Mixed experience. Lovely menu choices. Salmon portion size was too small - fillet was cut in half. Seemed like I revived one half and my colleague the other. Compared to the rib eye steak it was tiny and didn’t stack up. Service wasn’t great. Too over 45mins to receive a drink - they must have forgotten.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
JacobusS
Great cocktails! We were there at an odd time, Thursday at 2:30pm and had the whole place to ourselves. Good vibe there and I bet it would be extra nice on a sunny day to sit in their outdoor seating which is in a nice quiet alley.
gayles
Alley and Vine used to be a fabulous special dinner place. Great food, excellent, engaging, knowledgeable staff and menu that featured seasonal foods and nice options for fish, seafood, meat and vegetarians. Apparently ownership has changed and the menu was fairly limited, we thought it was overpriced and we were brought the wrong bottle of red wine and it was chilled although the server was lovely. We expect more and the four of us agreed the food was ok not great.
PaulH
We were greeted with smiles and warmth from the staff as soon as we walked into the restaurant. The place had a great, relaxed vibe. The service was excellent! The food was delicious. We don't get to Alameda that often, but we are already planning our next next trip to Alley and Vine!
Gerald Friedland
The food is awesome. Beware, however, that they close the kitchen at 9pm but take reservations until 8:45pm. Don't be late or they won't let you in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Risotto
MartiniMan
Our experience was mixed, but overall it didn't live up to what we expected based on prior reviews. The recent change in ownership is likely the culprit...our waiter in fact mentioned the ownership change a couple of times. It also appeared the restaurant was short-staffed.
Dylan gaw
Me and my date went here on a Friday night the week of Valentine’s Day.We arrived at 7 pm and they were already out of fried oysters. So we settled for calamari which was mid.The main dishes were actually really good, hot food and very tasteful. (Lamb and scallops)The service and atmosphere is really where they lost it. We were seated upstairs in the corner. Maybe it was just our table but we were there for 2.5 hours. It took almost 30 minutes to get our first wine glass let alone our food order. There was only one waiter for the upstairs and he was overwhelmed.For the price the food matches but the service and experience does not.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Aireen Choy
Delicious, fresh, Trevor was great! Will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
DianeC
As three first-time diners to this recently opened. Restaurant, we found the restaurant atmosphere charming and tasteful. Beautiful lighting. Our server, Jesus, was outstanding in every way. The food was very good, We will definitely go back again.
Foodie
Restaurant went through ownership change, food was excellent. Service I expect will improve as it smooths out some teething issues. Noise level in the interior of the restaurant very loud. I will go back.
The menu and food has unfortunately changed with change in ownership. Menu is now more limited and much less interesting than before. The lamb shank I got was too heavily seasoned, and the poached pear salad tasted flat. Very sad to have lost this local gem.
PatriaA
New owners, not settled in yet in all fairness. However, previous owner/chef had a very creative farm to table seasonal menu . The unique cocktails and food was a great food experience for Alameda. It was one of the best, if not the best fine dining places for Alameda. Unfortunately, the new owner didn't keep the previous chef. New owners should change the name of the place and update the website cause it currently doesn't come close to the original restaurant.
Mike
Took over an hour for our food to arrive. Once it did arrive it was extremely salty and over seasoned. Service was extremely slow and several customers got up and left due to the slow service.
Eric Trusiewicz
Just awesome :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible food at this sleeper - Chef Alyssa came out and checked on us more than once! The fried chicken was amazing, so was the pork chop, the ribeye, and the pasta. Great olive oil cake for dessert. We will be back!!!
Mixed experience. Lovely menu choices. Salmon portion size was too small - fillet was cut in half. Seemed like I revived one half and my colleague the other. Compared to the rib eye steak it was tiny and didn’t stack up. Service wasn’t great. Too over 45mins to receive a drink - they must have forgotten.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Great cocktails! We were there at an odd time, Thursday at 2:30pm and had the whole place to ourselves. Good vibe there and I bet it would be extra nice on a sunny day to sit in their outdoor seating which is in a nice quiet alley.
Alley and Vine used to be a fabulous special dinner place. Great food, excellent, engaging, knowledgeable staff and menu that featured seasonal foods and nice options for fish, seafood, meat and vegetarians. Apparently ownership has changed and the menu was fairly limited, we thought it was overpriced and we were brought the wrong bottle of red wine and it was chilled although the server was lovely. We expect more and the four of us agreed the food was ok not great.
We were greeted with smiles and warmth from the staff as soon as we walked into the restaurant. The place had a great, relaxed vibe. The service was excellent! The food was delicious. We don't get to Alameda that often, but we are already planning our next next trip to Alley and Vine!
The food is awesome. Beware, however, that they close the kitchen at 9pm but take reservations until 8:45pm. Don't be late or they won't let you in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Risotto
Our experience was mixed, but overall it didn't live up to what we expected based on prior reviews. The recent change in ownership is likely the culprit...our waiter in fact mentioned the ownership change a couple of times. It also appeared the restaurant was short-staffed.
Me and my date went here on a Friday night the week of Valentine’s Day.We arrived at 7 pm and they were already out of fried oysters. So we settled for calamari which was mid.The main dishes were actually really good, hot food and very tasteful. (Lamb and scallops)The service and atmosphere is really where they lost it. We were seated upstairs in the corner. Maybe it was just our table but we were there for 2.5 hours. It took almost 30 minutes to get our first wine glass let alone our food order. There was only one waiter for the upstairs and he was overwhelmed.For the price the food matches but the service and experience does not.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Delicious, fresh, Trevor was great! Will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
As three first-time diners to this recently opened. Restaurant, we found the restaurant atmosphere charming and tasteful. Beautiful lighting. Our server, Jesus, was outstanding in every way. The food was very good, We will definitely go back again.
Restaurant went through ownership change, food was excellent. Service I expect will improve as it smooths out some teething issues. Noise level in the interior of the restaurant very loud. I will go back.
Restaurantji Recommends
The menu and food has unfortunately changed with change in ownership. Menu is now more limited and much less interesting than before. The lamb shank I got was too heavily seasoned, and the poached pear salad tasted flat. Very sad to have lost this local gem.
New owners, not settled in yet in all fairness. However, previous owner/chef had a very creative farm to table seasonal menu . The unique cocktails and food was a great food experience for Alameda. It was one of the best, if not the best fine dining places for Alameda. Unfortunately, the new owner didn't keep the previous chef. New owners should change the name of the place and update the website cause it currently doesn't come close to the original restaurant.
Took over an hour for our food to arrive. Once it did arrive it was extremely salty and over seasoned. Service was extremely slow and several customers got up and left due to the slow service.
Just awesome :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible food at this sleeper - Chef Alyssa came out and checked on us more than once! The fried chicken was amazing, so was the pork chop, the ribeye, and the pasta. Great olive oil cake for dessert. We will be back!!!