I go to Garwoods once in a while but it is pricey. The view is OK depending where you are sitting. I am fine with Joe Greens as well. It's less expensive and I love being outside overlooking the docks. I usually am doing lunches and Greens is fine for lunch as far as I am concerned.
It used to be that beer and wine were cheaper than mixed drinks. Somewhere along the line the restaurants, en masse, realized that they sold a lot of glasses of beer and wine, that the supply is fairly cheap, and that they could mark up the cost to that of a mixed drink and make a ton of money. $7 for a glass of wine that you can buy for a bottle at $15 is ridiculous. There is no prep cost, just open and pour. I often either skip it at a restaurant or limit to one glass. I drink more wine at home now with dinner. I found a very nice sweet Riesling for $10, about $2 per glass.
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