Met friends for a cocktail and dinner at Vine in Ballantyne. We met at 6pm on a a Friday and the place was surprisingly empty. Cocktails were fresh and well crafted. The service was excellent and food was good too. Being on a diet, I had some specific requests which were happily accommodated. When we left at 8pm, it was still kind of empty. Im puzzled. Did people just forget about Vine? Price point was good, food & service was above average. If you are in Ballantyne, give Vine a try. The flip side is - if we don't support these types of restaurants, will be inundated with more boring chain restaurants.