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In Reply to: RE: Re: Have you asked for a wine recommendation... posted by mkuller on November 06, 2014 at 20:42:30
Never had it happen.
I kind of question the article. The server and the sommelier verified the request? Was there a bottle of wine on the list for $37.50? Was there a bottle of sparkling water on the list for $37.50?
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...to me once although I'm embarrassed to admit it.
Four of us were eating dinner at a fairly high end Italian restaurant with a wine bar downtown.
We ordered a $50 bottle of wine. When it was gone we asked the waiter for a recommendation for a second.
He said I have one I think you'll like and brought it to us.
It was pretty good but nothing special.
When the check came the second wine bottle was $200.
My Wife and I and another couple went out to hear some local musicians. Afterwards we went to a nice bar for a nightcap and the two musicians were there. We got into a conversation with them and my friend offered to buy them a round of tequila. The bartender recommended one and poured. Turned out to be $50 a shot.
Very uncool.
Asking the restaurant staff for a recommendation is a bit like handing them your wallet and telling them to take what they want. Yet, people do it. Maybe it's a "prestige" thing psychologically motivated to impress their dinner partners or other people, kind of like flaunting a bunch of credit cards while looking for the "right one" to make people think you're well-off, even though all of those retailer-based cards are free.
I've asked for a wine "flight" recommendation, and then follow up with: "How much is that?" I don't need to spend no $50 for five half-glasses of wine! Too many people are too insecure/intimidated to ask the price. Then they get burned.
:)
...it always irritates me in a fancy restaurant when the waiter recites the food specials of the day without the prices.
I always ask if one interests me.
And I've learned to do that with the wine, too.
It seems 9 times out of 10 when I order off a wine list they don't have my first request. So if the waiter suggests an alternative I ask if it is the same price.
I always give a price range when asking for a recommendation.
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