Winehot wine bar in Kingsland, Auckland is one of those places that looks nothing from the outside (in fact it is hard to tell if it is even open), but takes your breath away when you walk inside...once your eyes adjust to the candle lit interior. While this blog is predominantly about food, I think the ambience of a venue and the service is really important too! Winehot had both a fantastic ambience and great service. All of the walls were painted black and it was decorated in kin
d of 'modern french antique' (is that an oxymoron?). I've taken picture of the interior from their website since getting anything on my iphone in such low light would be near impossible.The wine list was pretty impressive, we did as reviews we
had read suggested and let our very knowledgeable french waiter select the wine for us. We had two bottles of different reds - one french, one Italian. Both very different and both excellent matches to our food. The food is more 'platters to share' than individual meals...although I did notice a pretty impressive looking steak burger at the next table. We had a 'fromage and salami platter' served with a piping hot baguette, a 'white meat and seafood platter' - salmon and shrimp terrine, a pork terrine and a crab pate and
a 'chocolate terrine with coffee sauce'. The cheeses and the chocolate terrine were my favourites
. I have included pictures I took but they really don't do justice to the food.
Overall, I was really impressed and can't wait to take friends there. Hard to believe this little gem has been there for at least 4 years and we have never been before!
You can take this friend :)
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