Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria — Restaurant in Oklahoma City

Title: A Disheartening Experience at Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria

I recently had the opportunity to dine at Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria in Oklahoma City, and I must say, my experience was nothing short of disappointing. As it was my first visit, I was eager to enjoy a pleasant evening filled with good food and great service. Unfortunately, what I encountered was far from that.

From the moment we were seated, our waiter’s demeanor was off-putting. While he interacted with other customers, who did not share our background, he was cheerful, laughing, and appeared to be genuinely enjoying their company. In stark contrast, our experience with him felt starkly unwelcoming. His attitude was dismissive, and it became increasingly clear that he was not interested in providing us with the same level of service that he offered to others.

The food we received was served by other staff members who were polite and attentive, but the shadow of our waiter’s hostility loomed large over the evening. It was disheartening to feel such a palpable difference in treatment, which left us uncomfortable and questioning whether our presence was appreciated. Instead of feeling welcomed, we felt marginalized, which is not something anyone should experience when dining out.

As a first-time visitor, I had high hopes for Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria, but the negative interaction with our waiter has overshadowed any potential enjoyment. The unwelcoming environment created by his attitude has left a lasting impression that will prevent me from recommending this restaurant to others. It’s a shame because the atmosphere and food could have been a wonderful experience. Instead, I left feeling disheartened and disappointed, wishing that my first visit could have been filled with warmth and hospitality rather than hostility and discomfort.

In a city that thrives on diversity and inclusivity, I expected better from a local establishment. I hope that the management will take this feedback seriously and work towards fostering an environment where all customers are treated with respect and kindness, regardless of their background. Until then, I cannot recommend Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria to anyone looking for a welcoming...

Last night was my first time eating at Flips. I had actually heard a few good reviews from friends, and even from my partner who attended this dinner with me who has lived in OKC all his life. After this experience, my partner was embarrassed that he recommended this restaurant to me.

The hostess was nice and seated us right away, and the atmosphere was cozy. My partner ordered the seafood pasta (Frutti de Mare) and I ordered a simple Chicken Parmesan. On the menu it says that these entrées are served as three course meals with soup and garden salad. Upon ordering, my partner and I both asked to sub the garden salad for a caesar and the waitress said sure (we just assumed we'd get a surcharge for the substitution.) The salad was good and served promptly.

But after our salad we were given our entrées, so we politely asked the server who brought us our food (wasn't our waitress) where our soup was that was supposed to come with the meal. No big deal, people forget, it wasn't a problem. She went to tell our waitress, and when our waitress came with the soup, she shoved a metal bowl (like you would find in the kitchen) on our table, with one empty bowl (for two of us?), and walked away. I was completely offended. It turns out that when you substitute the house salad for a caesar, you no longer get the soup, but this was only explained to us after the soup was shoved on our table and we had to call our waitress over again to ask what was going on. Both the waitress's attitude and the presentation of the soup were unacceptable.

The entrées were disappointing. Although the chicken on my Chicken Parmesan was good, the linguini served under it was dry and hard. My partner's Frutti de Mare was terrible- the seafood in it was adequate, but the "sauce" was like water. It was like eating seafood on a bed of plain noodles.

I hope that management can train waitstaff to be more communicative with customers, especially when a substitution changes the meal. A simple explanation when the meal was ordered could have prevented the...

When people go out to eat, I guess one thing that they consider when they decide the place they want to eat is price vs food quality. So when they see the price of the food they are going to eat is quite high, then the food must be pretty good in order for them to keep eating there, right?

Well I didn't eat the most pricey item on the menu so I wouldn't know how those dishes taste. I had the toasted ravioli. Not a bad price. It was a good flavor I guess. I ate all of it. Ravioli was maybe a little "too" toasted. It was toasted with a capital T for sure. Alright it was burnt, but not burnt black. I mean it's not that it was hard as a rock, but it was crunchy as hell. It was like eating rock candy if I'm being quite honest. I mean, I ate it all though, so I guess it was okay for the price. It wasn't great though.

It was basically six toasted Ravioli in a salad plate with a cm of tomato sauce, garnished with julienne basil and parmigiano cheese. Speaking of the tomato sauce, it was really strained. Maybe a little "too" strained. They must have used a China cap and cheese cloth a bunch of times. Must be why there was no real flavor besides tomato. They strained it so good that they strained the flavor of the herbs out of it. So I guess you could say it was pretty much Campbell's soup. Except it was cold. Alright it wasn't cold-cold but it was below room temperature. It went well with the beer. Except the beer might have been a little warmer than that soup. I mean Tomato sauce. The beer was good. I had the Full Sail Amber. I have a really good alcohol tolerance though for sure. I know this because after I drank the beer it was like I was just drinking a non-alcoholic beer. No buzz. Not that I wanted one, because I was driving. It tasted...