Not my kind of vine
Back to talking about food again. Although I have had the Project Vote Smart website open on my computer for a few days to slowly continue my education.
Last Thursday I dined at 2 Vine with a group of women friends. It was our leave the husbands/kids/pets at home and hang out night.
Unfortunately, it was the Let's Have an Obnoxiously Loud Drunk Office Party for the table next to us.
I've eaten at 2 Vine once before. On a date. I had the Steak Frites with a side of brussel sprouts and delicious red wine. Last week I had the same Steak Frites, no sides or salads. No wine. And it was OK.
The food was good - yummy, slightly spicy fries. Well-cooked tender steak (by well cooked, I mean cooked right, not cooked "well done"). But our server was snotty, it was way too loud, it's overpriced for what it is, and there's only one thing on the menu I really feel like eating.
Everything else sounds good...at first. But then you read the rest of the description and it's just not so appealing anymore.
Grilled Lamb Chops (OK, sounds good) with red and white Swiss chard (ewww).
Grilled Pork Chops (could go for that) with butter beans (um, maybe not).
And the menu goes on (their online menu is not what the same as the one in the restaurant, by the way).
I guess I'm just not pretentious enough to really enjoy it there. And I am European.
Last Thursday I dined at 2 Vine with a group of women friends. It was our leave the husbands/kids/pets at home and hang out night.
Unfortunately, it was the Let's Have an Obnoxiously Loud Drunk Office Party for the table next to us.
I've eaten at 2 Vine once before. On a date. I had the Steak Frites with a side of brussel sprouts and delicious red wine. Last week I had the same Steak Frites, no sides or salads. No wine. And it was OK.
The food was good - yummy, slightly spicy fries. Well-cooked tender steak (by well cooked, I mean cooked right, not cooked "well done"). But our server was snotty, it was way too loud, it's overpriced for what it is, and there's only one thing on the menu I really feel like eating.
Everything else sounds good...at first. But then you read the rest of the description and it's just not so appealing anymore.
Grilled Lamb Chops (OK, sounds good) with red and white Swiss chard (ewww).
Grilled Pork Chops (could go for that) with butter beans (um, maybe not).
And the menu goes on (their online menu is not what the same as the one in the restaurant, by the way).
I guess I'm just not pretentious enough to really enjoy it there. And I am European.
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2 Comments:
2 Vine is the best restaurant to hit Rochester - ever. Maybe you should stick to a chain like Applebee's or Olive Garden - Sounds like it may be more your style.
I guess that's the thing I don't get -- why do people rave about it so much?
I'm actually not a chain restaurant fan - the food is OK, but not something I'd want to eat more than once a week. Maybe Outback or Cracker Barrel. :)
I guess I grew up with good cooking at home that was really tasty, but not uppity (you know, because we were at home). So I'm disappointed when the food is either so-so (at a chain) or good quality but over-priced and served with a side of opera singing.
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