Monday, April 6, 2009

Walkers Wine Bar coming to Riverside

Friday night a few friends and myself went to the soft opening of Walkers Wine Bar in Riverside. They are on Post Street directly across from Park Place, and around the corner from Kickbacks. Their official opening is Saturday, April 18, 2009.

While the inside is not quite as casual as Bold City Brewery, the staff is just as friendly and helpful. For the soft opening they had bowls of Wasabi peas and spicy corn chips around the bar, but do have a Tapas menu "coming soon". The prices were reasonable and the owner said he plans on having a 100+ bottle selection available and frequently bringing new wines into the rotation. And by reasonable I mean their glasses start at $5 (not $9+ like some places) and they have a nice dry bottle of champagne for $20 that they kept on ice for us.

They are going to have live music on the weekends, definitely some Jazz. The space really is perfect for this type of venue. The exposed brick walls, ceiling beams and abundance of lit candles is just the sort of ambiance I love.

Unfortunately, I could not find a website or official address for them right now.

Below are some pics for your viewing pleasure:





5 comments:

  1. what's with the guy in the picture, does he have dow syndrome or something, or is the wine THAT good?

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  2. I commanded they look very happy in the photo.

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  3. Man, who is that sexy lady??

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  4. Dropped by during the day to check out the place. Very stylish and classy.

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  5. Love the place, and the "turning" neighborhood. The minimalist modern decor is understated and commanding at the same time. Check out The Loft, and the Rogue. I was in the hood last week, and am still talking about it. In fact, have guests coming in this week from Raleigh-Durham, and will take them out to this hot spot.

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