I was so excited to finally go to Lager and Vine! We made a reservation and invited some friends to join us for date night.
I feel bad writing this review because I want nothing more than for local businesses to do well.... this review is not good...
They did a good job decorating the place. The tables are a little crowded. Every time a waiter/waitress walked behind my chair they would hit it with their hip because there wasn't enough room to get by. The first couple of times it wasn't too bad, but when it kept happening all night it was just down right annoying.
I ordered a Cabernet and a Pinot Noir from their wines on tap. They were served at a perfect temperature but the wine was not very good. After having 2 tasters I just ended up ordering something that looked familiar from their wine list.
I have to say I was disappointed with the wine list... it just wasn't very good for a place with "VINE" in their restaurant name. And my husband who is a beer guy, thought the beer selection was just ok.
We ordered a couple of appetizers. We had the soft pretzels with mustard and the scallop tacos. The pretzels were super fluffy and buttery and delicious. I wish these would have come with some beer cheese on the side, it would have been perfect!
The Scallop tacos were the best thing I had all night. The scallops were cooked well and very tasty.
For dinner we ordered:
Lobster Ravioli- My lobster ravioli came with a cream sauce and veggies. The Ravioli was not fresh. It was Buitoni grocery store refrigerated pasta at best. If they are not going to make it fresh and charge 20 a plate they should at least serve Fresh Local Ohio City Pasta ( which is delicious). The cream sauce was just ok. The dish came with about 6-7 ravioli and some steamed broccoli.. the dish was tiny and not very good. It wasn't even hot. it was luke warm.
My Friend ordered The Shrimp Scampi, which she could only take a few bites of because it was over cooked and rubbery. Her husband had the burger and he said that was pretty good.
My Husband had the BBQ Chicken flat bread which was ok. I have had waaaaay better flat bread at Rosewood grill.
For Dessert, I had the cheesecake.. It was not very good.
Our waitress never removed dirty plates and cups from our table or refilled water unless we asked. She wouldn't bring fresh glasses with new beers or wine.
Our bill was almost $200 and it was so not worth it. I would have had a better pasta dish at the Olive Garden.
There are so many other fantastic restaurants in Hudson with Fresh Local food. I will not be back to lager and vine and I definitely don't recommend it. Go to Downtown 140 or One Red door instead.