GarVino's Cigars, Fine Wine & Gifts

"Been going to garvinos for years and always felt it was my Cheers Bar. No longer unfortunately with the change in music Jazz is great but not on a Thursday nite just my opinion but I’m hearing lots of complaints from friends of the same feelings. Pete Ludlum I hear is not back and he drew a huge crowd that relates to great tips for the staff Joe hand no longer olays there who also was a huge draw. Hope it changes but I’m hearing it is not going to"

"I've been here several times before today. They have a nice mix of well known brands (especially JC Newman) and off brands. There is a small lounge in back for indoor enjoyment. Today when I went to the counter with $50 of cigars in hand and asked to have my small torch lighter filled the clerk told me I needed to buy a whole can of butane in order for them to fill my lighter. Not 10 minutes before, I saw another clerk fill a customer's lighter for free. No sale. Poor experience."

"Made a point to visit this shop and drove 2 hours to do so. First red flag was seeing no ashtrays in the wine bar, meaning no smoking there. A well stocked gift shop had more wine paraphernalia than cigar items however there were 2 humidors plus a well stocked walk-in one. I wasn’t greeted or offered help as I was trying to figure out just where I was supposed to smoke. The good sized porch only had 2 chairs, although there was ample room for more. When I asked, the cashier showed me the small smoking lounge which had seats for 8. 2 were taken by non smokers, however, smokers can’t sit in a non-smoking area. Live music was happening but I couldn’t hear it inside the lounge nor after I went outside to the porch. I feel like the cigar lounge is lacking because the wine bar is more acceptable, and that seemed to be where people wanted to be. The one good thing was that despite the upper-class area GarVinos is located, prices were lower than expected on the cigars I’m familiar with. I give 3 stars for the Diamond Crown Lounge but take away 2 for the small size and inefficient smoking area, and the unfriendly staff."

"If you’re looking for a great cigar lounge or a wine bar definitely give these guys a visit. I regularly go there and smoke in the lounge. Fred is the go to guy if you want to try something new he will take the time to find out what you like and give you a few suggestions. The ladies at the bar are all friendly and always have a good time with the guys in the lounge. I’ve been to live music there and that a nice small venue with many different local musicians that come in and play on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Well stocked and diverse humidor and they even have a small area for gifts to purchase. I go there pretty regularly and have always had a good time and enjoyed it. Plenty of parking. They also occasionally have Cigar events that they bring in a certain brand and have giveaways and prize drawing as well. Overall just a great atmosphere."