LambStone Cellars Winery — Restaurant in Valparaiso

What a disappointment, my husband and I brought my sister here for her 30th last night. We've come here before in the summer for a wine tasting and had a great experience so we thought why not come here again. We were shocked to be treated so rudely, and it was so awkward. We walked into an almost empty restaurant. I counted 4 tables full and 11 empty. The blonde bartender stared at us, not even saying hello, and asked in a rude condescending tone if we had a reservation. We said no, we were just here for a wine tasting. They looked at us like we were ruining their evening and said "maybe they could fit us in." It was about 5pm and the restaurant was basically empty. I was so confused. I had called a few weeks prior to see if I needed reservations for a wine tasting, and they said we could just walk in. Anyways, long story short, they were upset we were only wine tasting. They probably were upset we were taking up a table. I have no idea, but it put a really bad start to my sister's birthday festivities. I wanted to walk out because they were so rude and made us feel so uncomfortable. You shouldn't make a paying customer feel like they can't come and enjoy some wine at your winery. There are plenty of other wineries in the area. I would recommend going...

Unfortunately, I don’t feel like I could give this place a proper review but I wanted to bring to the attention of the owners some areas they may be able to address. We were coming in from out of town and wanted to visit this winery. We had a feeling this location was popular for events, so we wanted to make sure ahead of time that they would be open to the public for regular wine tastings. The week leading up to our trip I called multiple times, and I was able to get someone to answer once. The woman on the other end was extremely rude and unprofessional, I wish I would’ve gotten her name. She ended up hanging up on me before I could get my question out. I left a couple messages as well with no call back. Anyways, the day came and we Uber’d 25 minutes to the winery to find out that it was closed for a private event until 4 o clock that day (it was 12:20). Our Uber had driven away by that time so we had to call another to bring us to a different location. Anyways, my suggestion would be to have better communication with...

Came to LambStone for a Valentine’s pop-up dinner with a different chef. This rating is for the winery, as they had a separate server and separate billing. We ordered a bottle of the mid-day rosé, and the server brought the wrong wine—twice! We noticed the first time before drinking any, but the second time we did not until we were already a half bottle in (it was still a rosé, but a different one). Not only did they give us a complimentary glass of the one we actually ordered, but they also comped the bottle of the one they gave us! And both were very good! We were ready and willing to pay for the one we drank, but the owner insisted. It’s exceptional service such as this that will bring us back...