Not too long ago, what was supposed to be a nice, normal dinner out ended wut a surprise for both the diners and the restaurant. What was supposed to be a good bottle of wine turned out to be an excellent choice…worth $5,800.00.
The special night out was at a steakhouse in Manchester, England, called Hawksmoor. The dining couple ordered a 2001 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande at £260 ($335). A lovely bottle, we imagine. But the couple never got to find out.
The restaurant’s publicist, Irena Pogarcic of Kitchen Communications, told CNN what happened next: “It was a very busy night at the restaurant and a very simple mistake. A member of staff picked up the wrong bottle, mistaking it for another Bordeaux of the same vintage.”
Neither the couple nor the server caught the error. It was only after the switch that a manager realized what happened.
Management tweeted at the unidentified customers, saying they “accidentally got given a bottle of Château Le Pin, Pomerol, 2001…hope you enjoyed your evening!”
As a salve to the server’s bruised ego, they added, “To the member of staff who accidentally gave it away, chin up! One-off mistakes and we love you anyway.”
To the customer who accidentally got given a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001, which is £4500 on our menu, last night – hope you enjoyed your evening! To the member of staff who accidentally gave it away, chin up! One-off mistakes happen and we love you anyway 😉
— Hawksmoor Manchester (@HawksmoorMCR) May 16, 2019
Apparently the wine is the most expensive Hawksmoor sells.
Yikes.
Wine critic Robert Parker, Jr. describes the wine as a “brilliant success” with “an extraordinary perfume of creme de cassis” and a bunch of other stuff. So, it’s really, really good.
Not one to let things go, Hawksmoor tweeted a photograph captioned, “THEY LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR OK?!
THEY LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR OK?! 😉 pic.twitter.com/JWFW81cbe8
— Hawksmoor Manchester (@HawksmoorMCR) May 16, 2019
You know what? Most wine looks alike. The waiter just made a pour decision.