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| - Thanks to my friend Caroline for recommending this one. I knew the minute we walked in the door that it was pay dirt. Yes, occasionally Vegas has a good one. It's not often but it's there if you look hard enough. The one thing that's going to prevent 5 stars though is this place is incredibly over priced.
On entry this venue screams Italian. I love the decor with the lattice backed chairs and the brick walls. Service was great and the staff friendly.
We started with wine. For me a nice Pinot Noir that I enjoyed immensely. It was a very generous serving as I recall. It seemed way more than just the standard 5 ounce pour and as I sipped it throughout, allowing every drop to roll over my tongue, that single glass lasted for the entire meal, start to finish.
We started with the Baked Brie because I was told it was just a little slice of heaven and she wasn't wrong. Pastry pouch filled with brie, toasted hazelnuts, caramelized onions & apricot Preserves. Oh that pastry pouch. it was a filo dough that was the perfect vehicle for such a delectable appetizer.
For my main dish I knew it was going to be the Greek salad: Greek field greens topped with roasted eggplant, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, feta cheese, red onions & cucumbers with a lemon oregano dressing. It paired well with the wine and it was delicious with a perfect dressing that was not overpowering.
When you stumble onto something like this. Something you never knew was there, it's a nice little bonus. I don't know how I ever missed this one in all the time I lived there. It must have been before the days of Yelp.
Lunch is quiet but one reviewer said dinner with a live DJ, can be very loud. I would try dinner once but if they crossed that noise line, well, that would pretty much do it in for me. I'm not looking for a lot of noise in a wine bar unless it's live music with lots of action and it being the reason I'm going there in the first place.
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