AJ's Wine & Dine Garage aka 305 Wine Garage Inc — Restaurant in Fortville

As much as I want to like this place, our experience was pretty substandard. We arrived about 5 on a Friday evening, which I understand is a very busy time, so we were prepared to wait. There were several empty tables, and we we seated promptly on the patio---which is stellar, by the way. LOVE the patio. We got our drinks ordered our food. My wife got chicken sliders, a weekly special, I ordered a mushroom swiss burger, again, a weekly special. That's when it kind of all fell apart. Our waitress just disappeared. Folks came in after us, ordered their food, and were finishing their meal, and we didn't have our food yet. I get it, things happen, but we were sitting there with empty drinks, and hadn't seen our waitress in 45 minutes or so. FInally our food arrives, with incorrect sides. By that time, folks who came after us had eaten, paid, and left, and we were due for an appointment in town, so we knew we didn't have enough time for them to correct it. The sides we did get were fine, nothing wrong with them. My wife's sliders were fine, by burger was fine. Not stellar, not bad, just fine. She would've liked to have had another glass of wine but our server had disappeared again. I DO want to stress, the food wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, just average. Service dropped the experience to below average. Hopefuly any future visits...

We had the pleasure of dining at AJ’s Wine and Dine Garage, and from start to finish, it was a fantastic experience—thanks in large part to our amazing server, Danielle.

Danielle was everything you could hope for in a server—warm, attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about making sure we had a great time. She guided us through the menu with enthusiasm and made thoughtful recommendations that turned out to be absolutely perfect. Her timing was impeccable, and she struck the ideal balance between friendly conversation and giving us space to enjoy our meal.

The food itself was just as impressive. We started with the corn dip and baked goat cheese both were flavorful, comforting, and perfect for sharing. For mains, we had the chicken pesto panini, and it was packed with fresh ingredients and expertly prepared. You could taste the care in every bite.

But again, it was Danielle who truly elevated our experience. She made us feel welcome and appreciated, and her energy set the tone for a memorable night. AJ’s is lucky to have her!

If you’re thinking about visiting, ask for Danielle—you won’t be disappointed. We’ll definitely be back soon!

P.S I forgot to take pictures in...

I wanted to like this place and I’d heard good things, but our experience was not good. After we sat down it took a while for someone to come to our table, and one of the waitresses looked really mad that she was there.

I asked if there were any low histamine wines because I thought they might be knowledgeable about that since they’re a wine bar and she did not know, which is fine. I looked it up on ChatGPT and found out quickly.

Our food was lackluster at best. I had the worst wedge salad I’ve ever had. The bacon was barely cooked and reminded me of the time I got food poisoning from raw bacon. I asked for chicken on the side and it didn’t come out with it, but they microwaved it quite quickly. My husband‘s sandwich was fine, but nothing to write home about.

We left thinking “we should’ve gone to FoxGardin” and “we never have to come back again.”

This place has a lot of great potential but drastically missed the mark for us. It was 7 PM on a Saturday and the place was mostly empty. I guess that should’ve been...