Villa Verona Vineyard

"Food is excellent! Staff is very friendly. Nice wine and beer variety. Dinner was very slow to come out."

"I want to love this place so badly, and it pains me to say it, but I just can't. First, the hours they're open are minimal and the execution of what they do is limping along, at best, even after having been there a couple of times with varying ways of carrying out business. Last summer I didn't write a review because mistakes happen and it was so bad, I didn't want to share it. I was sick a few days prior with salmonella poisoning and finally feeling somewhat decent and wanted to sit and listen to music. They have great talent available all the time and the performers are always hit and never miss. I took the safe route and ordered a grilled chicken sandwich but taking so long for it to arrive, it was dark and they were literally closing. After my first bite, I knew something was amiss but disregarded it and took a second bite. My chicken breast was RAW. Not slightly undercooked or a little pink, either. The kind of raw that the second bite was cold, slimy, and I could hear it, which did not help my stomach. Using the flashlight on my cellphone I opened the sandwich and confirmed that it had been cooked for no more than about a min because the surface was barely white. I didn't review it because they addressed it in a way I found very satisfactory. They didn't downplay it or try to sugarcoat it. The server was horrified, followed by a second server. A manager apologized profusely and wiped our entire bill away, more than I expected. They made an appropriately BIG DEAL about it. Then the owner came over with a gift certificate asking if we would come back. I told her the gc wasn't necessary but she insisted. That's why I never posted anything. They didn't deserve to be trashed for it. I finally used the gift certificate a few days ago because it was going to expire. Everything was the same, yet different, and not different in a better way. It's weird. You seat yourself outside after waiting inside to be sure you're supposed to seat yourself but no one tells you that there's no table service. Food and drinks are purchased in the building like a cafeteria, then a server delivers it, (if you're lucky). Roasted beet salad, medium wings, and poutine took 45 min to receive. We got there at 8, so again closing and music ending by the time the food arrived. I found the salt the girl in a previous review was looking for; it's in the poutine. All of it, every grain of salt in the restaurant was in our poutine which is probably why her food needed salt. Roasted beet salad with CANNED BEETS? Seriously? Served with a poorly made lump of mozzarella in lieu of goat cheese? Just, WHYYYYY? Wings were pretty good but be prepared to go to a, "vineyard" that is always out of half the wine selections. I ordered the tasting which at $5 for 6 samples was really fairly priced and about all I would drink anyway but apparently they don't offer that menu item, "when there's live music"...say what, now? Isn't there always live music? If not, then perhaps notate that on the menu because the other option for a flight is $16 and too much to drink for me. 5-6 wine selections of the approx 15 listed were sold out. As sad as it is to say, that was my third trip there, so three strikes. Maybe narrow down your focus instead of offering parties, music, dinner, a spa (?), and several other things and focus on a few things to excel at before diving into the abyss and failing. For these reasons, they've been chopped."

"Went for brunch this past Sunday. It’s a nice small cozy atmosphere. We enjoyed the live music which was the nicest finishing touch to our day. Bring him back more often(Patrick Young) he was phenomenal. We were treated nice and accommodated as well as you could for our friend with the allergy. Just a suggestion on the mimosa flights to have more champagne than juice. We really enjoyed ourselves and will be back. Thanks for a awesome day"

"Good wine selection, and good food as well. Bistro next door is the kitchen. Very good wine slushies. Indoor bar and table seating, outdoor table seating on the deck. Nice bartender."

"We had a great time. The staff was super friendly. We started at the Bistro with some food which was excellent. Then made our way over for some wine and beer tastings. We were happy with everything."