08/27/08

Wine Bar? No Pinot Noir, No Pinot Grigio, No Cabernet, No Chardonnay...

by keyofk

Seriously, there was none. Why don't you go and ask them what you should drink, because the four basics that ANY Serving Establishment has available Every Day - not in stock. To make matters worse, it's not a supply and demand issue. For at least 3 weeks straight, the wine list was being made over, the shipment hadn't come in - these were the beginning of the trail of lies. Truth be told, being broke and not able to write a check for food and liquor, as well as employee paychecks - well, that's more readily available than items listed on the wine list.

The server was very embarrassed after the third trip back to the table to say again, That choice is also unavailable. Food portions are tiny and expensive. House favorites are over-priced Macaroni & Cheese served in a soup cup, and French Fries served in a square bowl.

Don't forget to make a trip to the bathroom - sure to enjoy having to walk through the kitchen to get there!

• Pros: They have to tell you what to drink.
• Cons: The list is endless - it's just wrong in every way.

06/25/08

Don't bother

by kate4242

This wine bar needs to get their act together or they won't be around much longer. First, they were out of one of the wines I was thinking of ordering (not good for a wine bar.) Second, they didn't receive their fish shipment that day which meant they were out of HALF THEIR MENU ITEMS. Service was slow and sporadic. Our appetizers (cheese plate and truffle mac 'n' cheese) were good. Our entree (filet) was so-so. It was like they tried to use a tasty sauce to cover up a not-so-high-quality cut of beef. Our dessert (their special - cardamon and vanilla bread pudding) was terrible - a $7 piece of what tasted like dry cornmeal. Finally, CHECK YOUR BILL. While the menu said the steak was 20 and the cheese plate was 10, our bill said 25 and 12 (and the waitress didn't even apologize for the mistake.) There are too many great wine bars in Chicago to bother going to this one.

• Pros: Ambience, Location, Intimate
• Cons: Poor Service, Mediocre Food, Incorrect Bill

03/10/08

OK at Best

by Dinner0825

OK at best. Very limited menu to start with (less than what is shown on there web site), then were told 3 or 4 items were not available. There is a section on the menu for sharing, not sure what they think this means, but the sharing portion is tiny. There where four of us and we ordered four sharing items and each was smaller than the first. The wine list I felt was limited for a wine bar. They say 35+ wines, but I can't imagine there were more then about 36 total. Service was only ok, slow and had an attitude that they didn't really seem to care. Dessert was a joke, it was pretty good, but consisted of about 3 bites of cake and a spoon full of ice cream. All in all, ok if you are looking for a glass of wine, but a joke if you are looking for a good meal. The price was a little high for what you got. Two "sharing portions", a bottle of wine, and dessert for $75.

• Pros: Atmosphere was nice
• Cons: Not much of a place for dinner