Went here for a date night with my husband and it was a wonderful night out! We split the Winelover's Mac & Cheese and the Roasted Pepper & Goat Cheese flatbread. Both were delicious. They had an awesome slection of wine and lots of specials so we felt free to sample a few different things without breaking the bank. We also split a chocolate ganache for dessert, which was warm, rich, chocolatey goodness. Service was awesome, too. We'll definitely be back!
Review Source:My friend introduced me to Uncorked some time ago. Before then, I had driven by a thousand times but never had a clue what a hidden Scottsdale gem this place was.
Really great happy hour, lunch and wine specials. One of those local "joints" that will always have a familiar face in the house time and time again.
Enjoy!
I am kind of neutral about this place, the location is good, the set up is nice and relaxed, but thought it was kind of pricey for what I got, especially at happy hour. Â Ordered a port flight, and a red flight and one appetizer, and it came to almost $50 with tip/tax. Â Service was fine, appetizer was a bit small.
There is nothing really wrong or bad about the place, but just thought the value received was not worth the price. Â But others may feel that a classy, quiet upscale wine bar is worth that price point.
This is a great wine bar. Â I love hanging out in the patio during our awesome fall/winter/spring. Â My moms group has organized several Moms Night out at this place. Â I love the monday 1/2 price deal on the wine flights and glasses, and also the Monthly 10 for $10 tasting. Â Ali is very welcoming and I have always enjoyed my time chatting and catching up with friends.
Review Source:Service was horrible! Had to ask for my glass of Chardonnay after 20 minutes. Waited a long time for all of the food (we ordered 2 appetizers and a salad.) The salad also took 20-30 minutes to be delivered. Food was ok, nothing spectacular. It was about 1/2 full when we were there. Not sure why yelp has 4 stars for this place!
Review Source:After a full day of shopping with my wife, which really means a full day ; ) we just wanted to relax and enjoy a meal with some wine. Checked out this spot on Yelp of course and decided to try it and ended up meeting a couple friends here as well. Uncorked is run by a husband and wife who were very knowledgeable about wine in general and great at pairing with the food they offered! They have a list of flights to try, wine by the glass and bottle, and also a list of wine closeouts. Setting is a small little venue that has an old world feel with some outdoor seating. It never got over crowded so feel free to keep talking and enjoy the menu!
Review Source:We finally tried this wine bar last week and I'm so glad. It definitely lives up to it's name: The unpretentious Wine bar. The atmosphere was cozy and comfortable. I feel like I could go here any night of the week order an appetizer, Â enjoy a glass of wine and just hang out. Their food menu has good variety. I had the Heirloom Tomato sandwich and it was unreal in deliciousness. I wish the sandwich never ended.The servers here are laid back, and really knowledgeable about the products that they carry. I had a divine glass of Zinfandel that I wish I tried at the beginning of the night so I could have another glass...or two. So good. Would I come back to this wine bar? Absolutely!
Review Source:I love this wine bar!
It can be difficult to find, but if you park in the covered parking at the Promenade you'll be right there AND your car stays cool...bonus!
My favorite spot is at the bar, but there are very cute tables that would be perfect for a romantic evening or girls night out.
They have a great happy hour and always have a good $5 glass of wine (red & white) on special. The staff is great! They are easy going and say it like it is...and I love that! This is nowhere near your typical snooty Scottsdale wine bar crowd and that's why I like it.
The food is also really good. I've only had a few things, but the wine lovers mac & cheese and the Parmesan cheesecake are two of my favorites!
I love this place. Â It's about a mile from my office so we do after work get-togethers there occasionally. Â They have great happy hour wine specials, and Ali (the owner) has always steered me right with her wine recommendations. Â She's always got something interesting on hand. Â The ambiance is cute and cozy - like a living room with couches and comfy chairs. Â
The food is excellent. Â One of my favorites is huge, yummy cheese plate with various breads, nuts, meats, olives, oh, and cheese. Â This thing can feed quite a few people. Â The crostini flight has always been wonderful, and I've tried every single one of the flat breads. Â They are all good, and it's hard to pick just one. Â
The service can be slow, but it is what it says - an unpretentious wine bar tucked in in with a bunch of corporate offices. Â Give it a try. Â It's a fun, quirky local business with good food, good wine, and an owner who really seems to enjoy what she does.
Would you believe that this little independent wine bar has been tucked away in this location for something like 7 years? It's true! But they're so hidden and unadvertised that they go completely unremarked.
The space is very small and a bit awkwardly designed. There are three areas; the outdoor patio, the first sitting area by the bar, and the second area with couches and different sized tables. I came here on... another first date (this is getting exhausting) on a weekday and there was another couple in the space. They were sitting dead center of the second room which made it weird for us to sit there. The music was also so low that you could hear every word that was said. Awkwaaarrrddd...
So we sat on the couch in the front room, it's pretty comfy for sure. The menu is extensive, with a good variety of wines to choose from. You can go by the bottle or do different flights of three wines each. We went for the bottle, since it was half off that night.
We also ordered the cheese plate. You can choose three of your own cheeses, out of about  8 options. This thing is huge! With only two people, there was no hope of finishing it. Especially since I was being all lady-like and didnt want to stuff my face with cheese and olives like a fatty.
Pretty much right at 9:35, the waitress comes over and asks us if we're done. I hate that. Seriously. You close at 10. Don't advertise that you close that late if you don't want to. I asked her if we needed to close out and leave and with hesitancy she responded "well... no". Ok then. We'll stay until close!
Overall, it was a pleasant enouch experience. The atmosphere is probably much better on the weekends when there are more people and they stay open later.
The cheapest, most relaxed wine bar is my living room futon. That said, Uncorked is the next best thing, and it is a lot classier than my futon, plus I cannot cook like these people, so you should probably go to Uncorked rather than coming over to my place.
Hmm, let's see. Favorites? The pinot noir flight or the whites you've never tried are both well worth your money. Follow the server's suggestions for pairings with the food and you'll be on your way to sheer deliciousness, BUT personally I love the Fig and Pig salad (that would be a great restaurant name on its own) and the crostini plate.
We stopped here a few weeks ago for a happy hour drink. I had been here once before several years ago, and it was nice then. First, our service was fabulous, everyone was very friendly. I liked the ambience. While we didn't eat, the menu looked very appetizing, and next time I will plan on trying some things. The wine selection was good; could have been a bit more for a wine bar, but definitely ample. They don't really have 'happy hour prices.' so our stop wasn't exactly cheap; but our wine was worth the money.
What I really liked - they support a lot of charities. They had 2-3 charity events occurring over the next month. The local support really impressed me.
I look forward to visiting more often and supporting this local business and some of their charity events.
This is not a recent update, but I was reminded. Â Only reason we haven't gone back is the drive and a baby. As a European, I love wine and evenmore cheese. Now, American cheese is.NOT. Cheese. Just so you know.
We ordered this scrumptious plate with bread , fruit and seveal cheese and had great wines (in the right type of glass). Very nice place. Great atmosphere and nice, friendly service.
I've struggled with exactly how I was going to write this review... and whether my unique situation was enough to warrant said review...... but, in the end, I think it's only fair I thoughfully review the experience I had this past Saturday afternoon. Â Perhaps a separate future visit is warranted?
I was making my way back into America on the morning of April 7th... and, because of a charity event posted here on Yelp, I thought it might be a fun idea to meet up with a bunch of friends for a good night out!
The event was to raise money for an animal shelter... and was advertized that 20 bucks would get you two glasses of wine and appetizers. Â I researched their menu and checked out their most recent reviews, here on Yelp, and it seemed like a pretty good deal! Â I called to ask if they had a cigar-friendly patio... which they do... so I sent out an evite to a list of our closest friends... and ended up with a party of 24. Â I called and made the reservation!
Only after inviting everyone out...... did we find out the charity event comes with a pre-selected wine list... and pre-selected appetizers (this was not on the announcement). Â Although I was a bit bummed... we decided to keep the reservation and give the place a shot anyway.
As we started to all trickle in (by the way - we ended up with 25 people here - one extra was able to make it after getting out of work earlier than planned), they had our patio space reserved and a little table set up out front for the charity. Â You paid your 20 bucks in exchange for 2 drink tickets to give your server... and the appetizers just came out as they cooked them up.
The appetizers consisted of three items (a flatbread BBQ chicken pizza, two types of bruschetta, and pieces of a seemingly homemade cheescake). Â The winner was the food! Â Everything was really tasty and fresh whenever it came out!
The owner, herself (Ali) waited on our party alone, though, which made for some pretty slow service altogether. Â I know, I know... we had 25 people and can't expect immediate attention all the time... but I certainly felt like she could have used a hand or two and probably should have prepared for a large party she already knew was coming almost a week in advance. Â There also weren't that many pieces of appetizers to go around... again... 25 people with almost a week's advance notice - amount of munchies shouldn't have been a problem, but some folks just never got to try things.
Wine and atmosphere is where I really part ways with my good opinion of the place, originally based on food and friendliness (I give a total break on service because of the unique situation - large party at a charity event)...
There were only 5 or 6 wines to choose from, at the event (a sangria, chard, cab, malbec, and 1 or 2 others I can't remember)... NONE of which were particularly remarkable. Â In fact, almost half our group opted NOT to buy into the charity event so they could try other wines and/or beers they had on their menu. Â Sad for the charity, but c'mon... badly advertised and bad preselections, especially given the area (they had to know the crowd was going to be wine enthusiasts).
The patio was also NOT a good choice at all! Â The event went from 3-6... and the patio is west-facing with NO cover! Â There are a couple tiny beach style portable umbrellas we really TRIED to move around to get a tiny bit of shade...... but you weren't gonna shade 25 people with 3 tiny umbrellas that looked like they were either purchased at Walmart or gifted by a distributor. Â You basically sat and roasted in the sun (literally two shoulder sunburns came out of the seating choice). Â Again... I know patio seating was our choice for cigars...... but the inside is very small and wouldn't have fit our group anyway... and perhaps you should tell someone to prepare for a west facing and uncovered patio when your event is from 3-6 and they call ahead to reserve the patio? Â At least we would have made better attire choices that included sunglasses, sunscreen, hats, whatever. Â Instead, we all dressed for Saturday night out in April...... and roasted!
Bottom lines:
- Food was good! Â That's a plus!
- Service was decent, from the owner herself (albeit a little slow - should have had more than one person handling a large group).
- Preselected wines ranged from bad to decent, at best.
- Patio is uncovered and west-facing - which completely kills the ambiance for an advertised 3-6 event.
I hate to say... but we planned a very long night out...... and ended up moving up the street to a locally known Irish pub (review to follow), where 3 more joined us... and we spent many more hours (and hundreds) as we ate and drank until we closed the place down!
Hopefully, I'll get the chance to try this place out, again, with just the wife... and sit INDOORS... and see how it goes...... but I just can't give a very stellar review of the experience we ended up having at Uncorked (despite the great name and good food)...
I really like Uncorked. Â The atmosphere is cozy, classy, casual - I agree with the other folks here, it's just a nice place to relax and enjoy some wine and cheese.
The flights they offer are terrific  - a real bargain, the pour is generous and the wines are always an interesting selection.  We have tried a few of the various cheese apps, parmesan cheesecake, glazed figs and stilton, cheese plate - I've enjoyed them all.  Friendly and helpful service but it can be a little slow (or very slow depending upon your tolerance level).
The wine and the atmosphere are the stars here and they have good happy hour deals.
Cozy, classy, casual and couches! Cheese and champagne! (Ok the last two are also Cs, but they didn't really fit the alliteration scheme.)
Uncorked really has everything I like. Great place to bring friends or a date. I can wear jeans and a t-shirt or a dress with heels and don't feel out of place either way.
I love the wine ($5 off glasses and flights on Monday? Yes, thank you!). And the cheese plates, while seemingly pricey at $17, are loaded with enough tasty treats to feed two people as a meal.
Not only is it not snobby, but it's not a hassle like many places in Scottsdale are. It's tucked away in the back of a shopping complex. There is plenty of parking and even when the place is full it's not loud and crowded.
I've been coming here since the grand opening and will continue to as long as they keep the wine flowing and the cheese... doing whatever cheese does. Great place to relax, hang out, and get your food and drink on.
First of all I LOVE the name, so clever.
I loved several things about this wine bar- the great wine options, the wonderful appetizers and the unpretentiousness of the whole place!
I will say its a little pricey, but based on the location, the service and the quality of the wine it was accurately priced. I loved meeting the owner and chatting with her a bit, another other employees that worked there chatted with us as well and was very friendly. Glasses of wine average about $12, appetizers start at $9-ish.
We got the Cab Flight, the Pinot Noir Flight, and the Crostini flight....LOVED all of them. Additionally we ordered two other glasses of red wine that were equally as delightful. It was very reassuring to be able to order several things and not feel slighted.
The place is a little tough to find as I was shocked to hear it has been there for 6 years! I had never seen nor heard of it before I bought a coupon on localdines.
I highly recommend this place to wine lovers!
Cool little place, very quaint, intimate and relaxing. Perfect place for that glass of wine after work. Nothing fancy or over-the top. I recommend this place for lunch if you work in the area. They have 5.95 lunch specials. The buffalo chicken sandwich is finger-lickin-good  Wine is also half off Monday's- check out the website for other daily specials. I think they also have live music too sometimes.
Review Source:We stopped in here because my husband works just across the way and said he has always wanted to try it. We were heading to Art Walk so we wanted a little snack and a little happy hour drink to start our evening. The happy hour prices were very good and we enjoyed their Dauphinoise Flatbread. It was ok. It has a lot of potential, though! Firstly, I love caramelized onions. Thusly, if the menu says caramelized, they had better have some colour to them! Sauteed onion are not the same. It needed more Gruyere, some white pepper, maybe a little arugula, too, but the potatoes were cooked well and the pancetta added a nice, salty touch.
I had their sangria which was on happy hour special and it was very good! Very fresh and a great drink for the beginning of spring. Their patio is very enjoyable and the staff are very low-key. However, I echo others that the service is painfully slow. I would come back, though, and try some other menu items and enjoy their happy hour again.
This is a great little find for a wine bar. It's small and tucked away from the pretentious chain type bars so often found in AZ. They have an outside seating area and it occasionally has live music. The wait staff is down to earth and will do whatever they can to make you happy.
The bottom line: Â If your looking for a quiet little retreat to take a date or just hang out one night, than this is your spot! Â It's a new favorite of mine! Â
...oh yeah, they also have a really nice yet simple wine list!! LOL.
Im still giving the Uncorked... a 3. Starting on a positive note.. wine flights.. great idea.. always love flights.. samples of alcohol.. love that! Friendly joan on the spot service.. helpful about the menu selection and wines to pair.. Good happy hour. Can be slow.. I personally feel they need more staff during the happy hour.. because it got busy.. mostly the cougar set. Minus the trout set. Ambience is great.. bathroom.. eh.. not so much. Postino still numero uno to me.. Sorry Uncorked!
Review Source:I really want to give you more stars, because:
1. Ambiance. Such an inspiring interior of varied antique low coffee tables and crushed velvet ottomans and candles. Dim atmosphere with old music that screamed speakeasy.
2. Wine selection. I'm pregnant and underage, I know. But I'm pretty vino-savvy, and I was impressed. I relayed the menu to a [legal] friend who knows his wine, and he was impressed too. Wide variety of flights.
3. Friendly staff. Service with a smile, helpful on the cheese selection.
4. Food. So delicious.. the cheese tray satiated my craving and then some, served up with salame, grapes, apple slices, prosciutto, nuts, and crisp bread. I also had a Roaring 40s salad, served with smaller versions of the bread on the cheese tray but baked with bleu cheese. YUM. They also offer a Happy Hour where they serve smaller versions of their appetizers for $3.50.
Two stars deducted for the very very very slow delivery of food and the faulty faucet in the ladies' restroom. Also, it's kind of hard to find in the complex.
It would be a real kindness if someone would come along and put Uncorked, "the unpretentious wine bar" Â out of its misery. I think despondent would be a better word for it these days rather than unpretentious. It opened in the heyday of rising real estate values and hasn't changed a bit since. The prices are still high and the furnishings - untouched - are hitting a new low. But what has really bottomed out is the kitchen.
Four of us arrived for lunch at 12:30. The place was empty, and stayed so except for one other party of two. When we sat down, Ralph started to disappear under the table. The banquette had become unsprung. The laminate tabletop was peeling off in chunks. There was a sign on our table advertising summer specials. I'm wondering now why we stayed.
Ken and Ralph ordered the soup of the day ($ 5), which our waitress said was chicken and corn chowder. I asked for a pulled pork sandwich ($10) and mac & cheese($9), which I was going to share with Ken. Ralph also wanted the pulled pork, and Sandy ordered a chicken salad sandwich ($9). The sandwiches are served with a side of 5 grapes?!?!. A bag of chips cost an extra dollar. A side salad is an additional $2.50.
Sandy asked for a salad with a sesame dressing. The dressing that was served was an unidentifiable oil mixed with a touch of sesame oil - no vinegar or seasoning. It was awful. When she asked to exchange it for honey vinaigrette, she was served something orange flavored instead. The chowder contained no milk or cream. The bread on
Sandy's sandwich was inedibly stale. But the biggest gaffe of all was the pulled pork. Both sandwiches arrived at the table stone cold. Like just out of the refrigerator cold. The person in the kitchen, I wouldn't call him chef, couldn't even bring himself to put them in the microwave (which is a sin anyway). Ken, who is a bit of a conspiracy theorist, thinks that the kitchen staff is trying to sabotage the operation. Could be, except for letting a good mac & cheese slip out of the kitchen undetected, they're certainly succeeding.
Happened to walk by Uncorked last night, and decided to stop in for a glass of wine. Â Man, I'm sure glad that I did.
A fantastic and unpretentious wine bar. Â Decor is totally comforting. Â Staff is so friendly. Has a great menu. Â Has a great wine list. Â What else is there to say? Â
Thanks for the wonderful evening. Â We've found our local!
"So how did you find Uncorked?"
This was the first question asked to me by Ali (the owner) as we sat down on a plush victorian sofa.
"My girl found it", I confidently said, as she gave a sweet smile to the two of us.
We were then presented with, dare to say it "cute" menus along with a wine list which she noted offered half off flights on Mondays, SCORE!
I had a Sauvignon Blanc  flight which believe it or not, was probably one of the better Blanc selections I've ever come across for 7 bucks and change, impressive.
What lacked was the food, the cheese plate (which is your wine bar staple) had an astounding 17 dollar price tag that we fell for, what we got however wasn't a 17 dollar plate though, you don't serve mini toasts with exotic cheeses - that's just not right.
Next up were the stuffed mushrooms with crab and what tasted like bleu cheese, again, good concept however the damn fromage was so strong one really couldn't taste what the idea was really meant to offer.
To wrap it up I'll go back for sure but only for vino as like the claim states, it really is unpretentious, uncommon for Fakesdale.
Uncorked is a great place to be - its local, small and intimate, comfortable, and surprisingly "unpretentious" as it claims to be. Â Ali is nice and a good owner - she remembered exactly what i was drinking the last time i was there and made further recommendations. Â The prices arent too bad either at all, with flights for around 15 bucks. Â The decor is adorable, a great atmosphere to enjoy a good glass of wine.
Unfortunately, there are a few setbacks about this place that forced me to go with 3 stars not 4. Â First, the cheese platter was small, unimpressive, and overpriced majorly. Â A little cup of almonds, hard store bought mini toast crackers, less than a handful of grapes, pears, and three measly slices of cheese is simply unsatisfying for 17 dollars. Â On a good note, the salami is good but again small portioned. We also had the mushroom caps; they were good but the cheese was overpowering and greasy, and you couldnt even taste the crab! Â
I will be going back, simply because I enjoy the intimate atmosphere with a good glass of wine so close to home. Â I'll be skipping the food next time though and heading to Postino for a real cheese plate.
So, just to provide an update one month later...
After writing my review of Uncorked, I was promptly contacted by Ali, the owner of the wine bar. As a good business owner would do, she politely inquired about what had happened and indicated that she wanted to rectify the situation so that I would return.
Within a week, I responded with a lengthy description of my two prior visits. Since then....crickets....nada...no response indicating that my concerns have unfortunately fallen on deaf ears.
As I said in my original review, I really wanted to like this little neighborhood wine bar, but clearly they just don't get the importance of customer service and word of mouth. Bummer....
Since the Phoenix area is better known for sunshine and golf than wine culture, I was trying to keep my expectations reasonable. They graciously gave us an extra slice of cheese on the appetizer plate, which we appreciated. However, despite my wish to support any wine-related business, I feel obligated to note a few things that were disappointing in a wine bar regardless of location--because as a former tasting room employee myself, my hope would be that all such hospitality establishments would be prepared to serve all types of customers, even if true cork dorks are rare in Scottsdale.
The first was that the guy behind the bar didn't know the appellation of the German riesling that I ordered; he kindly brought the bottle out to show me (Rhienhessen, as it turned out, and the wine was excellent!), but then made the disconcertingly vague remark that "Well it's printed in German, but I just sorta know what a wine from Germany will taste like." For $18 a flight--comparable to, and even more expensive than some Bay Area wine bars I've visited--I'd hoped for some education on a wine region that I'm not an expert on, because the learning process is one of the things that makes wine so great as distinguished from other drinks.
The second one, and this was perhaps more serious, was that the sauterne we had with the dessert flight was corked . . . or at least it had that very distinctive aroma of wet cardboard. Whether the staff member hadn't bothered to test the bottle himself, or didn't recognize the corked bottle, either way it was less than ideal.
This is my favorite wine bar around. Â The wine selection is amazing and easy to navigate, even for a beginner. Â There are just the perfect amount of choices. Â Glasses and bottles are reasonably priced and they have great flights if you want to try out a few kinds. Â They change it up enough that its never boring. Â
The food is fantastic too. Â Great things to share. Â My faves include the savory cheesecake, sliders, and all the flat breads. Â They have salads too, but i never get those because the other stuff is too good. Â The desserts are delicious as well. Â
The atmosphere is perfect! Â Lights are dimmed just right, comfy seating, high top tables, bar or patio, its all just right. Â The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Â They have great specials mon-wed. Â If you're in north scottsdale, you have to come here!
i had thought this was going to be great really!!  had this on my TO DO list 4ever.  Finally went, on a monday. Menu indicates "MONDAY MADNESS 1/2 glasses of wine". (see rvws below - monDAY - not for an hour or so). so i ended up ordering 3 glasses of wine - bill: all full price!! Was told only after 3:30. is it just me? A Happy Hr is usually 4-6 (or there-about) but monDAY is "DAY", as in during the DAY.  not a happy hr (or 2) special.  (rudely told: the web indicates this - {I never looked}, the inside blackboard says - {i was OUTside!} & inside the bill  folder- {umm, it was under a survey & AFTER my bill arrived???})
FLATbread was THICK, like reg. pizza, & had 1/2 cup of canned parm. cheese all over = can u say: dry, boring, mundane?
bread STICKS were huge, thick, doughy things  - my kids make ones from pillsbery dough which tasted same.  These were size of croissants, certainly not sticks - never seen any breadsticks that remotely resemble these in my life.  Should be called Pilsbery Dough Plate Special - i swear that's exactly what it was.
I seriously hate to provide a review like this, not to mention a confrontation which ensued when my bill arrived, but it was awful. Â I could write many more upsetting details which occurred, but i won't - it would be petty. Â Suffice to say I couldn't seriously think on going back.
(i should  point out that eventually i did recieve the 3 glasses at 1/2 off, but the bill did not reflect any break on the 'flatbread' not 'breadsticks')
Thankfully Kristin S. gave me directions on where Uncorked was because it is hidden...heck, if she hadn't told me where to go, I might still be trying to find it. Â The decor is very nice and the seating is really comfy. Â Our waitress was very friendly and helpful and after we were done eating and drinking, she didn't rush our group out which was nice. Â However, I did feel that she could have come over a bit sooner to see if we wanted our bill, but perhaps I was just restless as I was starting to feel a cold coming on.
My Riesling flight was really good (OK, two of the three were really good) and it was reasonably priced. Â I'm kinda glad I ate a late snack at work so that I wasn't super hungry because my cheese plate was just OK. Â I ordered the white wine cheese plate, and two of the cheeses were good, but one of them (the name is escaping me currently) was disgusting. I love cheese so it makes me sad when I find a cheese I can't stomach. Â I did appreciate the amount of bread, nuts and apples that came with the cheese.
Thankfully the company I was with made my trip to Uncorked well worth it. Â I will definitely go back for a glass of wine or two, but not sure how eager I am to eat the food.
Had I not promised myself that I wasn't going to stay out late, and that I was going to spend a night at home for once I think I would have spent hours more here. I't's just too damn easy to.
I will say that upon first arriving, I was a bit confused. Thanks to Kristin S. who had given me some good directions, I had figured out where it was but it's still in a different area. I didn't expect to find a cute wine bar tucked into a corporate office park.
Stepping inside though felt like stepping into your best friend's house. The staff is very friendly and the decor is very comfortable. Apparently they have games here as well but I didn't check that out.
As for wine and food, I was pleasantly surprised. As much as I love wine, there are times that it can be overwhelming at some places. It truly lives up to the unpretentious nature. It's well organized, the selection is good, and the staff are definitely helpful. I settled in with a glass of Malbec (I'm on this South American wine kick now). I got the crostini app which was okay, but wasn't great. I'd like to come back and try the flatbreads and sandwiches, so until then I'm reserving the fifth star.
Really neat place to chill and get a drink. Sort of an odd location (as Kristin said, it's in the office park location of the Scottsdale Promenade - it's sort of tricky to find)....at the same time, the parking is really easy and accessible.
The interior is cozy and welcoming - there are couches, chairs, bar seats and tables. Honestly, it is just as easy to come here and hang out for 3 hours as it is to stop in for a quick glass of wine. We sat on the patio, which was really pleasant. The group of people out there at the same time as us were playing a game, which should give you an idea of the atmosphere. It truly is a relaxed, unpretentious and go-with-the-flow kind of place.
The bartender offered his choice for his favorite glass of white wine (a sauvignon blanc), and both of us truly enjoyed it. It was about the same as restaurant prices - $23 for 2 glasses of wine all in. Not too bad for a nice glass of wine and pleasant atmosphere.
We didn't eat or even peek at a menu for that matter, but I am sure we'll be back. They were also playing a baseball game when we were there, so it's a neat mix of wine bar and sports bar - minus the screaming fans in jerseys.
We kept driving by Uncorked and curiosity finally got the better of us so we decided to stop in. The bartenders and owner Ali (who is adorable) were really cool and the whole place is really laid back. Â It was like a neighborhood bar except with wine instead. (But they do have some beers on tap.) Â They have a great selection of flights and all of the wines contained within are available by the glass. Â (The prices for the flights are quite reasonable.) Â My husband always asks for suggestions from the servers (honestly, they know best!) and the male bartender was right on with his red wine suggestion. They are also so friendly that if you don't know what you want they will let you try a bunch of different wines to taste them first. Â The best part was we were watching sports the whole time. I feel as if I could go there and ask them to put on the Sox or something and they happily would. Â It really lives up to its name as the "unpretentious wine bar."
The food was good, but not outstanding. Â The goat cheese and roasted red pepper flat bread was fantastic but the cheese plate paled in comparison to the cheese plate at Postino. Â However, they let us linger and drink...and eat....and drink...and linger. Â There are comfy couches, tables, and a patio to choose from. Â
Uncorked is located in the Promenade in Scottsdale. Â It's actually located within the office park portion and I would imagine gets busy on weekday nights. Â They also host private parties if you are looking for a nice small space.
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