Lower Manhattan; image from flickr by Lancer E

South Street Seaport is home to many shops and restaurants and offers a plethora of interesting things to do.    

Where we ate:     

She said:     

Our last evening in the Financial District was spent in a little steak house restaurant called MarkJoseph‘s.  It was recommended to us by the desk clerk at the Hampton Inn as one of the best restaurants in the area.  I had had so many mussels and seafood that steak sounded pretty good.  It was a cozy little restaurant located just under the Brooklyn Bridge, and very expensive.  I made the mistake of trying the lobster ravioli– how stupid!  When you’re in a steak place you order the steak.  Bill’s steak was wonderful.  We had a salad (ala carte) before the entrees.  I’m beginning to wonder when it started to become okay to serve WEEDS for a salad.  First of all they have no flavor and secondly they are impossible to eat!!!  and…..they charge $8.00!   

He said:   

I had seen MarkJoseph’s on a list of famous steak houses in one of the airline magazines and, since it was right behind our hotel, I was eager to try it. I can see why it made the list, everything - the food, the service, the atmosphere - was perfect! Also, it didn’t do anything to change my opinion that everything in NYC is very expensive! But I accept that eating at a famous restaurant with a well deserved reputation will not be a bargain meal. And, as Marla said, but failed to follow her own instinct, a nice juicy, medium rare filet was a welcome respite from all the seafood we’d been enjoying.