Vino Simpatico — Restaurant in South Pasadena

We went to Vino Simpatico last night at the recommendation of a friend and it was the music featured that drew us in. It's super cute but there is a MAJOR issue of comfort. The bar stools. A) They are cheap and you sink down in the seat and then the frame digs into your legs and/or behind. There is no adjusting to be comfortable. Plus, the stool at the bar, are counter height, so when you sit at the bar, the counter actually is at your chest. it's so uncomfortable in many ways. We were hoping to drink a few glasses of wine and enjoy the music but, unless we wanted to stand all night long (we didn't), it's impossible. So, its a good place for one glass of wine while standing, then move along. I hope they invest in some new bar stools and I will gladly come back, but otherwise, there...

I was disappointed in more ways than one. First they charge you $10 for some average tasting cheese and crackers. They serve you 8 different wines with a mere two small sips of wine. After tasting 8 different wines it’s difficult at times to decide which were good enough to buy. ( although we did buy on two separate times). Here’s where my main complaint lies: when asking for an additional taste to better decide, we were denied an extra pouring. I should have said something at the time, but nevertheless, we haven’t been back since. And I have told several people of our...

Simpatico is not just a room full of wine bottles with price tags attached. Mike and Pattie, owners of Simpatico, created a beautiful environment which is the perfect setting for their Thursday evening wine tastings. These wine tastings are the perfect way to learn more about wines, taste wines from all regions of the world which helped me to make better choices when deciding on which wine to buy - and I for sure met a lot of interesting people there. Mike is a one of a kind sommelier who will gladly answer all the questions you might have - his passion...