Vino's Ristorante Italiano

02/06/08

SCAM SCAM SCAM

by dinerrenton25 at Citysearch

I find it to be quite amusing that I was not the only one who was totally taken advantage of and ripped off by the so-called "owner" of this dump. The guy with the accent who is primarily the server here is NOT the owner, though he likes to pretend he is. I ended up spending $300.00 for four people the other night.... We ordered a bottle of wine and he basically told us "no," and brought us his own selection instead; only to find out later is was twice the price. When we ordered an appetizer, he said he would split it--- No he brought each and every one of us our own and proceeded to charge us for each one. When we asked the soup of the day he said it was a seafood stew. I ordered a bowl of is as my meal- He ended us charging me for the Cioppino (three times the cost) at the end of the night. When he was confronted about his scam artist ways, his accent became deeper and he started yelling and acting confused (mind you, it was all an act, duh). Anyways, DO NOT dine here. I want to report this place to a news station so they can do an undercover investigation--- it should be illegal the way they rip you off. Besides, the food is crappy. The Caesar salad had no croutons (they were out of them), no parmesan (they were out of it--I know, crazy).... it was literally a pile of lettuce with dressing that tasted like plain mayonnaise on it. DONT LET THE CRAZY MAN SCAM YOU. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS PLACE OUT, BE READY TO BE STERN AND NOT EASILY SWAYED. CHECK YOUR BILL- ASK PRICES OF EVERYTHING.

• Pros: NADA
• Cons: THEY ARE SCAM ARTISTS

01/25/08

Classic Italian restaurant that makes you feel like you're in Italy.

by jorgehayes at Citysearch

Vino's has great, great service. The staff there, say hello to John, treat you like family. Great pasta, try the specials. We had a fantastic seafood pasta, topped off with a traditional Italian blackberry desert with limoncello.

11/03/07

ITS NOT ITALIAN r

by rimini at Citysearch

I have eaten at this restaurant and tell the truth to the owner is French. NOT ITALIAN and the cook are Mexican. Pls stop calling Italian restaurant when Italian nothing there .. I absolutely do not recommend.

I am Italian and know our kitchen. If you go there pay attention to the bill the French guys is smart..

• Cons: Its not ITALIAN

11/01/07

Reality Check

by dissarono at Citysearch

I've been to Vino recently and I had a great experience. Owner welcomed us with open arms and smile on his face. We requested a nice table by the window and we were promptly sited on Saturday night, Usually busy time for restaurants. We requested some tasty appetizer to start with and Amy(our server)suggested some platter with prosciutto,salame and some great vegetable mix of eggplant,capia and olives. It was wonderful. We order Luce wine, it complimented appetizer wonderfully. We took our time, and Amy came back many times to check if we are doing ok or need anything. For dinner we order Veal Piccata and my husband ordered Grilled sausage, quail and steak, served with vegetables. Nettles to say, we were happy with our choices. Zabaglione was a great suggestion from Amy as a desert and my husband had their new pumpkin gelato. Owner as a token of a appreciation, gave us a great port wine on the house. That was a great experience for us. We are from Europe and Vino remind us a little bit of our home, and that made us impressed and certainly welcome back anytime. I would recommend Vino to anyone who like to experience some great taste of Italy.

09/12/07

Food is good but service is bad

by nperson at Citysearch

I have eaten at Vino's many times over the past few years. I had my husbands 30th birthday and the manager Keith treated us GREAT. However the other waiter (NOT Owner) Joel was quite annoying and acted rather inappropriate. He sang songs all night over and over as though he was drunk. Each time we go in to dine at Vino's he is always asking us to hook him up with pretty ladies and never really leaves you alone to enjoy your meal. I made the same mistake when I first ate at Vino's and thought Joel was the owner but come to find out he's not, he's just a waiter. He appears rude but I believe it is just his personality. He can be entertaining but mostly rather annoying. There are certain things that are very good but you cannot seem to stray away from those because that's when the quality gets dicey. If you can get passed the annoying waiter you might have a good experience.

• Cons: Not kid friendly