Feb 20 13:29:05 -0800 2008 3414134 12428 bobjbkln 2 3418504 I agree that this closure is sad. One more old-timer gone. We have fond memories of great meals at Rene Pujol over the years. Unfortunately, the last one, lunch during the summer, was just so-so, and the restaurant itself seemed a bit dreary. Definitely not what it was during the Pujol ownership. Wed Feb 20 16:06:50 -0800 2008 3417948 13867 RGR 3 3418620 It broke my heart when Pierre au Tunnel, founded by another of the Pujol brothers, closed a couple of years ago. My father's factory was down the street, and I had been going there since I was a small child. Sad to see these old classics going. Wed Feb 20 16:40:24 -0800 2008 3418504 13812 floretbroccoli