Dr. Wine — Restaurant in Dijon

I would give 10 stars if I could. An incredible and unforgettable dining experience. From the moment we made the reservation on the phone, the person was extremely friendly and helpful. Managed to give us a table even though we booked last minute.

Once we got there, the staff was clearly busy, but still so kind and politely explained to us that we would have to free up our table fo four by 9pm, to which we happily agreed as we were glad to have a table already.

The entire wait and sommelier staff was extremely smiley, had good enough English to speak to my parents, and were so patient with us as we chose our food and drinks.

Now for the food. Quite a lot of options! I like that they’re in small portions so that we can try a lot of their food. They even have a menu that goes with red wine, and one that goes with the white wine. But we weren’t obligated to order wine with the special menu if we didn’t want to. Very affordable and good value. We honestly ate as much as we wanted.

My dad and I did order wine (when in Dijon right?). I chose a white wine from Bourgogne, and my dad chose a Pinot Noir from Bourgogne as well.

Rémi, the person who came to serve us the wine, was extremely knowledgeable and clearly passionate about wine as he introduced each bottle to us. Can’t begin to explain how likeable and funny he was. He clearly loves his job and wants the clients to have a great time.

The entire staff was actually so great. When I looked at the way they served wine to other tables, it was quite impressive to watch. The restaurant was extremely packed and buzzing, but they managed to be so kind and available for us every time we needed something.We honestly appreciated each staff member that came to serve us (as we didn’t just have 1 waiter, but many different people came at different times to serve us).

A truly incredible and unforgettable experience. My dad won’t forget you Rémi! Thank you to the entire staff for the good food, amazing wine, excellent service, and...

We found this restaurant through Google and decided to go straight there because of its excellent reviews and appealing menu. We had high expectations and were genuinely looking forward to the evening.

As we arrived, we waited by the entrance to be greeted. A staff member approached us very quickly, and I said, “Hi, do you have a table for two?” He responded with a French greeting I didn’t understand — possibly “bonsoir” — and then seemed annoyed that we didn’t reply in the same way. I assumed he was just continuing in French, which is common in France, so I repeated my question in English to make it clear we didn’t speak French. Instead of switching or helping us along, he repeated the greeting multiple times in a way that felt like he was demanding that we say it back.

We went along with it just to get seated, but once we were at the table, he returned with menus and then began giving me a passive-aggressive lecture — something along the lines of how “all you need is to greet someone politely.” I can only guess he didn’t hear my initial “hi,” but being scolded like that as a guest felt both inappropriate and unwelcoming.

When you’re dining out — especially in a new country — you’re in a slightly vulnerable position, relying on the service staff to help set the tone for your experience. Instead, we felt embarrassed and uncomfortable. So we decided to leave and went to another restaurant where we had a truly wonderful evening and respectful service.

As someone who has worked in high-end hospitality in Scandinavia for years — and who spends a lot of time visiting and reviewing good places — I want to offer a small tip to the staff member: Part of the job is making guests feel welcome, not lecturing or confronting them for not meeting personal expectations. And, on a lighter personal note:...

Wow! My wife and I visited Dr Wine while staying in Dijon on our Honeymoon (on our way to Beaune). The food and wine options were excellent. The menu is tapas style and you can either choose the recommendations or your own tapas and wine. We chose our own tapas and paired it with wine ourselves. We had 4 courses with 4 different wines split between us. The food was excellent and we were very impressed with the speed of service.

The wine menu itself was brilliant, and reasonably priced for brilliant wines by the glass. We were particularly impressed with the 2 Dr Wine collaboration wines that we enjoyed firstly, 2021 BOURGOGNE Cuvée Dr. Wine Domaine Paul Pillot. This white was crazy with such a powerful scent and flavour of toast/ sesame seeds. Secondly, 2022 HAUTES-CÔTE DE NUITS Dr. Wine, Domaine David Duband, this paired very well with the slow cooked beef. Our server Romane was so lovely and very helpful and we enjoyed talking with her throughout the evening. She asked why we were in Dijon and we told her we were on our honeymoon driving around France. Shortly after asking for our bill, 2 complimentary glasses of Cremant de Bourgogne arrived with congratulations from the front of house, I cannot remember his name. I must say, we only mentioned our wedding at the end of our visit just before asking for the bill and so I have no doubt that the service and the food is this good all the time and no special measures were in place for us.

Dr Wine is an example of great food, great wine and great service. We enjoyed the wine so much that we purchased 2 bottles the next day. We will go out of our way next time we are near just to...