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Eastern European wine that didn't pair with the food. Agree or disagree on the value of that criticism (never been there, wouldn't know a wine that didn't pair even if I had been), but don't turn the parent's comment into some kind of prejudiced statement about all Eastern European wine.

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All this complaining about wine from this place or that not pairing with the food to me just proves the point that the expectations of the restaurant are too high because of the press. It was not supposed to be a world class restaurant, it was supposed to be a Denny's. You don't expect a similar experience in a Denny's or Olive Garden.

I'm sympathetic to the idea of them being a Denny's instead of a Michelin 5-star place, but then, you don't typically have wine tasting menus pairing dishes with selected wines at Denny's. If anything, it's more of a make up your mind about what kind of place you are thing. It's fine to be a Denny's, but you're going to have trouble if you try to court foodie attention and don't live up to the standards that that crowd expects.

Michelin only goes up to 3 stars, but still, it's rampant polarisation to suggest that there are basically only the two options to eating out. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a tasting menu and at the same time not trying for Michelin stars and having cloth on the tables.

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