Comments on: Cognac theme night at the Wine Bistro, Studio City

By: Jonah

Jonah — Mon, 29 May 2006 23:47:22 +0000

Max did note that the food is not the star:

One caveat â€“ to be perfectly honest, I am not crazy about the food here. It always sounds a lot better than it comes out.

I think that you two are on the same page

By: carey

carey — Mon, 29 May 2006 23:06:56 +0000

Max, I must respectfully disagree with you on Wine Bistro.
Perhaps they temporarily raise their standards for wine dinners. However, I’ve eaten at WB several times and have never been impressed with the food or the service at this place.
JB is effusive and welcoming at the door but as soon as you’re seated, it is like a trip to the Bermuda Triangle, you’re off the radar. I like the feel of the place but the food never seems to be up to par. Whoever cooks their fish should be forced to walk the plank. The salads, which are generally tolerable, are always horribly overdressed.
Simply put, I think Wine Bistro is mediocre and its appeal is inexplicable. There are so many better options in the ‘hood: La Loggia, Firefly, OutTake, Maximilion, and they are all vastly better than Wine Bistro.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:00:02 +0000

Great write up, I felt like I was winding my way through the tasting! Did I read correctly that it was only $35? There seems to be a lot of well priced tasting events around town, we need to start collecting a list of them. High on my list is to go to one of the events hosted by the Cheesestore of Beverly Hills.

p.s. I don’t care what you say about the food, in my mind those duck medallions were divine…