What People Say

Reviews about Rocking Horse's modern Mexican restaurant
Food critics and dining guests give us top ratings for dinner, lunch, brunch and delivery in NYC.

Reviews from The New York Times

Showing the Grandchildren a Grand Time in the Big City
By Sam Sifton

Sam Sifton's recommendation for entertaining grandchildren from California: "Head to Broadway.....after an early dinner at the Rocking Horse Cafe for Chelsea-style Mexican that she can compare to the food back home."
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$25 AND UNDER; In Chelsea, Mexican Is in the Detail
By Eric Asimov

Eric Asimov describes Rocking Horse's "contemporary dishes that remained true to the Mexican spirit." His favorite dishes include Tamalitos de huitlacoche, pork skewers with tomato-jalapeño salsa, lobster turnovers, duck confit crepes, calamari-citrus salad, mixiote, birria de pollo, chicken with pipian sauce, shrimp with papaya and poblano chilies, chicken enchiladas, buñuelos, coconut flan.
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