the vine mediterranean café and market

good food, but service was frustrating. i left there feeling like they were trying to screw me. won't be going back. food isn't worth the frustration.

we waited patiently, after finishing our meals, for the server to bring us a check. finally, after quite some time, i went up to the front to ask for the checks. here, i was informed that they could only do four checks per table. we came in with a group of ten, we had all just met, and did not know each other well enough to split a check (nor were we prepared, with cash, to do so). would have been nice if they mentioned that when seating us. apparently it says so in the menu in "fine print" (b/c everyone reads the whole menu!). i wentbackand looked at the menu and found this section, and it actually says they can do six checks per table. the server told me that he could "make an exception" and do six checks. ha, that isn't an exception, it is your basic policy. i ate their food and then wanted to pay for it...how complicated is that???

we wanted to come here, because my wife and i lived in west africa and we loved the lebanese food they had there. the food was pretty good. it wasn't as good as west africa, but the hummus was amazing! the reason i rated it so low was because the restaurant smelled like cheapo cleaning supplies. it comes in that purple bottle, kablaam. the stench was overpowering. i'm afraid if we gobackhere, it will be for takeout.

the food is fantastic, and the prices are quite a steal for what you get. i ordered a falafel wrap that was around $4, so i was expecting something small and therefore got a side of fries (my friend and i also split lebanese nachos for an appetizer). the wrap was not only huge, but incredibly delicious. i was delightfully full and could not finish anything i ordered.

the service is a little slow, but as long as you're in good company it's not too bad. i'll definitely bebackand recommending it to all of my friends.

great food, wonderful service and atmosphere!. this place is great! the food has good spice, the atmosphere is wonderful, the pita breads are freshly baked and the waiters have always been welcoming. i like spicy so my personal favorite is the sjuk. only drawbackwas the cardamon tea used ground cardamon spice instead of real green cardamon seeds to flavor.

don't believe the hype.. i have no idea how this place is getting good reviews. it is cramped and dirty (actually saw an employee pick up dough scraps off the kitchen floor then gobackto preparing food), the service was sub-par, and the food (even the stuff labeled spicy) was bland. it was $11 for a dish that was basically a chopped potato on top of a cup of rice. also, the coffee (at $4 for about 4 ounces) was the absolute worst coffee i've ever had in my life. all of the coffee drinkers at our table agreed.

my boyfriend took me here today and it was remarkable. i thought i hated falafel but it turns out i've never had good falafel until this place. there salad was very unique and i love the fried pita chips. i got the kafta kabob and i live whatever they seasoned the rice with! didn't know they had smoothies so know i will def have to gobackand check those out

great food- terrible service. i have been to the vine on many occasions and love the food. i am sure you would be hard pressed to find food that is so fresh and well prepared in st. louis, but i am always turned off by the service including the female manager, usually there on friday nights. i will say that one member of the staff is continually outstanding and he is not even a server. he brings you water and your menus when you sit down and he comesbackto check on your table several times throughout the meal because your server will not.

horrible service. great food, awesome patio, yummy smoothies, good hookah.... worst servers ever. i seriously would not complain if the servers were just okay, but they really sucked. it wasn't just our server. i watched the other tables wait and be ignored. the waitresses on the patio last night were impersonal, unfriendly, and in a rush... to getbackto the kitchen to chit-chat. seriously. the food was so awesome, but this will not be a place we will frequent until they do something about their servers. ridiculous.

fresh, authentic, wonderful. a friend and i shared "small" portions of several things--hummus and homemade pita, falafel, yogurt salad, and tabbouleh. for dessert, we split a delicious house-made date and coconut confection, and shared a pot of cardamon tea. all this food--some of which had to be packaged to take home--for under $20. what seemed like "small plates" as some places would refer to it, was more food than two of us could eat in one sitting. delicious, freshly prepared food at a very reasonable price. all was wonderful, and the server was extremely nice and very helpful. the hookah thing seems gimmicky--i don't know--never mind that. this is a find. can't wait to gobackand try some other things.

loved the falafel hated everything else.. ok me and my husband had never been here. we felt like we visited another country. for some, that might be ok, however, this is america and this place is right in the middle of the hood. alot of women walking the streets in muslim attire. i was very uncomfortable. maybe we just dont get out much but me and my hubbie are just country white people that just wanted a nice greek meal. well this place is lebonese not greek. ok my bad. it was a filthy looking dive. the waitress was being bossed around by an ogre and was literally waiting tables, answering the food, getting the food, checking people in and out and the boss yelling at her in front of customers.
the place was nestled in btwn hookah lounges and honestly i didnt realize this area was a hooka street.. if you know what i mean. i swear the apts above must be a chain of cat houses. i literally saw two hookers pass my car. and this is lunch time lol wow.. all i can say is wow. anyways. the tables were filthy when we got seating and still had wet rings from the prior glasses. i just over all was appauled that this was how we accidently spent our anniversary. oh and i hated their stuffed grape leaves. and that was one of the main things i went for. they were flat and tasteless. the baklava was over priced. they had no gyros.. ok so i really wanted greek food. i asked for some tabouli to take home and of all things she didnt pack it well and it went all over mybackseat. /sighs. im sorry.. it was just the worst experience in a very long time for me.

good food iffy service. the food was great. the babaganoush was the best ever. the lamb was cooked perfect. the service well it sucked. had a younger guy who was at best aloof and pretty snobby. will gobackand just ask for a different server.

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 ofbackhome.

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 bebackagain 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.

fantastic!. i was looking for a different place but once i got out of the car, the wonderful smell coming from the the vine inticed my family and me in. the appetizer sampler was fantastic! the baba ganoush was surperb and the falafels were full of flavo, especially when put in a pice of pita with garlic sauce, parsely, hummous, pickles, and tomoatoes. it all comes with it. the star was the chicken schwarma! it was the closest thing since i was living in the united arab emirates in 2003. i added a few french fries and it felt as though i was standing on the side of the street in abu dhabi. the vine's schwarma was very large (we shared) but extremely delicious! i'll definitely be comingbackto the vine soon. absolutely fantastic!!!!

awesome!!!. i have family from the middle east and we tried the food at vine; the food was awesome and authentic. i am so glad st. louis has a middle eastern restaurant with food to die for. if you are a healthy eater, middle eastern food is some of the healthiest in the world. in fact i am goingbacktomorrow bringing my daughter and her friends. they are excited about it.