Cava 185 W. 80th St. @ Amsterdam Ave.
Upper West Side
212.724.2282
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Cava:
Wine bars seem to be popping up everywhere these days—even in a spot that used to be a deli. But unlike other neighborhoods, the UWS could actually use some more wine bars. There's a healthy selection of fine wines at Cava, and Caribbean-inspired tapas makes it worth a visit.
I'm surprised by the review here .. have had great service there and the food is amazingly good .. I like the short wine list .. its bigger than Vin71 .. which is pricey and packed ..the space at Cava is nice ! I will continue to go back .. also a great date place .. oh by the way I am not related or have any interests in the place
9/2/2009 2:16:14 PM
meg . says:
Good 1st Try
I went a few Sat ago with my husband. Granted, the wine list was short on the affordable side and a few were recently "out," but all and all we'll def go back. It's a nyse place to go for a glass or two to chill and not have to play pole-position at some rowdy dump on Amsterdam.
3/13/2009 4:52:00 PM
ETOL . says:
So, So Bad
This place was really, really bad. I've lived in NYC for a long time and have actually never written a review before, and I am completely compelled to warn people not to go here. Obviously whoever wrote the other review is someone affiliated with the place. So I decided to meet my friend there on a Monday night, it was very quiet when I got there. For a wine bar, the list of wines is awful, most bottles are over $100, and the list is short. We sat down and ordered a glass of wine, they were out of it so they offered another one, forgot to bring it over so we had to remind our waiter, that being said, there's like 5 people in the place. Short pour on the wine. Then we ordered a couple of their small plates, one of which had goat fillet on it, they were out of the goat fillet so he offered a veggie dish and said it would have brussels, asparagus, squash, onions, it would be great. We also ordered the meatball on a portobello, and the skirt steak. The service sucked, we asked for everything including waters and silverware. The food came out and that "Veggie dish" was a pile of sliced peppers and onions with 2 asparagus, a quarter of a corn cob, and ketchup dollops on either side, hahha. Then, that meatball was disgusting, hard as a rock over a portabello that was still frozen and cold in the center like they microwaved it, and the skirt steak was two tiny strips of steak smothered in this awful sauce that was one step away from a Mc Donalds BBQ packet. The waiter came over and asked if we wanted the check and how everything was, and I politely told him it might have been the worst meal I've ever eaten in NY and for him to recommend that veggie dish was ridiculous. He could care less and then charged us $13 for the thing. Anyway, there's much better places to eat around there, go to Bar Bao instead or Wine & Roses. This place will just make you mad.
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