The Battery Park Wine Bar is easy to forget about sometimes...it is nice and tucked away at the bottom of a street away from the busy streets. It is one of my favorite places to go and just get some yummy treats. I finally made time to try the happy hour. There is a select menu of items at a reduced price and it is a diverse list with something for anyone.
Let's start with the drinks- this is what always adds to the bill- but here they have a select red or white wine for $4. On Friday night the red was a Portuguese wine. It had good flavor and paired well with what I knew I wanted to get for my meal.
The Happy Hour menu does have a choice for everyone from salads to fish and many shareable items if with a group. I actually chose on this visit one item from the happy hour menu and one from the regular menu that Ihad been wanting to try. The food here is always fresh, well prepared and I full of flavor. This night however I was slightly disappointed. The Happy Hour item that I ordered was a crab cake ($6). It had a lot of crab, great flavor, perfectly crispy with a delicious roasted red pepper sauce. The carpaccio($11) though was very disappointing. The meat was dry and the salad overdressed. It was actually more like a salad with a few pieces of beef on top. The balsamic syrup was good and complimented the peccorino cheese well. It was just very disappointing since I expected the beef to be the star of the plate and it was more like dried beef thrown on a salad.
On other days when I have been here the food as been nothing but stellar. The BBQ Beef Shortrib sliders were amazing last time. The meat was falling apart and infused with great flavors and spices. The sweet potato fries were perfectly cooked, not greasy and served with an ancho aioli that was amazing. In the past I have also had their flat breads that have a nice crisp crust and the correct ratio of toppings to crust. The toppings are interesting and many of the combinations unique, such as the argula pesto, Camembert, roasted grape with balsamic glaze flatbread.
Overall...the happy hour prices are great- most items are under $6 and the wine is a great deal for $4 a glass. The atmosphere is fun yet classy. Get together with a few friends or just go alone and sit at the bar. It makes for a fun night out, and parking is very convenient with a lot right in front.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Time to get serious
This year it is time for the frugally classy lady to get serious with this food blog thing. I want to find all the best deals in town to share with my friends. I am going to let everyone in on all my favorite places and the deals they offer. I will admit though...sometimes you just need a good meal no matter what the cost. I am also going to add in some cheap places to drink.
so the first Frugally Classy post is about the quality meal from Crop Bistro in Ohio City. It is not cheap, but the quality, service and atmosphere is worth every penny spent.
My friend and I decided to do the appetizer dinner. This is something my mom always used to do and with the great choices at Crop it is worth it to try. We started with splitting the Waldorf Salad- Pears, Fennel, Celery Root, Arugula, Candied Walnuts, Raisins, Vanilla Balsamic for only $9. We then enjoyed the meal with the famous balsamic popcorn (recipe is on their website) ($6) and the Cherry Bomb ($10). If you have never had the cherry bomb, it is unique to Crop. It is a roma tomato stuffed with chorizo and jack cheese covered and fried in a won ton. It is set atop a bed of pureed sweet corn and basil and pepper sauce. Our last item to top off the meal was the cheese plate ($12) with a maytag blue, truffle soft cheese, and a three way cheese. The cheese were complimented with apples, grapes, fig paste, almonds and truffle honey. The maytag Blue had beautiful deep blue veins. The truffle cheese was cold but so soft it was melting on the plate. The three way cheese was a goat, cow, and sheep milk cheese. It was soft and hard and the flavors were amazing To Finish the meal we had the Pretzel Unlogic ($8)for dessert- Chocolate Custard, Pretzel Crust, Malted Whip, Salted Caramel, Chocolate Dipped Pretzel
Our total meal was $45. This would totally fit the frugally classy way. However, we were out for a fun night so we added to the meal a glass each of Prosecco and salted carmel cappuccino. This put our total cost for the meal without tip to around $75. Alcohol and beverages almost always will kill any budget, but some nights it just worth it!
Crop has always been one of my favorites. It is affordable to order an entree as well. Most are in the low $20 range and the quality and freshness of the food is well worth it. If you are looking for a cheaper version...the offer Thursday Happy Hour. From 5 to 7 p.m. “Get Cropped” at Happy with select $5 cocktails, beer, and wine by the glass, and small plates for $5 including the cherry bomb, steak and cheese flatbread, or lamb sliders. Crop offers local products which to this blogger is an added plus for any restuarant.
http://cropbistro.com/
so the first Frugally Classy post is about the quality meal from Crop Bistro in Ohio City. It is not cheap, but the quality, service and atmosphere is worth every penny spent.
My friend and I decided to do the appetizer dinner. This is something my mom always used to do and with the great choices at Crop it is worth it to try. We started with splitting the Waldorf Salad- Pears, Fennel, Celery Root, Arugula, Candied Walnuts, Raisins, Vanilla Balsamic for only $9. We then enjoyed the meal with the famous balsamic popcorn (recipe is on their website) ($6) and the Cherry Bomb ($10). If you have never had the cherry bomb, it is unique to Crop. It is a roma tomato stuffed with chorizo and jack cheese covered and fried in a won ton. It is set atop a bed of pureed sweet corn and basil and pepper sauce. Our last item to top off the meal was the cheese plate ($12) with a maytag blue, truffle soft cheese, and a three way cheese. The cheese were complimented with apples, grapes, fig paste, almonds and truffle honey. The maytag Blue had beautiful deep blue veins. The truffle cheese was cold but so soft it was melting on the plate. The three way cheese was a goat, cow, and sheep milk cheese. It was soft and hard and the flavors were amazing To Finish the meal we had the Pretzel Unlogic ($8)for dessert- Chocolate Custard, Pretzel Crust, Malted Whip, Salted Caramel, Chocolate Dipped Pretzel
Our total meal was $45. This would totally fit the frugally classy way. However, we were out for a fun night so we added to the meal a glass each of Prosecco and salted carmel cappuccino. This put our total cost for the meal without tip to around $75. Alcohol and beverages almost always will kill any budget, but some nights it just worth it!
Crop has always been one of my favorites. It is affordable to order an entree as well. Most are in the low $20 range and the quality and freshness of the food is well worth it. If you are looking for a cheaper version...the offer Thursday Happy Hour. From 5 to 7 p.m. “Get Cropped” at Happy with select $5 cocktails, beer, and wine by the glass, and small plates for $5 including the cherry bomb, steak and cheese flatbread, or lamb sliders. Crop offers local products which to this blogger is an added plus for any restuarant.
http://cropbistro.com/
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