Lehigh Valley's Most Dependable Steakhouse Wine Stop
West End · Allentown · Contemporary American Steak and Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 4, 2026
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The wine list at Westside Grill arrives looking confident — 14 by-the-glass options and a bottle range stretching from $34 to $220 signals that someone gave this more than five minutes of thought. It's a polished steakhouse list: California-heavy, recognizable names, a few French imports tucked in for credibility. Nothing here will shock you, but it won't embarrass you either.
California dominates, as you'd expect from a steak-and-seafood room chasing expense accounts and anniversary dinners — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Rombauer, Far Niente, Cakebread, Duckhorn. The heavy hitters are all present and accounted for. What's genuinely encouraging is the French counter-programming: Olivier Leflaive's Bourgogne Les Sétilles, Pascal Jolivet's Attitude Sauvignon Blanc, Hugel Gentil, and a Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé give the list some actual range. The gap is in the middle — there's not much between crowd-pleasing California and the high-end Napa stuff, and red options outside Cabernet are thin.
Fourteen pours by the glass at $9–$16 is a legitimately solid program for the Lehigh Valley. The range covers bubbles, whites, and reds without leaning too hard on any one category. We'd love to see more rotation — this reads like a list that got set at opening and hasn't been touched since — but the floor is high enough that you won't be stuck sipping something embarrassing.
Pascal Jolivet Attitude Sauvignon Blanc — $12–$14 glass est.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc from a serious producer sitting on a list full of California softballs — this is the sharp, citrusy contrast the menu needs, and it's almost certainly the best QPR pour on the card.
Hugel Gentil White Blend
Most tables at a steakhouse walk right past an Alsatian white blend without a second glance. That's a mistake. Hugel's Gentil — a field blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Muscat — is food-flexible, aromatic, and genuinely interesting in a list that otherwise plays it straight.
Rombauer Chardonnay, Carneros
Rombauer is fine wine, but it's the most marked-up bottle on lists like this everywhere in America. You're paying a comfort-food premium for a label your aunt recognizes. The Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Les Sétilles will drink smarter and almost certainly costs you less.
Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Les Sétilles Chardonnay + Seared Scallops
Burgundy Chardonnay — mineral, restrained, with just enough oak — is a cleaner landing pad for seared scallops than the butter-bomb California Chards dominating this list. The acidity cuts the sear, the wine stays out of the way, the scallop wins.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Westside Grill is the dependable date-night wine list you've seen a hundred times — California hits, a few smart French imports, markups that lean steep but not insulting. It's not a destination for wine lovers, but it won't ruin your dinner either.
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1741 on the Terrace isn't trying to be a wine destination, but the fortified and dessert wine program alone is worth the visit — it's genuinely rare to find this much care put into the end-of-meal pours. Come for the atmosphere, stay through dessert.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Edge is a dependable night out for wine in a market that doesn't always take the glass seriously — the list won't dazzle you, but it won't embarrass you either. Send a friend here knowing they'll drink well; just steer them away from the rosé markup.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Twisted Olive is a solid neighborhood wine stop — fair prices, familiar faces on the list, nothing that'll blow your mind but nothing that'll ruin your night either. Send a friend here for a casual Wednesday dinner, not a special occasion splurge.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Bethlehem/Wind Creek Resort · Allentown · Steakhouse
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Zest isn't where you go to geek out on wine, but it is where you go to drink something decent while watching the sun dip over Bethlehem without dropping $100. For a rooftop bar, this list is honest, fairly priced, and does exactly what it promises.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Bolete is the best wine list in the Lehigh Valley by a comfortable margin, and it would hold its own in most major cities. If you're driving 45 minutes for dinner, the wine list alone makes it worth the trip.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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