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“Watty & Meg ”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	New American	Brooklyn	Moderate	Great

any times a day due to Emily’s best talent—yes, constant spit up. On the occasion that I catch myself in the mirror while trotting from the baby’s room to the living room (a well-traveled path considering that’s where the changing table is and she’s a champ at pooping and peeing) I wonder who that person is. Hair uncombed, no makeup, bleary eyed, often times wearing a breastfeeding pillow (sometimes I don’t even bother taking it off) around my waist like some sort of warped life preserver. After the first few times I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I made a point of not looking anymore. It’s best for all involved.

Anyway, in the course of these six weeks, in addition to discovering the aforementioned “challenges” of motherhood, I made a commitment to myself: “Andrea,” I said, “you may be a spit-up covered, sleep-deprived, teary-eyed mess, dressed in rags but you cannot stop living. You will maintain some semblance of a “normal” life. Read: You will continue to go out to dinner, but now with your new little family!

And so it was that on day three of Emily’s life, we took her to dinner at Watty & Meg, a new restaurant in our Cobble Hill neighborhood that coincidentally was born the same day as she was.

The restaurant, which borrows its name from a ballad by Scottish naturalist Alexander Wilson, has the feel of a storied old New York tavern thanks to builder and owner Phil Morgan of Building on Bond (he also built Stanton Social). A wide awning shades an outdoor corner patio filled with rattan chairs and tables for two. Inside, a large front room is stocked with church pew banquettes, with tin ceilings, vintage fixtures, and a long inviting polished wood bar with a window into the cubby-sized kitchen. Walk through to the back room, and you’ll find more banquettes in a cozy, clubby wood-washed space with a dramatic slanted ceiling that made me feel like I was eating in an oversized attic of an old Mansion somewhere in the Highlands. It may be a new restaurant but Morgan’s design makes it feel like it like it has a history.
On our first visit, a line stretched out the door for a table and we waited patiently on the sidewalk with the rest of the Brooklyn families and couples out for Sunday night supper. The crowds were justified. Watty & Meg is a wonderful newcomer that fills a need in this neighborh ... [more, click below]

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Posted: June 22, 2009

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