Comments on: Beer Dinner at The Porter http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/beer-dinner-at-the-porter-2/ A Blog about Food and Drink around Atlanta Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Joe Preezy http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/beer-dinner-at-the-porter-2/#comment-64 Joe Preezy Wed, 27 May 2009 22:27:31 +0000 http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-64 That asparagus salad does look pretty gross! That asparagus salad does look pretty gross!

]]> By: St Francis http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/beer-dinner-at-the-porter-2/#comment-44 St Francis Tue, 05 May 2009 17:16:57 +0000 http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-44 I have been to several beer dinners and I will have to say that overall this one was the worst. The beer was fantastic as always with these two breweries; however, I completely agree that the food and the service were well below average. The soup was great but I had to nurse my beer for 15 minutes before I got it (isn't a beer dinner supposed to be about the pairings). The salad was basically asparagus with cheese shreddings. All in all, definitely not worth the price tag of the dinner (again besides the beer which was outstanding. To give Porter the benefit of the doubt, they are fairly new and they are still trying to get everything worked out. They probably have not had too many beer dinners prior to this one either. I keep trying to give Porter a second (third, fourth, etc) chance, but so far I have been thoroughly disappointed in the food every time. I love to see this type of beer bar in Little 5 Points, but I question how much they actually know about beer. They don't seem to have the same passion for craft beer that Brickstore Pub and Trapeze (Athens' best beer bar) have. Don't get me wrong, the beer selection is better than most bars, but it just feels like a complete knock off of Brickstore. I will try Porter again and hopefully my next visit will be better than the first four. I have been to several beer dinners and I will have to say that overall this one was the worst. The beer was fantastic as always with these two breweries; however, I completely agree that the food and the service were well below average. The soup was great but I had to nurse my beer for 15 minutes before I got it (isn’t a beer dinner supposed to be about the pairings). The salad was basically asparagus with cheese shreddings. All in all, definitely not worth the price tag of the dinner (again besides the beer which was outstanding.

To give Porter the benefit of the doubt, they are fairly new and they are still trying to get everything worked out. They probably have not had too many beer dinners prior to this one either. I keep trying to give Porter a second (third, fourth, etc) chance, but so far I have been thoroughly disappointed in the food every time.

I love to see this type of beer bar in Little 5 Points, but I question how much they actually know about beer. They don’t seem to have the same passion for craft beer that Brickstore Pub and Trapeze (Athens’ best beer bar) have. Don’t get me wrong, the beer selection is better than most bars, but it just feels like a complete knock off of Brickstore.

I will try Porter again and hopefully my next visit will be better than the first four.

]]> By: gloria http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/beer-dinner-at-the-porter-2/#comment-41 gloria Sat, 02 May 2009 21:48:16 +0000 http://tonguesausage.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-41 Ditto on the garlic fries!!! Ditto on the garlic fries!!!

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