Shiraz?

After a long day at my son’s wrestling tournament, my husband and I decided to go out for a quick “date night” to get dinner at a new neighborhood place.

We both like Mediterranean food and have been known to enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, so it looked like a safe bet.

When the waitress brought our menu, we were suprised that there were no “adult beverages” listed. The sign in the window did proclaim “Premium Wine Selections” and there was a wine rack lining the wall behind the bar that seemed to have bottles in it.

When she can back to take our order, I asked:

Do you have a wine list?

No.

Do you have any wine?
(Maybe they didn’t get their ABC license yet?)

Yes. . . Pinot Noir.
(She said hesitantly, drawing two syllables out of “noir”.)

We’ll  each have a glass of that, then.
(My husband said, since I was stiffling a laugh.)

Luckily, the Pinot Noir was very nice–maybe the extra syllable makes it better! 🙂

Later, we heard a different waitress offer the table next to us a choice between Pinot Noir and Shiraz. I should have expected them to have a Shiraz since that is the name of the restaurant! We will have to go back again to see if that’s just as good–or if they’ve added to their “premium wine selections.”

Have you ever been surprised by what a restaurant did or did not have on the menu?