A great place to have a glass and a chat. We were waiting for our reservations next door and a friend of ours was waiting at the bar. We walked over and she had glasses of red wine ready for us. We cheers together and enjoyed the live piano music as we talked and gossiped. The ambiance was rustic, mellow and classy. We stood by the bar the entire time, but only stayed for a glass. I saw people sitting at the tables by the window and waiting for tapas - it was busy for a Friday night! I didn't have a chance to check out the menu but I am excited for the next time I am in town.
Review Source:Lovely people and lovely wine!
I love the ambiance here. Â Im here on a Thursday and there is a jazz pianist. Â I love it.
Today they had a tasting from Manzoni wines. Â Since I love Port wine I have to say that was my favorite.
My favorite wine flight was the Oh wines. Â So delicious!
We loved the wine and service at this amazing wine bar, unfortunately it was a rainy night and our bottle fell through the bag on the way back to our car and we were so upset we went back to buy another bottle of the amazing 2008 Pinot Noir...the bartender was kind enough to give us anothe bottle on the house..wonderful night and great food next door as well..defintely plan to come back again!
Review Source:Honestly, I can't see how this place get's five stars. Â I work in the wine business and know a little something about wine, but our server did not. Â He knew nothing about the wine flight we ordered, was slow to the table and just down right clunky. Â He told us that the cava on the menu was from Italy. Â
Also, do not spend the extra $12 on the "cheese" plate. Â We received a large ice cream sized hunk of goat cheese, some store bought crackers and grapes with seeds! Â Crunch, crunch! Â Â No napkins, forks, places. Â We had to lick our fingers after each bite.
Oh, the wines they served were down right terrible. Â
Avoid. Â Avoid. Â Avoid.
Rustic, chic yet lively Wine room serving great wines accompanied by amazing piano music. Â We tried two of their red reserves and absolutely loved it. There is an option to order appetizers from neighboring greek restaurant ! Â Service was fast, ambiance was great and view of the street were lovely. Perfecto i say !
Review Source:Great wine bar on Ocean Ave next door to Dametra Cafe. The two have a partnership and I think it's a great idea. The bar has awesome wines at a fair price.
While you are waiting to eat at Dametra it's great to have somewhere warm you can drink and choose a bottle of wine for dinner. They have live music almost every night and everyone is very friendly.
If you are having dinner at Dametra or just want some good wine Constance Wine Bar is the place to be.
Finally a wine room with a great small winery selection, fabulous piano, great staff, fun and approachable (no pretense) very fair pricing and a great crowd. Not to be missed! No street sign and limited seating due to typical obstacles by Carmel city government. Hopefully Carmel will lighten up and support small businesses like this. Don't let that deter you from visiting.
Review Source:The idea and concept of this place seems like it would fit nicely in Carmel however I would have to say that it is very poorly executed. It's all very confusing from the start, there is no noticeable storefront sign indicating that the operating business is actually Constance, we had to ask the staff if we were in the correct location. There are hardly any seats at all at the bar and we weren't sure if it was a tasting room or just a bar. We choose to do single taste from the menu and during our tasting, the staff could tell you the name of what they were pouring but nothing more. It was pretty loud which is not necessarily conducive for tasting. Worst part, some one ordered food from next door and they served an entire meal to them which I normally wouldn't mind but the food that was ordered was FISH. The entire room smelled like fish, it was so pungent I couldn't even taste my wine. When finally got someones attention to settle our bill, the employee took my card to the back room to run it, which kind of freaked me out with scares of credit card fraud.
Don't think I will be back until I hear of changes.
Came here with a group of friends for a weekend and Dex, the owner of Constance Wine Room, was the most hospitable host. He will definitely take care of you. Wine choices are great and we even got to meet he wine maker--Richard Oh. Food and music make the entire night (and day!) extremely festive and, if you get the chance, try their calamari. One of the best around!
Review Source:This is an awesome place  to enjoy good wine, good laughs, and great memories. The host and owner, Dexter was hospitable, warm, and friendly. They know their wines but are good about helping you out if you don't know much about it. Come out to and party with Dexter; you'll have a great time!
Review Source:The people here are amazingly friendly. The service here is topnotch. I came here with friends and felt so welcome and at home. The vibe is awesome and the food is delicious. Definitely one of Carmel's treasures. The owner Dexter is extremely inviting and will take great care if you. Can't wait to go back!
Review Source:Great new wine bar on the main drag in Carmel. Â It straddles the space between trendy and cozy quite nicely. Â There is a laid back vibe and doesn't feel too old (like many places in Carmel). Â The staff and the owner, Dexter, are very helpful and really great people to chat with about wine, the area, etc.
Nice selection of local and international wines (including a South African pinotage). Â Their bottle prices are also market rates, which is nice. Â I would highly recommend!
Just so happens we stumble into this wine room while waiting for a seat at the Greek Restaurant right next door.
Dexter was a pleasant and charismatic gentleman that greeted all his customers in the wine room. Â This establishment puts everyone in a comfort where all worries go out the door as you walk in and purely ENJOY the moment right in front of your eyes.
As you sit and enjoy your glass of wine from the the list, live music is provided for your experience and to get you into a groovy jazzy mood. Â Nose the glass, then swirl the wine around while you watch those legs run down the side of the glass, as you picture the grapes that produced the wine you're about to taste...
While we were there, we were able to experience a piano soloist and a jazz group with a muted trumpet, percussionist and piano.
I am quite skeptical when it comes to trying new wine bars. This place pleasantly surprised me:  interesting wine list full of local wines (and by local I mean Central California: Monterey) with a couple of surprises from South Africa .  Very intimate atmosphere, piano (even piano man! ), very friendly local folks you'd enjoy chatting with and knowledgeable bartneders. A very classy place. Great spot to wait on your reserved  late-evening dinner in one of the Carmel's nicest restaurant.. and if you've been to Carmel you know you need to make a RSVP ahead of time and still wait.
Review Source:Sexual Chocolate is zin-fully good....if it doesn't make you blush like chablis, ask for it. Â Funny thing about this place is that there is no sign (yet). Â Signage in Carmel is a tedious process...not unlike getting out of a ticket for eating ice cream on the sidewalk while wearing high heels.
Review Source:Girlfriend and I went here over labor day weekend. Â Great wine and the service was awesome. Â
We actually were going to go to one down the street and stopped in here for directions. Â The guy sort of gave us the right way to go. Â Went to the other wine bar and were not even acknowledged. Â
Decided to go back here and had a blast. Â Would definitely come back.
Pretty good wine bar, right off the main drag (Ocean Ave). The wife and I were looking to get saucy and wandered into Constance, which was fairly empty at the time. Our bartender was super friendly and gave some great recommendations for places to check out, namely the killer Mediterranean spot next door (Dametra Cafe).
If you like zins, the sexual chocolate blend is fantastic.
Apparently the wine scene in Carmel is only a 2-3 year-old phenomenon. That's total madness if you ask me given how perfectly wine seems to "fit" with Carmel's vibe. Madness!!
It's not what you'd expect from a wine bar, it's more like all the good stuff and none of the stuffiness or corporate imagery. Â
Constance Wine Room is like a big family who actually likes one another, getting together to celebrate something awesome with some really great wine.
Walter W. reviewed the wine room in an earlier review, and I am quite sure that it was my Opus One bottle he was referring to, as I believe I am one of two people who have purchased a bottle from the space: the bottle was for drinking later, I assured them it was not to be drunk at the time, and they did want to put some pomp and volume into the idea of a big bottle being purchased. Â As for the proper techniques: Yes, if we were to be drinking it that night, we would have specified that the staff hold it delicately, in the same position, uncorked it and decanted it in a similar fashion to keep the sediment at the bottle's interior shoulder so we could enjoy the nectar of the God's properly without filtering, sediment or jostling.
We enjoyed the presentation much more when everyone got to see such a nice bottle purchased (I tend to be a bit vain at times, sorry).
There is an excellent Sommellier that pours here at Constance Wine Room, himself a boutique winemaker named Nate Castillo, who properly presented a bottle of the same Opus One later in the week for us to consume at the Room. I was impressed by the care and attention to detail he used on our purchase. Â The bottle's are hard to find and Walter and others are correct when they say that Dexter and his people have an excellent selection and a great vibe.
It's eclectic , mellow but not stodgy; there are very talented pianists and singers on a regular basis and I have met several celebrities there (big names) who seemed to be grateful as I am for the great new concept without the hype and without the commercialism of normal wine bars.
It's on par with the lower Napa Valley wine Rooms price wise, but even with the best tasting experiences outside of strictly estate/maker rooms. Â Here I don't feel pressured to get only a single label and I know these guys are going to treat me well.
It's the type of place you go for a nice evening out when you want to feel special.
Highly recommended. Warning: you'll fast become friends with the staff, so be forewarned :)
Ordered food from Dametra next door. Dexter (owner) and staff were awesome and super accommodating. Can't wait to visit again and drink more incredible local wine.
The live pianist also did a great job at setting the mood. Good location and good people. Definitely the most happening spot on Ocean. We closed down the place!
Also, one guy said my GF looked Thai. And then told me to never get married. That was funny.
Constance Wine Room is a brand new wine bar in Carmel. Â So new in fact that they are still hanging paintings on the walls and there's no sign out front. Â Even without being clearly marked, it's easy to find in downtown on the corner of Lincoln and Ocean.
There's live music most nights and they even let me sit on the bar and play a song on the house guitar. Â If you're hungry you can order from the menu of Dametra Cafe which is right next door and have it delivered to your table.
But who cares about any of that, it's about the wine and atmosphere, right? Â The wine selection is full of great options like the SLO Down Wine's 2010 Sexual Chocolate and where most wine bars makes me feel like I probably should have dressed up more and pretended to care about my investment portfolio, Constance instead offered a zero pretense vibe that should be accessible to costumers of all levels of experience.
I have a feeling that this place is going to grow in to a popular destination for locals and tourists alike, do yourself a favor and check it out.
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