This place is just awesome. The decor is beautiful, and they have wine dispensing machines!! What more do you need? All you do is put money on a card with the cashier and pop your card in for whatever wine you'd like to try.
The funny thing is once you use your card so much it'll stop working and a waiter will come by to check your pupils to make sure you aren't too drunk to keep drinking.
This place is definitely worth the drive from westside!
A place where the ambience matches the food and wine. You can select wine from their extensive and thoughtfully developed wine list, or you can have fun with the futuristic self service wine machines. A believe a selection of 32 wines, white-red-sweet are available by the ounce, 2.5 ounce and 5 ounce pours. The food is also exceptional as is the service and hospitality. You will want to take off your shoes because you will feel so at home.
My only regret is that is is on the east side, far away from my west side home. But it is worth the drive.
Let me first say that I didn't try the food, so I don't know how that's going to affect my score when I finally get around to it. The whole room is really nicely decorated, which normally doesn't really factor into my review of anywhere, but it was just that well done. Perfect for lounging around after a long day. The setup is initially a little confusing, but once you get the prepaid card system down, it's pretty ingenious. I had heard about the system before on TV, but seeing it in action is really cool. They give you a glass and a card with whatever amount of money you choose to put on it, then you go up to one of the machines, put your card in to one of the slots and push the button over whatever sized serving of wine you want until it finishes pouring and move onto the next one. The selection of styles is pretty broad, and it likely to pretty much satisfy any wine taste from sweet to dry. This is the only bar or restaurant that I've ever been to that carries ice wine, so that was amazing, plus they have a pretty decent amount of really good beers if whoever you're there with isn't into the vino. The bread and oil they give you is super delicious, too. I've got my card good to go and will definitely be back.
Review Source:Awesome find on the east side!!! We heard about this place through a friend and stopped by for a quick minute. We could not be more surprised. The ambiance is perfect for a wine bar. We've been to Napa, CA for wine tasting many times, so it's nice to find this gem so close to us. You can taste by the ounce, half glass or glass with a prepaid card. Which is nice because you can go at your own pace and not wait for anyone. Then they have private booths that you can watch tv and enjoy your wine. Even the bread is good. The decor is really nice and even partially hand made by the owner. They serve food as well, but we didn't have time to try. So I will need to come back to write another review. I'd really like to try their dessert. Bottom line, we will be back. I preloaded my wine card to ensure we come back!!! Come here with friends or on a date if you want to chill out with great wine and no commitment (since you can taste by the ounce)!
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