Pequeno Wine & Cocktail — Restaurant in Otago

Visited this bar in mid-March, 2017 - didn't even know it existed. Younger brother and his wife go there a bit, and he dragged me down the alley and into this place after we'd stuffed our faces at The Asian restaurant across Moray Place. (On that, this place would be kinda' hard to find. It's located down an alley that I didn't know was there, almost directly across the street from The Asian. And if memory serves, Pequenos does not seem to have any in-your-face advertising on Moray Place to advertise that it's open for business. But, I reckon this could be part of its coolness. Those who know it's there enjoy the fact that you need to know how to get to it, to enjoy it's vibe).

So - the bar. Awesome little place. Beaut vibe to it. I get the feeling that you'd very rarely, if ever, ever see any fully drunked-up idiots in the place. It serves really, really good beers and fantastic cocktails (maybe food as well, though I saw no evidence of that; not that I was looking).

It's almost like Pequenos is a bar in Dunedin for the grown-ups, if you know what I mean.

If you're in Dunners, and you get the chance, I recommend you give this place a shot. You will not be disappointed. (Or if you are, then we're on completely different...

If I could give it less than 1 star I would. This used to be a lovely place but has gone terribly downhill. Terrible service - only one girl in the bar who stomped around with a face like thunder making it very clear she did not want to be there. We managed to get1 round of drinks but, although repeatedly trying, could not get another. We asked for a sharing platter (they advertise as a wine and TAPAS bar) - she looked so unimpressed and what came out reflected her level of enthusiasm: stale bread that was soggy from some liquid floating around the bottom of the plate, a few olives, gherkins ... and not much more. With so much competition now for a very similar product and within walking distance, Pequeno needs to pick up...

Beautiful place and lovley atmosphere.shame about the terrible service. Visited during level 2 so table service only. We arrived and were seated instantly. Bit not given a menu. The waitresses proceeded to have a casual conversation with the bartender while she made drinks. 7 minutes later we were give a menu. Keeping in mind she was not busy at all. 10 minutes later she returned to take our order. The drinks were delicious . Made very well and tasted amazing. The group of 4 next to us considered leaving as they waited 15 minutes also to even place an order. And the couple on the other side of us just left after 10mins and no menu. This could be amazing with the...