the vine mediterranean café and market

love it!!!!!. what can i say except that this humble little place is just perfect. i had stopped buying falafel for years because the tastes that i was getting from different places was wither way to lemony or just not consistent! thevinenever fails to please. the owner is very accommodating to the pregnancy cravings that my husband and i have (lol). being pregnant, there are many places that i can't go into since the smells make me sick, but not this place. my new favorite spot!

coming from a lebanese family, the food at thevinewas about as close as you could get to my mother's or grandmother's. i have tried everything on the menu and still can't make up my mind when i get ready to order. so i ask to see the owner (who by the way is the chef) and ask him what i should have and let him cook for me. unfortunately, you can only do this when it's quiet and not busy (so in other words, not very often). go there and get adventurous. sahtein and enjoy!

i've been bringing people to thevineon a pretty regular basis since i moved to stl 4 years ago and it has never disappointed. they have a great variety of mediterranean dishes and it always tastes so fresh. the portion sizes for entrees are pretty large, i usually split it with someone. their fries are addicting, the seasoning is amazing! do yourself a favor and order a piece of baklava after dinner, you won't regret it!

good every time!. being the food snob that i am, i wished that i could find something bad to say about the food, prices and service but i can't. oh and the consistency of all of the above. this is my third time at thevineand it was just as good as the first time i ate here. even friends that i've brought along have enjoyed it. can't go wrong with the vine!

stlfoodsnob

portions too large & service too friendly!. o.k., i'll admit to being a snob about eastern mediterranean food. so what if the prices are low, the food delicious, and the menu authentic? where's the rudeness, where's the snobbery? how dare they be friendly and welcoming. for god's sake people, stay away or the service may even be faster!
anyway, thevineis now on my "must take friends" list.

great food. i have been to thevinethree times. the first time was about a year ago on a sunday after a church service. it was wonderful, the restaurant wasn't busy the pitas were fresh, the hummus is fresh, the food and service were fantastic.
second time; about two weeks ago. the food was great, service was okay. we sat around for a while with our cups empty. it was nice not having someone come to the table every three minutes though.
third time; this past monday, the manager was our server. i know he was busy but three other tables who came in before us got their food before us. our appetizers came out promptly and were delicious. we finally got our main course and ate. after eating we werent approached for about 15 minutes, after another server coming to our table to help us. i asked about a hookah. they said no because of the rain three hours earlier. the patio was dry. so after getting a no to the hookah we asked her for our check. it took literally 20 minutes to get our check, waited 15 minutes for someone to grab our checks and another 10 to get our cards back. we were there for an hour after eating,waiting. granted it was really busy, but the service was ludicrous.


overall still a great place to eat, but i might just call in my order next time and eat at home.

best restaurant i've been too!. last friday i was at thevinewith my wife and mother in law. the food was superb, the service was amazing considering it was jam packed and people were in line out the door. we ordered traditional lebanese appetizers before we dived in the delicious chicken shawarma, mediterranean kabob, and sujok (traditional spicy lebanese sausage). this place was deffinetly a success.

one thing i didn't mention was how good a value thevineis. their sandwiches are all around the $5 mark, and the chicken kafta dish, while double that price, was enough food to satiate nearly any appetite. i cannot speak to the market or hookah aspects of the vine, but as far as the food, there's a reason why each time i've been the place has been full of customers. it's going to be hard for me not to just get the tabouli and fries sandwich every time....but maybe i'll just order it as an appetizer on my next visit.

great food- terrible service. i have been to thevineon 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 comes back to check on your table several times throughout the meal because your server will not.

loved it!. my husband and i went to thevinethis friday. we were craving mediterranean food, and did not leave disappointed! the food was incredibly good and fresh tasting. my husband had the chicken/beef schwarma sandwich, and i had the appetizer sampler. i got hummus, felafel, kibbeh and grape leaves. we both agreed the grape leaves were the best we'd had, and the pita was out of this world good (our server even brought it out with the hummus before the rest of our food, because she was excited to serve it hot from the oven:). we had enough to take home and munch on the next day, and our whole meal was only around $20. great service as well...in and out in about an hour on a friday night is no small feat. we'll definitely be back!

great flavors!. i figured it was about time that i wrote a review since i've eaten at thevineon more than one occasion. what i greatly enjoy is that the flavors in the things i've had blend together beautifully. everything i've had has been fresh and satisfying. so far, i've eaten a variety of desserts along with falafels, hummus, zatar, their salads, etc. when i tasted their falafel sandwich, my search ended. i haven't found anyone to match it or come close yet. their prices are great in comparison. i do wish they had more variety as far as the fresh fruit drinks that they offer.

we have been there several times.the food and service is always great.this is one of our favorite places to eat.keep up the good work.


-----23 mar, 2012-----

the food was great and our waiter chuck was very good.will definitely recommend thevineand eat there again.

thevineis now on my favorites list! i went to lunch with two friends on sunday. we had the hummus and falafel appetizers to start. both were good and i loved the fluffy pita. but we were amazed by the lunch specials! we ordered two beef shawarma and one chicken. the beef was tender with some delicious crispy edges on a bed of perfectly cooked rice. the scent was amazing! portions were very generous (i had enough leftover for one meal, maybe two) and it came with my choice of salad. overall, great place doing it right!

dazamn good!. thevineis redonkulous. if you like good food you will like the vine. if you like bad food don't go to the vine. eat some hummus like a boss, then have some falafel sandwich with tzatziki like an even bigger boss. it's delicious, trust me. i'm some guy on the web. some hotties be workin' there too. go to the vine.

great food, great value!!!!. i have been a chef for over 25 years, and have a great love of mediterranean food, i went this past weekend to thevinefor dinner with my wife and two kids, we had a blast! we were greeted by a friendly waitress named sara who was terrific with my two young children as my wife and i looked over the menu. she helped us find some great things that were kid friendly (minature "pizzas" in a variety of cheese, meat and veg combinations). my wife had the fatoush salad with shrimp (another great recommendation... thanks sara!) it was a plentiful and appealing salad with lots of perfectly seasoned and well cooked shrimp and loads of green vegetables with a light but great tasting dressing. i had the lebanese hamburger...and i gotta tell ya.. it is one of the best burgers i have had in town. it was big juicy and cooked perfectly. topped with homemade slaw and great pickles and tomato, i didnt even need ketchup it was seasoned so well. the burger was served with "mediterranean fries" that were seasoned with some great spices and sea salt. it was also served on a home made bun!!!!!! well done folks! the hummus was terrific and came with more delicious home made bread that was still warm from the oven! all of this and we managed to feed the four of us for less than $30 including tip! a great place to explore some new and wonderful food. thanks for being in the south grand neighborhood, places like yours make it such a great place to live in st louis!