The restaurant has a communal wine program whereby you may open up any bottle if you decide to order two glasses, and if you choose not to finish the bottle, you'd be charged per glass and the rest of the bottle will be placed on the communal table and listed on a computer screen for other patrons to purchase. Interesting form of wine tasting and great that you need not commit to a full bottle.
The food menu is European small plates with meats, fish and pasta options. It's interesting that they call it small-plates but it really seemed more like smaller portions of entree dishes. When I think of small-plates, I think of nibbles, appetizer-like selections that are perhaps portioned out for diners to share. Instead, Vinoteque offers dishes that look exactly like main courses (chicken, squab, lamb) and priced likewise.
The duck was cooked perfectly with a nice crispy skin, although they could have rendered the fat out a bit. I loved the creamy sweet butternut squash puree which worked well with the salty duck jus.
Braised short ribs with celery root, carrots and cippolinis
The short ribs were tender and delicious. It's a pretty heavy dish especially for late night grubbing, but the flavors were there.
Vinoteque is a sophisticated yet inviting joint. It'd be a great post-work happy hour joint or a weekend dinner and drinks venue. The food was good but I still found it odd that they touted the menu as small-plates but it didn't seem to be, nor was it priced that way. Otherwise, Vinoteque really did the trick for me. It lined my tummy with meats after a night of minimal food and maximum alcohol at the Street party.
Hits: lomo, duck, decor & ambiance
Misses: not really small plate prices
Rating: ***
Vinoteque
7469 Melrose Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 860-6060
http://www.vinotequela.com/
The short ribs were tender and delicious. It's a pretty heavy dish especially for late night grubbing, but the flavors were there.
Vinoteque is a sophisticated yet inviting joint. It'd be a great post-work happy hour joint or a weekend dinner and drinks venue. The food was good but I still found it odd that they touted the menu as small-plates but it didn't seem to be, nor was it priced that way. Otherwise, Vinoteque really did the trick for me. It lined my tummy with meats after a night of minimal food and maximum alcohol at the Street party.
Hits: lomo, duck, decor & ambiance
Misses: not really small plate prices
Rating: ***
Vinoteque
7469 Melrose Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 860-6060
http://www.vinotequela.com/
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