| rev:text
| - Beware of your expectations as you go to Corkbuzz.
I went into my evening at Corkbuzz as every red-blooded American husband would...
Begrudgingly appeasing my wife to try something new on our weekly date night out.
She had heard all of these rave reviews from Corkbuzz. I can't tell you the number of times I heard "honey, did you know that all of the other locations are in Manhattan?". "It's supposed to be really good and their wine selection is regarded very highly!" I heard.
All I heard through this was, "wait until you SEE how big this bill is going to be!" And my personal favorite, "it's a wine bar, the portions are SUPPOSED to be small."
So - my wife sweetly made a reservation for this past Friday and we headed off to a date that I KNEW I would need to make a stop at McDonald's on the way home for a quarter pounder to fill the void in my stomach.
Well - all of those expectations and misconceptions were blasted away at the end of the evening. The wine was great (I'm not a big wino, so I got a flight to try a few out... personally I love Scotch and their Scotch selection is solid.) Then, we did the cheese and charcuterie plate, which every thing on it was incredible. Then, then came the Queens feast. I made the mistake of requiring my wife to get the charcuterie plate because I didn't think the meal was filling. I was BEYOND wrong.
I got the beet salad, because my Midwestern grandmother would roll in her grave if I didn't (rest her soul) and it was great, but my wife's Brussels Sprouts appetizer stole the show. Seriously delicious veggies.
On to the main course, I got the burger (which I expected to be a "wine bite slider" , wrong there) and my wife got the chicken. OK - I always make fun of my wife for getting the chicken, but the chicken was moist, well srasoned, and all around delicious.
Finally - desserts. The apple cobbler, awesome. The ricotta donuts, light fluffy and molten. All delicious.
Overall - our experience there was great and I'd highly recommend a dinner at Corkbuzz. It blew all of my misconceptions away and the food was great. Our service was also nothing but impeccable. Our server, Austin, knew the regular menu and the wine menu back and forth and was more than just a food delivery service, he really enhanced the experience.
|