Marseilles, the French brasserie in Hell’s Kitchen where we stopped for brunch before theatre, is generally consistent — ideally located down 44th Street from the Shubert Theater where we saw POTUS, the farcical show about the women behind the President that had us belly laughing. I recommend.

Seems we misread the menu, thinking the bloody Mary’s ($12) we ordered were part of their $21 bottomless brunch drinks with the purchase of an entree. Our waiter corrected us after ordering our second, saying that the offering was only for their mimosas.

One friend started with the four white asparagus ($17.00) topped with tiny morel mushrooms and sprinkled with almond dukkah (a blend of the nuts, seeds and warm spices) plus the light comte foam on the side and followed with half-dozen east coast oysters, cocktail & mignonette($19.00)

Two of us ordered their Mediterranean “chopped” salad, one with grilled shrimp, the other with grilled chicken ($25). The salads were fine and fresh, filled with lightly dressed ingredients, including some of those items listed on the menu (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, feta cheese and greens), yet the salad was not chopped, was without olives but with sliced fennel. Tasty but not as described. 

Off we ran to the curtain of POTUS, happily satiated. One friend wanted to wait by the  stage door where we ran into some of the cast, Lea Delaria and Julia White!

I recommend both.

 

 

Marseille
Hell’s Kitchen
630 9th Ave
New York, NY 10036
(212) 333-2323
marseillenyc.com