the vine mediterranean café and market

as much as we enjoy fine dining, we also take particular pleasure in finding a small ethnic restaurant that stands out. south grand is restaurant row for candidates these days, and we have a(nother) winner. the vine mediterranean cafe and market offers lots of hits and very few misses. yes, there's a market next door (and when it's cold, a sign encourages you to use its door for entry, to keep cold drafts from freezing those diners sitting near the cafe entrance), with lots of interesting groceries and halal meat. in addition, the contents of bakery and deli cases serve as coming attractions for taking extra fun home for tomorrow. things are often hopping, even early in the week, and many customers seem to be regulars. like so many of the countries bordering the mediterranean, the lebanese food featured at the vine offers lots of appetizer-type dishes, which means those who enjoy the small-plates style of dining will be pleased. for example, hummus is pale and silky-smooth, tasting of

perfect lebanese food. their baba ganouj was the best i've ever had (including mine); their hummus was extremely smooth and delicious; the falafel was perfect and the dolmas divine! the service was just a tad slow but the food was well worth waiting for. their chicken kebab was wonderful as well! best lebanese in st. louis so far!

a great catering choice. i have not yet eaten at the vine mediterranean café and market, but based on my experience yesterday with its catering capabilities, i will be soon. i'm on the board of a nonprofit and volunteered to bring a dish to a gala reception that had a mediterranean theme. i decided to bring vegetarian dolmas (stuffed grape leaves). a couple of days before the event, i placed my order at the vine for five pounds of dolmas. when i picked up the order just after the vine opened on sunday, the dolmas were ready to go and securely arranged on a tray. as it turns out, we had a great deal of food at the event, and i thought i would be bringing leftover dolmas home with me. such was not the case: the dolmas almost flew off the platter. not only that, several people commented on how delicious they were. i managed to eat about five, and i agree with their assessment. needless to say, when i sit down to a meal at the vine, i will be sure to order dolmas!

too slow. good food, nice waitress but soooo slow......

great, authentic mediterranean fare. great addition to the south grand ethnic cuisine area.

middle eastern food-yummmy!!!. had a lunch business meeting this week with four customers and they loved the food and the service was great. met the owner and was very attentive to our needs. i would highly recommed folks to check this neat little cafe!

i love the food and the owner is easy on the eyes.

simply the best. the vine is my favorite restraunt in the whole universe the waitresses r very friendly and the flow is great plus its inexpensive
which reminds me of back home.

this is one of my favorite restaurant in st louis. the food is incredible. the shawermah, falafel, baba ghanoush and hummus are to die for!

when i went there last week i had beef kabob and tabbouleh salad. it was the best kabob i had in the long time, probably since my last trip to turkey.

i come here very often for lunch and nothing could beat their shawurma sandwich and shishtawook. i love the place.

awesome tabulie. i have had lots of tabulie salads at family and friends but the vines tabulie is by far the best .

must have missed something. this was sort of ok at best. we actually left parts of the meal uneaten -. the service was may be average - very weird no good flow. no one ever asked how the meal was - especially when half of it was still on the plate and we asked for the check. the meats were cooked well everything else seem to be from a can.

the idea, concept, location, outdoor seating are all very positive -

first time visit. just had a wonderfully delicious lunch at the vine cafe. food was great, first time enjoying mediterranean cuisine, but just as important was that the staff was extremely friendly and made great lunch suggestions. we will be back again and again to try the different items on the menu. my wife and i ordered an appetizer and two lunch plates with salad, all for under $25. do yourself a favor and make the trip to vine.

best falafel -- owners are lovely!!. this is some fantastic food!! as a nice armenian girl, this place is my version of comfort food -- eggplant, pita, lamb, parsley and onion in everything.