Gene’s Serves Cocktails, Wines, & Dinner in a Cozy Historic Dublin House

In July the workforce behind Coast Wine House in Historic Dublin added a sister enterprise known as Gene’s, positioned in an historic house only a couple doorways down from the wine bar. Much like Coast, Gene’s includes a dynamic wine choice, but it surely’s rounded out by a full bar with cocktails and beer, and a centered menu of stylish however approachable dishes.

Gene’s is a single room with a U-shaped bar on the heart, checkered ground, and seating throughout the sides.

The area is embellished with classic wine bottles, pictures, and illustrations.

Their most important bar menu options wines by the glass, basic and seasonal cocktails, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks. We each went with seasonal sips. On the left is the refreshing and apple-heavy Paris’ Predicament, with Applejack rum, baking spices, and ginger. On the best is the Harvest Moon with reposado tequila and Aperol.

In fact, with Gene’s being half wine bar, I needed to pattern one thing from the checklist, so I tasted a 2022 Beaujolais.

The food menu is loosely grouped into 4 sections, from smaller plates to bigger to entrees and a pair desserts. From the primary stage we tasted a whipped ricotta with completely grilled sourdough. It was a pleasant begin to the meal.

From the second part we tasted an eggplant tonkatsu. It’s among the best variations of an eggplant I feel I’ve tasted, sliced skinny, tremendous tender, with a beautiful crust. It’s served on high of a sumac yogurt with herbs and pickled onions.

For our mains we break up two dishes. First was the chicken-fried wild mushrooms. They’re served on a mattress of black eyed peas and greens. The featured mushrooms embody shiitakes, maitakes, trumpets, and lion’s mane. They’re given a Sriracha glaze that’s offset properly by a contact of candy agave.

After which there’s the halibut on a squid ink risotto. The fish is sturdy however properly seasoned and tender, and it’s augmented by fennel and pickled beech mushrooms.

I really like the very European-style cafe tables out entrance, organized so that they’re going through out towards the sidewalk and the road. Looks as if an incredible spot to sip a glass of wine!

We’d extremely advocate Gene’s for an evening out over cocktails and wines! The meals and environment are snug and comfy, and it’s laborious to beat such an incredible use of an historic constructing.

Gene’s is open Wednesday-Sunday, 5-10 p.m. Reservations are advisable.

Gene’s
91 S. Excessive St.
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 553-7050
Internet: dineatgenes.com
IG: @dineatgenes