But here are some price comparisons. First I will give the PLCB price of the bottle and then the price the restaurant is charging per glass.

Barclay Prime
Wakefield Estate Shiraz – $19 per bottle in stores, $15 per glass at Barclay. (Plus they’re pairing this with a beet salad with candied pecans, preserved lemon and truffled vinaigrette? All you’ll taste for the rest of your meal is preserved fruits)
Wakefield Estate Cab – $17 per bottle in stores, $15 per glass at Barclay.
Wakefield ‘Promised Land’ Unoaked Chard – $12 per bottle in stores, $12 per glass at Barclay?!?!
Flight of all three is $19

Total price for meal plus drinks is $95

Obviously they’re trying to get rid of this crap and unloading it on Wine Weekers thinking they’re getting a deal. But let’s continue, just to make sure I am being even here:

Parc
Domaine de la Quilla – $15 per bottle in stores, $8 per glass at Parc.
Domaine Sainte-Eugenie, Corbieres – $17 per bottle in stores, $8 per glass at Parc.
Rose Domaine De Fondreche O Sud – $11 per bottle in stores, $8 per glass at Parc.
Flight of all three is $13

Total price of meal plus drinks is $40

and heck let’s even throw in today’s pick to make sure we’re being really even:

Le Castagne
Pio Cesare Barolo – $54 per bottle in stores, $15 per glass at Le Castagne…where did I see that $15 before? Oh yeah, the glass of Wakefield Cab at Barclay that retails for $17 per bottle in stores.

Flight of all three wines is $20

Total price of meal plus drinks is $65

The Barclay may be charging an average price of $100 per diner on a regular night, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to go there. Oh yeah, I am also guessing that the average price of dinner is WAY over $100 per person at Le Bec-Fin, and they’re only charging $65 per person with wines that are much higher quality than BP. The Sauternes alone (which comes from a neighbor of Chateau D’Yquem) from LBF is worth it.

Wine Week should be about giving people a chance to enjoy themselves for a good price during this time of absurd economic strife. I just don’t think BP is doing right, but they are not alone. Davio’s is a much worse offender in this situation.