Banter Wine

10368 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito
(510) 980-9463

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Would give 0 starts if I could. The experience was aggravating enough to make me leave a review .
Came on Tuesday July 29 late evening.
The place is great , but the person behind the counter was literally chatting with someone for 20min ignoring my order and also others waiting to order. Then they brought the orders of ppl that ordered after me (who also had to wait 10min for them to finish chatting, to Even put in an order). At this point it had been 30min. They had clearly forgotten my order existed .

When I went up and reminded them about my order, I got the Gen Z stare-down and an insolent “I’m working on it now”, as though I should not have dared to ask about it. instead of
idk, taking accountability like an adult, for both ignoring and forgetting.
Mistakes happen but rudeness doesnt happen- it is a choice. The rudeness and unpleasant interaction is actually why I am writing this review. And why i won’t be patronizing again.
Finally after 30min wait got a cheese plate. I should say the place was not busy.
This was not due to busyness. This was simply someone not doing their job and then being rude about it, taking 0% accountability.
Unsurprisingly, 5 min later had to go back and remind them of the second part of the order which they were not working on and had also forgotten.
All in all took 1h to get my entire order (of two simple items which would take maybe 10min to assemble, in a low busyness day).
At that point I just left.
I was excited about this place , but after this bad experience, which tbh ruined my entire evening, I’m sad to say I’m not returning and will not recommend

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Charles Fineberg

Lovely natural wines and bites.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zackery West

Super chill place that’s cozy and serves amazing nibbles and wine without being pretentious or exclusive. Can’t speak to mingling possibilities (whether you’ll go home with someone new) but it is a hangout stand-out, with stellar service. My new fav place north of Gourmet Ghetto

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pat White

Love this spot. Great vibe and awesome bar tender! The combo meat and cheese plate is stellar.

Lia Cioni

Really cool wine bar with a fun selection. Great music!

Ana Fellerman

What a COOL place!

Starting with the indoor design of this place, very spacious and comfortable with retro views!

They offer different wine selections and some on sides plates to share.
They do wine flight of three wine, in case you’re looking for “a tasting” that’s the closest.

We went right after the place opened on a Sunday afternoon and right away after us were four more tables of group of friends!

Definitely try this place and support community in this area!

K G

Cute, quaint wine bar. Great service, great wine, great cheese and bread! Great place to catch up with a friend.

Colin Ransdell

Fantastic venue. Great selection of wine. Love the vibe. Will be visiting often.

Jessica Mendenhall

I actually love the food foremost here. The wine is great too. It's also dog friendly and I brought my good bois here and it was fantastic!

Iman Rasheed

Cute little spot! Perfect for a quiet night out with ur besties or even a date night.

Janet Rose

I came here for a birthday party. It was a very unique and trendy atmosphere with comfortable seating for the whole group.

They had a great selection of wine to choose from and food options both of their own as well as a stand set up outside.

Overall I had a great time hanging out and checking out this spot.

jules kragen

Came here on a Thursday night to enjoy a paella pop-up and it did not disappoint. Very good and innovative selections of wines along with a fun atmosphere. Especially appreciated the displays of vinyl and old videotapes. An excellent addition to the East Bay wine scene.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Diego Lomeli-Katen

Came in just for the pinball machine which is in fantastic condition. The actual winery is very cute and retro with a wall of VHS playing on a crv TV and a stack of vinyls playing on their record player. Ended up talking to a woman working(co-owner I think) and she was very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend to anyone in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Sandra Mayithara

Enjoyed some really good wine. Happy to have a wine bar in the neighborhood with good selection and friendly staff. We have enjoyed their pop ups too!

JM Lopera

What a gem, truly an incredible atmosphere, staff, and selection.

This place is super special!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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