Cork House Broker

I have been to the Cork House a couple of times now. I was there once before it was "renovated" and the name "Broker" was added. Like others have said, I thought the bar in the entrance was better than walking into people dining and then having to walk through them to get to the bar.

The food is as others have described and I am not a fan. I tasted several wines before deciding on a glass and all of which tasted rancid.  I played it safe the last time just ordering cheese which our waiter admitted he had forgotten and did comp it. That was a huge plus for customer service.

The energy of the place could be better. Seemed dead and blah. Otherwise, the atmosphere I thought could be something a bit more if the food was better. I love the old booths, wood floors and the charm of the place. The age of of patrons did seem a bit older (which didn't matter to me) and then there were some other interesting characters as well.  In all honesty I had the cheeses they served me at home and I could have had a fresh glass of wine at home as well.

What a great space but that doesn't matter when the food is bad and service perhaps sketchy ( but friendly) at times. Their patio is something to be admired but unfortunately I can't see myself ever visiting The Cork again.

I should have updated this a while back, but I'm a slacker. I am revising my rating because I was so disappointed with the removal of the front bar when they changed it over to a Broker restaurant. It was such a beautiful bar (what a shame to tear that down - and believe me, I'm not one to resist change when it's for the better). And it was an inviting way to enter the restaurant. Now when you walk in the front doors, you walk right into people eating. The bar is now way in the back and much less charming than the previous one. The food and the staff are still good, I still love wine and cheese and their patio really is beautiful, so I'll be visiting again. I just thought the recent changes warranted a downgrade in my previous five star rating.

I pass this place often, so finally stopped in for dinner. The place was pretty empty. We got the Prime Rib and Ribeye. They were decent but nothing great. Service was ok. They didn't even serve bread, and the atmosphere was pretty blah....