TINTO Wine Bar Restauracja — Restaurant in Lublin

Uh-oh, controversial! The feeling that I had during the dinner can be described by the word uncertainty. I was recommended Tinto for ages, yet I'm entering an empty restaurant. At first glance every menu position looks intriguing and interesting, but I'm not sure reality keeps up.

Positives: Wine collection and its treatment. - Quite impressive, loved how every wine was handled, there are some unique choices on the wine card. Service - impressively attentive, separate gratitude to the waiter we had at the dinner who asked questions with care about the restaurant.

Negatives: Unfortunately, all the food I had that day.

Wine desk: Strangely matched flavours, not exactly true to the menu. Scandinavian gravlax, Mediterranean notes in olive tapenade, Italian flavours of dried tomatoes and meats, goose livers and Asian notes in panko covered oyster mushrooms do not pair as well as they sound and taste separately. It definitely felt and looked like multiple dishes on one plate.

Duck ravioli: now, all the issues were masterfully covered with apricot and radish. Despite the chef trying to convince me that it was indeed pasta dough, it is, unfortunately, not. The ravioli had distinctive cracks and were pale white, which tells me that only one type of flour was used, and that spoiled the taste completely. While I appreciate the attempt of telling me what homemade, al dente pasta tastes like, this is not it. It is homemade dough, but it is most certainly not pasta dough. Looks pretty on the photo though, so hey.

In conclusion, fancy for the sake of fancy, fusion just because diversity is praised are not a great strategies. 5 stars for the wine, 0.5 for the food. If the restaurant is empty, there must be a reason to that other that 'customers' lack of culinary knowledge'. This is absolutely the chef's issue, the staff is...

Disappointing experience at a low price.

I've ordered a highly discounted three course lunch menu 52 PLN.

First I got an amuse: grilled courgette with an what I thought was Iberico ham chip judging by characteristic flavor. I don't really like that flavor but that's personal.

Cold cucumber soup with some strongly smoked fish. Which was sour and lacked complexity. I didn't finish it.

Fish cake with butter-lemon sauce was bad. Crispy on the outside but inside was like an amateur overcooked some vegetables and fish and made a paste while getting lucky with salt level. Was very wet elect complexity and spices.

Dessert was exceptionally good. Tiramisu cream was well sweetened but too rich which was balanced out by I think American blueberry considering it's watery sour taste. Only thing I would change is removing meringue or swapping it for something that is more complex and less sweet than pure sugar.

Cappuccino was slightly weak but better than average.

They don't overcharged much for drinks like many restaurants except for homemade lemonade...

This wine bar is something you would expect in London, Paris, or New York! The wine list is incredible. The offer by the glass contains almost all wines listed. The wine choices reflect superior quality and much sommelier skill. The sommelier is kind and very knowledgeable. For the connoisseur, you can find spectacular representations of wines you love and wines you want to try and may not have access to normally. From a white Nosiola from Italy or a white Furmint from Hungary to a Schioppetino from Alto Aldige or a Carmenere from Chile - you can have your imagination sparked. Almost all wines are poured by Coravin! The Polish and orange wines are superb and rare pleasure. The food is not only ridiculously affordable, but G-M/Michelin quality. Seek this place out! Patronize it! Make sure it continues to exist! Check out the pdf of their offerings online. A dream for any wine geek and a great place to...