Rip-off artists and their winelists

[hotwine]

Friends had been hounding us to try a new restaurant, one called the Scenic Loop Cafe, NW of San Antonio. Daughter and her beau were visiting over the weekend, so that's where we went. Upscale, native stone building and patios, very promising in appearance. But once inside, it's noisy, crawling with too many chattering waitstaff; then comes the limited, uninspired menu and downright exhorbitant winelist - Borsao for $28, Blackstone (CA) Merlot for $32, K-J Chardonnay for $28... the smallest margin was on their Veueve Clicquot at $58. A few wines were available by the glass, but not one that flipped my Bic to accompany broiled catfish. Any wonder why we seldom go out for dinner?