Waters Edge Winery & Bistro - Richmond

I came here for a birthday celebration for a friend on a Saturday evening. She held her party in the private room. But there appeared to be ample seating inside and on the patio. They had just started the live music for the night. Playing lively old school hits for the grown & sexy, lol.Service- I think our server, Jasmine, was overwhelmed by the large group. She started out attentive with a smile, and then the smile faded by the end. It may have been too much. I expected service to be slow with a big party, but it was disjointed. Half of the guests had finished their meals by the time the other half had just gotten theirs to take a first bite. She didn't have any help, and it was a lot of food and drinks, so I get it. This likely was out of Jasmines hands. We just had to ask multiple times for a lot of things. Drinks - I had a glass of the "Sparking Almond" for $13. I liked it. But I wish I had just done the wine tasting so I could try a bit of everything. I bought a glass of "Fight like a Girl" for $12, there pink Moscato for the birthday girl. She liked it. So I decided to buy her a bottle of "Fight like a Girl" as a bday gift, for my friend as well for $40. And to support this Black Owned business. It's cool because some of the proceeds go towards breast cancer. Great cause to drink!Food - I ordered the mushroom risotto appitizer. I liked that they had an appetizer portion of this as well as an entree to give a chance to sample it instead of making it a whole meal. I also ordered the cheese flat bread. Both were ok. I wanted it to be delicious. The risotta, while cooked properly, did not have the depth of richness needed to pull off the creamy unami expectation of a risotta. But risotto is hard to pull off in general, so I understand. The cheese flat bread looked different than previous reviews on here. The bread itself almost seemed like a cauliflower or gluten-free like crust. Vibes - The live band began to play Louisiana style music and entered the private room, and we really had a good time.I love supporting black owned businesses. Our server said the owners would come say hello, but they didn't arrive. The live music is nice to enjoy while eating, and I am guessing the $5.00 band fee we were charged, covers the band cost, which makes sense. Overall, the place has good vibes! So I would actually give this another chance if in the area. I hope service is great in their regular dining section as opposed to their private party room. Some of the guests said they had been here for brunch, and it was good.

So I've been wanting to try this place for awhile now. So I finally decided to book reservations this year for my fiancés birthday which is on Valentines Day "A double special day" I booked my reservations weeks in advance even called a few times to make sure everything was okay for my party size which was a 9 top. So on the day of our reservation we were running a little late but we had a 10minute grace period but we stay in the area so we were like 6mins after our intended time. I get inside to check and see if our table was ready which it was but I see The First Problem our table was too small and not a 9 Top. I ask about additional seating and the waiter said they'll pull up a couple chairs. But in my head I'm thinking this not gone be enough space. So I approached the owner about moving us to a different table which He Did. Now to the service our waiter didn't seem like he trained to handle a table that big or he just was overwhelmed by the few other tables he had. But he came and took our orders we ordered a few bottles of which were never fully broken down about the flavors or any best suggestions or anything but this is supposedly "A Winery". So now to the food the menu it was a special menu for Valentine's Day which was never advertised on their website. We had kids with us so I asked could the chef open up the movie for the kids and make their flatbread they nicely agreed. But now to the adults ordering our food the Valentine's Menu had a few choices that seem very appealing so me and my fiancé ordered a starter first which was the crab cakes it did take a while for them come but they were okay. So our entrees were ordered and t the same time I orderedSalmon & Spinach Risotto and she ordered Lobster & Spinach. Our party ordered their meals too which was two steak plates and two other salmon meals and also another lobster plate. So as we wait and wait oh yeah and wait our waiter was not communicating nothing about our meals finally only two plates come out. So as we continue to wait again no communication nothing is being told to us about the rest of the food. So after at least another 30mins of drinking "The Okay Wine" nothing for a buzz either I decided to just cancel the orders for the remaining meals we were missing which were at least 5 entrees. I was so upset holding in my frustration because I really trying to give this black owned business a chance but here I am failed by my people. The owner never came to the table and said a word just let the waiter take it off the tab. Now as an established business owner how would you let your customers just leave upset like that like you no integrity. Now the owner replied back to my fiancé giving some type of explanation or just down right excuses about the service and what not. I've yet to fully read but to some up they ran out of food supposedly and need to make an H-E-B run.. now my people my people I don't know what type of SCAM LIKELY winery bistro he running over there but THIS IS NOT IT‼ The Only good thing was the entertainment so s/o to TASHA SOUL she sang happy birthday to my fiancé.

Food was ok. Service was good we were informed of tipping the musicians mid service. This should've been disclosed before. We were ok with it. Music was lovely while we ate and drank.

Came here for date night. Reservations mean nothing here but i guess that's ok bc there were tables available. They had a DJ and the music was very very loud. We were screaming at each other everytime we talked. This place isn't as fancy as Messina. Food was very good though. Got the salmon and mushroom risotto but received spinach risotto instead. Couldn't tell the waitress bc they were so busy and didn't come around. We saw her twice. When we ordered and when we paid. We also asked for small plates bc we were sharing an app and main dish. Didn't receive those either. Overall, the food was good. But the loud music and lack of waitstaff made it enough for us to not return.

Went for Sunday brunch with my family. The brunch menu should be changed. I order the shrimp and grits but it didn't have any shrimp or sausage. You can see in the picture it's more grits with a gravy. The flavor was ok but for $18 dollars I expected more. If you go for brunch I would say order from the A La carte menu. I opted for a 3 wine tasting with wines I selected. I liked the pour and the selections of wines to choose from.My waitress started attentive but as the time continued she seemed to disappear. It became harder to order to get her attention to fix a mistake. I would try this place again for dinner or just wine.

What can I say ! I love this place!! Wonderful staff, delicious wine, scrumptious food and super clean!! If you haven't been for happy hour or live music ADD TO YOUR LIST NOW!! Trust me, totally worth it! Shoutout to Lydia who has been my server each visit and she is awesome! She knows her way around the menu and always gives great recommendations. Definitely a gem here in Richmond!! Can't wait to return! Kudos to Candice! Love LOVE Singo!! Lots of fun!!

This place was a total vibe!! The music reaches you as you walk into the establishment. My forever date and I were warmly greeted and seated rather quickly. Now, I must say that when it comes to giving the feedback on the wines, I'm rather selective and particular because I moved here from the Napa/Sonoma wine area. I'm wine bougie, I'll admit!! That said, if you're not particular with wines this could very well be a great place to enjoy. I didn't care for many of the wines that I tasted and I didn't like the renaming of the wines as it made it challenging to truly know what I was drinking (Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Malbec, etc). Some of them were labeled as such in the description but many were not. The food, on the other hand, was great! I enjoyed the tender and juicy Jamaican jerk tenders. They were even delicious the next day when reheated in the microwave. Yum!!Overall, I would definitely return but maybe only have a sparkling wine!! Although, it was slightly on the sweeter side, I did enjoy the sparkling almond wine. Nancy, our server recommended we come back for live music on the weekend evenings and for the Sunday brunch. Thank you for being awesome, Nancy!!

This place is absolutely amazing!! I love the service and wine selectionMy only complaint was they were out of my fav almond sparkling wine. I joined the wine club and hoping to get my fav bottles. The music and service is also amazing. Jordan is very polite and professional and attentive to the guest! Love it here!!

This place didn't have a DJ show up on the night in which was supposed to have one. They don't serve Charcuterie on an actual CHARCUTERIE BOARD but on a plate!!! And.. the worst... they had not ONE bottle of Reisling. I'm good on them !

Very nice establishment, I've supported a few times. All of their live entertainers have been great. Nice spot for an intimate date, girls night out or if you want to patron alone. I suggest trying one of their tasting flights to have different options of sangria or wine. All of my food selections have been delicious. My favorite is their mushroom risotto. I'm giving a 3 star review due to a few things: Food portions are small. I always order the salmon and the portion is small, never consistent and seems to become smaller each visit. Their regular and sweet potatoes fries, small portion as well. I'm not expecting a bucket of fries, a plate full, yes. My last visit I ordered my usual veggie flatbread (added mushrooms for an extra charge). When the waitress brought it out to me I immediately noticed a difference. I asked her if they had made any changes, she said no, they were out of their regular flatbread and only had the gluten free crust available. This information wasn't mentioned to me when I ordered. I didn't like it. Plus, multiple toppings were missing (spinach and artichoke hearts), smh. Not sure if they were out of those ingredients as well but again no mention to me. I didn't complain. I paid with tip and left. As a customer, I expect quality and quantity. I'm paying to receive what is exactly stated on your menu to be included, nothing less.