If your somewhere in Encino on Ventura Blvd. on the south side of the street, there's this well established wine bar that has a cool glass electric sign in red called Vino. They have a tasty Happy Hour from 3:30 to 6pm with all the Tapas/Small Bites you love. Extensive red/white wines, flight offerings and beer. Staff is friendly and attentive, without the highbrow side-eyes. Cool music, lighting and reasonable pricing, it won't empty your wallet.I took just a couple of pics, not wanting to look like that influencer guy.... Do pay them a visit if in Encino.Vegetarian options: Veggie options on the menuDietary restrictions: Tell the server you have allergies and they'll work with you with what's safe on the menu.Parking: Southside of Ventura BlvdWheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Sigal Klir
Great place for birthday party nice food Mexico meet
I love this place. I live a block away and found this place only this year. It’s really my late evening go-to local drinking place. The tapas are quite good and varied. The wine list is impressive and interesting. The atmosphere is top notch, and live music is just icing on the cake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Morcilla
amanda okeeffe
Great restaurant. The food was amazing as was the ambiance. Great wine and friendly staff. A must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Plate, Brie, Cheese Board Manchego with Truffle, Filet Mignon Skewers, Cheese Platter, Croquetas De Pollo
MarinaM
We had a great location in the restaurant. In the very back patio. It was pouring but with 2 heaters it was very cosy. 1 of our servers was great, the other seemed to hate her job. Food was average plus, nothing special, but the ambiance made up for it
Brooke Funderburk
Came for a group gathering but went to order my own drink at the bar. Wines I tasted seemed like they had not been opened recently. Was taken aback to see that I was charged 19.06 for a $15 glass, being told that tip was added for large party??? I came to bar for a single glass with no table service. Wouldve left tip anyhow, but that left a bad taste. No bueno.
C Thom
We really wanted to like this spot because it has a cool vibe but the food was so disappointing and we’re so bummed! We tried going two times hoping the first time was just a bad night because we love Spanish food, but both times the food tasted like it was either frozen, poorly cooked, or dry/left out for too long. We tried a variety of dishes between our two visits and the only things we liked were one of the cheeses and the gambas. One of the best things about Spanish food is that it is simple but delicious, but somehow this spot missed the mark. Let’s just say we’ve had better tortilla española from the frozen section at Trader Joe’s and most of us could make better tapas and pintxos in our own kitchens. Hopefully it will get better over time, but for now we’ll stick to some of our other favs in LA.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Soyoung Chon
Delicious tapas. You can’t go wrong with any of the dishes, and the happy hour was a sweet deal too. Incredibly affordable.Parking is not bad. There’s a lot of street parking and lots across the street.
Great service nice attentive staff ! Great wine selection and the food is really good! Great atmosphere with live music Love their flourless chocolate cake!
Joy M.
I wish I could review the food at this establishment but I can't. I made an outdoor reservation on open table for this evening but apparently a restaurant that's been around for YEARS doesn't understand how to use open table's interface and while I was able to make a reservation, when we arrived we were told there was a private party and no outdoor seating available. I don't eat indoors. We left. Don't know that we'll be back. So disappointing.
Jorge Gonzalez
Well, the food is super good but the waiters only show up at the table once and only that time they don't come back to serve the customers, which seems bad to me.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Agustina Devetac
Food was great and they have live music, very nice as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my first visit to Vino. Lovely place with great ambiance, food and a wide selection of wines!! I don't live here, but when I visit the area again, I plan to come back to Vino!!
If your somewhere in Encino on Ventura Blvd. on the south side of the street, there's this well established wine bar that has a cool glass electric sign in red called Vino. They have a tasty Happy Hour from 3:30 to 6pm with all the Tapas/Small Bites you love. Extensive red/white wines, flight offerings and beer. Staff is friendly and attentive, without the highbrow side-eyes. Cool music, lighting and reasonable pricing, it won't empty your wallet.I took just a couple of pics, not wanting to look like that influencer guy.... Do pay them a visit if in Encino.Vegetarian options: Veggie options on the menuDietary restrictions: Tell the server you have allergies and they'll work with you with what's safe on the menu.Parking: Southside of Ventura BlvdWheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Great place for birthday party nice food Mexico meet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Filet Mignon Skewers, Cheese Platter, Potato Bravas, Churros, Tapas
What a gem of a place in Encino! Fantastic wine selection and tasty tapas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Dates, Flan Español, Wine Flight, Filet Mignon Skewers, Tapas
I love this place. I live a block away and found this place only this year. It’s really my late evening go-to local drinking place. The tapas are quite good and varied. The wine list is impressive and interesting. The atmosphere is top notch, and live music is just icing on the cake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Morcilla
Great restaurant. The food was amazing as was the ambiance. Great wine and friendly staff. A must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Plate, Brie, Cheese Board Manchego with Truffle, Filet Mignon Skewers, Cheese Platter, Croquetas De Pollo
We had a great location in the restaurant. In the very back patio. It was pouring but with 2 heaters it was very cosy. 1 of our servers was great, the other seemed to hate her job. Food was average plus, nothing special, but the ambiance made up for it
Came for a group gathering but went to order my own drink at the bar. Wines I tasted seemed like they had not been opened recently. Was taken aback to see that I was charged 19.06 for a $15 glass, being told that tip was added for large party??? I came to bar for a single glass with no table service. Wouldve left tip anyhow, but that left a bad taste. No bueno.
We really wanted to like this spot because it has a cool vibe but the food was so disappointing and we’re so bummed! We tried going two times hoping the first time was just a bad night because we love Spanish food, but both times the food tasted like it was either frozen, poorly cooked, or dry/left out for too long. We tried a variety of dishes between our two visits and the only things we liked were one of the cheeses and the gambas. One of the best things about Spanish food is that it is simple but delicious, but somehow this spot missed the mark. Let’s just say we’ve had better tortilla española from the frozen section at Trader Joe’s and most of us could make better tapas and pintxos in our own kitchens. Hopefully it will get better over time, but for now we’ll stick to some of our other favs in LA.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Delicious tapas. You can’t go wrong with any of the dishes, and the happy hour was a sweet deal too. Incredibly affordable.Parking is not bad. There’s a lot of street parking and lots across the street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Fried Calamari, Filet Mignon Skewers, Tapas
10/10 good food and service, the staff gives great recommendations for wine and cheeses
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service nice attentive staff ! Great wine selection and the food is really good! Great atmosphere with live music Love their flourless chocolate cake!
I wish I could review the food at this establishment but I can't. I made an outdoor reservation on open table for this evening but apparently a restaurant that's been around for YEARS doesn't understand how to use open table's interface and while I was able to make a reservation, when we arrived we were told there was a private party and no outdoor seating available. I don't eat indoors. We left. Don't know that we'll be back. So disappointing.
Well, the food is super good but the waiters only show up at the table once and only that time they don't come back to serve the customers, which seems bad to me.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was great and they have live music, very nice as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my first visit to Vino. Lovely place with great ambiance, food and a wide selection of wines!! I don't live here, but when I visit the area again, I plan to come back to Vino!!