Dishola: Reviews by the Dish

It's hard to move past a menu item of perfect simplicity like “Bread, Cheese, and Olives.” Especially when the light is starting to fade, and you have a glass of malbec in your hands, and more than a bit peckish. Which explains why, on those perfect evenings when you want to sit under the wisteria, and enjoy the night air, and perhaps see a cool dog or three, it's easy to gravitate to the Hotel San Jose for just that. The bar menu's awesome cheese plate is appealing straightforward and generous. It always involves three varieties, a hard cheese, a semi-soft, and a soft, spreadable cheese. Currently the mix is goat's milk Gouda, Port Salut, and blue cheese, however that changes often. But you can count on the constants: a handful of olives, fresh fruit like grapes, apples, and strawberries, and slices of baguette. A small platter that serves 2 or more is $12, a large platter (serves 4-6) is $18. Like the hotel, the hours are funky, M-TH 5-midnight, Friday 3-midnight, on Saturday and Sunday, they open around noon.