657208 Mon Oct 05 12:32:30 -0700 2009 11 18 Manhattan 0 5080487 Looking for a quiet place (meaning conversation will be possible) with great food in the soho/east village area. Open to cuisine, but prefer ethnic places perhaps thai, mexican? Was considering ll Buco or perhaps Bay Leaf? something along those lines....up to $75 pp including drinks. TIA for any recommendations. Mon Oct 05 12:32:30 -0700 2009 28398 maria_nyc 1 5080532 knife and fork www.knife-fork-nyc.com tree http://treenyc.com/ Mon Oct 05 12:45:06 -0700 2009 5080487 1103202 smokeandapancake 1 5080565 What about Pylos on East 7th? It is within your price range, lively but not noisey. Mon Oct 05 12:51:56 -0700 2009 5080487 140371 gringnyc 1 5080649 Supper - East Village, NYC Mon Oct 05 13:22:44 -0700 2009 5080487 1114087 mekravitz 1 5080710 At at El Paso corner of Houston and 6th, only people in there t 12 on Sunday. Spanish/Mexican. Not bad. Mon Oct 05 13:39:39 -0700 2009 5080487 1081531 drlee_susquespine 1 5080793 Just went to Hundred Acres on MacDougal and had the dinner you're looking for: we were with another couple, had quiet catch-up conversation and a delicious meal including glasses of wine/cocktails and the bill was in your range. I say go for it. Another suggestion would be 12 Chairs, which was lovely, but it seems a bit louder and I was only there for lunch. I think you might be able to do Yerba Buena (now with two locations, one EV one WV) for that amount and food is great, may be a bit louder. Mon Oct 05 14:13:29 -0700 2009 5080487 129657 nattie23nyc 2 5164279 Thanks everyone for your recommendations; we ended up going to Buenos Aires (East 6th street) and I'm happy to report that it was a huge hit. We all got steak and it was AMAZING! I got the garlicky fries and they were to die for....the whole experience was a combination of great food, atmosphere, and service, plus...excellent affordable wine. I will definitely be going back ASAP. (I am still dreaming about that steak!) Sat Nov 07 19:19:28 -0800 2009 5080793 28398 maria_nyc 3 5164707 Oh good. I like that place too. Very good steak, and the vibe in there is very friendly and welcoming. I would have said it may be a little too lively for quiet catch-up, but happily it wasn't. Sun Nov 08 05:52:39 -0800 2009 5164279 94227 egit 2 5164603 I love the bread pudding at Hundred Acres, but I've only ever had that dessert and cocktails. What did you get for dinner? Sun Nov 08 02:36:42 -0800 2009 5080793 17058 Pan 3 5165831 We all got entrana except for one person who got the Filet MIgnon. I got the garlic fries (becuase french fries are my guilty pleasure) and the rest got the mashed potatoes. The steaks were just amazing...I got a taste of the filet mignon and have to say that I liked the entrana better (go figure). And I wish I had written down the name of the wine because it was a mellow red which everyone liked (Argentinian or maybe Chilean?) I'll get the name next time I go for dinner. We all split one dessert (tres leches); which was just about right considering we could hardly move from so much meat. Sun Nov 08 17:07:09 -0800 2009 5164603 28398 maria_nyc 4 5165978 You got these things at Buenos Aires. I was asking nattie23nyc what s/he got at Hundred Acres. I've been to Buenos Aires (not recently), and found it good, pleasant and a good value, but nothing amazing, except for the price. Perhaps it's gotten better since then. Sun Nov 08 18:27:59 -0800 2009 5165831 17058 Pan 1 5164657 esperanto Sun Nov 08 04:57:39 -0800 2009 5080487 11476 intrepid