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| - Meh, for an upscale restaurant, I expect better.
Not that the food was bad, it was pretty good, albeit overly salty. For the price that we were paying, I wanted to be amazed. We overheard another couple ask about the pre-fixe dinner, which our waiter had failed to tell us. The pre-fixe ended up being a much better deal as you could get three different small plates for $25. If we hadn't asked for the pre-fixe, we would have gotten only two of the plates for $26 or $27. The Wine Bar offers half-glass options, which make it easy to do a wine pairing with each little plate.
We had the flat bread, fries, scallops, perch, goat cheese ravioli, and the rib eye steak. And then we had the pavlova with strawberries for dessert. All of the small plates were good, but not particularly creative or interesting. In general, I felt that I could have eaten what I had there anywhere else. The food was overly salty, even for restaurant fare. The pavlova was way too sweet. I did really love the homemade ketchup that they served with the fries. The ketchup was thick and luscious, with a very good mouth feel. I truly felt the umami soul in the ketchup. But you wouldn't come here, just for the ketchup.
While not a bad dining experience, I don't feel that The Wine Bar warrants a visit. It's seems overpriced for what you get.
I asked my companion how he felt about dinner and he responded with, "The company was better."
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