Chelsea Wine Bar

The best thing I can say about the place is that you can enjoy the sunset on the outside deck. It's extremely casual and laid back. The food is subpar, the sangria is more like a punch w. a little wine yet it's refreshing. The food is more like a 2 stars  than 3.  But the staff is very friendly &  fast.

Love the atmosphere of this place. Once inside, you feel like you could be in a bar in a European city with the creaky wood floors, funky juke box, and quirky magazines. This is a great place to hang out and relax with a glass of wine, cheese plate, and carrot cake (don't pass it up!). They've greatly expanded the outdoor space recently, so on a good nice you can sit on the deck and enjoy the water (there are strikingly few places on Clear Lake to do that). It's definitely worth a visit.

I love chelsea. I really really do.  I am there ALOT.  However, I've had to knock down my review  a star because of the incredibly rude winetender.  You know the guy--taller, heavy-set.  He is a real JACK.....hammer.  I am obviously a regular, but everytime I walk in he treats me with absolute disdain.  I.e. When I'm looking at a wine list he blurts out "We are out of alot of those", so when ask him what wines are available, he sighs, says he doesn't know.  When I asked him to check, you would have thought I had asked him to move heaven and earth.  Then, when I ask him for prices (none are published on the 1/2 price wine list, and even though it's half price, I still would like to know what kind of damage i'm going to be doing--and if it's going to be a 1-, 2- or 3-bottle night!), he says "I don't know.  I know that this one is $12."  GREAT.  So let's recap.  you don't know what wines you have, you don't know how much they cost....how do you have this job again??

most recently, I was trying to see behind him to take a look at their bottled beer selection.  As I was looking in the case, as they have no bottled beer list, just the refrigerated cases with glass doors, he talks behind me and asks "is anyone else ACTUALLY ready to order?"

let's just say that first beer went down real fast inorder to quell any desires I had to publicly berate this dude.

So here's the deal chelsea--get rid of the angry winetender, or pay for his therapy, and i'll bring your review up to 4.  HECK, let's be crazy....5.