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| - Because I live way out in the 'burbs in the Ballantyne area, I don't get out to SouthEnd or Uptown very often to check out the night-life. So for my b-day celebration, when I actually had a DD for the evening, I was excited to have an excuse to check out the Wine Loft for the first time.
We met some friends there after dinner. I don't recall what time we arrived, but the place was pretty packed. Our friends had us on the list for table, so for the first 45 mins or an hour, we hung out around the bar area.
The servers & bartenders were super-friendly and very helpful. They hustled all night to make sure everyone had beverages. I felt they really went out of their way to make sure we felt welcomed and valued as guests. Also, they were good sports for taking pics of our group when we asked.
After we finally got our table, someone in our group decided to place an order for appetizers. They got 2 or 3 spreads (hummus and some sort of cheese spread along with olives) and pita. I tasted it and thought the quality & flavor was very good.
We had a lot of different beverages in our group - with some drinking beer, some drinking wine, and a couple of shots even. I had a Baby Guinness and thought that it was a generous shot. The servers were very helpful in making wine suggestions if you saw something on the menu that you weren't sure about. While the selection of beer & wine was not the most extensive in town, there should be something to please everyone here. While they may not have the most unique or exotic wine-list, they had some decent selections.
Based on my experience here, I was very impressed with the Wine Loft. The only reason it got 4 stars instead of 5 is because it is such a tiny place & easily could be over-crowded at times. Also, the music was a bit loud at times which made it somewhat difficult to talk to others in our group... felt like I had to shout to be heard. But, I would definitely go back - I really like the decor & vibe of the place. And again, I really felt that we had very good service here!
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