Park Slope New Year's Eve resto?

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We're looking for a place to have a relatively tranquil dinner (for 3) on New Year's Eve. We would prefer an early seating--not interested in the midnight scene. We're in the Park Slope area near 5th and Sterling Place. Very grateful for any ideas!

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If there's one night in the year where the word "tranquil" doesn't apply, it has to be New Year's Eve. Everyplace that's open at midnight starts gearing up as soon as they open, whether it's at noon or 5:00 PM. I doubt any establishment's mind is on providing a tranquil dining experience that night.

The staff that works on NYE is also gearing up for the festivities (ordeal?) to come. Their minds aren't on early quiet dinners.

Understanding that, if you still want to venture out on NYE, I can tell you that my wife and I had an early-ish dinner one NYE a few years back at Blue Ribbon. We got there around 5:30 or 6:00 PM and it wasn't all that crowded, but by 7:30 it had crowded up quite a bit. All the dining seats were taken and there was a line at the bar. We enjoyed our dinner and we were thankful that we were getting out of there as the evening was picking up steam. But we had a good time and there was enough staff to handle the flow. I can't describe it as tranquil, though.

Good luck in any event...

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• Park Slope's under-the-radar Olivier Bistro will serve a four-course New Year's Eve menu for $45 per person. Sample dishes include oysters gratinee, lobster bisque, beef Wellington, parfait au chocolat, and, of course, lots of bubbly. Call 718-768-6600 to reserve. [Grub Street]

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