It is always about service....and Saturday night, I think that service was lacking in so many ways.
I am going to start at the end of the night first. There were 9 of us at the table, all of us talking and eating. Slowly but surely, the server removed our plates. When she removed the last plate...she plopped down the check...even after we told her that it was my friends birthday. I asked my birthday friend if we were getting dessert and she asked why..."because here is the check" So my friend asked her if we can see a dessert menu. The server replied, "Oh I am sorry...since nobody said anything to me, I assumed that you were all finished." Wow...what a way to upsell the tab...
i have to say that even with that exchange....the server had absolutely no personality. The food was good. (The wine pairings for $30 is what peaked our interest...but because one of our friends wasn't going to participate - - -her pregnancy may have had something to do with that - - - the table wasn't allowed to take part in the wine dinner. BOO!!!) The eggplant looked good, my burger was, well, a burger, and the desserts were amazing. And one couldn't go wrong with 1/3 off bottles of wine. Especially nice since I had an awesome Shiraz.
I wouldn't outrule going here again. I didn't get the "wine bar" feel of the place especially since the food wasn't the most wine appealing. I just hope our next server has more PAZAZZ!!!!!!