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New Wine Bar in Sunnyside
These posts were from January and it is now September. I decided to give this place another shot, thinking they probably got their act together. Sorry, never again. I went there with 6 ladies and we sat outside. We had 1 bottle of wine, the 27 dollar sampler, bottled water and a couple of additional glasses of wine. The service was terrible, our waiter couldn't get the number of glasses right. There were 6 of us, he would bring out 4 water glasses, then 7 wine glasses. We had to go back into the restaurant to ask for things. He also broke a couple of glasses, yes accidents will happen.
Here's the kicker! They charged us 20% gratuity. Yes we were 6 people but he opened one bottle, brought over a water of bottle and a tray of food, if he counted correctly he would have made 2 trips to bring us our glasses. Really does that warrant a 20 dollar tip.
I want to love this place and I want the local places to stick around for the long haul, but this is outrageous. I think I will have to go to Lowry's and buy some bottles and have the ladies over to my place.
Picnic or takeout food around Long Island CIty
Going to Gantry Plaza Park for a nice picnic. We would like to pick up some food in the area and then bring it with us. Are there any places to pick up sandwiches or any restaurants that do takeout on Saturday during lunch time?
New Wine Bar in Sunnyside
The condensation on the windows was a bad sign, I just think "poor ventilation" but I went in with my friend for the first time. As we were walking, an NYU type guy rushed out telling his friend on his cell phone to bring his friends over, "tap beer is half price!" NOT A GOOD SIGN! But we went in and looked at the menu. My friend's husband is a wine merchant so we were hoping for some interesting choices but we were distracted with the overwhelming noise. We couldn't hear one another and we were standing elbow to elbow. I'm sorry, but we walked out. Yes, they serve wine, but it just seems to be another Starbucks. We ended up going to Quaint and ate and drank for 2.5 hours. I do want Claret to survive. So please start with the noise, this includes Nora Jones, and work out the circulation issues, it's all about the presentation. I'll come back, once I can see through the glass.
