Vino Rosso

Vino Rosso was amazing to us!  My husband, sister, brother-in-law, and I visited on a Thursday night around 10:30pm.  We were greeted immediately and my sister and I started to peruse the wine selection.  They had local wines, as well as a good variety of wines from the west coast (mostly CA).  My sister and I both got a nice Red.  They were poured for us and brought to where we were seated, which was a nice comfy couch in front of a fireplace.  My husband and brother-in-law ordered beer, which they had a nice selection of too.  The atmosphere was really nice and warm.  When it came time for our second drink, I noticed we were the only ones in the bar, so I asked the server if they were closing and if we should finish up.  She nicely said no, they were not.  At that same time I was greeted by a man who was sitting with the servers.  He said he was the owner and that as long as there were people to serve, they would stay open.  At this I said thank-you and he didn't have to stay open on account of us, but he recognized that we were all very much enjoying our visit there and that they were in no hurry to leave anyways :)  He was more than nice, so I bought a bottle of Cinder White Zin for our party.  I highly recommend this wine.  So good.  The owner also came over a short time later to talk to us and ask us how our wine was.  

I did not have any of their food, so I cannot review that.  The server did say that they have live music sometimes too :)  I highly recommend this place!  I was more than impressed with their attitude and priories (the costumers!)

Thanks for the outstanding experience Vino Rosso!!

Wednesday is their wine sampling night. Focusing on a specific winery. Five glasses all served at the same time. Usually live entertainment that same night. It gets pretty busy and room is limited. Their food IS over- priced, but you can order from "Snakebit's" menu & it will be delivered to you (please tip the waiters extra as they walk the food from the corner across the street). Their food is really good & reasonably priced. To know more regarding the featured winery's & entertainment, look Vino Rosso up on-line.

Vino Rosso is a great place to go have some wine and listen to music. It's a very chilled place. I just saw Andy Frasco & the UN there, and the place was hopping! They have a great selection of wine and beers, so there is something there for every taste.

They had a wine tasting the night I went and I really wished it was more information. I felt that the server just slapped the wine on the table and was like "here. you drink!". Also a pallet cleanser, like crackers or bread would be nice to have with the wine. I feel that should be included in the wine tasting instead of buying an over priced munchy dish. Which brings this review to the Anti Pasta dish. It was okay... The cheese was good, roasted garlic good, and then there was the whole diced tomato on toast thing, which seemed slapped on straight from whatever container it came from. This plate was way over priced, no getting around it. I would not order it again. I would be interested in trying another dish but for $15 a pop, I expect more deliciousness and uniqueness.

Overall there is no other place like Vino Rosso in town, so it's worth a look if you are downtown.