Battery Park Wine Bar Happy Hour

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.