Dinner & Dom at Grand Cru Wine Bar in Bellevue

Times are obviously tough for everybody, especially small independent businesses. To drum up additional exposure and business restaurants are resorting to all sorts of promotions, but I have not seen one as interesting as the one currently running at the Grand Cru Wine Bar in Downtown Bellevue.

Offered every Wednesday and Saturday night, Grand Cru has a special complimentary "Dinner On Us" menu. No additional purchase is required, but an 18% gratuity will be added to your bill which will include the value of the free meal.

Here is what they are serving tonight (along with the value if you want to figure out what you are on the hook for):

Complimentary Starter Course
Mixed Green Salad balsamic vinaigrette, chevre croutons ($7 Value)
or
Corn and Red Pepper Chowder ($6 Value)

Complimentary Main Course
Wild Mushroom Bourgogne sauteed wild mushrooms, onion, fresh herbs, red wine, pappardelle pasta ($14 Value)
or
Baked Prawn Casserole scallions, garlic, mushrooms, white wine butter ($16 Value)
or
Spicy Pulled Pork slow roasted pulled pork, tomato salsa, served with steamed rice ($14 Value)

Reservations are required and can be obtained by calling (425) 455-4278 or via their online form here.

Also of interest for those who are in a celebratory mood this holiday season, Grand Cru will be popping bottles of 1999 Dom Perignon Champagne which will be available for $25 a glass. Not bad if you can't afford a bottle yourself!