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| - WOW! Buca Yorkville was absolutely incredible. The food you get here is innovative, avant-garde, and just plain yummy.
Some caveats:
1. This was a special dinner - I was taking out my parents for their 33 year wedding anniversary so needless to say, the restaurant of choice had to check all the boxes: good food, good service, good ambiance
2. I had done my research...this place had mixed reviews on yelp and trip advisor so I was getting nervous. But I forged ahead. Dinner was going to be on a Monday at 7pm
Location.
Yes, Buca is not on Scollard. It is next to the Four Seasons Residence, but not the residence entrance right on Yorkville Street. Buca is located next to the Four Seasons Residence entrance crossing the hotel's courtyard. It literally is closer to the Rose Garden.
Upon entering, a man greeted us and printed a ticket which I assumed to be our table reso. My mom was apprehensive about the seating because she didn't want to be seated against the wall (tables close to each other). We were very lucky that we got a table all to ourselves (the one closest to the private dining area). And yes, it does get noisy and loud here (a negative common in reviews). I think we were lucky because of our table...the noise didn't bother us too much.
Our waitress was fantastic! Lisa explained everything to us...went step by step explaining the menu (another negative of Buca Yorkville is the service...luckily, we loved our waitress).
Food. Okay, please order the following:
1. Squid Ink dumpling (YUM)
2. Baked whole fish in salt (1500mg is more than enough for 4 people). We ordered the artic char and the fish was tender tender
3. Raw branzino covered in Sicilian unfiltered olive oil. THIS WAS MY FAVE! What a lovely way to begin the dinner. Literally, Lisa took this fresh fish and sliced thin and delicate raw slices. The unfiltered olive oil was so perfect, and with a light spritz of lemon and salt, this dish was so simple, yet so utterly delish
4. Duck pasta (Bigoli). Pasta was perfectly al-dente and the sauce was very yummy
5. Suckling Pig - this was a very tender piece. For the meat eaters, this is really good.
6. Oysters - fresh and with this lovely foamy sauce.
7. Deserts we had the tiramisu which is a deconstructed version (yum) and the panna cotta which is such a little pretty bomb, we didn't want to eat it. Good for a lighter dessert.
Not so much:
1. The Nodini was not that great. A lot of the reviews highly recommended this dish, but inmo, it wasn't that special. Basically hard, little bread balls with garlic.
2. Funghi pizza - not what I was expecting. I would not order this pizza again as the gorgonzola cheese was overpowering. Not a lot of mushrooms. I would however order another pizza as I liked the consistency of the crust.
Conclusion?
We had such a fab time. The food really is different and unlike anything I have eaten, which is refreshing. Some of the other reviews indicated that the portions here are smaller, but our table actually shared everything and had to take food home. I would highly recommend sharing everything so you can order and taste more dishes.
Wine prices aren't that bad too. Yes you can order in the 100's but there are also a lot of 60-70 options. Lots of glass choices so you can taste.
Would I come back here? Absolutely! It definitely is a great special occasion place. Everyone at the table thoroughly enjoyed the food, service and ambiance.
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