I discovered Sinigual, a contemporary Mexican restaurant located Midtown East, a couple of months ago and we decided to go back with my nephew, certain that we would have a great meal there, our first experience being very positive. This place is fairly big, with the open kitchen in the back, and, in contrast to the previous time we went, it was packed! The negative was that they were definitely understaffed, but the food was worth the wait.

Dining room at Sinigual in Murray Hill, NYC, NY

As I mentioned before, it is a contemporary Mexican restaurant, so the menu is a mix of classics as well as original dishes, with a majority of non-vegetarian dishes, served in fairly large portions.

Here is what we had :

At first, they brought us some tortillas and tortilla chips that seem to be homemade (delicious), and served with salsa and cream.

Then, we ordered their guacamole, made table side. We had to wait a bit because it was a hot item and there was only one poor guy making it. I admit that portion wise, it is fine for two people, but not three. The guacamole itself was good, not the best, but good.

As a cocktail, I ordered their Modern old fashioned, made with Kraken Caribbean rum, regans’ orange bitters, simple syrup, imported luxardo cherries and fresh orange. It was quite good, deliciously sweet, but slightly watered down.

Old fashioned at Sinigual in Murray Hill, NYC, NY

For our entrees, we tried:

Fresh fish tacos made with grilled seasonal white fish, pico de gallo, fruit relish, handmade flour or corn tortillas, red and black beans, pasilla-cilantro rice, avocado relish and sweet corn cake.

Lobster quesadilla made with Monterey jack and cotija cheeses, pasilla chiles, pineapple-mango salsa, chipotle sauce and avocado relish.

Lobster quesadilla at Sinigual in Murray Hill, NYC, NY

Chipotle barbecue ribs, made with chipotle-raspberry tamarind barbecue sauce, grilled corn on the cob, red & black beans and yucca fries.

All these dishes were really good, my favorites being the lobster quesadilla that had lots of cheese in it and chunks of lobster, and the ribs that were literally falling off the bones. The fish tacos were good, but I admit that I loved ce when the fish is deep fried, adding more texture, but still, worth trying.

Needless to say that after all of that, both times, we had to skip dessert. Too bad because they looked as good as the rest of the menu.

I like Sinigual: this is the perfect place if you want to have a more elegant Mexican meal, but with prices that are not outrageous.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Sinigual - 640 3rd Avenue, New York, NY, 10017

Sinigual, Contemporary Mexican, in Murray Hill, NYC, NY

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