"I dined here on a Thursday night during the holiday season with a business client. I had a confirmed reservation for a table for two. When we arrived, our table was not ready, the maitre'd apologized and we were offered a couple of glasses of Prosecco to wait at the bar. After an hour of that with no table being available, we accepted to dine at the bar surrounded by club music and a major birthday party, not my idea of a business dinner. The wine I wanted was not available, so the server placed four bottles in front of me, three I recognized from the wine list and considered to be unremarkable, a Chianti, a Ripasso, and an Argentinian Malbec, all priced below $80. A fourth bottle was a 2012 California cab, when I asked about it I was told that it was a small lot import, and that she did not know more. Figuring it was in the same price range, I ordered it. The food was good; the oysters were tasty and the steak tartare, while more coarse than what I am used to, was properly spiced and had good taste and texture. At least we were happy with the food. Then came the bill. The mystery cab from California was $160…I was astounded. Given the ruckus going on around me, I chose to chalk it up to my mistake for not asking the price, so I paid the bill and left. Two days later, I now feel differently. I think that it was the responsibility of the server to point out that this bottle was going to twice the money of the others presented to me. Therefore, I am sharing this experience with you so that other diners do not repeat my mistake. I like this restaurant, but I did not like this particular experience. In retrospect, once it became clear that I was not going to get a table, we should have left and I would have avoided having to write this review."
