One of the pleasures visiting the Moorpark, CA office is the availability of wine by the glass in most of the restaurants in the area. Casual dining restaurants like the Elephant Bar (www.elephantbar.com) in Simi valley have 20 or more wines by the glass with prices ranging from $5.25 for Beringer White Zinfandel or Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay or Cabernet to $6.95 for Kendall Jackson’s Vintner Reserve Merlot or Cabernet. At the Elephant Bar all but two of the wines – a Pinot Grigio from Ca’vit ($5.25 per glass) and Reislong from Chateau Ste Michelle ($5.95) are from California. The house wines are Vendange at $4.75 per glass. Portions are generous, moderate prices do not mean small servings at the Elephant Bar.
A really nice surprise was splits of Domaine Chandon for $6.50. One of the nicer pleasures in life is to relax after a 12 or 13 hour day with a glass of sparkling wine and watch the world go by.
While checking out the wine list I ate the Shrimp Adventure Platter. This was a combination of large coconut fried shrimp, teriyaki glazed shrimp and breaded fried shrimp served French fried potatoes and a mish-mash of overcooked vegetables and two dipping sauces. The best part was the Teriyaki shrimp, the other shrimp were completely overwhelmed by the breading.
Service was excellent. Amanda was attentive without being overbearing. The food arrived hot, the drinks were served expeditiously and the bill presented promptly
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