Steven G.
Yelp
Visited 8/4/2023
Michelle (cat mama) over at Charron Vineyards recommended we visit here, touting the view and food...
The wine tasting room is probably one of the top 5 most beautiful that I have ever seen. This relatively new winery has a few growing pains...signage/directions on where to park are not clear, as is where to enter the tasting room. Online reservations are encouraged, but when checking in, they confusingly refund the reservation fee....and honestly, the disorganization takes away from the beauty and wonderfulness that the experience should be.
Ambiance/Cleanliness-Breathtaking. Chen + Suchart Studio designed one of the most striking tasting rooms using concrete, cor-ten and glass that I have seen in any state or country. They absolutely highlighted "The Biscuit" mountain, as a matter of fact, that is the name of the restaurant. The acoustics are such that for such a cavernous room there is little echo and it was very relaxing to sit and watch the vineyard. So clean, shiny and new!
5 stars
Service-....but the service sucked. We had an inattentive young man as a server that showed no interest in explaining anything or even in taking our order. If the winery truly wants to enter the world class that it could, it needs to either adequately train, fire this employee, or add staff. 2 stars.
Food-Mixed bag...we ordered the pintxos of jamon Serrano, Manchego and salmorejo + chevre, piquillo peppers and artichokes. That was the description on the menu...wasn't sure how it was going to be presented. Could be a plate, a finger sandwich, a bruschetta...it was on crostini, sort of a finger sandwich....served with almonds and stemmed jumbo capers. We had to ask for plates, silverware, napkins...eating with the hands was messy. When my gf asked for the setup, the "lead"/manager? comped us two desserts, the panna cotta, which was devine, served with an almond/egg white ball of a cookie that was so yummy and a chocolate mousse, which was too chocolatey for me....the food was delicious and I would order it again, but the kerfuffle with plates and service left a bad taste in my mouth. 3 stars