Portfolio Magazine Visits The Winehouse
Feb 23rd, 2009 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles, ReviewsWhile we sing the bailout blues, there’s still a lot happening to hail on our restaurant scene. Bargains, too. The Winehouse Bar and Bistro (née The Winehouse in Ghent) recently re-opened at its new “uptown Ghent” address (formerly Zio’s) and took its half-price Sunday entrees along for the move (drink specials, too, including half-price bottles Tuesdays).
Claret-colored walls mellow the handsome, hard surfaces in this larger home, where brick-framed booths seem like fireplace hearths. Chef Adam Cleveland offers his dinner menu of small plates and “international comfort food” entrees (Thai shrimp curry, aged beef filet), adding lunch and Sunday brunch.
With a 2,000-count wine vault, owner Jennifer Smith expanded selections, maintaining her emphasis on small producers, and there’s a private tasting room available. Meeting, anyone?
The Winehouse Bar & Bistro, 517 Colley Ave., Norfolk, 622-7777/961-8510, www.mywinehouse.com
Portfolio Magazine
Marisa Marsey
Issue Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, Posted On: 10/27/2008
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We stumbled into the half-price entree deal and left feeling like we would have paid double if they had asked us. The food was the best that I’ve had in Norfolk this year. The wine recommendations complimented the meals perfectly, while and were not as wildly over-priced as mot other local restaurants. The capper was the dessert. The service was polite, pleasant, knowledgeable and fast (without leaving us feeling rushed). We’ll be going back.