Vinatería Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant New York

Address: 2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026, USA

Phone: +12126628462

Rating: 4.5
based on 207 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The Happy Hour cocktails were delicious (our favorite was the plum fizz) and we were also impressed by the appetizers (especially the bacalao croquettes)."
  • "Wine is delicious."
  • "It was absolutely delicious and perfectly plated and prepared."
  • "Everything on the menu is delicious and carefully crafted with a perfect balance of flavors."
  • "The rosemary lamb ragout tasted phenomenal, and so did the pork belly wrapped scallops and brussel sprouts."
  • "The food really was delicious."
  • "The food was exquisite, minus the carbonara being a bit too salty."

Cons:

  • "Brussel sprouts -- laughable also. They were soggy and burnt."
  • "Duck breast -- it was tough, too."
  • "The drinks were not good fries and the spouts were very greasy."
  • "The huevos rancheros was not very flavorful."
  • "The mac and cheese was not cheesy at all the sauce was not equally distributed throughout it had some dry spots and it was overly salty."
  • "Pasta was overcooked and the other dishes extremely salty and greasy."
  • "Our main dishes looked better than they tasted."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was gracious and efficient as they balanced their evening crowd along with the boisterous group of RE agents."
  • "Our server was friendly and helpful."
  • "Our waiter, Mario, continually gave us great service."
  • "The manager went way out of his way to help us find some live music and really made our visit special."
  • "The service was outstanding and the food was very tasty."
  • "The service was very friendly and professional."
  • "Our server tonight noticed we didn’t like our drinks and offered to get them remade!!!"

Cons:

  • "But seriously how a manager does not notice how bad this server is tells me this is not just a problem with one employee."
  • "We felt neglected in that we had to hail down a waiter."
  • "This day was very noisy because they had a birthday."
  • "While our server was friendly and nice, it was slow and lacked attention."
  • "Bad communication with the waiter regarding the food for my child."
  • "We wondered who was managing the useless employees."
  • "Misleading pricing for some pasta items."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Such a cool vibe at this little spot."
  • "We loved our early relaxed dinner at this cute and comfortable bistro."
  • "Once again, overall, a wonderful experience."
  • "However, the atmosphere is great and the service/waiter was also really attentive."
  • "The ambiance is lovely, soothing colors yet still edgy and elegant without being stuffy."
  • "Wonderful indoor and outdoor seating."
  • "The restaurant is stunning."

Cons:

  • "Very weird place."
  • "It's been radio silence, and I even followed up a few days ago, too."
  • "My recent experience at Vinateria genuinely made me feel, for the first time in my life, targeted by a restaurant."
  • "The wine is not really good."
  • "It definitely gets crowded and busy."
  • "Also, Extremely kid friendly, my daughter has been eating here since she was 6 months old."
  • "The Italian breakfast wrap was dull."

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