text: Hungry and exhausted from a day of touring the city my boyfriend and I stumbled from the nearest Bixi station into this New York Timesrecommended French bistro We had a pm reservation the earliest slot available on Opentable that summer Saturday and were eternally grateful when they could seat us at pm To our surprise the restaurant was far from packed although outdoor seating was mostly takennnThe food was really good We did not order any entrees Instead we got the charcuteries platter good to share between two people which included duck rillettes divine with caramelized onion foie gras terrine cured ham and pork saucisson Some of the charcuteries were only ok but some were amazing too The foie gras rivaled the pate at NYCs Bar Boulud Additionally we ordered two corns on the cob light simple delicious with butter and saltpepper and a side of fries very tasty Our meal ended up being approx with a glass of beernnAs far as French bistro cuisine goes Brasserie T definietely succeeded in the charcuterie However there are little things about the ambiance and service that threw our experience offnn First we were seated at a table with no tabletop candle or overhead light It was so dim that we could not read our menus We requested a table change and got moved to a window table that had a harsh overhead white light compared to the soft yellow lighting other tables got Slightly annoyed but too embarrassed to request another table change we stayed put But it elicited grumbles from my boyfriendn Second it took foreeeeeever to flag our server down for the check It was as if she forgot about us after our orders were put innnBased on the hype from the Toque connection and NYT review and menu prices I had certain expectation about the restaurant as an overall experience Brasserie T tried to meet those expectations but it fell just short Certainly not bad but certainly not amazing