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    Chemistry Wine Bar

    5.0 (2 reviews)
    Closed 2:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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    Frank Guido's Port of Call - Lobster Roll with Appleslaw

    Frank Guido's Port of Call

    3.3(136 reviews)
    0.8 mi
    $$

    We spent Memorial Day weekend afternoon at Port of Call in the Catskills and ended up staying for…read morehours because the atmosphere was just so pretty sitting right on the water. I also have to say -- I genuinely do not understand some of the comments saying the waitstaff were rude or uninviting. Every female waitress we encountered was beyond gorgeous, cheerful, smiling constantly, and so kind to both me and my older great aunt. We got so many sweet compliments throughout the day and everyone made us feel very welcome. Michelle behind the bar was especially lovely and pours a STRONG drink, which we appreciated Honestly, I'm surprised they weren't busier for Memorial Day weekend, although maybe the bigger crowd came earlier in the day. Food-wise, the appetizers and seafood specials were very satisfying and obviously fresh. We ordered the crab cakes, soft shell crab special, their clam special (half clam casino / half clam oreganata), and a Bloody Mary topped with what had to be 12 shrimp. The crab dishes especially were fantastic -- those crab cakes were PACKED with crab and tasted incredibly fresh. I do want to leave a couple honest criticisms though. I was not impressed with the mussels in white wine sauce, despite multiple waitresses recommending them. This is a dish I order frequently in NYC and Long Island, so maybe my standards are high, but the sauce was unusually sweet -- my great aunt noticed it immediately too. It almost tasted like a sweet white wine was used, which just doesn't work for this kind of dish. The wine either tasted low quality or maybe wasn't cooked off enough. One other thing that disappointed me: the drawn butter is definitely not real butter. It tasted like a vegetable oil-based substitute. For a seafood restaurant serving fresh crab and lobster, I really think real butter should be standard. That said, I would absolutely come back here for the vibes alone. Beautiful waterfront setting, friendly staff, strong drinks, and fresh seafood made for such a relaxing holiday afternoon.

    The problem here is the kitchen. It must be too small for the size of the restaurant. This place is…read morenot good for large parties. We were a party of 10 and told that there'd be a 45-minute wait for a table, which was fine with us. We had a couple rounds of drinks at the bar and waited patiently to be seated, which we were about an hour after arriving. The problem came when we ordered our appetizers - garlic bread w/ and w/o cheese, crab cakes (2 orders), sesame crusted ahi tuna, and bang bang shrimp (2 orders). We waited at least an hour for our appetizers. Even the garlic bread took over an hour. When I asked our server, (who was very good, professional, friendly and attentive), after waiting about 45 minutes, if we could just have our garlic bread, because we were extremely hungry now at 8:30pm, she said it was coming out soon but that she'd bring us some Italian bread, which we didn't want but we ate anyway. Our entrees took another 45 minutes to come out after we finished our appetizers. The food was good. The portions were large. It was just the extremely long wait time for the food that killed this place for us. After the meal, I politely and privately asked our server if there was anything that could be done to make up for the wait time. She asked the manager and came back out with a bottle of Sambuca and shot glasses. No one wanted that so we politely turned that away. Our server then asked if anyone wanted dessert or coffee. It was already about 9:45pm. We were tired from a long day and ready to get out of there, so everyone passed on dessert and coffee. Our server then came back with the check. No discount at all. So I politely said, "There was nothing that could be done about the wait?", and she said, "I can ask the manager again, but we offered you Sambuca and then dessert, which was going to be on the house, but you didn't want either." I said, "OK, yes, please ask the manager again." She came back and said, "The manager took off a round of drinks for you.", which I was pleased with. Bottom line - if you're a large party (more than 6), or if they have a large party ahead of you, don't eat here.

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    Wine Cellar

    Wine Cellar

    4.4(9 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    Such a huge selection of wine's and spirits. Often when I go in, they have a taste test set up…read morewhich has put me onto all kinds of new drink selections. Also love that the employees are so willing to help when I'm looking for something specific. It definitely gives you a cellar vibe when you walk in, but the wall to wall liquors and countless bottles of wine really get your thirst levels up. Absolutely a community staple!

    Do you absolutely need to get drunk immediately?…read more You're in luck! The Wine Cellar has an enormous amount of ready-to-drink alcohol, in a shockingly wide variety of containers. They've got bags of mojito, buckets of margarita, jars of adult chocolate milk, trays of kamikaze test-tube shooters, alcoholic whipped cream and you can even get merlot in one of those Muscle Milk boxes. This last one is a combination of two of my favorite things: getting drunk and juice boxes. Can't be bad.* And if you'd like to drink like an adult, they also stock a ton of great booze. I'm betting that they've got what you're looking for, and if you have no idea what you're looking for, the staff will happily make recommendations. The prices seem fantastic to me, but then again, I'm used to NYC, which is stupidly expensive. All I know is that I can get one of my favorite bourbons here (Hudson's Four-Grain) for $37, when I can't find it in Brooklyn for less than $50. __________ *Actually, it probably can be. In my experience, the best wines don't come in boxes of any kind. Write that down.

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