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| - I am so disappointed.
Went there early this evening for a celebratory dinner. We walk in and it smells, well, old. The atmosphere is cold and the place is kind of in disrepair. They need to just redo the interior design.
Our server, while pleasent, did not seem to do the normal things one would expect at a wine bar...no mention of happy hour specials, no mention of wine flights, no explanations about the wines...it was weird. I had to practically interrogate him for information.
The wine itself...meh. We sampled 6 in a flight and ordered 2 additional glasses.There were a few I did enjoy like the summer peach and the chocolate divine. But I think a normal wine drinker would find their wines way (way) too sweet and overall mediocre.
The food. Now this just makes me mad. I ordered the bruschetta sampler and the only one I even half way enjoyed was the blue cheese/grape. And while I thought the flavor was good, the execution was sloppy. I don't like to eat a meal that is not presented nicely.
The grilled shrimp one was NOT grilled or seasoned. It was cold and rubbery. Like it had been microwaved and left to sit. And it was coupled with a bland nasty hummas. Ick. I spit it into my napkin. Awful.
The prosciutto and fig, normally one of my favorite combinations, was not good. They put a bitter lettuce on top, which I don't understand, and an overpowering, sickly sweet sauce. It did not work well together at all.
Crabcake was ok. But $7 for a tiny little portion was irritating. Look, I get that it's tapas, but come on, it was a bite and a half. My husband got the rosemary meatballs which #1, were microwaved for sure, #2 drowning in marinara sauce which hid all the flavor.
They need a new chef.
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