Village Vintner Winery & Brewery

2380 Esplanade Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102, USA

Address:	2380 Esplanade Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102, USA
Phone:	+1 847-658-4900
Site:	thevillagevintner.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	5–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–11:30PM 11AM–11:30PM 12–9PM

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Peg Thomas

Weve been wine club members for several years which we enjoy. I would not recommend dining at the restaurant. The quality of the menu items has steadily declined, the service is poor (except for Brittany) and the owners seldom say hello to anyone other than a few of their friends. Never once in all the years that my husband and I have dined at the Village Vintner have either of the owners stopped by to say hi. Recently, my husband and I went there for dinner. When we arrived we were told that a table for two would be a 30 minute wait. Not bad for a Friday night except that there were at least two long empty tables. I thought those could have been offered as European style seating, but nope. When we were seated, both tables had groups of two and three seated at these tables! Our server was not stellar by any means. when I commented that I used to enjoy an item no longer on the menu she rudely replied, " Ive been here since July and Ive never seen that on the menu." Ok no small talk with her! Dinner was ok. My husband ordered a burger on a pretzel bun. He ended up eating it as an open face because the top bun was so hard it was inedible. The waitress never asked how our food was after we were served. The busboy came by twice to remove my husbands plate before the waitress returned to our table. He showed her how hard the bun was and her answer to my husband was, " why didnt you tell me, I thought you wanted to eat your hamburger that way." She never apologized for the poor quality, rather gave excuses that the bread was fresh just probably sat in the oven a bit too long. Needless to say our dining experience was poor. I enjoy a glass of wine on the patio and that will probably be the next time I return. If youre there on a Friday, ask for Brittany. Your dinner may not be great but her service is wonderful!

Erik Pollnow

My family and I have been here several times this year. Huge fans of their great selection of fruity/sweet wines, as well as their White/red wines. We can walk away with 30-70 bottles sometimes. Recently went there wth a group of 13 on a busy saturday night, usually we go wine taste until they can get a table together, but this time they had a table made pretty quick. Great service almost everytime we go here, and if it isnt great they make it up in some way. Like their selection of wines, the food is also in variety. They have great pizzas, flatbreads, appetizers, etc.... everything has been good! Overall great atmosphere, nice staff, quiet outdoor seating (warmer months), not badly priced, and well the club membership perks make it even better. Definitely need to try this place out if you are wanting a new meeting spot.

Karen Aylward

Cute place with mediocre ambiance. We started with one server when we arrived at 9:00 for a glass of wine and an appetizer. Then another server came by because the other one was leaving. Overall not impressed with the wine. I tried 3 different reds and settled for a blend that tasted weak for a blend. I had 2 glasses of wine over 3 hours and obviously there is a high alcohol content, so be careful! We sat on the patio at the end of the night and enjoyed the patio until the kitchen staff decided to have their drinks and use loud colorful language. A manager type came out and said something to the kitchen manager and stomped off expressing his obvious distaste with what was going on in the kitchen. All of this in front of 2 paying customers. Turns out he was the owner. Not impressed and will not return.

Sig Bushman

This past Saturday was our first visit to the restaurant. After waiting awhile for our waitress we placed our drink order and salad/meal order together. We received our main entree approximately 3 minutes later, before the wine/beer and salad. It made us wonder how something like this could transpire. We sent the food back, received our drink and salad. Then a second attempt was made to bring our meal out. At that point we asked for a manager, another waitress said she would make sure our meal was remade. It was not the relaxing evening we had anticipated as we were in and out of there with in 45 minutes. Im think they have some kinks to work out in your wait/kitchen staff. It will be a long time before we will go back here.

Brian Harvat

Wait staff is very personable. Food is delicious and can be made to order. We have been here multiple times and the staff is always willing to accommodate food allergies as able. Child friendly, but as adults we know there is such a thing as date time. Atmosphere is casual and lively. Food has always been flavorful. Wine and beer alike, are homemade and hold up to any local winery or craft beer establishment. Highly recommended to any person who is a lover of the local flair.

Rahul Pandya

When you label yourself as winery and brewery, I personally believe that it should be about the wines and beer and the cuisine should support their core product to showcase wines and beers. Unfortunately that is not the case. This place could go places. But they need to get a pulse on where America is headed with this revolution. I personally think that they misinterpreted. :( However their staff and service, top notch!

Chris Torres

Nice little spot for wine drinkers but also have some selections of beer they brew themselves and are pretty good. They have amazing grilled cheese sandwiches! And is the only thing I get, everything else Ill pass, they even have a club membership that you have to pay for where you can get points for the money you spend,discounts and take home wine or beer. I would prefer lunch at this place

Ross Benson

This place is brand new, and they are on obviously working out the bugs regarding service and presentation. I get that. But the people involved here are top notch, and they are providing a service here that this area sorely needs. The house brews and wines are very good and the food is very original. Id come here over any of those restaurant in a box chains any day of the week.

Jason McMahon

The owner made a commitment he wouldnt keep. Instead of apologizing, he went in the back to "see what he could do" and then wouldnt come back. He left his staff to deal with an unhappy customer. Needless to say I wont be going back and cancelled my growler membership. No need to frequent a business that treats its employees and customers that way. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

Alexis Williams

I tried to go in here with an optimistic attitude. I wanted to like this place. Unfortunately everything from the food to the beer fell flat for me. There just was nothing that wowed me here or even would make me want to come back. The food was mediocre and the beer just was not doing it for me. Hopefully others have better luck here.

Elaine Jackson

Stopped in after dinner to taste wines and beer. Whites were good; Reds were ok; fruity wines were...very sweet and fruity. Service was ok until owner decided it was more important to restock and wheeled a cart through the the tasting area