New restaurant reviews
In this week’s Newsday, Joan Reminick awarded a rare 3 stars to Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar in Babylon. “Chef Pierre Rouget (who owned Emerson’s) turns out gently priced small plates meant for sharing” and a “thoughtfully conceived wine list featuring 30 selections by the 3- or 6-ounce glass.”
Long Beach’s Atlantica on the Ocean didn’t fare so well; Peter Gianotti gave it 1 star, writing that “chef Todd Jacobs’ early-on food, which, while occasionally good, is about what you’d expect at a very showy catered affair.”
Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar in Babylon. (Newsday photo / Uli Seit)