Ponte Vineyard Inn

Two days, two very different experiences. On the second day we took an enjoyable tour of the vineyard in a little cart, with informative commentary, nice views, and wine tastings along the way. Definitely recommend that! On the first day we had dinner in their restaurant and it leaves a lot to be desired, in terms of food, setting and service, sorry. The food was ok. If they served the risotto in a bowl with the fish on top it would look a lot more appetizing than having it spreading ickily across the plate, plus it cools too fast like that. The fish was overcooked. The setting is unpleasant in two ways: one, they have these unattractive black canvas curtain things delineating the space and on the floor to my left were a couple of abandoned black sandbags; and two, for some unknown reason they clear to a set of benches *in the middle of the dining space*, so all evening you have to watch other people's dirty plates, cutlery and napkins getting piled up near where you are eating. Ugh. And sadly, although I think she was trying, the waitress was not great. First she proposed to seat us, in the back corner, facing the black curtain things, extremely depressing! We sat facing the room. Later when she cleared the salad, she took the serving platter and *one* of the plates we had been eating from. Even when we moved it to the corner of the table where it clearly needed to be removed, it stayed with us...the rest of the evening. Sorry.