Pure Wine and Food vs Quintessence?

[Ingenue]

I flipping adore these eateries. Pure blew my universe apart when I first moved here. I loved the cookbook, so one of the first stops I made in the city was to Pure Juice and Takeaway. I had the veggie lasagna, raw sushi, malaomar (the most amazing raw dessert ever dreamt), and a caramel bar, plus a brazil nut milk, cacao, goji shake and a coconut water. Totally spent over a hundred bucks but the food was worth more than the price tag. It's about really, deeply enjoying a raw culinary experience and never once feeling like you're missing out because there's nothing cooked on your plate. So often, eating out for us becomes figuring out which side salad best suits your needs you know? It's a constant blend of restraint and re-commiting yourself to the raw doctrine you ascribe too. Pure is a vacation from all of that and imho worth any price.

Caravan of Dreams knocks my socks off as well. It's a lovely, vibrant atmosphere with great food for raw and cooked vegans alike. Bonobo's is totally a raw deli! It's perfect for lunch as long as you're in the area. They let you sample anything you like before you order and they are extremely knowledgeable on the ingredients and preparation methods.

One day I truly believe Raw Food will be as accessible as Chinese delivery is today. Until that day comes however, NYC and it's completely innovative Raw Chefs are working hard to close that gap.

Smooches, Em

[Vegan Princess]

Bonobos delivers - now that's freakin cool!

[Rwmomto5]

I used to go to Q's when they had both restaurants, I preferred the uptown one.However I found a lot of the combos funky tasting.
Pure Food and Wine is great for atmosphere as long as I stick to basic salads. The more gourmet dishes are very nut heavy and I hated the lasagna.

The desserts on the other hand are the best, the ice creams taste better there than if you buy them from Pure Juice and Takaway.

I like Caravan and Bonobos too but those are casual.

[raven]

I shared an appetizer and entree at Pure and spent over $50. The food was beautifully presented and tasted good but I was hungry when I left and think it's ridiculouosly overpriced. At Quintessence I was able to share an appetizer and entree and the two us couldn't finish everything. The portions are much more generous and the food quality was comparable, if not as spectacular as Pure. Bonobos is ok for a salad but their prices just went up too.

Suzy