great eastern european wine. loved the variety and quality of natural wine. good service and fun vibe. love the bar vibe and 2 sides of the restaurant. would recommend for a drink before dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcela Bastos
Perfect experience! Exquisite wines, delicious food, attentive service. Some places should be much more hyped than they are, such as this one!
We ordered the duck pastrami and the mushroom dumplings, both were delicious! Bread was so fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lara
Love the atmosphere here. They have a great happy hour where you get $5 off of all glasses of wine and they let you try the wine first which was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Priyanka Shah
I celebrated my 30th birthday here. From inquiry to completion of my celebrations the team was incredible and so nice to work with. The space is so intentional and beautiful, truly a gem of a space. The whole party loved the food and the pairings, it was a great experience (incredibly accommodating for vegetarians). So happy I found and picked Ruffian. They made my day incredibly special!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Sun
Came for happy hour at 3 and loved it! Great wines, lovely staff. We didn’t eat but the menu looked fun and unique.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leslie
Food, wine, and vibe are all amazing and service is so gentle-handed and knowledgeable!! Everyone who works here is so hot!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Gordon
An incredible food and wine experience, with many unique bottles and tastes in a cozy, welcoming environment. My year-round go-to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor Cotton
10/10. I hope you go on a night Kyle is working! Fantastic wine and food pairings, friendly staff, great music, surprisingly affordable. Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mícheál P. Ó Súilleabháin
Amazing food and service. My favourite spot in Manhattan. Simply delicious and novel menus. Get there
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oz Zy
A true East Village gem! Cozy ambiance, amazing selection of natural European wines, and delicious food. What really makes it special is the staff - bartender, servers, and chef are all so warm and welcoming. Highly recommend!
Service is great, and food and drinks menu creative. However, I was not impressed with either. I loved the pork shoulder, but not so much much the other dishes. The atmosphere is nice but way too loud for easy conversation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jake Burbage
Just the best. Favorite wine bar in the world, bar none (no pun intended… maybe a little though). Up until coming here for the first time four years ago, I was largely tepid (at best) when it came to wine. Then their incredible selection opened up a whole new door to wine I didn’t even know existed. Turns out, Eastern/central European wines are my favorite, and their thoughtfully curated menu never has any shortage of options to try and fall in love with. Bummed they don’t have their covid-era outdoor patio situation anymore, but thats obviously not that deep. Staff/somms are so kind, helpful, knowledgeable, and personable especially to chit chat with about wine or, like, anything else. Big thanks and love to them for helping me figure out what wine is my vibe. I love Ruffian always forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jesse Winters
Amazing experience here, such unique flavors in their wines. We had two custom flights (reds and whites and an incredible extra glass of orange wine). Until going here I’d never had a white wine with notes of “dried aged meat” but it was great. Our server Joseph was very knowledgeable and helpful with navigating the menu. We will definitely be back!
great eastern european wine. loved the variety and quality of natural wine. good service and fun vibe. love the bar vibe and 2 sides of the restaurant. would recommend for a drink before dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfect experience! Exquisite wines, delicious food, attentive service. Some places should be much more hyped than they are, such as this one!
We ordered the duck pastrami and the mushroom dumplings, both were delicious! Bread was so fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the atmosphere here. They have a great happy hour where you get $5 off of all glasses of wine and they let you try the wine first which was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I celebrated my 30th birthday here. From inquiry to completion of my celebrations the team was incredible and so nice to work with. The space is so intentional and beautiful, truly a gem of a space. The whole party loved the food and the pairings, it was a great experience (incredibly accommodating for vegetarians). So happy I found and picked Ruffian. They made my day incredibly special!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came for happy hour at 3 and loved it! Great wines, lovely staff. We didn’t eat but the menu looked fun and unique.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food, wine, and vibe are all amazing and service is so gentle-handed and knowledgeable!! Everyone who works here is so hot!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An incredible food and wine experience, with many unique bottles and tastes in a cozy, welcoming environment. My year-round go-to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
10/10. I hope you go on a night Kyle is working! Fantastic wine and food pairings, friendly staff, great music, surprisingly affordable. Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and service. My favourite spot in Manhattan. Simply delicious and novel menus. Get there
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A true East Village gem! Cozy ambiance, amazing selection of natural European wines, and delicious food. What really makes it special is the staff - bartender, servers, and chef are all so warm and welcoming. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Lovely place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service is great, and food and drinks menu creative. However, I was not impressed with either. I loved the pork shoulder, but not so much much the other dishes. The atmosphere is nice but way too loud for easy conversation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Just the best. Favorite wine bar in the world, bar none (no pun intended… maybe a little though). Up until coming here for the first time four years ago, I was largely tepid (at best) when it came to wine. Then their incredible selection opened up a whole new door to wine I didn’t even know existed. Turns out, Eastern/central European wines are my favorite, and their thoughtfully curated menu never has any shortage of options to try and fall in love with. Bummed they don’t have their covid-era outdoor patio situation anymore, but thats obviously not that deep. Staff/somms are so kind, helpful, knowledgeable, and personable especially to chit chat with about wine or, like, anything else. Big thanks and love to them for helping me figure out what wine is my vibe. I love Ruffian always forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing experience here, such unique flavors in their wines. We had two custom flights (reds and whites and an incredible extra glass of orange wine). Until going here I’d never had a white wine with notes of “dried aged meat” but it was great. Our server Joseph was very knowledgeable and helpful with navigating the menu. We will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best wine bar.
Enjoyed the passiac leognan.
Bisous.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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