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| - I've been to D'Vine wine many times since they opened in Ballantyne Village. Most recently, my husband and I wrapped up a "date night" with drinks and dessert at D'Vine this past Saturday.
The GREAT: They had a hostess at the door, with an eagle eye for the available seats in the establishment. Our original thought was to cozy up to the bar (my favorite place there) with a couple of seats to enjoy a glass of wine and some dessert. She informed us there might be seats in the back we'd enjoy, or we could wait for a table to open. Sitting at a table wasn't really what I was envisioning, but I was open to her showing us the space in the back. It was detached (both seats weren't facing each other, which she'd warned us about) so we elected to take up the one seat at the bar (for me, hubby is such a chivalrous fellow :) and within 2 minutes another seat opened up. I really appreciated her work and attempt to find us a good place to be in the restaurant. It's the first time we were greeted by a "hostess" there.
The wine is, as always, excellent. I love that they carry Trefethen, my sentimental favorite for reasons I won't bore you with here. (They are awesome, that is all you need to know.)
The desserts were disappointing. The chocolate bread pudding was not nearly chocolate-y enough (allspice shouldn't be the predominant flavor of a dish advertised as "chocolate" in my opinion) and the apple pie-style dessert was, in a word, measly.
In general, I like D'Vine for the wine but not so much for the food. We did a Supertasting this past fall that was supposed to feature the flavors of Thanksgiving, but the food was terrible.
My advice: Enjoy what D'Vine brings to the table for wine, but not for food.
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