This place is my favorite! I go every year for my birthday. The food is phenomenal, the service is great, and the owner is amazing. He gave me a dessert to go on my birthday!Al Rabiee made my night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jay Lowery
Good food with an excellent staff. ? great cocktails.Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level.
Food and service for our Valentine's Day dinner was average; we showed up to our reservation early and took an hour to eat dinner. The lights were turned on on us while we were signing the check, and the food was far from spectacular. This last part is not a big deal, but all the same, the server said they were out of roses for the ladies. The bartender went and grabbed one when he saw my partner did not get one on our way out.
M P
Everything I ordered just didn't hit the mark. The grilled oysters were overwhelmed by too much salty cheese, the fish lacked flavor, the veggies turned out soggy, and the tiramisu was overly sweet. It was also pretty noisy, not the best spot for a chat. On the bright side, our server was amazing!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Allen Thomas
Bartender was great,service was good and the food was
The good:Great attentive serviceNice drinksMerry Monday (reduced price drinks and apps)The salmon kebabsThe bang bang cauliflower (the best bite of the evening)The underwhelming:The spinach artichoke dip and hummus (bland, the one I make at home is much tastier)The Stuffed artichoke pasta - the artichokes were not cleaned properly and I had to spit our the tough bits. It was supposed to come with feta and sun dried tomatoes- it had a pea sized amount of each “stuffed” into each artichoke. The menu did not say what else came with the pasta so I was baffled when it was a mix of carrots, green beans, Brussel sprouts and potatoes mixed into the linguini that was totally dry and over cooked… for a Mediterranean restaurant, I had higher expectations for a pasta dish..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Kabob
adam kirby
Great food, wine selection wasn't as extensive as I would have thought (given the name of the place). Overall, excellent place and we look forward to enjoying the patio when the warmer weather returns!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wilted Spinach, Grouper Bowl
M
Service was awful. It took over an hour to get a drink and an hour and half to order main entrees. Chicken was dry and food bland. Beautiful restaurant, but will never go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tatum & Vonda Lewis
My friends and I had a lovely time Erin is the BEST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Kabob
Rebecca Henderson
some of the best food i’ve had in a LONG time and excellent service. the atmosphere was very romantic with the tree lights and white tablecloths, would definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Scaloppini, Crab Claws, Pot of Chocolate, Wild Salmon, Salads
Found this place in a whim when I was looking at the menu at Chez Lulu. Decided to try it out - pleasantly surprised and wondering why I had never heard of it. Goat-cheese stuffed artichoke hearts are creamy and rich, calamari is perfectly cooked and not rubbery and the spicy sauce with pepperoni was excellent. Entrees were amazing - couscous is light and flavorful, vegetables are roasted and the sauces…wow. Get the pasta! Desserts shine and are all made in-house. Recommend the trifle! Only thing “okay” was the drinks, honestly. Not well balanced and some of their specialty martinis just don’t work well, in my opinion. Overall, highly recommended and I’ll definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Moroccan Couscous
Priscilla P
Every time we meet another couple for dinner at Vino, it’s all around consistently good!!! The service is top notch! I highly recommend going on Valentine’s Day or for any special occasion...or simply for a fun date night. Alison always treats us like royalty! Love the specialty cocktails, atmosphere and variety of the menu! You can’t go wrong at Vino!
Tim Brice
like almost all restaurants and bars, the ambient noise is almost unbearable when the place is over half full. People don't really understand how damaging/unhealthy this can be and a a tinitus sufferer, I had to leave before I wanted to. So a loss of business on their part.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
M. Bennet Broner
This was our 2nd visit. It was so good the 1st time, we thought to go again. We sat outside, at the last table on the covered patio. A reservation is definitely needed, and if we hadn't had one, the table would have been gone. We both had salads as a 1st course. My wife had the beet/apple one and loved it. I had the Caesar, but the dressing was bland. It was supposed to have anchovies, but I couldn't taste them. It took 40min. for them to arrive, which was a bit long. As an entrée my wife had the fish curry. She loved it. I had the Sesame crusted Tuna, and it was cold, as if it was prepared well in advance of the curry and just sat on the counter. Worse yet, the fish was tasteless. We had coffee that was lukewarm, and we shared a fruit cobbler that had no fruit. I don't think there will be a 3rd visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
tashara C
If you have ever thought about going to Vino & Gallery Bar in mountain brook alabama don’t! If you have children or you’re a black woman, please do not come to this place. We were in a group (professionals with masters degrees and higher, not that it matters) that spent A LOT of money and had 4 VERY well behaved children, all sitting in the outside area. Our child were quietly squatting writing their name in the gravel. We were near NO ONE. He came up and aggressively tapped and said”hey this is NOT A PLAY GROUND THEY NEED TO MOVE AND GET UP! Strike one, so we had the children move which they did without protest as they are well behaved and disciplined children. The OWNER kept coming out and making mean faces at our children and us as well, so I went in and say that we moved them, their just kids, and I don’t appreciate the way you touched us and spoke to us and our kids. He began to yell and say this place isn’t a playground or for kids and kept yelling and cutting me off. I went outside and we all asked for our checks. Mine was taking forever while everyone else had theirs so I went inside and waited for mine, because I just wanted to leave. He walks toward me and was like WHAT i said QUIETLY, sir please don’t talk to me I’m just trying to get my check and leave. He then gets in my place and tells me to shut the f*ck up, calls me a b*tch multiple times, physically puts his hands on me, and says he will call the police to pull my black a$$ out by my ears. So i tell him not to touch me, and that i’m now calling the police. I call the police, myself and other witnesses make a report. This man is a racist, vulgar, and vile human being! I LOVE the city of Mountain Brook and never have had such an awful experience. I will be following up with my police report, pressing charges and contacting the better business bureau. Do not spend your money here!
This place is my favorite! I go every year for my birthday. The food is phenomenal, the service is great, and the owner is amazing. He gave me a dessert to go on my birthday!Al Rabiee made my night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food with an excellent staff. ? great cocktails.Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Scaloppini, Frito Misto, Crab Claws, Tiramisu, Salads, Braised Lamb Shanks, Sea Scallops
Food and service for our Valentine's Day dinner was average; we showed up to our reservation early and took an hour to eat dinner. The lights were turned on on us while we were signing the check, and the food was far from spectacular. This last part is not a big deal, but all the same, the server said they were out of roses for the ladies. The bartender went and grabbed one when he saw my partner did not get one on our way out.
Everything I ordered just didn't hit the mark. The grilled oysters were overwhelmed by too much salty cheese, the fish lacked flavor, the veggies turned out soggy, and the tiramisu was overly sweet. It was also pretty noisy, not the best spot for a chat. On the bright side, our server was amazing!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Bartender was great,service was good and the food was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wild Salmon, Mediterranean Salad
The good:Great attentive serviceNice drinksMerry Monday (reduced price drinks and apps)The salmon kebabsThe bang bang cauliflower (the best bite of the evening)The underwhelming:The spinach artichoke dip and hummus (bland, the one I make at home is much tastier)The Stuffed artichoke pasta - the artichokes were not cleaned properly and I had to spit our the tough bits. It was supposed to come with feta and sun dried tomatoes- it had a pea sized amount of each “stuffed” into each artichoke. The menu did not say what else came with the pasta so I was baffled when it was a mix of carrots, green beans, Brussel sprouts and potatoes mixed into the linguini that was totally dry and over cooked… for a Mediterranean restaurant, I had higher expectations for a pasta dish..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Kabob
Great food, wine selection wasn't as extensive as I would have thought (given the name of the place). Overall, excellent place and we look forward to enjoying the patio when the warmer weather returns!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wilted Spinach, Grouper Bowl
Service was awful. It took over an hour to get a drink and an hour and half to order main entrees. Chicken was dry and food bland. Beautiful restaurant, but will never go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
My friends and I had a lovely time Erin is the BEST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Kabob
some of the best food i’ve had in a LONG time and excellent service. the atmosphere was very romantic with the tree lights and white tablecloths, would definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Scaloppini, Crab Claws, Pot of Chocolate, Wild Salmon, Salads
Restaurantji Recommends
Found this place in a whim when I was looking at the menu at Chez Lulu. Decided to try it out - pleasantly surprised and wondering why I had never heard of it. Goat-cheese stuffed artichoke hearts are creamy and rich, calamari is perfectly cooked and not rubbery and the spicy sauce with pepperoni was excellent. Entrees were amazing - couscous is light and flavorful, vegetables are roasted and the sauces…wow. Get the pasta! Desserts shine and are all made in-house. Recommend the trifle! Only thing “okay” was the drinks, honestly. Not well balanced and some of their specialty martinis just don’t work well, in my opinion. Overall, highly recommended and I’ll definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Moroccan Couscous
Every time we meet another couple for dinner at Vino, it’s all around consistently good!!! The service is top notch! I highly recommend going on Valentine’s Day or for any special occasion...or simply for a fun date night. Alison always treats us like royalty! Love the specialty cocktails, atmosphere and variety of the menu! You can’t go wrong at Vino!
like almost all restaurants and bars, the ambient noise is almost unbearable when the place is over half full. People don't really understand how damaging/unhealthy this can be and a a tinitus sufferer, I had to leave before I wanted to. So a loss of business on their part.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was our 2nd visit. It was so good the 1st time, we thought to go again. We sat outside, at the last table on the covered patio. A reservation is definitely needed, and if we hadn't had one, the table would have been gone. We both had salads as a 1st course. My wife had the beet/apple one and loved it. I had the Caesar, but the dressing was bland. It was supposed to have anchovies, but I couldn't taste them. It took 40min. for them to arrive, which was a bit long. As an entrée my wife had the fish curry. She loved it. I had the Sesame crusted Tuna, and it was cold, as if it was prepared well in advance of the curry and just sat on the counter. Worse yet, the fish was tasteless. We had coffee that was lukewarm, and we shared a fruit cobbler that had no fruit. I don't think there will be a 3rd visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
If you have ever thought about going to Vino & Gallery Bar in mountain brook alabama don’t! If you have children or you’re a black woman, please do not come to this place. We were in a group (professionals with masters degrees and higher, not that it matters) that spent A LOT of money and had 4 VERY well behaved children, all sitting in the outside area. Our child were quietly squatting writing their name in the gravel. We were near NO ONE. He came up and aggressively tapped and said”hey this is NOT A PLAY GROUND THEY NEED TO MOVE AND GET UP! Strike one, so we had the children move which they did without protest as they are well behaved and disciplined children. The OWNER kept coming out and making mean faces at our children and us as well, so I went in and say that we moved them, their just kids, and I don’t appreciate the way you touched us and spoke to us and our kids. He began to yell and say this place isn’t a playground or for kids and kept yelling and cutting me off. I went outside and we all asked for our checks. Mine was taking forever while everyone else had theirs so I went inside and waited for mine, because I just wanted to leave. He walks toward me and was like WHAT i said QUIETLY, sir please don’t talk to me I’m just trying to get my check and leave. He then gets in my place and tells me to shut the f*ck up, calls me a b*tch multiple times, physically puts his hands on me, and says he will call the police to pull my black a$$ out by my ears. So i tell him not to touch me, and that i’m now calling the police. I call the police, myself and other witnesses make a report. This man is a racist, vulgar, and vile human being! I LOVE the city of Mountain Brook and never have had such an awful experience. I will be following up with my police report, pressing charges and contacting the better business bureau. Do not spend your money here!