Cafe Vino

1200 S College Ave, Fort Collins
(970) 212-3399

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Harry Smith

Love this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David M Kaufman, CCIM

Expensive but worth it!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nathan Dechairo

Great food. Had bacon covered dates for an appetizer. They were fabulous! I have the mushroom feta pizza, and itbwas wonderful too. The atmosphere is so cozy, perfect for our girls night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Dates

Jeff Dykstra

Came for a graduation lunch. Food was mediocre at best. $20 for a wagu hamburger that was a frozen patty, overcooked, and was very salty. No beer on tap and then ran out of domestic bottles.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jack Mitchell

Great setting. The espresso martini was to die for! The grilled brie sandwich was good. However the server was not very attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

David Sweek

The food was excellent and the drinks were above average. The service here is slow and somewhat dismissive if they don't know who you are.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Cheese Platter, Scallops

Abiah Shaffer

What an absolute delight. Excellent food, excellent service, lovely ambiance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ransom Hughey

Jen and rich are still the owners but ever since they used black walnut culinary consulting they have gone down hill. Why fix something that isn’t broken???

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tom C

Had never been here before and it looks so cute from the outside. Went on a Wednesday night for our anniversary (we were going to go to Boulder but had to change plans) and were told that it was all booked up except one tiny table butted up against the backs of some other patrons...literally six inches away. We asked if there was anything else and was directed to a short table that was next to the host stand. The table was a piece of glass on top of some kind of metal sculpture, very low to the ground with lounge chairs that were impossible to scoot close enough to the table to eat comfortably. Anyhow, we ordered our food and my salmon was good but my husband's scallops were very undercooked. We looked it up, and it seems like they are not supposed to be served this way due to bacteria that may be in seafood. We, personally, always cook our scallops all the way through but wanted to make sure it was safe. We told the waiter who was very kind and did take care of us best he could, but probably got our table added far from his regular section because his visits were few and far between. He told the manager who came over and he said he thinks that it was how they always cook the scallops. After acting like he didnt really want to, he did ask if we wanted them to cook some again for longer...it was literally 3 scallops in the whole dish. So my husband said yes, could they? He brought them out and they were cooked exactly the same...slimy and jiggly inside and not white all the way through and very undercooked. I touched them and they weren't even lukewarm inside and a slime string stretched from the scallop on my finger. He eventually came back and asked how they were, and we told him again that they were undercooked and he said that he was sorry and that he had told the cooks to cook them all the way. *shrugs* That was it. He didn't offer to remake them, he did not offer to take even half of the dish off the bill. Nothing. I gave my husband some of my salmon so he wouldn't be hungry since he only ate about 3/4 cup of mushroom risotto for dinner that was served with the scallops. The manager came and gave us his card and said next time we come in to ask for him and he can give us some pointers on what to order. As though some of their menu items are bad and some are good, and he'll help us to know which? We don't need help on what to order, we have been in the restaurant business for over 30 years. Bill for two dishes, an iced tea and a ginger beer: $92.57. His card indicated that he was the general manager. My husband is also the general manager of a restaurant. A GM has all control over what goes on in the restaurant. If they want to comp something, they can. They are in charge of the kitchen crew, the FOH staff, everyone. We dont know if this guy was just being stubborn, or a jerk, or if he was just plain clueless. Apparently, they are just SO busy that they don't really care whether or not they have return customers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Marika Le Fevre

Was looking up night before 15 different restaurants to celebrate our anniversary and we were let’s do Cafe Vino. My husband had been craving Osso Bucco for some time and saw Vino had it on their menu. So we decided to give Vino a try.
Tonight we went for it and got seated right away and got the menu/ drink list. Server came and asked for our drinks, husband wanted Quiness beer and they didn’t have it. He ordered something else. Then we were ready to give our order and server said we don’t serve Osso Bucco tonight but we have the spare ribs instead.
Ordered bacon wrapped dates, dry and burned with no balsamic sauce with it, clam showder soup, cold, mussels plate ‘‘twas cold and the mussels were cold!!! Salmon dry, really dry so we put the sauce from the mussels on the salmon and it came out so good. Presentation on your food was poor.
Then we asked for a dessert, after 15 minutes no dessert we had enough and wanted check and get out of there.
We gave Vino a third try but no will not come back. Ever!!!!
After all that our bill was $151.71
My 2 glasses of wine was $32!!!!!!!
Pinot Noir, cheapest one on their wine list…
Husbands drink double crown royal for $18 when he can buy that for a whole bottle!!!
Service slow, food not worth the price $$$

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ana Alanis

Such a fun spot. I had old world red wine flight and i was so impressed. I'm excited to go back and try more of their other wines. My boyfriend had the old fashioned and he really enjoyed it. We also had the arancinis and they were okay.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tim O'Hara

Excellent all the way around

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala

Tom H

Good apps. Served moldy bread. GM said it can happen, not housemade bread. Replaced with foccacia. No comp on bread, other restaurants might. The waitress was MIA until we hailed another server~5-10 minutes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Teresa Finnerty

This was a really comfortable atmosphere. The fireplace and candles added to a warm ambiance. We sat near a window with a beautiful view. Fun place to meet with friends and good happy hour options and prices. Our server was amazing, friendly and helpful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Johnson

Love coming here for special occasions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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