La Cava
“The specials are until 7pm and there is always a good selection of sparkling, white and red wines to choose from and you'll always get a good pour.”
“I was greeted right away by the bartender and ordered the Malbec, Du Miguel Gascón 2010, Mendoza.”
“I would recommend trying to salmon tartare, it has capers and avocado; and comes with about 6 pieces of a sliced loaf.”
La Cava
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Cute spot –
Top 40 playing and atmosphere is LOUD from conversations. Good for group of four or less. Sidewalk seating and a long narrow bar that can seat close to 20ppl.
Peach martini is strong- mango martini is strong with a kiss of sweetness.
Cheese board- fresh with grapes, warm raisin bread and preserves. Nice place/ space just a bit loud for a first date!
La Cava has a very cozy and cute atmosphere, with brick walls, high top tables and wooden beams with wine bottles sticking out. I enjoyed a glass of rose, which wasn't overly sweet. For dinner I had the margherita panini with mozzarella, tomato and basil, served on crispy rosemary bread with a side salad and homemade potato chips. The food menu is on the expensive side, but the paninis are reasonably priced and come with a generous amount of food. I can't recommend La Cava for happy hour though – the HH drinks list is short and the wine was still $7 a glass. I'd go here for a date night or more of a special occasion though.
I hate leaving bad reviews like this, but I had such a bad experience here I have to. Went for a Friday night dinner with my girlfriend. The space was nice and the wine was good, but that's about where the positives end.
We started with the meat and cheese platter. Pitifully small. 3 prices of prosciutto and 2 of salami. Slightly more than enough cheese to pair with the meat. I understand you don't order this to stuff your face, but you expect more than a couple bites.
For the main course I had a panini and she had the chicken dish. The chicken was just a piece of chicken breast with cheese and a pepper paste which tasted like something that comes in a jar. My panini was also really disappointing.
All in all, the meal cost nearly 100 dollars (3 drinks) – could have had a number of better meals for a lower price just on that block, let alone the whole neighborhood or city.
Don't think I'll ever go back. It's a shame too because the place itself is really nice and inviting.
I am not typically one to write very negative reviews, but La Cava was disappointing.
I came across this place after leaving Sofia Wine Bar (they were crowded and had a wait for dinner). I was surprised I could be seated outside right away on such a nice night.
My boyfriend and I started with a meat and cheese platter. They gave us 3 pieces of each meat and two small pieces of each cheese – the platter was almost comical. While the actual cheese was good, we couldn't believe how little we got for the price.
Next I had the chicken. The "tomato paste" on top was cold. It looked like something I could have made, and I'm not the best cook. Something in my side of broccoli was hard.
My boyfriend had a panini. It was sub-par – worse than what I would expect from a deli (and for $14 you would think it would be better and more gourmet!)
On a positive note, they do have good drink happy hour deals and a nice atmosphere.
I will not be back. There are much better options in the area.
This place has a lot of potential, but unfortunately they don't really seem to know what they're doing. We got seated inside immediately (this was 7:30 pm on a Thursday and it was pretty busy), but unfortunately both the music and the people were unbearably loud.
We asked how long the wait would be for three of us to sit outside and were told there was no wait…only to be taken to a two person table with less than a foot between tables. We had to repeatedly ask for a third chair and only after the 5th time were we brought out a STOOL that had to be placed in between our table and the one next to it. My back was literally up against our neighbor's table.
The meal proceeded in that way the entire night. We had to repeatedly ask for a 3rd menu, repeatedly ask for bread (that didn't come until after our food did), repeatedly ask for water, repeatedly ask for olive oil etc.
The food itself wasn't great either. Two of us got the steak tartare which was fine but had very little flavor. The filet mignon was pretty good.
Ended off repeatedly having to ask for the check (our waitress was nowhere to be found once we got our food) and then had to get up to give it to her to run our cards (she again disappeared).
Would not waste my time coming back.
This is a chill place to grab a glass of wine and some snacks. We felt leisurely here, fun music, good service, decent wine options. All good.
Awesome, social atmosphere and great deals! They have happy hour until 8pm for wines, drafts, etc. Lots of high top tables for group seating and at the bar. They have an extensive selection of wines, as well as cool displays. I would recommend trying to salmon tartare, it has capers and avocado; and comes with about 6 pieces of a sliced loaf.
Fun lively atmosphere – by end of night people were dancing to Latin music … The bartender was fun, had a fantastic friendly personality and made an amazing manhattan and old fashioned.