A good wine bar nearby is very much like having that get
out of jail free card in your back pocket. Date night? Check. Family in town?
Check. Just need a drink a small bite?
Check. We had a very nice meal at Cork and some tasty wines as well (kinda
important). The plates are appropriately sized, some were outstanding and over
all well-paced. Our server was very helpful and attentive.
We did two different ‘flights’ – three glasses of a
similar style. We had a white burgundy flight and a rose flight. Needless to
say the white burgundies were all very, very good. The roses were mostly
average, but not bad. I don’t recall all of the dishes we had and for some
reason forgot to take pictures of them (there were only 5 or 6 really). The
avocado bruschetta was one of my favorites and would order again (must try). It’s
thin sliced avocado on bread with toasted pistachio, sea salt and olive oil. We
also really enjoyed the braised kale with roasted garlic and pecorino. It had
the right amount of garlic and salt and cheese. A true standout with an ingredient
hard to make awesome. I also enjoyed the
salt roasted local beet salad with pine nuts and feta and we also tried the grilled
artichoke. We probably should have stopped there because the last dish we
ordered was the grilled mackerel which was only mediocre. There are other
things I would try but the menu is on the small side if you’re looking for a
spot to return to often. We also didn’t try any of the cheese or charcuterie so
that’s an entire section that they pair well with the wine.
We skipped the dessert but some things do look intriguing
like strawberry short cake or warm apple crostada with bourbon ice cream (yum).
I wouldn’t say the value is amazing and not a super cheap place but would you
really want a wine bar to be the low cost provider? It was a nice meal with
some highlights and some ok-lights. Great wine selection too.
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