Wine30

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  It's an OK place for drinks and cheese plate. Small and somewhat cozy. Would go back again if we're in the area.

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  Posted on 05.14.13 Michaeljo M.

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  Too small for our liking. The service was friendly, but they seemed understaffed and almost "overwhelmed" by the # of people coming through the door. We were overcharged too, but after a week of waiting they refunded us.

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  Posted on 01.21.13 Aaron B.

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  I like to bring my smoking jacket and brandy snifter here and have a warm, smooth night on the town about once a week here.  Great place!

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  Posted on 03.17.11 Kenny H.

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  Good food and wine...horrible service! They were out of a few wines I wanted to try. If you sit on the couch or chairs then expect to be ignored by the waitstaff. I brought my Valentine here...and it was really an embarassment.

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  Posted on 02.14.11 Danielle D.

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  I've been to Wine 30 (because with a name like that) once. It was a long wintry day and my friend decided we needed to get our drink on, tastefully. So we make our way to Wine 30 because it's right around the corner and it's new.
  
  We meet Rex, and he makes some lovely suggestions for us and is a lovely waiter for the evening. My friend being the dapper man he is caught the attention of T, part-owner of Wine 30 and they started chatting it up about bringing in local wines (said handsome friend literally minored in wine, so he's kind of a nerd). Oh did you also catch that name combo? T and Rex? Yep, they served us up some fancy vino and we certainly appreciate the respectable night life they are trying to bring to a very sad downtown Milwaukie.

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  Posted on 06.28.10 Jenn C.

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  Spotted new wine bar in downtown Milwaukie last weekend.  Just what that strip of Main Street needs!  I've been watching Main come to life, at a snail's pace, for the last couple of years, and boy oh boy a new bar was much needed.  We had a nice time but they've got some kinks to work out.  I suggested my companion offer some free consulting to them, beginning with the proper way to list a wine menu, for starters.  
  
  We kicked it off with bubbly all around, it was ok.  CA.  
  
  Happy Hour = $5 glasses (from choice of 5-6) and $3 plates, hummus and pita or a small version of their cheese plate.  Shoot howdy, sign me up!  Wait... is this that cheese from Costco?  And this one?  At least we're being consistent here.  I got nothin' against Costco, don't get me wrong.  But I'll bet ya my hat people will pay a few dollars more for some local cheese.  I certainly will.    
  
  For three bucks, it wasn't bad.  Costco Wisconsin blue, Costco Danish Havarti, Costco English Wensleydale with honey and figs.  Bread, a small dish of sliced strawberries and 4 grapes, and a few walnuts rounded out that plate.  We also had a hummus plate with pita, bread with olive oil/balsamic, artichoke dip, and a "caprese".  It wasn't right, and that's all I need to say about it.  A salt shaker would have helped.  Please don't get me wrong... we ate it.  But dear GAWD they'd do so much better with some fabulous cheeses from the Farmer's Market that occurs weekly a block away.  
  
  Let's talk vino.  First glass of bubbly was ok.  Glass of happy hour rosé was offensive, literally.  To my stomach.  Glass of Pinot G was about 75% decent, but the heavy, chunky glass it was served in really threw me off.  
  
  Server couldn't explain any of the wines and didn't even attempt to bullsh*t us.  She verbally brushed off the nasty glass as "Oh, well... Happy Hour wine, what can you do..."  Well, you can NOT include product you're not proud of.  This ain't Foxy's Tavern across the street.  You are trying to be a wine bar, yeah?
  
  The undrunk rosé sat on the table for about 30 minutes.  Never received any plates for our food, or silverware, luckily none of us was too squeamish to eat off of shared plates.  Never got a drop of water.  
  
  In the end, we had a nice time talking to each other.  But this place was awkward.  I'll cut some slack for making an effort in the Milwaukie revitalization, but that's about as far as I can go.  For a place with only two employees working... at least one person should know about the wine.  At a wine bar.  
  
  In summary, happy to see any new businesses on Main Street in downtown Milwaukie.  But ladies, let us help you.  We know about these things.  And get a glass of Pinot G in us and we're super nice, I promise!  We'll get that menu sorted out in no time.  And get you some appetizer plates and wine glasses that don't weigh 2 pounds.  Although maybe that was helping me build up some wrist muscle...
  
  Excellent Real Housewives of Milwaukie-watching.  I would love to try it again once they've been open a bit longer.

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  Posted on 06.16.10 Anna B.

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