An appetizer special, asparagus tempura, was also pleasing, though its lemon herb vinaigrette had evaporated.

A salad of bibb lettuce, endive and radicchio in an herb vinaigrette followed the entrees.

The mesclun salad in a light herb vinaigrette passes muster but is more ordinary.

Among the more intriguing tapas are the fried calamari, marinated anchovies and shellfish salad in an herb vinaigrette.

Asparagus is also wonderful grilled over wood, if possible, and served with a green herb vinaigrette made with basil, parsley and chives.

Field greens suffered in a too-sour herb vinaigrette.

Asparagus with herb vinaigrette or three-seafood salad are two of the appetizers on the brunch menu.

Roasted pork tenderloin in a tomato concassé with a fine herb vinaigrette was a rare disappointment.

Equally praiseworthy was a meaty portobello mushroom drizzled with an herb vinaigrette and set over a mound of mixed greens.

At Lepanto, a balsamic dressing has replaced the usual herb vinaigrette - a mistake.