Carnegie Cellars WIne Bar & Kitchen

Had a wine flight and pasta here. We found this spot sort of accidentally but so glad we did. Great wine, great food, and definitely great vibes!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wine Fight

This was my first visit to the restaurant, and it was EXCELLENT! We shared different appetizers and there was plenty to go around. The staff was very attentive and the food was amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Cake, Octopus, Charcuterie

Always a great experience! Amazing good and friendly staff, great wine selection as well as to die for food! Highly recommend the chicken cutlet!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Cutlet, Burger

We had the most wonderful experience at Carnegie wine bar. We love the place. It was my 5th time there. We decided to try and get a seat at the bar on a very busy Sat night. When We walked in, there were 2 seats open. Couldn’t have gotten luckier. Meal was amazing! My favorite dish is the whipped ricotta with charred sour dough bread. I get it every time I’ve gone. The wine selections are immense. Service impeccable. But this time we had an over the top experience. Mike, the owner/host, asked us if we’re going to Mama Mia that night. We said no, but were thinking of getting last minute tickets because we were celebrating our 1st Anniversary. Mike gave us 2 tickets for that night’s show. We were so surprised by the act of kindness. Couldn’t have been more excited. When we got to the auditorium, our seats were in 6th row! What an awesome Anniversary we had. Thank you to Carnegie cellars wine bar and kitchen., we are definitely going to have to pay it forward!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Cutlet

Even though I relocated for a private event, I wanted to express my gratitude for the outstanding assistance provided by Taylor Barker, the event coordinator at Carnegie Cellars.

My wife and I dined here for her birthday. We had been here before, and identified it as a wonderful place. They have probably the best charcuterie board in Rochester, with a journey of diverse flavors! The staff was amazing as always and we cannot recommend this place enough for great wine, amazing food and a lovely experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Charcuterie, Chicken Cutlet, Burger

Amazing place!! Ok, I travel a lot and I am a wine nerd. This place has amazing food and a very well curated wine list that has some truly stunning “local” wine. As an example, they paid excellent attention to their charcuterie board. It was a work of art and culinary inspiration. Engage them and ask about wine, you will not be disappointed. My server was Jack, and for a young person, he had a significant wine knowledge and perfect descriptors of taste! Plus, his enthusiasm for wine will win the day. I will be making this a required stop every time I come into Rochester!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I feel very comfortable in here. As a young person who is very interested in wine, I think I’ve found my favorite spot in Rochester. Keep up the attention to detail and friendliness to all types of guests. Great work. Betsy is great by the way! Love her company!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food and drinks, friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a wonderful dinner here last night! he dining room is open and airy and well lit, and there is is ample seating outside as well (we opted for inside). Service was attentive and friendly without being intrusive. We tried 4 different glasses of wine, and they also offer flights which we did not partake, though others around us chose this option. I won’t get into a wine review here as individual tastes differ, but I will say the wine was poured quickly, into nice glasses, and was at the proper temperature for red wine (NOT a universal experience recently).

The food was outstanding:
1. Duck pate was delicious, served with wonderful accompaniments (esp. the fresh blueberry jam), and delicious and ample toasted bread (Like real bread, not toast points).
2. Heirloom tomatoes. If you like tomatoes, get this! The tomatoes were delicious (varieties), the burrata sweet and soft, and the gremolata perfectly balanced for the dish.
3. Sheet ravioli was perhaps the most unique dish, with perfectly cooked pasta and sweet whipped feta, squash and raisins just rubbing up against the border of dessert-like.
4. Spaghetti w/Calamari with just the right amount of spiciness to compliment the ravioli and with plenty of cooked-right (i.e. not rubbery) calamari.

The dishes are meant to be shared, but they aren’t tiny. We were quite sated splitting the four between two of us. We’ll definitely be back to try the res of the menu!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing meal and atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great atmosphere, nice choice of foods for either an appetizer or a full meal. I love the servers, warm and friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Charcuterie, Frites

This is definitely one of the nicer and classiest spots in Rochester. Feels like you’re sitting in Manhattan. Not only is the food and wine spectacular but the entire staff - especially our waiter Jack - is delightful, informative and so professional— something we don’t see very often in the post pandemic era. We had a wonderful bottle of wine; garden fresh cherry tomatoes with basil, olive oil and burrata cheese —also grilled octopus, chicken wings and a charcuterie board —so delicious! I highly suggest Carnegie Cellars Wine Bar & Kitchen. We can’t wait to go back and try all the menu items we could not fit in on our first night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Charcuterie, Carnegie Burger, Frites, Chocolate Chip Cookie with Salted Caramel, Chicken Cutlet, Burger

Our group tried nearly everything on the menu. While we certainly had our favorites (octopus was out of this world) everything was excellent. Service was top notch as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lovely outside seating area with lights under the umbrellas, easy parallel parking right in front of the restaurant. The flights were $16 and fun trying different wines, there’s a red and white flight. The charcuterie $28 was amazing, wish it had some type of fruit whether grapes or strawberries or nuts, was lacking in that way. The octopus was very tender and left me wanting more, only 6 pieces $23, kind of disappointing. The burger had a good flavor but was very oily so the bottom bun was soggy, had to eat the burger with a fork and knife.
We also got a dessert flight that was amazing, so unique and high ABV so truly authentic.
Overall would return for good service, charcuterie, wine.

Parking: Parallel parking right in front of the restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Charcuterie