Essentially I came here to experience the tea and food because I saw it on TikTok. I knew it was 88$ but I didn't know it was $88 PER PERSON WHICH IS WILD and VERY OVERPRICED because we only got 2 pots of different teas (also got up charged $8 for the tea) we got dragon and jasmine. Then the sandwiches were egg, hash, and shrimp and the fillings inside were very sparse. The sweets were too sweet and I noticed most of the people around me sent back the top row of sweets, which speaks volumes. The sandwiches are supposedly unlimited but when we got the second and third serving of the sandwiches the fillings were so sparse we tasted only bread. The place itself is clean and pretty. Service was decent. Wouldn't come again for a bill of $230 (plus 20 tip) for ONE tray of sweets and a few pastries and 2 small pots of tea , and basically 3 WHOLE sandwiches. My boyfriend wasn't even full. We had to get him a slice of pizza and corn dog around the corner
Sherry Wilson
Great experience for afternoon tea, albeit a bit expensive for the value. Pastries and sandwiches were tasty, the white peony tea was fine, nothing special. The atmosphere is beautiful and might be a top 10 nyc
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley Z.
One of the most flavorful/memorable meals I've had in a while! We walked into Figure Eight on Sunday evening without a reservation and were seated promptly at the bar. The restaurant space is small but beautiful, with a blue glow and gorgeous gold accents. Bathrooms were so clean and had adorable framed polaroids of the restaurant's opening day. We were starving, so we ordered fjve dishes, and we were very full by the end of it: 1) Corn jalepeno bolobao. smaller than I'd imagined, but very cute and topped with a thick pat of butter. Pulling apart the bread and biting in was a very discordant experience, because you think it's going to taste like a pineapple bun, but then you are hit with spice of the jalepeno right away. This was unexpected and delicious, loved the pieces of corn inside contrasted with the sweet/crunchy topping. My only complaint was the bread itself was kind of tough/difficult to rip apart. Not as soft and fluffy as some other bolobao I've had. The cornbread is not too grainy, which I like. 2) Razor clams. Fresh and light, nothing particularly memorable. Cute presentation. 3) Long beans. Also unexpected but very delicious! This is a cold salad dish that you cut into bite size pieces, dressed with a DELICIOUS spicy peanut butter sauce. My bf and I are both Chinese and reminisced on our moms making a version of this dish. We wanted to pour this sauce on noodles, but the long beans were a healthy, crunchy alternative. Quite spicy! 4) Pork ribs: Good, very juicy, but paled in comparison to.... 5) FRIED SKATE! This was my favorite dish of the whole night, the one that did the best job of balancing the line between Chinese and Southern. Two tender pieces of skate coated with a Cajun/sichuan dry rub and chili oil and served with a fluffy biscuit, pickles, and homemade ranch, the server recommended making fish sandwiches so we both took a half biscuit and made open face sandwiches. This dish was an explosion of flavor. The fish is so tender but VERY spicy. We were both struggling/chugging water but kept going back for another bite. The ranch was a nice, cooling addition. Biscuit was perfect, flaky and warm. Pickles yum. I haven't been this impressed by a restaurant dish in a while. At this point, we were stuffed after the skate/ribs/10 cups of water, but we made room for dessert. We got the malted yuenyeung and it was the perfect topper to this meal. Served in a teacup, it has milk tea cake covered with a layer of fluffy coffee mousse and malt crumbles. The mousse and malt crumbles were a delight in my mouth, scraped the teacup clean. 4.5/5 stars because there were some dishes that were skippable (ribs, razor clams) but the fried skate and malted yuenyeung were standouts. What a wonderful meal, ended with complimentary puffed sorghum for the road! One thing I'll note, things got pretty messy at the bar once the entrees came out. They offer a hand wipe for the ribs, but between them and the DIY sandwich, I needed about ten more.
S
Amazing food. Everything is delicious. Price is okay.Portion is a bit small so recommended to go as a group of 4.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Santiago Lopez Palacio
Resident in NYC for the last 12 years, I have grown accustomed to high prices. As we all know, the situation has clearly worsened since the pandemic, but there must be a limit to how much New Yorkers can be taken for granted. As a party of 3, we all took a seafood tower at $55 a piece. Being served half a tail of a lobster of no more that 1.25 lbs to be divided in three is simply obscene. For $165 for 3, we also got one crab claw each, one shrimp, one scallop ceviche, a spoonful of smoked fish salad and a marinated mussel or 2. Simply outrageously overpriced!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Alexis Kwok
Amazing tea service/brunch and exceptional service! My husband and I went to celebrate our anniversary and they added extra touches to make the day extra special. The sandwiches were amazing and I love how you can get refills. The savory pastries were fun and a nice twist on chinese flavors. And the desserts were nicely balanced and not overly sweet which most high tea places tend to miss the mark on. All in all, we loved our experience and having tried multiple high tea places in NYC (including the big names), we can sagely say that this is our favorite yet! Can't wait to come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason W.
Figure Eight is a Chinese-Southern fusion restaurant located in the West Village. It's fairly small and not too loud, so you can easily converse. The menu basically hosts a variety of items that are influenced from Chinese and South Atlantic cuisine. The fried skate was the highlight. It was crunchy, a little spicy, and seasoned with interesting spices. I thought the pork ribs were passable, but not something I'd revisit. Some of the plates are fairly small, so order accordingly and mix with the larger format dishes. Overall, I liked Figure Eight! Good for a date or small group of friends to share a bunch of interesting dishes.
Jeff Tsang
An eclectic fusion of Chinese and American Southern cuisine. Can't say everything worked, but I appreciate the creativity. Thoroughly enjoyed my time here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Alex Chen
Very impressive marriage of Chinese and Southern cuisines while simultaneously elevating both. Flavors gravitated towards the stronger side, but stayed well-balanced. For four of us, we ordered more starters, sides, and medium side dishes (didn't opt for the larger-format dishes this time) and enjoyed everything, but standouts include the Hot Fried Skate, Turnip Tots, and Bok Choy and Starfruit Salad. Service was helpful and friendly, but space was definitely on the tighter side (pretty typical for the West Village, I suppose). Would definitely try again in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Fried Skate, Long Beans
Geoffrey Kerr
Chinese meets southern cuisine- what?! I’m not sure how you come up with this idea, let alone knock it out of the park, but Figure Eight manages to distinguish itself among the ever-growing list of fusion restaurants in the city. We managed to snag a pair of seats at the bar, not knowing what to expect. Standouts were the scallop crudo and the egg waffle. Also some great cocktails. I loved the Feisty Monkey King.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppy HK Egg Waffle and Chicories & Persimmon Salad
Figure eight *masterfully* pulls off a fusion that, on its face, seems way too overly narrow to be tasty--north Carolinian and Chinese food. Whattt??Yo, it's so good. Jalapeño corn bolobao. Bitter melon martini. Hot fried skate with chili crisp.It's confident in its bold flavor choices, but they're never overpowering or unbalanced. The interior was deliberate, unpretentious, and elegant.Get a reservation while you still can!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
K Y.
This is the sister restaurant of Silver Apricot. We got very good experience at Silver Apricot so we decided to try Figure Eight. First of all, this place is expensive for the portions, however, I think it's fair to pay up for the creativity. We ordered 8 dishes (including 2 desserts) for 2 people. The overall impression is this place might be too creative for us. We can tell the chef made an effort to create dishes, but we somehow fail to see synergies of the ingredients - Shanghainese smoked fish salad: The fried saltines are nice, but the smoked fish salad tastes very much like white fish salad and it's slightly too salty Corn Bolobao: The texture of the bread is not real soft and fluffy, and we don't see how adding corns and jalapeno make the bread tastes better HK Egg Waffle: The egg waffle isn't anything that tastes like the original. It has a rough texture because of the cornmeal. Also not sure how the hot honey butter complement the "waffle" Hong Shao collard greens: Collard greens are not easy to work with because of it's bitter taste. A very mundane dish Breakfast chowder: With so much seasonings, we can't taste the soy milk at all. Sourdough youtiao doesn't tastes like the original youtiao. This youtiao is more dense and drier than the original Bok Choy Star fruit salad: This is the best dish. The bok choy surprisingly is ok to be eaten raw! The dressing is very nice. Love this dish Malted Yuenyeung: Very much like a tiramisu. Nothing reminds me of the complexity of Yuenyeung Apple vinegar ice cream: The vinegar taste is subtle enough and the ice cream is smooth. But we aren't sure about the Thai chili oil with it We don't regret trying Figure Eight, but we prefer Silver Apricot by a long shot. I could be wrong but I actually think the 2 restaurants are headed by 2 different chefs, since the approaches to food preparation are so different. Figure Eight looks more experimental to us
Lange H.
Dishes are fairly small so it's good to get a couple to share. I really liked the corn jalopeno bolobao because it really represents both chinese and southern with the taste of pineapple bun and corn bread. I also like the hot friend skate, the fish was big and paired well with the ranch, chili oil, and biscuit. A very nice balance that won't be too dry or too spicy. The restaurant is very intimate and the staff was extremely nice!
Xing Lin
A delightful experience! The corn bolobao and choy starfruit salad were standout dishes, bursting with flavor and creativity. We also had long beans in peanut sauce, grilled oysters and hot fried skate. The lovely staff and sorghum gift pack added an extra layer of warmth. The restaurant has a charming ambiance, making it a perfect dinner spot in West Village. Highly recommended!
Essentially I came here to experience the tea and food because I saw it on TikTok. I knew it was 88$ but I didn't know it was $88 PER PERSON WHICH IS WILD and VERY OVERPRICED because we only got 2 pots of different teas (also got up charged $8 for the tea) we got dragon and jasmine. Then the sandwiches were egg, hash, and shrimp and the fillings inside were very sparse. The sweets were too sweet and I noticed most of the people around me sent back the top row of sweets, which speaks volumes. The sandwiches are supposedly unlimited but when we got the second and third serving of the sandwiches the fillings were so sparse we tasted only bread. The place itself is clean and pretty. Service was decent. Wouldn't come again for a bill of $230 (plus 20 tip) for ONE tray of sweets and a few pastries and 2 small pots of tea , and basically 3 WHOLE sandwiches. My boyfriend wasn't even full. We had to get him a slice of pizza and corn dog around the corner
Great experience for afternoon tea, albeit a bit expensive for the value. Pastries and sandwiches were tasty, the white peony tea was fine, nothing special. The atmosphere is beautiful and might be a top 10 nyc
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the most flavorful/memorable meals I've had in a while! We walked into Figure Eight on Sunday evening without a reservation and were seated promptly at the bar. The restaurant space is small but beautiful, with a blue glow and gorgeous gold accents. Bathrooms were so clean and had adorable framed polaroids of the restaurant's opening day. We were starving, so we ordered fjve dishes, and we were very full by the end of it: 1) Corn jalepeno bolobao. smaller than I'd imagined, but very cute and topped with a thick pat of butter. Pulling apart the bread and biting in was a very discordant experience, because you think it's going to taste like a pineapple bun, but then you are hit with spice of the jalepeno right away. This was unexpected and delicious, loved the pieces of corn inside contrasted with the sweet/crunchy topping. My only complaint was the bread itself was kind of tough/difficult to rip apart. Not as soft and fluffy as some other bolobao I've had. The cornbread is not too grainy, which I like. 2) Razor clams. Fresh and light, nothing particularly memorable. Cute presentation. 3) Long beans. Also unexpected but very delicious! This is a cold salad dish that you cut into bite size pieces, dressed with a DELICIOUS spicy peanut butter sauce. My bf and I are both Chinese and reminisced on our moms making a version of this dish. We wanted to pour this sauce on noodles, but the long beans were a healthy, crunchy alternative. Quite spicy! 4) Pork ribs: Good, very juicy, but paled in comparison to.... 5) FRIED SKATE! This was my favorite dish of the whole night, the one that did the best job of balancing the line between Chinese and Southern. Two tender pieces of skate coated with a Cajun/sichuan dry rub and chili oil and served with a fluffy biscuit, pickles, and homemade ranch, the server recommended making fish sandwiches so we both took a half biscuit and made open face sandwiches. This dish was an explosion of flavor. The fish is so tender but VERY spicy. We were both struggling/chugging water but kept going back for another bite. The ranch was a nice, cooling addition. Biscuit was perfect, flaky and warm. Pickles yum. I haven't been this impressed by a restaurant dish in a while. At this point, we were stuffed after the skate/ribs/10 cups of water, but we made room for dessert. We got the malted yuenyeung and it was the perfect topper to this meal. Served in a teacup, it has milk tea cake covered with a layer of fluffy coffee mousse and malt crumbles. The mousse and malt crumbles were a delight in my mouth, scraped the teacup clean. 4.5/5 stars because there were some dishes that were skippable (ribs, razor clams) but the fried skate and malted yuenyeung were standouts. What a wonderful meal, ended with complimentary puffed sorghum for the road! One thing I'll note, things got pretty messy at the bar once the entrees came out. They offer a hand wipe for the ribs, but between them and the DIY sandwich, I needed about ten more.
Amazing food. Everything is delicious. Price is okay.Portion is a bit small so recommended to go as a group of 4.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Resident in NYC for the last 12 years, I have grown accustomed to high prices. As we all know, the situation has clearly worsened since the pandemic, but there must be a limit to how much New Yorkers can be taken for granted. As a party of 3, we all took a seafood tower at $55 a piece. Being served half a tail of a lobster of no more that 1.25 lbs to be divided in three is simply obscene. For $165 for 3, we also got one crab claw each, one shrimp, one scallop ceviche, a spoonful of smoked fish salad and a marinated mussel or 2. Simply outrageously overpriced!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Amazing tea service/brunch and exceptional service! My husband and I went to celebrate our anniversary and they added extra touches to make the day extra special. The sandwiches were amazing and I love how you can get refills. The savory pastries were fun and a nice twist on chinese flavors. And the desserts were nicely balanced and not overly sweet which most high tea places tend to miss the mark on. All in all, we loved our experience and having tried multiple high tea places in NYC (including the big names), we can sagely say that this is our favorite yet! Can't wait to come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Figure Eight is a Chinese-Southern fusion restaurant located in the West Village. It's fairly small and not too loud, so you can easily converse. The menu basically hosts a variety of items that are influenced from Chinese and South Atlantic cuisine. The fried skate was the highlight. It was crunchy, a little spicy, and seasoned with interesting spices. I thought the pork ribs were passable, but not something I'd revisit. Some of the plates are fairly small, so order accordingly and mix with the larger format dishes. Overall, I liked Figure Eight! Good for a date or small group of friends to share a bunch of interesting dishes.
An eclectic fusion of Chinese and American Southern cuisine. Can't say everything worked, but I appreciate the creativity. Thoroughly enjoyed my time here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very impressive marriage of Chinese and Southern cuisines while simultaneously elevating both. Flavors gravitated towards the stronger side, but stayed well-balanced. For four of us, we ordered more starters, sides, and medium side dishes (didn't opt for the larger-format dishes this time) and enjoyed everything, but standouts include the Hot Fried Skate, Turnip Tots, and Bok Choy and Starfruit Salad. Service was helpful and friendly, but space was definitely on the tighter side (pretty typical for the West Village, I suppose). Would definitely try again in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Fried Skate, Long Beans
Chinese meets southern cuisine- what?! I’m not sure how you come up with this idea, let alone knock it out of the park, but Figure Eight manages to distinguish itself among the ever-growing list of fusion restaurants in the city. We managed to snag a pair of seats at the bar, not knowing what to expect. Standouts were the scallop crudo and the egg waffle. Also some great cocktails. I loved the Feisty Monkey King.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppy HK Egg Waffle and Chicories & Persimmon Salad
Restaurantji Recommends
Scallop crudo was
Food: 5
Figure eight *masterfully* pulls off a fusion that, on its face, seems way too overly narrow to be tasty--north Carolinian and Chinese food. Whattt??Yo, it's so good. Jalapeño corn bolobao. Bitter melon martini. Hot fried skate with chili crisp.It's confident in its bold flavor choices, but they're never overpowering or unbalanced. The interior was deliberate, unpretentious, and elegant.Get a reservation while you still can!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the sister restaurant of Silver Apricot. We got very good experience at Silver Apricot so we decided to try Figure Eight. First of all, this place is expensive for the portions, however, I think it's fair to pay up for the creativity. We ordered 8 dishes (including 2 desserts) for 2 people. The overall impression is this place might be too creative for us. We can tell the chef made an effort to create dishes, but we somehow fail to see synergies of the ingredients - Shanghainese smoked fish salad: The fried saltines are nice, but the smoked fish salad tastes very much like white fish salad and it's slightly too salty Corn Bolobao: The texture of the bread is not real soft and fluffy, and we don't see how adding corns and jalapeno make the bread tastes better HK Egg Waffle: The egg waffle isn't anything that tastes like the original. It has a rough texture because of the cornmeal. Also not sure how the hot honey butter complement the "waffle" Hong Shao collard greens: Collard greens are not easy to work with because of it's bitter taste. A very mundane dish Breakfast chowder: With so much seasonings, we can't taste the soy milk at all. Sourdough youtiao doesn't tastes like the original youtiao. This youtiao is more dense and drier than the original Bok Choy Star fruit salad: This is the best dish. The bok choy surprisingly is ok to be eaten raw! The dressing is very nice. Love this dish Malted Yuenyeung: Very much like a tiramisu. Nothing reminds me of the complexity of Yuenyeung Apple vinegar ice cream: The vinegar taste is subtle enough and the ice cream is smooth. But we aren't sure about the Thai chili oil with it We don't regret trying Figure Eight, but we prefer Silver Apricot by a long shot. I could be wrong but I actually think the 2 restaurants are headed by 2 different chefs, since the approaches to food preparation are so different. Figure Eight looks more experimental to us
Dishes are fairly small so it's good to get a couple to share. I really liked the corn jalopeno bolobao because it really represents both chinese and southern with the taste of pineapple bun and corn bread. I also like the hot friend skate, the fish was big and paired well with the ranch, chili oil, and biscuit. A very nice balance that won't be too dry or too spicy. The restaurant is very intimate and the staff was extremely nice!
A delightful experience! The corn bolobao and choy starfruit salad were standout dishes, bursting with flavor and creativity. We also had long beans in peanut sauce, grilled oysters and hot fried skate. The lovely staff and sorghum gift pack added an extra layer of warmth. The restaurant has a charming ambiance, making it a perfect dinner spot in West Village. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Jalapeno Bolobao