The wines were ok. At least they were cheap (for an American consumer at least). The interaction…read morewith the staff, however, led me to believe that even then I paid too much. They seemed both arrogant, ignorant, classless, and obnoxiously rude. Happy to provide details:
I was there on the chef's birthday, which I guess means the kitchen closes for more than 1.5 hours before closing. I'm the last one to pay because I'm on vacation and the others sounded like locals, and this is where the rudeness and ignorance begins (them telling me they were going to bring me the rest of a bottle that was almost done, and "forgetting" wasn't that bad. The staff were the drunkest ones in the room after all).
They offer me a splash of champagne and a dessert confection the size of a quarter as they celebrate the chef's bday. The chef, apparently thinking this was too much kindness and charity for me, asks me if I would like some money too (wtf? Came off as very stingy, poor, and rude). I take a picture of the champagne, and the chef then just takes my glass and drinks it to himself. Ummm ok. Happy birthday a**hole.
I try to stay positive and talk to them about our common interest, wine, as I am from California near the Napa Valley. Their only response was "California makes wine? Ha.". It's funny how they covered up their complete ignorance of one of the most internationally important wine regions in the world with their blind pride and snobbery for Italian wine I was buying for 5 euro a glass.
I still try to be nice. They were showing me wines I might like, even poured me a taste of one. I did like it. I even offered to buy it to open and celebrate the rude birthday boy. Immediately one lady said "no no no, pagare". They just wanted me to pay and leave.
They also said some off color stuff about how it must be nice to be rich and take vacations. Terroni.
If you go, just go for the 5-6 euro glass and the atmosphere, and don't expect much of the wine quality or staff competence, class, or knowledge.
