Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar

One of my favorite places here in the neighborhood!The owner is SO nice and knowledgeable. You can tell how passionate she is about her space and she's always supporting local businesses in the area too.  Happy hour: 1000% worth it. Tastings: also 10000% worth it! We did a private tasting with our family and our sommalier was so kind/patient with our crazy family. We learned a lot and had some great wine. You can buy snacks in addition to your tasting experience. The private tasting would be such a great gift. Also, the tasting room is seperate from the restaurant and it is super cuteFood: the menu is usually on rotation and you can't really go wrong with whatever you get! Every vegetarian dish I have had here has been some of my favorites (even though I am a meat eater).  The argula & fennel salad + charred rappini are very good. The portion sizes for the short ribs and lobster cakes were generous.

I spent nearly 80$ (during happy hour) on one person and I can't justify coming back. Came for the octopus which was a total let down. It was abnormally too salty and only tasted good if you had everything on the plate in one bite. The other components of the dish were cooked pretty tasty. But I'd chalk it up to the ingredients rather than the dish itself. I also got their hh oysters and for someone having oysters for the first time--they were super fresh! Loved em. My only other real complaint is the size of my salad. For nearly 20$ (bc there was barely cheese, and apparently a side of cheese costs 2$ ) I got a side salad at best.Other than that, the service was great opposite the fact that the server spoke extremely fast while greeting me and unintentionally mistakenly ordered a glass of cava to my table--no problem, but it did throw me off, as I'd came in w my own beverage. Service kinda overall made me feel a tiny bit, rushed. Bc of this I was leaning towards a 2.5/3 star but the portion of the salad coupled w the over saltiness and texture of the octopus really threw me off. Maybe I'm too harsh?

Popped in on a Thursday early evening for drinks and snacks with a friend. Very cute space though at first I was confused about where I'd made a reservation as I passed the Uvae wine bar/store before hitting the Uvae restaurant on the corner. The weather wasn't cooperating but the outdoor seating looked comfortable and like fun people watching in this happening neighborhood. The experience itself was a bit unsteady. It was half price cocktails day so... when in Rome. But the drinks come in awkward almost mini wine glasses and were a bit on the sweet side. The staff member delivering them also had trouble with the glasses, spilling one on the table. She commented on it but neither replaced the partially lost drink not offered to clean up the space. Wine is definitely their sweet spot and it was probably our error not to take a look at that list vs the musically named cocktails. The food is yummy though tricky to navigate on multiple menus. Burrata and peach salad was our favorite. The unsteady part was the service. We were one of the first to arrive but within 30 minutes felt really rushed to get out the door. Maybe it was an issue of us not ordering a full meal but the restaurant wasn't half full in the whole time we were there. Multiple people kept asking when we wanted to order, took away menus, removed plates and pushed a bill on us. I'm guessing it may have been an attempt to keep themselves busy but it was distracting and unintentionally unwelcoming. Overall, cute, might pop in again if in the neighborhood but not a go-to. Really a 3.5 but Yelp hasn't yet offered the decimal. However, heard the associated wine shop has amazing charcuterie to-go so probably worth a stop for a hostess gift.

We loved our date night at Uvae! There's a great happy hour deal for oysters and some great seating both outside as well as inside. I'm new to wine bars and the servers were very good with explaining how things would taste and gave me a sip before I would commit to an entire glass. Food was out of this world, exactly what we needed.

My friends and I visited this place on a Memorial Day long weekend for some drinks. We ordered a Cava during happy hour, which was shared by four people. The place has an impressive selection of wines from different countries! I cannot comment on the food as we didn't try any, but the bottle of wine was definitely good. The place has a nice patio and indoor space as well. The server was quite friendly; overall, it had a good vibe. I would try this place again if I'm in the neighborhood!

We came here for Restaurant Week and ordered the menu with wine pairings! Every pairing was delicious and chosen well! And the waiter was incredibly knowledgeable about all of the notes in each wine.I'm a huge fan of beef wellington so I was a little disappointed at the portion size of the short rib wellington but it was tasty. Overall, we had an enjoyable meal!

The Mother's Day brunch here was spectacular. We didn't take enough pictures to do it justice. Every variety of food you could think of for breakfast and so many desserts as well. We enjoyed the food and the service and the vibe of the whole experience. It felt quite special!

Industrial design meets Victorian style? Nice venueThey have Saturday happy hour, catch it if you can. 2$ oyster and shrimp and 5$ spwineDuck fat fingerling: loved it! Real crispy skin and soft smooth potato inside. Smart way to cook potato. 4.5 starBeef Wellington: tried the single. Didn't know what it means by single. Means it's a mini version of it. Beef is cooked separately and have a crispy puff on top. Thought just single layer of beef or something. Kinda disappointed. Bit on the salty side. Beef is tender but a little bit dry. 3.5 starBraised pork: favorite dish tonight. The pork is so tender! Just melt in your mouth. Love the addition of apple give it a bit fruity sweet and crispy texture. 5 starNutella crème brûlée: very thin layer of Nutella. Was worried the Nutella may be too much but can barely taste it. Good traditional crème brûlée pretty much Pretty noisy venue though. Have to get close to talk. Maybe nice for a date nightStaff are nice and attentiveA bit on the pricey side

Had our daughters wedding reception there last week. It could not have been better; the food was great - and plentiful, the rooms were beautiful and quite photogenic. And our event coordinator, Caitlin was a rockstar: she helped arrange the flowers, the cake-cutting, the champagne, Everything. She made sure everything went smoothly. Unfortunately, I have no more daughters to marry off, but I can definitely see many enjoyable dinners there in our future. Kudos to everyone involved!

This review is for UVAE's beach front spot AURA ON THE LAKE! This location has been many places over the years and I feel that THIS reinvention is exactly what it needed! It's a cozy place to sit outside, eat delicious food, and the drinks are spot on! They have beach blanket bingo on Wednesday's and it is simply a treat. The staff and owner were friendly and one of the servers was kind enough to help another patron by translating Spanish for them. The food was delicious and we left satisfied! I think this spot can compete well on the northside of the beach front as other locations are beginning to pop up along the beach. Very chill and wonderful spot to hang and of course, people watching! Cheers to ongoing success!