Blue Amber And - White Plains

On Wednesday night at 7 o'clock, there was nobody sitting at one of the tables but 4 people were sitting at the bar watching a football game. The menu was limited but the food and drinks were very good.

We decided on three tapas as appetizers and informed her that we needed more time to decide on our entrees. However, it took 25 minutes for our tapas to arrive with no explanation or apology. Frustrated by the slow service, we opted for dessert instead of waiting indefinitely for our main course. The waitress was unable to describe the preparation of the crepes, simply saying they were thin pancakes. When our desserts finally arrived - an order of crepes and a flan - 15 minutes later, the food was decent, but not enough to justify the numerous issues we encountered. In the end, I would rather go back to NIE for a better dining experience.

I visited Blue Amber last week after receiving a flyer from Westchester NPHC offering a 10% discount. The food was so delicious that I completely forgot to use my voucher. I will have to go back to redeem it.

The restaurant was advertised as Spanish food, but the drinks were bad; like a child experimented and the food was nothing to write home.

I knew this location as Iron Shaker before they had changed themselves into Blue Amber, so I wasn't expecting a full-Latin menu. We had some lovely mojitos, including a Jamaica-flower based one, as well as a tamarind, whose texture and mouthfeel were very interesting, not to mention delicious! We blitzed through the bruschetta which included the secret ingredient: yucca. Also delicious. We had both of the mofongos, and were happy with our mutual choices; she with the traditional steak version that was hearty, and me with my shrimp in a nice savory sauce. The surprise was apple strudel for dessert; What? Ah, well, it was graced with dulce de leche, of course! Fun all around, and the bachata music never stops.