Lunch during Restaurant Week is also a great deal, as you can get 3 courses for $25. You can also get away with not having reservations, which is what a friend and I did one day for lunch. La Fonda del Sol is a Spanish restaurant, serving tapas, but we came for the Restaurant Week menu. What I loved about this place though is the light. Located right outside of Grand Central Station, it had floor to ceiling windows that flooded the place with lots of light. Paired with bright decor of reds and yellows, the place just makes you feel so happy and light-hearted.
Calamari Salad
Scallop appetizer
We started off with two appetizers: a calamari salad with beans and arugula and then a scallop dish on top of cherry tomatoes. Both were outstanding and looked beautiful too.
Roasted chicken breast
Skirt Steak
Next course brought us a roasted chicken breast topped with olives and paired with a veggie medley. The chicken itself was a little dry, but the olives and vegetables were so good that it made you forget all about the dryness. Unfortunately, we weren’t so thrilled with the grilled skirt steak. The mango and peach party sitting on top were fine, but the meat was bland and dry.
Torta di Santiago
Buttermilk Panna Cotta
Dessert then comes around with a Torta de Santiago, which I think was a lemony almondy Spanish cake with fromage blanc ice cream. The star of the night, though, was the panna cotta. Buttermilk panna cotta with strawberries. Absolutely amazing. We scraped that plate clean. 
La Fonda del So
Metlife Building
200 Park Ave
New York, NY 10166l
b. chiang
September 4, 2011 at 12:19 am
me loving this post and TAPAS would be understated.
reminds me, next time you’re in the 757. hit me up! gotta take you to that tapas place I was telling you about.