The modest exterior of Henry's End suits the Brooklyn Heights gem. With a focus on game and vintage wines, the Michelin Guide recommended restaurant is a gorgeous balance between the comfort of home and fine dining. Our server slouched a bit and I'm told she's a lifer- delightful in her simple, "great choice, very good," for each thing we requested. The sommelier surfaced to discuss our wine choices- the winner: La Jota from Howell Mountain-Napa Valley (1984). Mellow, with lots of fruit, the wine suited the nougat colored walls and exposed brick.The server offered a gorgeous bread basket with a variety- among those, rolls flaked with dried fruit and fennel. We mulled over our first-course choices, concluding on the chilled corn and green chile soup special and the warm pistachio crusted goat cheese salad. The soup came with a drizzle of sour cream with a slightly smokey chipotle after-taste. The dish would have benefited from a bit more spice, but was quite satisfying for a humid night. I found the salad to be average- dressed in citrus vinaigrette, the pistachio flavor could have been more pronounced and the greens were a bit overdressed.
For our main courses, we settled on the boneless chicken breast wrapped around fig jam and goat cheese and the mustard seed coated yellow-fin tuna. The chicken came sliced and fanned with a bread coating. Per the server's recommendation, I took the tuna medium-rare. The fish was well presented in a tower of three triangle pieces over sauteed spinach with a soy glaze. Both main courses came with side plates of simple green beans and rice pilaf.We were unable to finish our plates and needed to decline dessert! A lovely and pleasant dinner, it's definitely fitting of Zagat's note, " This is why they built the Brooklyn Bridge."
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