Anniversary Dinner on Friday Night at The Wine Cellar

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We went for the Indulgence for Two, $88 for your choice of any cheese fondues, followed by your choice of entrée fondue, followed by your choice of chocolate dessert fondue. My LORD was it delicious. First of all, it’s the kind of place you walk by if you aren’t looking for it (we almost did, and we WERE looking for it). You descend a small, carefully crafted set of stairs, whose side rails mimic long leaves with flowers blossoming out of the creases, and looking around, the lighting fixtures all match. It’s small (seats only 36) and cozy and feels like Europe. They take your coat for you, which I find rare in restaurants these days. So, the atmosphere was perfectly romantic.

Second, the food was to die for. For the cheese course, we got the traditional gruyere and emmenthaller (sp?) with a white wine base. It came with bread and spiced potatoes for dipping, and I could have eaten just that. They were incredibly accommodating for the entrée, which is a broth that comes with raw meats that you cook in the broth. daN didn’t realize how adventurous he was being in agreeing to a fondue dinner, but he really enjoyed it. They brought me a half portion of vegetable-based broth that was still deliciously seasoned with basil, cilantro, lime, etc, with veggies for dipping, and they brought another half portion of an artichoke cheese fondue with more potatoes so my entrée would be more filling, all at their suggestion, no extra cost. WOW. I’m not used to that level of service. Dessert was a chocolate coconut fondue that came with grapes, honeydew melon, bananas, and cookies. My god.

It was all beyond fabulous, and we were there for a good three hours. No one was rushed at all. It was so nice not to be rushed out of a restaurant. All in all, it was a great place to go for our sixth anniversary.