The Feisty Foodie

Opinionated Food Critic

  • Around NYC
    • Brooklyn
      • Bay Ridge
    • Bronx
    • Downtown Lunch
    • Long Island Eats
    • Manhattan
      • Chelsea
      • Chinatown
      • East Village
      • Financial District
      • Flatiron District
      • Gramercy
      • Greenwich Village
      • Hell’s Kitchen
      • Lower East Side
      • Midtown
      • Murray Hill
      • SoHo
      • Tribeca
      • Upper East Side
      • Upper West Side
      • West Village
    • Queens
      • Astoria
      • Bayside
      • Corona
      • Elmhurst
      • Flushing
      • Elmhurst
      • Flushing
      • Forest Hills
      • Howard Beach
      • Jackson Heights
      • Kew Gardens
  • Cuisine
    • Africa
      • Moroccan
    • Americas
      • American
      • Argentinian
      • Brazilian
      • Cajun
      • Canadian
      • Creole
      • Cuban
      • Hawaiian
      • Mexican
      • New American
      • Southwestern
    • Asia
      • Cambodian
      • Chinese
      • Filipino
      • Indian
      • Indonesian
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Malaysian
      • Russian
      • Thai
      • Ukrainian
      • Vietnamese
    • Europe
      • Austrian
      • Belgian
      • French
      • Greek
      • Italian
      • Lebanese
      • Mediterranean
      • Spanish
      • Turkish
    • Other
      • Fast Food
      • Fusion
      • Tapas
      • Vegetarian
  • Feisty Fun
    • Articles
      • Feisty Bento
    • Baseball
    • BlindBakerNYC
    • Events
      • FF Giveaways
    • Fiction
    • Food Memories
    • Food Services
      • CSA
      • Fresh Direct
      • Ready to Cook
    • Jenn of NEB
    • Product Reviews
    • Project 365
    • Recipe Fridays
    • Serial Thursdays
    • The Beer Boor
    • Tuesdays with TT
  • Recipes
    • Baked Goods
    • BBQ
    • Beef
    • Beverages
    • Breakfast
    • Brunch
    • Chicken
    • Desserts
    • Duck
    • Lamb
    • One Pot Meals
    • Pasta
    • Pork
    • Ramen
    • Sauces
    • Seafood
    • Side Dishes
    • Steak
  • Restaurants
    • Bakeries
    • BBQ
    • Bistro
    • Breakfast
    • Burgers
    • Cheese
    • Deli
    • Desserts
      • Ice cream
    • Pizza
    • Seafood
    • Shabu shabu
    • Steakhouse
      • The Great Steakhouse Tour of NYC
    • Tea
    • Trucks/Carts
    • Wine Bar
  • Stadium Eats
    • Citi Field
    • Citizens Bank Park
    • Nationals Park
    • PNC Park
    • Shea Stadium (Closed)
    • Yankee Stadium
  • Travels
    • Asia
      • Hong Kong
    • Europe
      • England
        • London
      • France
        • Paris
      • Greece
        • Athens
      • Spain
        • Barcelona
      • Turkey
        • Istanbul
    • North America
      • Canada
        • Montreal
      • United States
        • Arizona
          • Phoenix
        • California
          • Los Angeles
          • San Diego
          • San Francisco
        • Connecticut
        • Georgia
        • Hawaii
          • Maui
        • Illinois
          • Chicago
        • Louisiana
          • Baton Rouge
          • New Orleans
        • Maryland
          • Baltimore
        • Massachusetts
          • Boston
        • Nevada
          • Las Vegas
        • New Jersey
        • North Carolina
          • Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
        • Pennsylvania
          • Philadelphia
          • Pittsburgh
        • Texas
          • Austin
        • Washington
          • Seattle
        • Washington DC
    • South America
      • Argentina
        • Buenos Aires
        • Iguazu Falls
      • Peru

Loreley

December 28, 2010 by Feisty Foodie 12 Comments

For a recent Midtown Lunch Happy Hour, I chose Loreley as our venue because SpB had whispered in my ear… “meatballs. frites. same basket. wtf. wtf. wtf. MEATBALLS AND FRITES IN A BASKET” – this sounded ridiculously appealing to me – hello!? – so I quickly made plans to drag my HH lush friends.  Plus, I’d been to Loreley years ago and enjoyed the quirky atmosphere; a German biergarten right outside Chinatown?  Sold. 

It wasn’t that difficult to convince everyone of the greatness, either; as with any biergarten, the beer selection was pretty decent (though I’m sure Beer Boor will speak up and confirm or deny this, as I, um, stuck to drinking hard cider or something along those lines…). 

When I arrived, everyone was enjoying large steins of beer, though I didn’t bother to ask what they were drinking.  TT was sitting next to me, and we began discussing the merits of ordering food.  “Meatballs and frites,” I said.  He responded, “No meatballs.  Meatball’d out.  No meatballs!”

IMG_6378

So he ordered a burger.  He said it was good, but not life changing.

Hungry also ordered a platter of some sort, while CheeeEEEeeese ordered soup.  I didn’t take pictures nor did I happen to hear how they liked them (they were sitting at the other end of one of the long picnic tables in the outdoor back patio area), so hopefully they will speak up and share their opinions… 

IMG_6377

Meanwhile, Nommables’ Dean and I both went straight for what we’d come for: meatballs and frites. 

When the basket arrived, I was pretty surprised by how many meatballs there were – 8, I think.  I’d expected a low number – 3-5, perhaps, just tossed in with my frites.  Plus, these were pretty huge! like small hamburgers that hadn’t been flattened (pre-cooking, I don’t press on my burgers once they’re on the grill, I’m not crazy). 

What really struck me immediately as I placed a ball in my mouth was how soft they were.  I knew they were pork from the menu, but just how succulently soft each piece was; it was along the lines of biting into a meat cloud, a burst of meat juice released into your mouth along with the lovely flavor of happiness.  Provided with each basket were small cups of ketchup, mustard and curry ketchup; but the surprise win was definitely the curry ketchup – a slight kick of curry in there, the smell of curry, and just yum.  The frites were pretty tasty too – properly fried, crispy, and great to munch on while chatting with everyone; since the portion was so generous, it was easy to share as well.

Yvo says: Well, that was a win.  My cider was $5, and for $10, that ginormous basket of meatballs and frites was an excellent value that totally stuffed me.  I’d say it stuffed me for the night, but I’ll be honest: directly afterwards, we headed over to Quickly Shabu Shabu because I wanted hot pot.  Mostly cuz I’m a pig, though, not because I wasn’t full already.  With a pretty extensive menu for a biergarten, I can’t imagine why I wouldn’t return to Loreley sooner than later… mmm!  
recommended

Loreley on Urbanspoon

Filed Under: Around NYC, Belgian, By Name, Cheap Eats, Cuisine, Europe, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Restaurants Tagged With: frites, Meatballs

« Maya: A Toast to Mexico
Tuesdays with TT: Indian Brunch »

Comments

  1. BeerBoor says

    December 28, 2010 at 9:44 am

    You rang?

    Loreley carries a very good German beer selection. Sure the prices are a buck higher than average, but you pay extra for hipsterdom. Plus, anything can be served in liter or, if you like warm beer eventually, a 2 liter stein.

    Also, you didn’t mention the service which is… spotty. Even when you only stay for one beer thanks to a higher-priority event, it’s painfully obvious.

    Reply
    • Feisty Foodie says

      December 28, 2010 at 12:26 pm

      Our service was fine actually…

      Reply
      • BeerBoor says

        December 28, 2010 at 1:04 pm

        DON’T THEY KNOW WHO I AM?

        There was a decided lack of interest in taking my order, serving my beer, and taking my money. Apparently had I stuck around they might have improved.

        Reply
  2. TT says

    December 28, 2010 at 9:54 am

    I had good reason for no meatballs.

    Meatball Madness!

    Reply
  3. Nicholas says

    December 28, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Are those meatballs fried? They look like balls of boneless fried chicken… but that could be my eyes deceiving me.

    Reply
    • Feisty Foodie says

      December 28, 2010 at 12:40 pm

      It’s the horrible red overcast in the pictures – they’re not fried, I think they were baked to achieve that lusciously soft texture.

      Reply
  4. T.C. says

    December 28, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Nice balls of fury with fries. The burger looks plain.
    Decent selection of German beers? Okay, cool.

    Reply
  5. aimee says

    December 28, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Looks good girl!

    Reply
  6. Hungry says

    December 28, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    According to their website, I had the following:

    Schlachtplatte mit Kassler, Rippenspeck und Rauchwurst $21
    Large butcher’s plate with smoked pork chop, rib bacon and smoked sausage served on a bed of sauerkraut and mashed potatoes

    Lots of meat. Some fattier than others (rib bacon) but really filling. I had to force others to eat some of the food. I couldn’t handle it myself.

    Reply
  7. CheeeeEEEEse says

    December 28, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I had this:

    Kartoffelsuppe mit geräuchertem Speck und Brotwürfeln $4
    Potato soup with smoked bacon and croutons

    I love potatoes, I love soup, I love bacon.

    This soup was great. The bacon wasn’t overpowering the creaminess of the soup, but I expect that there was very little in there. Anyway it was fantastically priced at 4 bucks and checked all the right boxes as far as soup goes for me.

    Reply
  8. skippymom says

    December 29, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    Days like today make me wish I lived in NY – well except for the snow. I don’t know what is more delicious – FF’s meatballs [yum!] or what Cheeese had or Hungry’s meal.

    I can’t believe you went out for hotpot afterwards FF – how do you not weigh a gazillion pounds you bitty thing. 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Recent Posts

  • Holiday Gift Guide 2020
  • Easy Ways to Ease into Becoming an Eco-Friendly Household
  • It’s been a while!
  • Top 5 Luxury Hotels in New York City
  • New York Baby Show 2019 – TICKET GIVEAWAY!
  • Taste of Citi Field: A Guide to Game Day Eats 2019

Recent Comments

  • Stephanie on Easy Ways to Ease into Becoming an Eco-Friendly Household
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2020 — The Feisty Foodie on Holiday Gift Ideas
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2020 — The Feisty Foodie on Nesting Like a Mother – Slow Cookin’ Up a Storm (Mostly)
  • Lisa on It’s been a while!
  • zizi on Banh Mi Cart
  • Feisty Foodie on It’s been a while!
  • Xerlic on It’s been a while!
  • Daniel on Hop Kee

Tags

365 Bakeries banh mi BBQ Beef beer Blackboard Eats Breakfast Brunch Burgers Chicken Chinese cocktails contest dessert Desserts DLS drinks dumplings Feisty Bento feisty family fried chicken fries giveaway Ice cream noodles One Pot Meals Pasta Pizza Pork press event Ramen Recipe Fridays salad salmon sandwiches Sauces Seafood Steak Sushi tacos trucks/carts TT Vegetarian wings

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress