"If your in the midtown area and are looking for a quiet place to grab glass of wine and a burger or steak you might want to pop in to cafe 1912 next to the old Bobs Barksdale breakfast joint. The wine selection is fair and reasonably priced. The menu is small and tasty. You will find a pork medallion in brown butter, a filet, a burger and shoestring fries, roasted chicken done right, lamb shank braised in port wine, and usually 2 or 3 seafood entrees like pan seared fish of the day, salmon or scallops in a chorizo cumin sauce. Dinner salad options include Lyonnaise and Niçoise along with a spinach entree salad. Please note that reservations are strongly recommended as even when the place looks empty most walk ins are turned away. Kind of snooty that way! The owners are elderly and not present so the wait staff and bartenders can appear more interested in amusing themselves than the patrons so be prepared for a little attitude. That said, 1912 can be a nice place to have a leisurely dinner without interruption or the staff trying to prematurely clear your table. This is bistro style, not fine dining and the atmosphere swirls around regulars enjoying conversation and wine in a relaxed setting. Could this be the next place for your regular gatherings? Maybe"
