09/21/09

UNBELIEVABLE

by shopinjean

If you can only go out once while in Orlando-this would be one of the places. It seemed a little pricey but after what I spent in Disney on a crummy lunch and a bowl of grapes this seemed like a bargain. Found this restaurant online -and what a find. Truly a gem. Had the crab encrusted grouper--could not find the grouper there was so much crab--and the lobster risotto was full of lobster meat. It's nice to know that amidst the many chains in the Orlando area, there is one place that can make it a memorable meal

• Pros: The most inovative seafood
• Cons: could be a little pricey-but worth it

09/06/09

Poor service

by Jillie

We went for Magical Dining month dinner. How very disappointed we were. The wait staff gave the impression that they were doing us the favor by serving us. No server ever introduced themselves to us. They kind of threw the bread on the table never explaining what was the red sauce that came with. (It was red pepper jam because I finally asked.) The portions were so small, honestly, and we are not big eaters. The food was OK but no one ever checked in with us to see how our food was or if our steaks were down correctly. We waited about 40 minutes for them to finally bring our desserts. Our evening dinner took 2 1/2 hours. You can listen to the jazz band playing in the bar but they only played for 30 minutes out of every hour. (Nice gig if you can get it.) We will never go back to Vines again. There are so many great restaurants in the area that we will not waste our time and money on a restaurant that is expensive, small portions and unattentive servers.

• Pros: Food OK
• Cons: Terrible service, small portions

12/17/08

Best thing to happen to restaurant row since the original Vines!

by 171717

Vines has moved to a bigger and better location without losing any of the original charm. If anything it has become warmer and more friendly . You walk in and are immediately embraced with amazing music and friendly and welcoming staff. It shows that everyone is very proud of the upgrade and it shows in the service and the amazing food. There is no better steak on the row and I believe that they will only improve because they have only been in the new location for 2 weeks and it can only go up! It is exciting to have a world class restaurant in our neighborhood and we should all be very excited!