Solaire

Knowledgeable and genuinely friendly service in a sophisticated and elegantly designed space. The wine that was recommended exceeded my expectations and was a delight to enjoy while relaxing. Truly enjoyed the atmosphere, wine and appetizers. Felt the heart and passion in the family owned business. Wish I lived closer and hope the community supports this hidden gem so it is there when we come to visit.

Only came because had
gift certificate. After we ordered all of our food and ate, we were informed that we couldn’t use it for the 2 person meal. Apparently there was a disclaimer in 5 point font on the menu that you couldn’t even read. The disclaimer was not on the
certificate. Wine and food was ok, pretty pricey for what you get. Not happy and will not be back. Server was excellent, establishment not so much.

Solaire is many things… an inn, a wine bar, a restaurant, and a salon/​spa. The only Unilocal listing currently is the salon/​spa so I’m writing one for the wine bar & restaurant to change that because those reviews are currently ending up under the salon Unilocal listing and that’s just not right. My husband and I were out and about on Saturday night looking for somewhere to grab a bottle of wine and a bite to eat. We’d already had dinner so we checked out a few wine bars in the Hudson area. One looked creepy, another was packed so we headed to Solaire.
It’s tucked away on the second floor above the salon and you enter from the side door. The stairway up to the second floor would scare off some but once you get upstairs, it’s gorgeous. It’s a cozy atmosphere and not many tables so I’m certain you’d need reservations but we just grabbed two seats at the bar. Service was slow off and on during the time we were there. We ordered a bottle of wine but we were told it wasn’t cold enough so they put it on ice. While I appreciated the effort, it would have been nice if they were prepared. I asked for water while we waited and we also ordered dessert. My husband got the baklava and I got a chocolate cake with ice cream. My husband said the baklava was as good as his grandmothers… a huge compliment! Mine cake and ice cream were also quite tasty. We enjoyed our bottle of wine but my husband noticed a bug in his glass. The server took it away and said she’d remove the cost of half a glass from our bill as that’s how much wine was in there at the time. We appreciated that. One of the owners came up and asked about our dessert so we got to talking about his Greek heritage as my husband is Armenian. He was great to chat with and it improved our opinion on our experience. We saw two servers there that night. One was busting her butt while the other was lingering talking to someone I assume is a friend of hers at the bar next to us.
We got our check from the same server who dealt with the bug in the glass but she didn’t take off the amount she said she would. I didn’t feel like fussing over it as we’d had a nice time there. It’s a pricey place… For one bottle of wine and two desserts it was $ 60 with tip… and we got a cheap bottle! I can see us returning for a special dinner in the future.