Vinifera Wine Bar and Bistro was started in November 2016 by Chef and Sommelier Jeremy MacArthur and his business partner Brittiany Karlson. Both Jeremy and Brittiany have years of experience in every facet of the restaurant and wine/beer/spirits industry. Their shared passion for amazing food, incredible wine, and impeccable service led them to create Vinifera Wine Bar and Bistro. Their hope is to provide each and every guest a wonderful and unique experience every time they visit Vinifera.
Warm, easygoing local eatery offering elevated bistro staples plus wine, craft beer & cocktails. Based on 461 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
18 Auburn Way S, Auburn, WA 98002
Phone: (253) 737-4421
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Hours
| Wednesday | 3–9 PM |
| Thursday | 3–9 PM |
| Friday | 3–10 PM |
| Saturday | 3–10 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 3–9 PM |
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Reservations: vinifera-auburn.com
Reviews
Veronica Andrade
Food was great, I’m going back pretty soon! I ate the rib eye steak with vegtables and mash potatoes it was delicious. I’m definitely recommending this place. The only thing is that the place is cold, so bring a sweater, especially if you have low tolerance to cold weather, lol! Other than that, it’s a pretty decent place a little expensive but worth the food.
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David
Was here for the Valentine Prix Fixe menu. It was ok, I think that from a value perspective ($75, 4 course and wine pairing) it was very good. However, the overall quality of the dishes was very average, my steak was a bit over cooked, the salad was fine, the mushrooms were over cooked and dry and I don’t believe the shortcake was made in house. The backed Brie seemed to be undercooked because it was hardly melted in the middle. I’ll have to come back and order a la carte, I think the quality will be better.
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Lil Olin
The drinks were absolutely delicious. The service was good and it had a nice ambiance with live music. Our entrees were just OK though. The brussel sprouts were so salty we couldn’t eat them and the pasta was something I could have made at home. I felt like the quality of the food did not stand up to the price point.
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Lisa Merki
Absolutely fantastic! I can’t remember a better dining experience (Wild Ginger in its old location). I took out of town guests, and even they, works travelers were very pleased and impressed.
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Gypsy Blue
This was our go to date not spot-food and drinks are always amazing, unfortunately (maybe because we come on week nights?) our server is always the blonde bartender who is not only very unfriendly, but our last visit (and I mean last visit) she completely forgot about us entirely which lead to a very weird encounter with the server we got who must have been called in from a break? Anyway, food is great but the service will keep us away moving forward, unfortunately. Unless they can hire people who want to provide a great dining experience. Or even just hire staff who treat other humans as human beings.
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InvaderMe0w
Happy we found this place! Everything we sampled was fantastic and the service was great.
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Nathan McDaneld
Fine dining prices, fine dining servings, fine dining presentation, home cooked quality. If I go back it’ll be for the bar, not the food. I ordered the vegan gluten free lasagna, except it was not vegan cheese and the dish was swimming in juice. My spouse ordered cauliflower risotto and it was bland. The cocktails were delicious. The saving grace here was the bartender/waitress/host.
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Lauren R.
I really had high hopes for this place. I was visiting a friend and on our last night together we decided to try this place out. Upon arrival the staff was warm and friendly and seated us right away. We ordered 2 drinks, an appetizer, 2 entrees, and two desserts. The drinks were sadly disappointing and left a bad aftertaste, not sure if it was the alcohol or the syrup that was used but just not good at all. The shrimp fritters seemed hopeful but again were a disappointed in the end. They were not only burned on the outside but was very gummy on the inside with little to no shrimp at all. Our entrees were decent although my friend who ordered the salmon did say it was a bit salty and oily. The fingerling potoes were also dry and overcooked. My chicken marsala was good on flavor but had quite a bit of fat on the chicken, great mashed potatoes and the broccolini was singed a bit. The best part of the meal was the créme brûlèe and the chocolate mouse. Sadly I would not return unless there were major changes to the food and drinks.
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andx79 _
Wow this place is awesome, the food is great and it feels classy. I’ll be coming back to try more items on the menu, the seafood pasta dish was awesome tons of flavors and they didn’t skimp on the meat. Lots of drink selections with and without alcohol. Large wine selection to choose from. Give this place a try next time you want to try something fancy without going to Seattle.
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Cherie Morrissey
Made a reservation for outdoor seating, arrive and find out there isn’t any. The entire restaurant was smokey from the kitchen, they had to prop the front doors open to try to circulate the air.
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