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| - I have been there on two separate occasions, and both times were, well.....meh.
The atmosphere is certainly top notch. We had the little private room for my buddy's birthday, and we had a large table on the second occasion, both were comfy, and we had about 10 people both times. The entire restaurant is set-up very tight for seating, which is actually nice for a small place, it is almost homey, that part I like.
The staff is good. The waiter we had the first time seemed like he was certainly new at his job, when someone asked the specials he fumbled around a bit, but he was quick on his toes and provided good service. I wish I could remember the waiter we had in the evening, he was easily one of the best waiters I have ever had. He knew everything there, very knowledgeable about wines (it IS a wine bar) and the menu, very enthusiastic.
The food is ok, could step it up a bit for the price. My wife and I both had specials of the evening. I had Chilean sea bass, which just tasted like fish, nothing outstanding. My wife had prime rib that was pretty good. My prior visit I had meat lasagna, which tasted good, but was basically a bowl of melted cheese, while my wife had chicken piccata, which was pretty good.
The coffee was not good. This may be nit-picky, but I really put a big emphasis on good coffee, and there's was not good coffee. And it wasn't hot. Coffee is one of those things that I like to order after my meal, and really seals the deal for me as to the quality of the establishment.
My biggest beef with this place was when we were basically handed our hat when trying to order desert. The waiter told us his manager wanted to box up our desserts upon ordering and send us on our way because of a wedding party that was coming in. I told them that we would certainly NOT pay for desserts in a box, when we could just go down the street and grab something for a quarter of the price. The waiter clearly felt like a jerk, he said straight up that was not right, he was just doing his job. Then the manager came over and apologized, gave us a little discount, handed us some coupons, and sent us on our way. We discovered in the parking lot that the coupons all expire within a couple of weeks, too. Our check was over $300, and we were hustled out the door. U n a c c e p t a b l e.
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