This is the worst place to go if you have kids. They allow no sports equipment of any kind no balls nothing. It is ridiculous they have plenty of space and decided to coup the kids up and not allow them to enjoy themselves. The staff as a whole is very nice but some of them are extremely rude and ignorant. Please don't go here for anything kid related. This place sucks.
Babs Poudrier
No dogs allowed .
Barbara Therianos
We went to Bull Run Winery with our family. We went directly to the family section which was a beautiful and a great family area. My grandkids were watcing while all the other young Children played with balls. So we went back to the car to get their ball as well. Upon reentry we were told by the manger that the owner would not allow balls for children in the winery and this was a winery and not play ground!!! (What??) We said if that is your policy come and tell all the other families and kids balls are not allowed. They said they would. No one ever came out!!! Our kids had to watch all the other children play ball while they were denied. I have no problem with rules as long as they are enforced and apply to all. I spoke the manager who was very rude and did nothing. She said they are busy and people had snuck them in. So the lesson is be dishonest and don’t let them know your child wants to play. If the owner does understand children require activity and want to play then make his winery a a 21 and over winery. I feel descriminated against because many other families were allowed to have their children play with any thing they wanted. The take away….Wine expensive. People rude. Owner doesn’t like children. And they don’t enforce their own rules!!!! Way too may beautiful wineries in area to ever go back again.
V Lemoine
Not family-friendly at all. Visited on Mother’s Day and was disappointed to find families with kids under 21 crammed into a small side area, while large sections sat completely empty. We left after 30 minutes because the area was crawling with ticks.
You’d expect better planning on a holiday weekend. This was my first visit and likely my last—even with an adults-only group. If you have young kids, avoid this place.
Jennifer Ficke
This winery advertises being family friendly, but it is not. They have separate adult and “family friendly” areas. We were literally the only customers in the family friendly lawn early evening on a Thursday. Our three year old son was entertaining himself moving one of the five rolling dumpsters back and forth on the lawn (not making any mess). An employee from across the lawn yelled “HEY do me a favor and STOP THAT” to my son. He burst out crying and the employee rolled his eyes and walked away. It would be different if he was bothering customers, or being a menace, or making a mess, but we were the ONLY customers there and he was quietly moving it back and forth. No correction was actually necessary AND he was really mean to a young child in the family friendly area. We made a special trip to go to this place because it was family friendly, and we won’t be going back. Pick somewhere else if you have kids.
Tim Carothers
Nice location, a little pricey for what it is, but the real kicker is the amount of times people randomly started explaining rules to me and telling me you have sangria... like before I got out of the car even, and then while walking in, then inside the tasting room. For Pete's sake, I was just running back to the car and got stopped to hear it all again. Like, just put up a sign. Thanks
Rob Anderson
We had a Great Wine tasting, Lisa was absolutely wonderful
Mike Fox
Big winery, with lots of nice outdoor space. Enjoyed the Cab Franc we had
Ana Fraisse
It’s a beautiful location with good wine! Hear me out, I don’t typically like Virginian wines. In fact, I’m a bit of a snob. The Chardonnay was basically unoaked, with 98% stainless steel barrels. The viognier was another great one! The wines were fairly priced considering it’s a winery and they had many options for food.
We booked the General’s Quarters for a birthday and I would highly recommend it. No children are allowed and you get a bit of shade with cute string lights overlooking the vineyard.
10/10 would go back!
Craig Spisak
Really pretty setting for relaxing and enjoying the nature. I can't say I'm a fan of Virginia wines but the place is nice.
RACIST place! Wish I could rate it a 0/5! I had an extremely disappointing experience with the customer service at this business. Despite it not being busy, I was completely ignored while guests who arrived after me were greeted promptly and warmly. I was continuously skipped over with no explanation (of course I knew the reasoning as they made it clear by the people they did attend), and it was painfully obvious that if you’re a minority, you’re treated differently here. The lack of respect and basic courtesy was unacceptable. I left feeling unwelcome and deeply disrespected. I will never return and cannot recommend this place to anyone.
Lamont Shell
I love the vibe and atmosphere....The wines are amazing and the food was great ! Definitely want to visit again.
LC Collins
Great experience, the wine tasting was good and the wines were delicious. Very chill vibes and I like that they have lots of space options. Great staff which made it awesome. I live far but I'll swing back when in the neighborhood. They also do wedding venues as well.
Melissa Ferrone
Bull Run Winery accosts you with unfriendliness immediately upon arrival. When you arrive a parking lot attendant will stop you to address the litany of rules which must be abided by (which are not unusual or unreasonable, but the inconsiderate way in which they are relayed is). Once you park and walk in, a second attendant is waiting to stop you to again relay the rules and search your bags before walking onto the grounds.
Once on the grounds, greeters and workers are rude and inconsiderate. Have been coming here for years, been a member, and rented event space. Packed my own food which aligned to my dietary restrictions which are not provided by the venue, and ate outside per their guidelines, only to be told that the outside patio did not count as outside, only the picnic tables in the grass did. Workers were not polite or understanding in relaying this information.
Northern VA is full of incredible wineries with incredible wine. Recommend Paradise Springs, Naked Mountain, Barrel Oak over Bull Run. Not accessibility friendly. Rude. Inconsiderate. Cancelling my membership.
Alex Moreno
i had an incredible first time at bull run!! paolah was amazing and super informative. to top it off, she spoke to us in spanish the entire time and i know that was incredibly appreciated. paolah deserves a raise!!! cant wait to come back and visit 🙂
This is the worst place to go if you have kids. They allow no sports equipment of any kind no balls nothing. It is ridiculous they have plenty of space and decided to coup the kids up and not allow them to enjoy themselves. The staff as a whole is very nice but some of them are extremely rude and ignorant. Please don't go here for anything kid related. This place sucks.
No dogs allowed .
We went to Bull Run Winery with our family. We went directly to the family section which was a beautiful and a great family area. My grandkids were watcing while all the other young Children played with balls. So we went back to the car to get their ball as well. Upon reentry we were told by the manger that the owner would not allow balls for children in the winery and this was a winery and not play ground!!! (What??) We said if that is your policy come and tell all the other families and kids balls are not allowed. They said they would. No one ever came out!!! Our kids had to watch all the other children play ball while they were denied. I have no problem with rules as long as they are enforced and apply to all. I spoke the manager who was very rude and did nothing. She said they are busy and people had snuck them in. So the lesson is be dishonest and don’t let them know your child wants to play. If the owner does understand children require activity and want to play then make his winery a a 21 and over winery. I feel descriminated against because many other families were allowed to have their children play with any thing they wanted. The take away….Wine expensive. People rude. Owner doesn’t like children. And they don’t enforce their own rules!!!! Way too may beautiful wineries in area to ever go back again.
Not family-friendly at all. Visited on Mother’s Day and was disappointed to find families with kids under 21 crammed into a small side area, while large sections sat completely empty. We left after 30 minutes because the area was crawling with ticks.
You’d expect better planning on a holiday weekend. This was my first visit and likely my last—even with an adults-only group. If you have young kids, avoid this place.
This winery advertises being family friendly, but it is not. They have separate adult and “family friendly” areas. We were literally the only customers in the family friendly lawn early evening on a Thursday. Our three year old son was entertaining himself moving one of the five rolling dumpsters back and forth on the lawn (not making any mess). An employee from across the lawn yelled “HEY do me a favor and STOP THAT” to my son. He burst out crying and the employee rolled his eyes and walked away. It would be different if he was bothering customers, or being a menace, or making a mess, but we were the ONLY customers there and he was quietly moving it back and forth. No correction was actually necessary AND he was really mean to a young child in the family friendly area. We made a special trip to go to this place because it was family friendly, and we won’t be going back. Pick somewhere else if you have kids.
Nice location, a little pricey for what it is, but the real kicker is the amount of times people randomly started explaining rules to me and telling me you have sangria... like before I got out of the car even, and then while walking in, then inside the tasting room. For Pete's sake, I was just running back to the car and got stopped to hear it all again. Like, just put up a sign. Thanks
We had a Great Wine tasting, Lisa was absolutely wonderful
Big winery, with lots of nice outdoor space. Enjoyed the Cab Franc we had
It’s a beautiful location with good wine! Hear me out, I don’t typically like Virginian wines. In fact, I’m a bit of a snob. The Chardonnay was basically unoaked, with 98% stainless steel barrels. The viognier was another great one! The wines were fairly priced considering it’s a winery and they had many options for food.
We booked the General’s Quarters for a birthday and I would highly recommend it. No children are allowed and you get a bit of shade with cute string lights overlooking the vineyard.
10/10 would go back!
Really pretty setting for relaxing and enjoying the nature. I can't say I'm a fan of Virginia wines but the place is nice.
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RACIST place! Wish I could rate it a 0/5! I had an extremely disappointing experience with the customer service at this business. Despite it not being busy, I was completely ignored while guests who arrived after me were greeted promptly and warmly. I was continuously skipped over with no explanation (of course I knew the reasoning as they made it clear by the people they did attend), and it was painfully obvious that if you’re a minority, you’re treated differently here. The lack of respect and basic courtesy was unacceptable. I left feeling unwelcome and deeply disrespected. I will never return and cannot recommend this place to anyone.
I love the vibe and atmosphere....The wines are amazing and the food was great ! Definitely want to visit again.
Great experience, the wine tasting was good and the wines were delicious. Very chill vibes and I like that they have lots of space options. Great staff which made it awesome. I live far but I'll swing back when in the neighborhood. They also do wedding venues as well.
Bull Run Winery accosts you with unfriendliness immediately upon arrival. When you arrive a parking lot attendant will stop you to address the litany of rules which must be abided by (which are not unusual or unreasonable, but the inconsiderate way in which they are relayed is). Once you park and walk in, a second attendant is waiting to stop you to again relay the rules and search your bags before walking onto the grounds.
Once on the grounds, greeters and workers are rude and inconsiderate. Have been coming here for years, been a member, and rented event space. Packed my own food which aligned to my dietary restrictions which are not provided by the venue, and ate outside per their guidelines, only to be told that the outside patio did not count as outside, only the picnic tables in the grass did. Workers were not polite or understanding in relaying this information.
Northern VA is full of incredible wineries with incredible wine. Recommend Paradise Springs, Naked Mountain, Barrel Oak over Bull Run.
Not accessibility friendly. Rude. Inconsiderate. Cancelling my membership.
i had an incredible first time at bull run!! paolah was amazing and super informative. to top it off, she spoke to us in spanish the entire time and i know that was incredibly appreciated. paolah deserves a raise!!! cant wait to come back and visit 🙂
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