The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar

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Sonal Patel

Popped in for a birthday dinner with a small group of friends. After numerous recommendations, we had to give this place a shot. First impressions - ambiance is super cute and has a cozy steakhouse feel to it. Our table felt intimate without feeling pressed against other tables nearby. There was a seafood smell that lingered around our area. I didnt mind the smell, but if you are not a fan of the smell, I could see it being a minor issue. Drinks - we ordered a bottle of Malbec and Veuve for the table. The wine selection was really nice and the Malbec tasted wonderful. The boys ordered some scotch drinks. They started with a Macallen/lemonade cocktail and moved over to a single malt. They had a great selection of scotch and single malt, unfortunately we just had bad timing as some of the selections they chose were out of stock at the time. Food wise..... Appetizer: Wild Mushroom, Truffle Oil and Blue Cheese Flatbread - so good and awesome cheesyness fashion. The flatbread was crisp and the truffle taste really stood out. Highly recommend it. Entrees: 12oz. Brandt Family Reserve, Cajun Flatiron Steak: The restaurant recommends the temperature rare to medium rare. As a carnivore, Im still not at that level of steak. I had mine cooked to medium and I absolutely loved the dish. Its got a really nice rub on the steak that keeps the flavors going as you cut in to each bite. I do prefer sauce on my steak so i opted for some peppercorn sauce on the side to be fair to my new adventure. Definitely preferred the sauce with it. But you can also do without, just personal preference really. The Winery Corkscrew Pasta - for the veggies at our table. It was a huge hit and they really like the flavor and attention to taste. It was a big win since most steakhouses, dont put much thought in to veggie appetites. It was refreshing to know the veggies can be pleased here too! Roasted Organic Vegetable Tower - for the veggies at our table. It looked super pretty and also seemed to the a win for the veggies at the table. Sides - we ordered the Brussels Sprouts & Crispy Pork Belly Bits and Roasted Butternut Squash & Potato. Both side were fantastic, but we all got a little crazy on the potatoes and cleaned that puppy up! It was probably the best potato side dish Ive ever had and I was hooked upon first time. Service was absolutely fantastic. They went out of their way to ensure our dining experience, the food, drinks and birthday boy were all excellent. I was blown away by how well they took care of us and the level of service we received from the staff. They did a great job to make sure the birthday boy at the table had a wonderful time. Overall, I highly recommend coming here and checking out some of the best steak and sides in the OC. They do a phenomenal job of taking care of their guests with their great attitude and food quality. We cant wait to come back soon!

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Trinh Nguyen

It was OC restaurant week and lunch time. Noted I look and dress a bit young, but Im NOT! Plus looking young in NO way should result in disrespect! A young persons money is just as good any one elses! The hostess was polite, but sheepish, still she seated me near another lady that was dining one table away. There were some customers at the bar. Also some loud obnoxious business men. The busser, or water waiter, gave me dinner rolls to wait for the server, then wait, and wait. I waited before 45 MINUTES! At least have some customer service to come and ask if some one has helped me or find someone to help me! ! What kinda of server intentionally IGNORES A HUMAN BEING! ! Just because I didnt look old with nasty wrinkles or look like a degenerate alcoholic, I dont get any service? ? ? ? ? I tried to get the servers attention. She was determined to ignore me. I got up to leave in utter disgust and fury. I was livid, I was ignored for 45 min. Before leaving I asked the hostess what is wrong with their service. "Am I not good enough to be served food?! " Given on a week, OC RESTAURANT WEEK, that they are suppose to be expecting & be welcoming of new patrons to bring in new business. I was going to throw up with fury! The disinterested new hostess brought out the manager. Who made an attempt to sit me back down. To change my experience. I was not going to sit back down, not only did I want to vomit from anger. Who knows what would happen to my food? ! ? ! I took a picture of the age discriminating server. She served food to the lady one table away from me. She saw ME and chose to IGNORE ME! The manger gave me some excuse that it was not the bar area. The lady next to me one table away got served! How is one table away out of all range of being served or waited on? ! Lies! That just pissed me off even more. Why must the manager out right LIE? In that instant it was clear the place is untrustworthy of serving food to me. Who knows what would happen to my food? I am never going to this restaurant, again. I will tell everyone how pretentious, snooty, stuck-up the servers attitudes are, and the lies! Food is about trust. We trust these people with our health. Let me name off the results when they break that trust: listeria, noro virus, ecoli, food poisoning, botulism, salmonella and ect.

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Denyce Fernando

We received a $200 gift card as an Anniversary gift from my husbands boss and decided to use it and take my mother who was in town visiting. Ambiance is amazing and elegant, yet it lacks in many other areas. We were never offered a basket of bread like all other tables around us were enjoying. Caesar Salad was tasteless as there was barely any dressing. Oysters on a half shell were amazing EXCEPT for one that set off a mouthful of rancid cream substance once popped in mouth had to drink water to get it down. Waitress was told this but didnt seem to care. BTW, had upset stomach all night. My mother and husband had the scallops and shrimp with risotto, scallops were mushy, not cooked and shrimp was rubbery.. overcooked. Waitstaff was informed and one of the meals was removed from bill (we had 2 orders that were the same) I had the Rib-eye with bone in ordered it medium rare it was cooked perfectly inside however the outside was chard/burnt. nothing like eating a bite of a $49 steak and having a mouthful of burnt charcoal not pleasing or appetizing. I do recommend the asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce as it was cooked perfectly. We also asked the waitstaff why there was no salt or pepper on the table. We were told that it is Chefs choice as he feels his food is seasoned perfectly. Well I would think this should be the choice of the customer, as the salad needed seasoning as well as the baked potatoe that by the way was not fully cooked either. We lacked the service by our waitstaff as we are the ones that always had to flag them down for anything. In fact we felt ignored. However there was a table with 3 ladies siting that seemed to have the attention from all staff members and management. As it stands this evening was a waste of a $200 gift card and not sure if I would ever return. I can understand one thing going wrong as I understand things happen or people have an off night, But the entire evening was wrong. With so many things wrong it was hard and took away what should have been a memorable experience by all. **** I WOULD LOVE TO POST A PIC OF MY MY BURNT RARE/MEDIUM RARE RIB-EYE BUT YELP WOUDNT ALLOW PHOTOS

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