Wine Cellar
2.75/5 (2 reviews)
1314 Prudential Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 398-8989
Category: Continental, Winery
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2 Reviews
REVIEW #1
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Avg. Entree: $20-30
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December 10, 2003
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This establishment is a longtime Jacksonville restaurant that
has always exemplified quality in service and product. Many
of the staff have been there 10 years, some more than 20 years.
As with any food server from the burger place to the private city
clubs has better days than others. Of the hundred or so times I've
been there maybe 2 or 3 times it wasn't up to Wine Cellar standard.
But given the fact that 80% of the time a burger place doesn't
do my order right for a near robotic assembly of the product I am
impressed with Wine Cellar's consistency.
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I read the previous review and not sure if it was from an out-of-towner
or a local but it is incorrect in general. If that was the only visit
then the person may want to try them again to see if they had a bad
night or their quality isn't to his standards.
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Another confusing issue was after reading the other review I'm
not convinced it was sincere or more a way to stroke one's
ego. Between all the trying to be a culinary and wine afficiando
to the overt name brand dropping it appears not to be a genuine
review as much as a "look at me, I'm so cool" review. <br>
Again, I suggest anyone try Wine Cellar for a really cozy, intimate
evening and the previous reviewer should check again.
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REVIEW #2
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Avg. Entree: $30-40
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March 12, 2001
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Parking is inelegant, but convenient. On a busy night valet service
would be desirable. The anteroom pretends toward eclectic local
nostalgia and, to the dismay of some, succeeds. A moment of mystery
arises and then fades as the hallway portal leads only to more
of the same. One never can suspend the awareness that one is in
a smallish, Jim Walter-like shell merely perched like a gas station
on asphalt surrounded by much larger and more permanent structures.
The food is acceptable, but somewhat overpriced. Unctious are
the waitstaff, but such is preferrable to the clumsy, forced
bonhomme now so common in restaurants that are indeed so common.
I was served a filet of fresh poisson, expertly sauteed in unsalted,
clarified butter in the meuniere style with chopped parsley
and the addition of some oversized capers and ample wedges of
fresh lemon. A splash of a vintage Montrachet to deglaze the pan
added a piquant, nutty sauce. Fresh asparagus layered with julienned
red Bell peppers, drizzled with Lorenza de Medici extra virgin
olive oil and roasted under an open flame, and simple polenta
alla Parmegiana provided the perfect accompaniments. Of course,
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ordered from my own stock of California chardonnay that I prefer
not to name. Dessert was a quarter pound Baby Ruth from the vending
machine at the nearby gas station. Then home to a big Cuban cigar
and a Waterford snifter full of Remy Martin as I sit in my favorite
leather chair and listen to 1950's rock and roll. "One summer
night, I fell in love..." Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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