V Wine Room and Pizza - West Hollywood, California

Garry Post

Lovely little wine and cheese venue just off Santa Monica boulevard in West Hollywood. We were offered tastes before buying glasses of wine and discussed the cheese selections before ordering. Background music but not loud.

Kelly Greene

This is such a sweet little spot, it’s a shame it’s not given the proper support it needs in terms of the limited food offerings, presentation, climate, and care.

We went on a Saturday when the So Cal temperature had already hit 88°. By that point, the room was simmering at what felt like close to 90 degrees, and for some reason ownership or management didn’t feel it was necessary to turn on the AC…!

We ask the bartender, and she said she had no control to turn it on, but that the owner was showing up shortly and she would ask him.

… seriously

This was just plain bizarre. We are there to drink alcohol, to spend money there on wine, and enjoy ourselves, and instead, we’re in suffocating heat. Which not only is uncomfortable, but when you’re there for the sole purpose of alcohol, can be a little bit risky.
My Guest is in her 70s, this was not a good situation; turn on the A/C in a wine bar if the room hits 78 let alone 88!

An hour and a half in, the AC finally kicked in. Had it been on from the get as it should’ve been at 4 o’clock in the afternoon we would’ve had a far more enjoyable time.

We were served lukewarm water when we asked for it just to cool down from lack of A/C (or even a fan!) - we needed to ask for ice!

We went to order the seven cheese plate, were told they were out of a few cheeses, she would just charge us for five…

I pick out a red wine I was hopeful to enjoy, and - you guessed - was told that they were out of it. At this point things are not great.

Next: the cheese was served with mediocre crackers that were basically half a step above Ritz – so we asked the bartender if there were any other crackers or bread we could enjoy the cheese with- and SHE makes a remark not only agreeing with us, but expressing with these low-quality crackers.

Now these are of course high class problems, so no disrespect; but this was our treat for the week: so if you’re spending upwards of $75 for a cheese platter, there should be good crackers- not soft, sugary supermarket bulk crackers, that honestly have no plave being served with nice wines and cheese.

Bartender also admitted she was not an expert in wines! – an interesting statement when you’re in a place that solely is… for tasting wine!
We appreciated the honesty, but it left us a little unsure - basically not really knowing which way to order (we were considering a flight or whole bottle).

The other major grievance was: of course, if you’re tasting wines and this is a wine tasting room, each taste of a wine should be served in its own glass.
Otherwise, you’re mixing whites with sparkling with with reds with rose- so you have no clear idea what you’re actually tasting after the first “reused” unclean glass.

She literally kept pouring samples into the same glass! That was a downer - we know they’re supposed to be served separately - so you know what you’re tasting.

My Guest was from NY, she was surprised that this is how they handle tasting. I asked for a clean glass twice – either bartender doesn’t know better, or is under orders not to use more than one glass per guest.

And we come to the finale: I wanted to treat my guest to a chocolate bar because she loves chocolate, and to help make up for the other gaffes.

Went up to the bar, pointed to the place on the menu where it said, chocolate— and she promptly replies: “oh, we’re completely out of those“.

Honestly, we dropped close to 150$, and while it’s a charming little spot, with no AC at 88°, out of their cheeses, out of their dessert, poor supermarket crackers … wines literally being pored on top of each other … no dessert… it just wasn’t the classy experience this place, or its patrons, deserves.

I have no doubt, running a place like this requires a balancing act, but there were enough patrons to warrant caring about things like this; charge the guests an extra dollar if you need to, but you bring down everything when you serve up mediocrity.

We highly recommend Melanie‘s in West Hollywood, a more upscale experience in terms of food, presentation, and certainly climate control.

David Blair

Went here recently with a group of people. Walked in, the restaurant was extremely hot, I asked to open the windows and was told yes, I opened one and helped a bit, but our entire group was very warm throughout the night. Menu says 20% auto-gratuity for groups, which is fine if there actually is service. But alas, service was minimal at best — we had to go to the bar to get wine glasses, to get ice, I helped bus our tables. I ordered two pepperoni pizzas, one of them was very burnt, ate around it on the crust. There was also only one piece of pepperoni per slice. Between the hot environment, the lousy service, and the meh pizza, it was a pretty underwhelming experience.

Ryan Cambray

Had an absolutely fantastic time here. Hosted by Craig who had great wine recommendations and lovely conversation. Truly lovely bloke. What a gem of a spot. Can't recommend it enough.

Ziwei Hu

Enjoyed a wonderful evening with an old friend here. Very cute interior, cool vibes, and yummy food that pairs excellently with the wines. The spicy raspberry jam is incredible! Bartender Craig is also friendly and attentive and took great care of us - definitely coming back!

Sarah Carleton

Chill spot with positive vibes. Amazing wine. Impressive charcuterie board. Exceptional bar/customer service, Craig provided outstanding wine recommendations. ?

TheGammerguy

I used to come here often but seems like the wine list doesn’t have to many sweeter fruit forward red wines anymore, no zinfandel or petit sarah, or sweeter less acidic blends anymore, i feel like the wine list is a bit samey for reds 4 years ago they had way more verity! If you like dry or woody reds your in luck but fruity heavy bodied wines no dice here.

Great atmosphere tho, hours can be a bit random.

Lip Niche

Great old world feel. Full of great wine and nestled away in a great part of W. Hollywood. Great location fir a private event. Wine lovers should definitely check this place out. Staff was super friendly too!