Wine Snob — Restaurant in El Paso

I was excited to try this place out being that a good cocktail bar is scarce here on the east side. Sadly it wasn’t a great experience yesterday. While our waitress/bartender was nice her service skills lacked majorly. After bringing us water and waiting 15 minutes we had to wave her down to take our order and it was like that each time we wanted to order. She was too busy talking and flirting with some guys and talking to her friends to properly attend to clients. There was also a guy working there and he had to call her attention several times. The drinks we ordered were mediocre as well, some were downright terrible, of what I saw she was also making them. She should not be a bartender at all because she does not know what she is doing. The fact that this place has not targeted their strong bartenders and put them to strictly make the cocktails is going to cost them dearly in the long run. Having inexperienced bartenders preparing cocktails when they have no idea what they are doing is not good for business. The drink fancy pants was disgusting and tasted like cough syrup and had a syrup consistency, the Hibiscus drink lacked substance but was at least drinkable once ice was added, the pisco sour was a joke and tasted like a sangria with booze and smelled like egg, that is from it not being prepared properly. The cafecito drink supposedly had chocolate abuelita but all it tasted was like booze and coffee. The free pouring was obvious because there was no consistency in the drinks and whoever made their cocktail program does not know what they are doing clearly and has not properly trained the staff. Mostly everything comes in a martini glass and is not shaken properly so it gets hot and gross fast. So unless you are having wine, this place is a bust for a cocktail bar… would I be back? Not at this time and I can tell you right now if this place doesn’t get their act together and design a proper cocktail program they won’t be open for long. There is a huge lack of attention to detail. The music was all of a sudden overly loud, the chairs are uncomfortable, there are no hooks for purses, and the lighting is a little too bright. They have a nice selection of alcohol and this place has potential, but while I love to support local you can’t just throw things together without attention to what matters. Comfort matters, service matters, and making a proper cocktail matters, unless this place plans on surviving from wine and beer sales… this place needs proper management and they need to hire a professional bartender to actually run their cocktail program if they want their business to be a success and make it in this industry. It also seemed like all the clients were friends of the staff and they weren’t really consuming they were there after work to socialize with the staff which takes away from clients who are actually there to consume and spend money. The owner of this place needs to pay more attention to their business and what is going on and how things are...

Piercing Taste Test of the following: • German Chocolate Martini • Hibiscus Gin Cocktail • White Wine Flight • Espresso Martini • Sangue Di Giuda (Red Wine) • New York Sour • Piglet & Pooh

This establishment is a cute intimate wine and cocktail bar which was opened October of this year... Although still a brand new establishment,  the experience and ambience is well worth the visit... This is the perfect place to get a quick cocktail with friends or decompress after work... Along with unique cocktails and wines,  they also offers charcuterie boards to pair with your adult beverage... Enjoy!

See below for Piercing Reviews

°German Chocolate Martini° Tastes like a slightly boozy dessert

°Hibiscus Gin Cocktail° For someone who does not like gin, this drink is good and kinda sweet

°White Wine Flight° -Sula Chenin Blanc...smooth sauvignon Blanc taste -Foris Gewurztraminer... Dry but good -Michael Armand Sancerre... The driest of the three with a bitter finish

°Espresso Martini° The toasted marshmallow added a tasty touch to the bitterness of the beverage

°Sangue Di Giuda° Slightly bubbly and sweet red wine... It gets better and better the more you drink

°New York Sour° First time trying this with egg whites which makes it even more bitter, yet refreshing

°Piglet and Pooh° Refreshing and sweet,  may be my favorite cocktail on the menu

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This is a nice hangout spot to visit after dinner when you want to adult right. The mixed drinks are mixed right and of good quality. I don't know wine lingo so the wine is up to your palate and the occasion. The red blend we tried was good but I prefer softer blends. This one felt more cabby. We were able to sample it before we bought a bottle. We visited on a Saturday night around 8 p.m. It was pretty empty but started getting busier as the night progressed. It had good steady flow of people. The service was attentive. The seating situation is probably not the best. It doesn't have enough...