Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro

11/04/09

had a great experience

by ladybetty at Citysearch

Cute place, great atmosphere and yummy yummy yummy food & wine.

The service was really slow, and I wasn't sure why, since it was not very busy the night we went?

But overall a good time & I will be back again.

• Pros: great food, wine
• Cons: sloooow service on the night we were there

10/12/09

Great Food and Music

by TrOpicanaTraveler1 at Citysearch

We live in Austin and travel everywhere. It is not often that by chance we find a restaurant that has all the right ingredients. The food was great, sliced tenderloin and the salmon. They had our favorite wine, Ferrari Carano Fume Blanc at only $26! Brian the waiter was attentive and informed. He suggested we try the Cellar after dinner. Easy listening jazz, "Midnight Creepers", great service again even though it was very busy. The owner dropped by during dinner to check on our experience. Thank you, Kevin, it was great!

• Pros: Super Food, Service, and Music
• Cons: We don't live there!

08/20/09

a reputation as being top notch; Zinc did not disappoint

by DrexlerMcStyles at Citysearch

I've had many restaurants in ABQ highly recommended to me by friends, only to be disappointed when I finally did dine there. Happily, Zinc was not one of these places. My wife and I chose to go there for our anniversary, and while not perfect, we certainly left feeling satisfied. We looked over the massive wine list and finally settled on an Argentine Malbec. Very nice. We ordered Duck Egg Rolls to start with and they were delicious, great dipping sauces. For our entrees I chose the Sliced Tenderloin of Beef and my wife got the Crab Cakes. The tenderloin was fabulous, cooked just right for that type cut. The Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes were unlike any mashed potatoes I'd ever had, fantastic. The only coplaint I had with my food was that both our vegetables (greens) were overcooked, but everything else was so good it hardly mattered. My wife thought the crab cakes were excellent. As far as the service went, our waitress seemed a little lost, had to read the specials to us from her notes, kept pushing us to order our meals before our appetizers had even arrived, never asked how our meal was, etc. I expected better service for the money I was spending ($100+) but from my time here in ABQ Ive come to expect bad service as part of the meal so it came as little surprise this time around. However the food is what is important and it certainly was worth every cent. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a pleasant fine dining experience

• Pros: great food, huge wine list
• Cons: service left something to be desired