CRU Wine Bar & Merchant

I love the chill vibe of this wine bar. Food is delicious, just like the namesake restaurant (across the street) and the wine selection is super fun to browse. There is a week night with no corkage fee if you buy & drink the bottle in house... can't wait to return again soon!

Hosted a company gathering here and I was so grateful to be moved inside! Originally. We wanted the outdoor venue but didn't realize the train was right next to the building. Timo and his team were great and amazing in taking care of us. The appetizers and pastas were tasty and having a couple of folks that had lactose and gluten sensitivities made it challenging but CRU impressed! Everyone loved the shrimp appetizers and meatballs! Thank CRU team! We will be back!

I can't stop thinking about the calabrese, burrata, & olive pizza here. It's soooo good! The burrata is perfect and the crust is to die for!! The wine sampler is such a good deal too, it comes with the pairing of some prosciutto, pickled veggies & a piece of brie. Not sure if the sides rotate, but we had 2 whites and 1 red for the sampler (which was definitely enough to get the vibes going!) There was live music when I was there on a Thursday night too. Great place to catch up with friends / coworkers or even to have a cute little solo dinner at the bar. Cannot wait to go back.

I love this spot! A sister restaurant to Donato's (which you've gotta try... a short walk down the road. My fav dish is the mushroom pasta.), this wine bar offers the ideal blend of apps, main dishes & wine / cocktails to spruce up any date night or colleague catch-up. Lastly, it's very convenient to public transport.

Nipped in on a cold day to wait for the shuttle and they had live jazz, a great vibe and lots of nice things to eat and drink. I'm back this week (Thursday nights are jazz nights) to have dinner with three friends.The food and wine are delicious and they have a lot of wines that are not available other places.A great vibe and wonderful place to have dinner with friends.

One of the male servers who had a dark beard asked for my ID and said "ASIANS ARE HARD TO FIGURE OUT." Totally uncalled for. Not a good experience and made our table feel uncomfortable.

This is a fun place to hang out on Thursday nights when the Jazz band shows up and creates a relaxing ambiance. They serve some small plates that you can enjoy with its extended wine selection. We always revive the best service and advise on what wines to try out or pair with the food.

Pros: - limited but good wine selection (this from my French ami who considers himself a connoisseur. He enjoyed the Australian Shiraz.- fantastic nicoise salad with house made tuna. other items on the menu looked as exclusive and delish as the wine menu.- excellent customer service- excellent music (we ate inside)Cons:- we do wish you were open an hour later, at least on Friday and Saturday- not for those wanting a large menu...we pieced together all that we needed for "supper"- I don't know why I didn't step into this place before recently - I had no idea the vibe was so right.

The warm, modern, and rustic atmosphere of CRU is incredible; my coworkers and I had such a fun time chilling here after work! CRU is not just a wine bar, it's also a store and a cafe and is conveniently located in the heart of Redwood City and in the same building as Box. We had a large party, however, they were able to accommodate us without a problem. Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable whenever we had questions about the wine or food. We all ordered cheese and meat platters which obviously pair well with our glasses and bottles of wine and we pretty much stayed there the rest of the evening that we kind of lost track of time. CRU is a perfect addition to Redwood City DT and I highly recommend it. You can't buy happiness, but you can buy wine and that's LITERALLY the same thing. Cheers!

I recently visited Cru, and had a very disappointing experience. When the check came, I was surprised by the total and checked the items. They were charging me for the boquerones more than the price on the menu. When I brought this to the staff's attention, all I got was a brief "Sorry for the inconvenience", as if it was nothing. They didn't even offer something in exchange. I expected a more thoughtful resolution, a gesture to make things right. Any other place would have offered me a glass of wine or something to make me feel valued and not tricked. Not there. It felt like they tried to surcharge my bill, it didn't work, too bad, bye. If you go there, make sure you check your bill. Even if you are a regular customer like I am. They don't seem to care.Now that a few days have passed since I wrote this review, I am amazed at how the management does not even take that chance to respond with something positive. It just confirm that they do not care. I would not have gotten that careless treatment when Sam was the manager.