Vine 32 Wine + Graze Bar — Restaurant in Bedford

Cheap wine, overpriced. Service was nonexistent.

Edit: I most certainly did not leave “all smiles”. We were quite understanding of the inability to serve my partner due to his lack of possessing his ID, and though it was disappointing considering we are likely much older than you, we were understanding and did joke about it together. However, there was only 1 other couple in the entire restaurant and we sat at length without anyone coming to check on us, to ask how the food was, if we needed anything else, etc. while the other couple was attended to. I understand this is a small business, but my honest opinion is that we were unimpressed with everything except the decor. We were handed a checklist to select charcuterie options and told to flip it over when we were done selecting. There was no explanation of what the cheeses were (hard/soft, origin, taste profiles), no pairing suggestions, no one even approached us to ask if we had any questions. I found it to be distasteful to ask for me to walk to the hostess stand when I was ready to order wine and standing around while the hostess was setting everything up, instead of checking in with me at the table, looking at my ID there, and returning with my card. The wine selection was limited and I recognized a few of the wines as being in the $10-20 range. The cost per pour was outrageous for those wines. The Brie wasn’t warmed/melted properly, and was cold in less than 5 minutes. The food was okay, nothing to be impressed by. And on top of being unattended to the entire time, I also had to approach the hostess stand myself to ask for the check (while the restaurant was empty). Our experience was disappointing. I didn’t have anything to say to you at that point because I just...

Great potential, but I left feeling unsatisfied and ripped off. It’s a self- service wine bar with charcuterie. Wines weren’t good and they really missed the mark on explaining the characteristics of each on the tiny cards posted above the wines. There was nothing about acidity, sweetness, etc, only was flavors may be present. I’ve been to similar wine bars that provide little printed “meters” that are more informative, like a dry sweet scale. Instead, Vine 32 just gives a few flavors that may be present and pairing notes.

Also the space, while apparently thoughtfully designed, does not feel cozy. Lots of bare industrial lightning. We had to ask if they could dim the lights, which helped only slightly. We chose prosciutto for one of our charcuterie components but it was terrible. I’ve had better from a plastic container from the grocery store.

I walked out $80 poorer and I did not enjoy the experience at all.

Addendum: I am a bit confused by the owner's response. I don't know why they would choose to mention my review from another site. I did NOT compare Vine 32 to McDonald's. What I said was that I felt like a french fry under a warming light due to the glaring bulbs at their establishment. I stand by my review, and hope that the management makes some changes. It is a nice space with good potential. I don't think I was expecting too much from a place that calls itself a "wine bar", and to suggest that I go elsewhere for a nice wine experience just...

The concept is amazing. The staff working were kind and very helpful. However if you are looking for something other than wine, they need to up their game. They need a few spectacular tastes. Even if they had a featured dish once a week or month to graze on. The boards can be done by anyone at home now a days so not a good reason to go. But the self serve aspect and the chill vibe and price points are really reasonable. Don't forget to ask for a flight so you can get 4 small glasses to taste more than one at a time then have to go back and forth so much. Pours start at sample size, for $2 and a full glass is also very reasonable. They hand you a card at check in desk and you have your age verified and so forth. You use the card to insert into the slot above the wine you want to try. it's that simple and fun. Another idea, outside seating. The adjoining restaurant has outside seating. I bet business would pick up if they were not tucked into a corner (it does not catch your eye so can be easily missed.) We went to the wine bar last weekend on Saturday about 5 and there were just two table occupied. When we left there were a few more and the dishes like chocolate fondue etc., looked good. No idea on taste, we just...