dessert dinner restaurants: bistro d.c. restaurant week wine bar
by Lindsey
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Vinoteca
Restaurant Week stop #3 was dinner at Vinoteca, and it was by far the best of the four! This charming wine bar is located off of 11th Ave., just a short walk from the U Street Metro station. It’s got a warm woodsy interior that’s so inviting you’re tempted to stay all night sampling the wines and cheeses on their extensive menu.
Their RW menu was no where to be found online, so we went in there running kind of blind. This was somewhat new for me, since I like to study the menu ahead of time to go over my options. It turned out that there was no need to prepare in advance, since everything we ordered was absolutely fab!
They offered a 5 course dinner, beginning with an amuse bouche, first and second courses, chef’s cheese plate, followed by the final course of dessert. There were about 3 options for first course, ~5 for second and 2 for dessert. You can order the wine pairings for an additional $20, and they’ll give you perfectly matched wines to go with your first, second and dessert courses. A couple people from my group opted for it, but I just stuck with my one drink – a fine sparkling rose.
But before the 5 course tour de force, a few starters were ordered. I got a plate of prosciutto di parma, which was excellent. Pictured above is the grilled flatbread with duck confit, caramelized onions and gorgonzola cheese. I didn’t have any, but I’m assuming it was really good, as it was tackled with so much gusto by the others at my table that I barely had time to shoot this photo before it disappeared! XD
The five courses revealed, under the cut:
