Comfortable, relaxed, upscale, delicious… Those words barely describe this brand new eatery in Midtown Manhattan. Tiberias (45 East 34th Street; NY, NY 10016; Tel: 212.481.4222). is under OK supervision, its fare is cholov Yisroel dairy. SYR and I went there yesterday at mid afternoon, less than a week after it opened. It may be brand new but, the two Steinhart brothers have been working in and managing restaurants for the last five years, in spite of their very young ages. This is the realization of their dream, a dream of having a unique restaurant with something different than the standard offerings. If this is how they started, it will not just be a dream!
A partial view of Tiberias Restaurant
SYR started the meal with the Stuffed Mushrooms, stuffed with fresh vegetables topped with mozzarella and doused in cream sauce.
5 button mushrooms, stuffed with vegetables, topped with mozarella, doused in cream sauce.
She found it very flavorful, each ingredient combined for a delicious, perfect, appetizer.
I had the Gravalax. Homemade smoked salmon with potato crustini and cucumber salad with dill and mustard, subtly flavored and very good to the palate.
We then shared the Special of the Day, Pasta del Sol. It consisted of penne with cream sauce and cherry tomato culis, topped with a nicely sized grilled Atlantic salmon.
Considering it was a hot, humid day SYR accompanied the meal with a Lime & Srawberry Smoothie, made from freshly squeezed lime juice, a bit of lemon zest, fresh strawberries and crushed ice. It looked great and tasted even better. I had the Coffee Slim Shake (it’s sugar free, but you wouldn’t believe it from that great taste!), it came with ice cream, skim milk and was topped with cocoa powder. On the table next to us, a young lady was feasting on an interesting looking Affogato de Gelato, her expression told us it must have tasted heavenly. She explained to us that she’s enjoyed it here before, it consists of a large scoop of sugar free vanilla ice cream, in a boiling shot of espresso served in a martini glass…
We ended the meal with their Jack Daniels Cheese Cake, this is a Mozart type cheese cake with 2% percent of Jack Daniels whiskey. It tasted superb and looked great, served with three ice cream scoops, some whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
Jack Daniels Cheese Cake
SYR had a Torino Hot Chocolate, gourmet hot chocolate with a partially submerged milk chocolate bar… buonissimo, ottimo!!! I had their Cappuccino, an espresso with steamed milk topped with foam, made from Italy’s famed Danesi Gold Beans…. subtly sweet with a pinch of brown sugar, artistically presented.
Tiberias Cappuccino
A great experience in a brand new eatery with a nice ambiance; as SYR puts it, NO-GUILT DELISH! This definitely calls for an encore…
CS
The Kosher Scene 
I loved it!! Scrumptious!! We were welcomed as soon as we came in. The restaurant was clean and inviting. The food was delicious and presented so beautifully. Vegetables tasted fresh and perfectly seasoned and prepared. The fish was cooked perfectly and served on a plate of pasta with a light cream sauce. It was sumptuous but light. They did a great job designing the restaurant and all of their touched show throughout. They may be young but they are obviously experienced and able to make this whole thing happen. Wishing all of you a giant Mazal!!! We can’t wait to go back!!!!
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I have been there twice since they opened, once for take-out and once in the sit-down waiter-service area. Both times were tasty food, but incredibly slow service.
They messed up my order and it took almost 30 minutes to bring me a panini! The food was tasty, but I don’t have time for waiting so long. This is NY, but they acted like it was not…very slow.
I am willing to try them again if they get there act together, because we could use some good kosher places in the area.
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