Consistently underwhelming

Joined: Mar 23, 2010
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I've been to Enoteca/Enoterra twice and have been less than impressed both times.

Went to their old The Place location for their Friday night 200 kuai bottle + tapas/snacks. The wine was too sharp without any depth or lingering flavor. The food was a bit of a joke as well. There was one cheese plate with a few decent options but this was a once off at the beginning, the rest of the free flow plates were cut up club sandwiches, a cold grilled cheese made with some poor quality cheese, marinated mushrooms, and bland, stale dinner rolls. I understand the appeal of this deal but for sandwiches and not very decent wine I'd do that at home for less money or would rather pay a bit more for a decent bottle and food.

I gave Enoterra another try when they moved over to Nali. Again, the bottle of wine was not good, I'm not expecting much since I'm not buying expensive bottles but I've gone into other restaurants and got their cheapest bottle which is usually a similar price and it's a decent and enjoyable wine. For food: the blue cheese/parma ham bruschetta was awful - tasteless bread smeared with blue cheese and a piece of ham - it looked like something a 5 year old would make. A clam dish was fine, it wasn't bad and the clams were tender but it didn't leave any lasting impression.

At this point I don't think I can give them another try although if anyone has recommendations for specific bottles (red) I'd love to hear.

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Thanks for the suggestion! For research purposes I'll make my way back.

and yes i changed my misspelling. My mind had shut off already and somehow offered a combination of constant and consistent #o

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