Now moved to: 14 Kings Cross Road, Potts Point NSW 2011
http://www.timetovino.com
Time to Vino is a rather quirky bar serving quality wines where you find yourself wanting to straighten the crooked picture frame on the wall upstairs — the owner loves to keep it crooked on purpose. Downstairs is noticeably more crowded and noisier than upstairs where you can at least hear your conversations. Coming up to 2.5 years they’ll soon be moving up the road into new premises towards the Victoria Street eat street part of town. Thanks to Amy from CookBookManiac for organising tonights dinner catchup with other food bloggers, friends and partners. For a set price of $60 we were treated to a 3 course dinner starting with a selection of ‘waiting for friends’ antipasto style tapas, a main dish each and then finishing with a cheese selection. Originally it was described as all ‘waiting for friends’ dishes, shared mains and included cheese and sweet desserts but for some reason there was no sign of dessert. I find the website menu a little confusing because it doesn’t show any prices except for function packages so I’m not sure if you can actually order individual menu items or if you have to purchase a complete 3 course menu package when dining.
Since our food ordering was simplified we spent most of the time working out what wine to have — so many choices. I went with the waiters recommendation of a 2008 Brumont Sauvignon Blanc, France ($51 bottle) which was nice to start and followed up with a 2009 Te Mata, Hawkes Bay, NZ ($16/250 ml) during the main dishes which was also lovely. They certainly seem to have nice wines but if you’re looking for a cheap glass or bottle there’s a limited choice for the budget conscious. The ‘waiting for friends’ dishes were well presented, individually portioned and combined interesting flavours like the Chorizo with ruby grapefruit and Pork with pear — prized crackling was found. My Lamb ragout, tomato and parmesan with orecchiette was enjoyable but for some reason I was expecting the meat to be more like il baretto’s falling apart duck ragu — my mistake. The generous sized Veal shank with brussel sprouts seemed to be a hit although I wasn’t a real fan of the Squid ink risotto with cuttlefish and truffle oil mainly because it was black (I know it’s supposed to be) and I thought it needed a more noticeable truffle taste kick. The Cheese Plate had a nice selection of tasty choices.
I love how all the cutlery doesn’t match, the use of wine crate labels around the bar and on the toilet door hinge, and how they bought the huge display cabinet for only $15 on eBay which reminds me so much of how Pocket Bar bought most of there seating. It gives the bar a quirky character with lots of charm and shows off the owners personality. Although I’d hate to be sitting at the side table upstairs where you can hardly fit your legs underneath making it so uncomfortable and awkward for any couple that sit there as we noticed during the night.
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http://www.timetovino.com
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Time to Vino is a rather quirky bar serving quality wines where you find yourself wanting to straighten the crooked picture frame on the wall upstairs — the owner loves to keep it crooked on purpose. Downstairs is noticeably more crowded and noisier than upstairs where you can at least hear your conversations. Coming up to 2.5 years they’ll soon be moving up the road into new premises towards the Victoria Street eat street part of town. Thanks to Amy from CookBookManiac for organising tonights dinner catchup with other food bloggers, friends and partners. For a set price of $60 we were treated to a 3 course dinner starting with a selection of ‘waiting for friends’ antipasto style tapas, a main dish each and then finishing with a cheese selection. Originally it was described as all ‘waiting for friends’ dishes, shared mains and included cheese and sweet desserts but for some reason there was no sign of dessert. I find the website menu a little confusing because it doesn’t show any prices except for function packages so I’m not sure if you can actually order individual menu items or if you have to purchase a complete 3 course menu package when dining.
Since our food ordering was simplified we spent most of the time working out what wine to have — so many choices. I went with the waiters recommendation of a 2008 Brumont Sauvignon Blanc, France ($51 bottle) which was nice to start and followed up with a 2009 Te Mata, Hawkes Bay, NZ ($16/250 ml) during the main dishes which was also lovely. They certainly seem to have nice wines but if you’re looking for a cheap glass or bottle there’s a limited choice for the budget conscious. The ‘waiting for friends’ dishes were well presented, individually portioned and combined interesting flavours like the Chorizo with ruby grapefruit and Pork with pear — prized crackling was found. My Lamb ragout, tomato and parmesan with orecchiette was enjoyable but for some reason I was expecting the meat to be more like il baretto’s falling apart duck ragu — my mistake. The generous sized Veal shank with brussel sprouts seemed to be a hit although I wasn’t a real fan of the Squid ink risotto with cuttlefish and truffle oil mainly because it was black (I know it’s supposed to be) and I thought it needed a more noticeable truffle taste kick. The Cheese Plate had a nice selection of tasty choices.
I love how all the cutlery doesn’t match, the use of wine crate labels around the bar and on the toilet door hinge, and how they bought the huge display cabinet for only $15 on eBay which reminds me so much of how Pocket Bar bought most of there seating. It gives the bar a quirky character with lots of charm and shows off the owners personality. Although I’d hate to be sitting at the side table upstairs where you can hardly fit your legs underneath making it so uncomfortable and awkward for any couple that sit there as we noticed during the night.
SNAPSHOT REVIEW:
PROS: Quality wines, Nice food, Quirky and fun décor, Efficient service
CONS: Expensive wines, Upstairs cold in winter due to no proper window, Can get noisy downstairs
MUST TRY: Visiting their new premises when they open
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Olives
Side lettuce salad to share
Cheese Plate with Guava Paste, Fresh Pear: Trinity Cellars hard cheese, Tallegio Italian White Mould cheese, Frome el Aire French blue
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Crooked picture frame — to torment the customers.
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