D'vine Wine Bar and Lounge

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  My kids wanted to take me to dinner in the North Hills for my birthday, but as I don't eat "chain" food, this is always a problem. We settled to try D'vine.
  Our server was great. Coming from a food background, I could see how she was busting along, and appreciated it. The new menu is the typical NH fried food plate.   Please include something green, if only a small bit of coleslaw. Fried, fried, fried, and not great. But the waitress was absolutely super.
  Sorry owners, this is an elevated form of Eat 'n' Park. Where is the green stuff? Where is a side salad? Where is anything?
  Have you not paid attention? Crab cakes are very out.
  I do not eat decor. I do not care how much people spend on decor. I just want to eat food. Pay attention, kitchen.

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  Posted on 08.05.12 -betsy H.

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  Been here 2x and was disappointed in the quality of the food both times. As far as the wine - selection is average at best.

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  Posted on 01.04.12 Paul S.

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  When d'vine first opened as a wine bar, I liked the atmosphere and wine, and appreciated having something cool (non-chain) and different in the north suburbs.  However, the wine bar concept didn't last and now it seems like any other sports bar, albeit it one with upscale decor.  Last time I went, the whole experience was really disappointing.  I had a pizza which tasted freezer burned...really not good at all.  Several of the staff had called in sick so the poor waitress was working her tail off to take care of everyone, but just couldn't do it all on her own.  It is too bad that Wexford couldn't support the original d'vine.

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  Posted on 04.02.10 Jennifer W.

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  D'vine Wine Bar and Lounge hasn't exactly figured out what type of restaurant it wants to be.  The name feels entirely separate from the ambience and events inside, and the decor is totally different from of all of these.   The menu verges on sophistication like the name would imply, but the acoustics inside make for a very noisy dining experience.  The offers of cheap well drinks and nightly live bands seem like they would fit in better at another place entirely, and the flashing blue and green lights behind and under the bar and the hair band posters all over the wall certainly take the class level down a notch.
  
  The wine list is extensive as it should be, and the house-made sangria is very good- and I don't take my sangria lightly!  Our service at a Friday night dinner was great and thorough, although our waitress wasn't entirely knowledgeable about the menu.  My group had a variety of salads, appetizers and main dishes.  Overall, the house salad was good, the zucchini noodles were interesting but average, the crispy ricotta gnocchi were awesome, and the diver scallops and couscous were tasty and filling.  
  
  The Wexford area does have a need for a wine bar/lounge.  I think if D'vine gets through some growing pains and really focuses on branding itself as just one type of restaurant instead of trying to be all things to all people, it has the potential to be really good, especially considering the friendly service and tasty food.

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  Posted on 04.12.09 Jennifer B.

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  I was looking forward to trying this place and it was my second to last stop after a long day of meetings in the NH area.  First of all I understand I'm in the suburbs, but must everything be located in a strip mall anymore.  Is there no room for a stand alone building with a little charm/ambiance.  Anyways, they actually do a very good job with the space they occupy in this strip mall.  It has very high ceilings a beautiful marble bar, multiple fireplaces.  There is plenty of seating at hi-tops and other tables and a few hidden corners tucked away for a llittle more privacy.  There are also a few couches scattered about.  They have a stage and live music on the weekends The service was very good.  I was surprised to see my old pal' Charlie was working here.  He is an alum' of the Grandview/Coal Hill steakhouse in Mt. Washington.  The wine selection is very good (as it should be) with probably 30-40 options by the glass with plenty under $10 options.  However, one small complaint is that many of the what I consider average wines are $12, $14 +.  In my opinion, you should be able to get a decent wine for less than $10/glass.  Now, the main reason this place is receiving a les than 3 star or "A OK" review is the food was not good at all.This is particularly disconcerning because what I ordered for us was relatively simple basic stuff.  I ordered the cheese plate, Pepper crusted seared tuna, and hummus.  The cheese plate was of decent quality, but served ice cold with no explanation of the variety.  It was also served with this ice cold stale bread and it could have benefited from a little charcuterie.  The hummus was also served with this tasteless tabouleh (I'd guess) and was again ice cold with a sour flavor to it and covered in some type of oil.  Finally, the tuna was for me inedible.  It looked really nice but tasted really bad.  I may be back again when I'm in the area, because again my buddy's the bartender and I like live music, but I think I'll have to hit the sheetz across the street for a sandwich prior.

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  Posted on 03.04.09 A M.

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