First of all, I couldn't even find the door...did I mention it was raining?
Then, I was greeted by their we-tried-too-hard-to-make-it-like-it's-a-real-warehouse "decorations" AND the place is so dark, I almost tripped over them...ugh!
Whatever, Ferrari man got there and we got our table. A tiny little table by the window.
It was so loud I couldn't hear the waitress to order, much less any of Ferarri man's entrepreneurial words of wisdom. Whatever, let's just order some of their famous cheap wine and get some food. Um, first of all the cheapest glass is around $9, and our bottle was $45.
We started with the pan borracho. They take a french baguette, chop it up, mix it with prosciutto, garlic and yellow onion and they soak it in a white wine custard with gruyere, mozzarella and Grana Padano cheeses. They bake it. The cheese melts and bubbles, the prosciutto hardens, and the bread gets super soggy. It was alright...although I did eat more than half of it(I was starving).
I ordered the kobe burger and decided to add the avocado thinking it would be in addition to the triple cream brie, and jalapenos, tomatoes and lettuce that come on it. So, for 3 extra dollars I got a little bit of avocado, no cheese, and two jalapenos.
The meat was overcooked and overall it was pretty tasteless.The fries were way too salty, couldn't finish them.
Ferrari man had the fried chicken and liked it, except for the chipotle honey...too spicey. Oh and per the Ferrari man: Don’t add an extra piece (a $3 option) unless you are REALLY hungry.
We shared the ginger funnel cake with a scoop of coffee gelato on top. It was o.k. We still ate way too much of it. Left really full.
Here's what the Ferrari man had to say about it: Max’s Wine Dive delivers what it’s name promises… upscale wine paired with down-home cooking. The resulting atmosphere is more happy hour than haute cuisine.
It's a bar that serves food.
(sorry...no pictures, it was too dark)
http://www.maxswinedive.com/austin/menus/index.php
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