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| - Well, I can only speak from the experience of wine drinking, not to the dining. I SO wish my experience was a good one too! The space is gorgeous! Seriously, it's so warm and cozy inside. Dim lighting, tons of candles...just a fantastic space for a date or a night out with the ladies. There's tons of seating that includes an upstairs lounge area with comfortable couches and individual areas to have private get-togethers. Then down below they have about 8 bar tables set up around another couple couches and a bar area. The ambiance just screams, "come, sit, drink!"
I came, I sat, I drank....but I was not impressed! First off, the service is not good. The place is NEVER busy, so you'd expect certain areas of the restaurant to be closed because it's such a vast space, but they're not. So me and my friend decided to take a seat in one of the comfy couches upstairs. There was probably only a handful of people in the whole place and it took around 15 minutes for someone to even acknowledge we had walked in. At that point, I would expect an apology, like, oops I didn't see you there. But nope, no apology. The chick set us up with menus and then ran away for another 15 minutes. We finally did get our wine and it was okay, but here's the other thing...
I understand it's a wine bar, so the wines will be priced a little higher. But I'd be more apt to pay that amount if I was ALSO receiving good service. I was not, therefor I declare it's overpriced! The wine list may be great, and it may be fancy, but if the service is crappy, it's a no go!
And can I talk about how it ALWAYS reeks of balsamic vinaigrette! They have to drown their foods in it, because it is pungent! I love balsamic vinegar, but this isn't an Abercombie, and we're not spraying the place down with it every couple minutes, are we? Is it just me? I hope not...because then I'm going to start sounding crazy!
I REALLY want them to be better, because I think they can be in such a great space! So please, I beg of you, step it up!
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