The Stein & Vine

After hearing about their beer selection, about how good their food was and doing a quick search on Yelp, my wife and I came here last night.  We'll be back.

Bottom-line up front: Great food...great drinks...needs more help.  

Here's my review: Restaurant, Eats, Drinks, Service and Price skip to what you want to know about.

RESTAURANT: Really nice on the inside. The establishment itself is in a sketchy strip mall. Wasn't sure whether it was the fact this place is lodged between a gun-shop and a Hungry Howies or the fact that the sign you see from the street says: Pub.  But when we pulled up, my wife's eyes were rolling while she asked me "where I brought her to?!" LOL...but I assured her it was fine, and it was. Once you get inside you forget your in a strip mall.  Real nice decor, wood tables, etc.  

We got there at about 6pm on a Friday, so I was expecting a little bit of a wait, and we did, for about 5 mins. The crowd in there couldn't figure out if it was a restaurant or the place to go after work...both groups in attendance. Noise level was a little loud which could be because of the acoustics,  or because the place was packed, which is a good sign.  Note to patrons, at least on a Friday night, don't bring your kids here. Not a place for kids. 2 couples behind us brought their 4 kids, and overall they were fine, but they were kids, running around, bored, taking up tables and not using them while people were waiting.  

EATS: GREAT! Now granted only 2 of us, and our selections were limited, but what we got was awesome. Ordered the Tots app with everything but the egg.  While it could have come out a gooey, sloppy mess, it didn't.  Just the right amount of toppings on the tots, and they were delicious.  I ordered the Volcano Burger, came out perfect and the my wife got the Philly Steak, both were great.  Interesting thing on the burger, they're big, but not really thick, which was nice. Trust me, they're no McD's burger, but also doesn't not too big to fit in your mouth.  Overall the menu seemed unique, interesting and yet I knew what I was ordering.  Tasty all around.  For a pub place, applause for the chef!

DRINKS: If your looking for S&V you know they're known for their craft beer selection, and it doesn't disappoint.  Got a CC Jai Lai and a Kentucky Bourbon Aged Stout, both were good and served in proper glasses. Nice. Only suggestion, we were sitting in the "back area," and it we couldn't see the draft board, and since they didn't have a listing, I had to get up to look at the board. As I said, the place was packed, so it was a little bit of an inconvenience, but nothing I couldn't handle. I would just suggest having a beer listing...that's all.  

SERVICE: Here's why I knocked them down a notch...first off I'm not going to say we had bad service, because our Waitress was very nice and accommodating, but the 2 waitresses working there were overwhelmed and hence service suffered. Waited about 10 mins after sitting down before someone took our drink order...another 10 mins after the drinks came before we flagged down the waitress again to place the food order.  And then she forgot to put in my wife's dinner.  After the waitress realized what she did, she apologized up and down and assured us it would be right now...20 mins later.  During that 20 mins the waitress came by about 3 times to assure us, "it was coming." Like I said the waitress was great, and she even took off my wife's meal for it being so late, but I think one more waitress would have helped out huge.

PRICE: Good...decent, but for the food and drinks, you can't compare. Adding in the sandwich my wife ordered but we were comp'd it was about $45: 2 meals, an app, 2 beers and a soda.  

Overall, and about the best compliment I can give it:  We'll be back...and soon.

Cute place with a very cool vibe.

I really like this little joint.  It's small and cozy but beneath their little pub atmosphere is some delicious grub, great wines and awesome beers.  

The menu is simple but creative and well executed.  The tater tots are a must.  They have different specials each week like soups or a sandwich etc.  I've even seen ceviche on the menu.  

It's a great place in an unlikely location.  Make sure to check it out.

Love the food and they have a great selection of beer! The Pig Wings and Fish and Chips are terrific!! Beer list rotates so no two visits are the same...always an adventure.

The place is a little small - which is too bad - so you may have to wait for a table. Don't leave - it will be worth the wait!