Palate Bottle Shop & Garden — Restaurant in Wilmington

It was a nice atmosphere, people were very friendly. All the good beers were to go only. The coolers on the right were completely empty. Unfortunately the beer selection was lacking for me. They had plenty of sours and ipa's i was looking for a wheat beer or something on the lighter side. The kicker was they do not accept cash. My beer was $3.12. Paying $3.12 with a card was ridiculous. Considering they are paying fees to run a card. I understand covid guidelines. But not taking cash seemed strange. They could have taken cash and not given change. I would have been more...

After not visiting for a long time because of a baby party with kids doing cartwheels over and over. Sad choice for a baby anything. Several reasons which I don't think I need to point out. I was hoping for a glass of the peach basil sangria, but it was just peach. It was the only thing I liked, but without basil it's not even tolerable. What happened to the strawberry basil sangria? We were just trying to enjoy a beverage but it was not enjoyable due to all the activity.

I was at least hoping to enjoy it. I wish I had a...

We happened to be waiting outside in line for ice cream at the shop next door. My husband and I were saying this place probably had a really great beer selection when an employee opened the door and asked if we wanted anything even though they recently closed for the evening.

The fact they offered without obligation shows the immense pride in their products and desire to share those products with consumers.

Although we ended up purchasing beer we didn’t love, we will happily visit again on our next trip...