Suzie A.
Yelp
We are a large party from Hawaii and San Marcos walking into this warm and wonderful smelling venue showcasing wines, sweets and other delectable items!
Located in Big Bear Village across from Super Mart and next to Dave's Whisky, we were enthusiastically welcomed by Joanne, a beauty in black hat with a pretty feather and sparkling smile.
She was flying solo but with our large group she gave us the BEST service we've had in a very long time and that's saying something.
That delicious smell that intrigued me upon entering was Gluhwein, a German version of hot toddy with cinnamon - piping hot which was perfect after our walk through the snow flurries and 31* temp.
Feeling a little hungry, she has a nice menu to choose from - a variety to appease everyone's palate- from salads to flatbreads, giant pretzels with cheese and mustard, sweet potato fries, cauliflower puffs on the spicy side with dipping sauce, a beautiful charcuterie tray, grilled cheese and much more, plus sweets like carrot cake.
My son's fiancee also ordered the wine flight with nice pours which we had fun passing around to try while sitting at one of the corner groupings which were comfortably placed throughout both sides of the shoppe.
The ambience was casually elegant and quite cozy. We stayed for a couple of hours enjoying the selection of cool tunes Joanne had selected and Joanne kept checking in to make sure we were doing okay or to share some interesting tidbit of Big Bear history.
Joanne is the gem of this gem of a wine shoppe and we shall return on our next trip to Big Bear.
She also has selection of clothing, wine accessories, chocolates, sodas/juices and jewelry!
Thank you sweet Joanne for all your gracious hospitality to our large group and toddler!