We met with several friends for dinner last night at Hunan Downtown. Since it was a group of 8, we order one of each appetizer on the menu. They forgot the ribs (on the bill), the lettuce wraps were OK, the veggie and pork dumplings were nice (room temperature), the fried egg rolls were very good (room temperature), the sauces were the best part of the appetizers. All were priced between $9 - $10; not a good value for the money.\r
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The entrees were good, not great. We had 5 entrees, the best was the Peking Duck and Hunan Beef (different), the worst was the Seafood something another on rice cakes (Yuck!) As for the sides, the fried rice was very good, the green beans were OK. The desert was the highlight of the meal; banana and coffee ice cream cakes.\r
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After intensely studying the wine list, I selected some moderately priced wines (not going to waste the good stuff on Chinese food; one red and one white. They had the white; they didn?t have my first selection of red. I selected a BV Cab priced at $37, the waiter brought out two alternate bottles to show me, one was a Charles Krug and the other I don?t recall. I remember the Krug from the list being priced at $39 a bottle and immediately selected it. When we got the bill the three bottles of red came in at $240!!! I rechecked the wine list and again saw $39. HOWEVER, the waiter brought out the ?Vintner?s Reserve? which had a small red banner with gold letters in the upper left corner with ?Vintner?s Reserve? written in it. The restaurant was much took dark to see the small dark labeling. The VR was $79.00 a bottle. I would never expect a waiter to suggest a bottle that cost twice as much as the selected wine with out make sure the customer was aware of the price. After my wife make a bit of stink about the incident, the manage offer to refund the difference. It was kind of the manager, but I?m sure if my wife hadn?t made a big deal out of it we would have been taken by the waiter for an extra $120.\r
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