One of my new favorite places!
meal - Scallions in cuttle fish ink w/ lemon - quite good, ink okay
date had squash stew - didn't try
dessert - chocolate cake amazing - as good as food gets, rich, cherries very strong alcohol
date had figs - quite good for figs
To add to the above, the Scallions in cuttle fish ink w/lemon was very enjoyable, complex, and unique. It is the kind of dish that restaurant explorers like me are delighted to find someplace. Very well done.
It seems that my brief description of the chocolate cake is sufficient, although it was moist, with a very rich, chocolate sauce of some sort inside. The figs were quite good as a dessert and I would recommend them as they beat the desserts at many restaurants, but they didn't compare to the cake.
Also, the atmosphere and decor and feel were great. The staff was very polite, attentive, and helpful, although it was not busy when I was there.
UPDATE:
So I went to Vinoteca again on a Sunday evening. The wines that were available for their happy hour for $5 were quite good and the serving size was not lacking. I only had an appetizer that I cannot find on their menu, but it was basically some kind of bruscuttio or something like that with just some tomato stuff on it (my memory is not great). It was quite good for what it was.
The happy hour atmosphere at the bar was again good. Not empty, but not ridiculously packed for a Sunday evening (maybe the cold). Also, they brought in some kind of Spanish band that started playing as we left, which seemed like great mood/atmosphere music. The hostess at the door said that they do that on Sunday evenings, but apparently not other nights.
