612691 Fri Apr 17 04:40:31 -0700 2009 7 20 Tristate Region 0 4603607 Anyone been to 51 Front Wine Bar & Bistro? What was your experience? http://51frontwinebar.com/ Fri Apr 17 04:40:31 -0700 2009 73159 financialdistrictresident 1 4603837 It's been open for a good year now. It's excellent and very reasonable. The owner formerly owned Saratoga's Eartha's restaurant. Fri Apr 17 06:45:15 -0700 2009 4603607 186511 gerchak198 1 4607434 I agree... very good! Sat Apr 18 14:45:07 -0700 2009 4603607 19699 jaylhorner 1 4607510 Been half-a-dozen times. Quirky wine list (beer and wine only here), menus has a Southern inspiration. Great fried chicken, duck quesadillas, very good fish dishes. Friendly, moderately-priced, with a nice buzz. Sometimes a little late seating people with reservations during peak times, but service is friendly and casual. The kind of storefront bistro that seems to be late arriving to this part of the world. Sat Apr 18 15:24:20 -0700 2009 4603607 10022 PSZaas 2 4612755 Thanks everyone. I went for the first time recently: We went to 51 Front Street this week. Nice selection of reasonably priced wines. Had the goat cheese salad with roasted fennel, duck entree. SO had the grouper entree. I liked it better then the duck. By the way they don't serve espresso. Permalink | Report | Reply financialdistrictresident Apr 17, 2009 07:07AM ============== PS gerchak198 - a year is a newbie in my book :) Mon Apr 20 15:41:12 -0700 2009 4607510 73159 financialdistrictresident 3 5162883 Went to 51 Front last night. Didn't have a reservation and they were pretty crowded. Luckily we were seated promptly. After that the bar area got full, so our timing was spot on. Service was excellent. Reasonably priced wine list. Had a nice bottle of Haza. Menu has changed a fair amount since our last visit. On to the food: APPETIZERS *Oysters Rockefeller (special) - very good *Maple Leaf duck tenderloins, pecan encrusted, on mixed greens with cranberries and ? vinaigrette - very good. I didn't realize the duck tenderloins would be deep fried. They looked like fried clams. Probably would only get this again if the duck was prepared differently. *Pumpkin ravioli with brown sage butter - delicious. SO said it had too much nutmeg for him. I tasted something vinegary. Maybe it was something else on my palate or in the sauce? The sauce was creamy so it was a little different than the typical brown butter sage sauce. ENTREES *SO had the grouper with haricots verts, a potato side. Very good. This and the Oysters Rockefeller were my favorites. We skipped dessert. BTW they still don't have espresso . . . Sat Nov 07 04:51:50 -0800 2009 4612755 73159 financialdistrictresident 4 5162975 They especailly excel with fish. Sat Nov 07 06:10:12 -0800 2009 5162883 186511 gerchak198 5 5164765 Agreed. Fish is the way to go. Sun Nov 08 06:44:39 -0800 2009 5162975 73159 financialdistrictresident