Vinotecca and the Elm Room

I love this place and hadn’t been in a while. Decided to go here on NYE and again on this date.

The food was phenomenal!!! Only complaint was that they ran out of a feature dessert on NYE. Other than that everything was spectacular!

Went for pre-movie happy hour. Had generous glass of wine (1/2 off) and split 5 appetizers. Food and wine were really good, abundant servings and great service. Would definitely go back!

The menu is well conceived but lacks execution. The food was well presented but generally bland, lacking the “wow factor” of a truly memorable meal. Service ranged from very attentive to almost non-existant. Wouldn’t go out of my way to dine here again but a fabulous place to grab a drink and hear some of Detroit’s best live music.

New Year’s Eve dinner - early before the crowd

With only four enteees and four apps on the menu, they should have come out hot, not Luke warm

Great service with wonderful food! We love going to Vinotecca for dinner.

Best waitress ever, Jen is great!

When we first walked in, we stood at the host table for a very long time by ourselves. When someone finally did come over, she was clearly in a bit of a crisis and while she did acknowledge us, it was basically "I'll be right back". Eventually someone else came over and apologized for our wait and sat us. Unfortunately we were sat in the back room where a group of six VERY loud people were also sat. If you're stuck back there with loud people, it kind of ruins dinning out. The food and drinks were good and served quickly and it was great that we could order half portions (light eaters!). If we go back, though, we'll avoid that room.

The waiter is way too aggressive. Every time. And the band is way too large and too loud for that space. Those two things will cause me to not come back. And I’ve given this place numerous tries. Such a shame.

My wife and I are consistent return customers! The food is always great and the wine selection is superb. The service we have is always top notch especially with Eddie Winkler. He always makes sure we have everything we need and is such a fun interaction at the restaurant, he makes our dinner night so much fun.

Top notch food, great atmosphere, and amazing staff!

Presentation of food was excellent. 2/3 at the table was served food undercooked to what was ordered- but taste was fine. Had split servers and one was fantastic and chill and the other was a tad too much and overbearing. Band playing was excellent. Price for quality was on point. Overall experience was very good. Recently attended a wine tasting and food presentation and quality for larger parties was outstanding.

Eddie made our brunch a wonderful experience and the food was delicious!

I was there with friends Wine and drink menu is on a I pad which I do not prefer. Not very many choices of wines by the glass.

First time for all 6 of us. We took advantage of the Happy Hour offerings. Very tasty, maybe a tad larger portions. Our waiter was nice/ good, but you know how they can get a little " over friendly"? We were there to visit each other, not him.

Awesome Service!!

Friends reunion

Enjoyed the ambiance and the food was good but pricey for portions. Could really be more generous. I like live music and thought the band was very good but couldn’t really talk to friends who I wanted to catch up with. Think it would be better to not sit diners by the band. Service was good for the most part.
Valet parked for $10.00 in front but not complimentary, which it should be.

I was looking forward to trying this restaurant and what a disappointment!! Nothing was awful, but it wasn’t amazing either. This restaurant is too expensive for just a OKAY at best experience. Our server was sweet but didn’t know much about the menu or the wine list. The entire experience was nothing to go back for. I don’t recommend it.

Waiter could have been friendlier

Cool vibe with band starting at 8:00. Lighting is perfect for setting the jazz mood. Room is a bit of an odd layout for what they are doing but if you get one of the really close tables it is very cool and intimate. Food was terrific and wines by the glass were interesting and every one we tried was great. Really a unique gem in Birmingham.

Ed was our server, efficient, discreet and absolutely not intrusive!
Food is tasty and genuine.
Music was at a reasonable loudness (we were seated in the patio).

The waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable he made this a good experience

I love this place. The ambiance / look and feel is fantastic. The food is always delicious (and there is a wide variety of really interesting dishes). And the service is great!

We had a 6:30 reservation and arrived promptly. No one was at the front to greet us. We waited for 5 minutes for someone-anyone to acknowledge us. We finally left ... too bad because previous experience was good. We won’t return in the future. Terrible customer experience.

Always excellent. Patio is great. Eddie (server) is charming and extremely knowledgeable. You can tell this is a well run restaurant from the top down.

We went for brunch on Sunday. Service was very slow considering we were the only table in the restaurant. The food was good but nothing stood out as amazing. With so many other locations to choose from this would not be my first choice, but they do have a nice outdoor patio.

Love the shrimp app and the salads!! Great spot for dinner!

Loved the food, wine, and drinks. Found the iPad menu for drinks a little cumbersome.

Totally enjoyed my experience! They made me feel special on my birthday. The staff was incredibly friendly, the food was great and the ambiance was perfect.

Eddy was friendly and enthusiastic. We enjoyed meeting owner, John Jonna, and learning about Rose wine among other liqueors. Food was outstanding. We'll be returning.

First time at Vinotecca but definitely won’t be the last. My boyfriend and I searched for a restaurant neither of us had been to and found Vinotecca. I checked out the menu online and couldn’t wait to try it out.

We started with a pizza, the Ahi tuna poke and truffle fries. The fries were a mix of sweet potato and regular potato and were delicious without being super salty. The pizza was AMAZING! Not too greasy, not too much sauce perfect amount of ingredients. The Poke was not my favorite, not enough flavor for me... Too seaweed-y flavored.

After all that food we shared the Kona coffee rubbed filet. I ordered it medium well and got medium rare. But when we mentioned it to the server he rushed it back to be made again ... then about 4 people came to the table to apologize including managers and the chef himself and they comp’d an amazing tiramisu dessert. After they remade our steak, I must say... it was THE BEST filet we have had in a very long time. After 3 previous bad experiences with filet mignons at high end specialty steakhouses, we had sworn off steak for awhile. I’m SO glad we gave in and tried it at Vinotecca. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Will definitely be back soon.

Love this place-great ambience and they make the best Old Fashions! Band was great too and we have yet to be disappointed with their live music!

Good concept, and quite good food, though not quite up to 'best' level locally. Nice to be able to get half or whole portions on entrees.

Excellent service!

Wonderful night out with friends visiting from SC! Food was amazing. Service was great! Our drinks were awesome, too. Great night all around!

Great food and Eddie is an excellent waiter.

All good but very noisy on a Sat night. We were sitting outside on the patio, music was blasting inside. Hard to have a conversation.

Always positively surprised by the menu, the service and the venue!

We love the patio that they have but this day, one order came out wrong and another order had plastic in it. They provided a free dessert for the wrong food and a new order for the meal that had plastic in it. By the end of the meal we were irritated and the server brought a single bill when there was three of us and three cards. After the third attempt to get his attention he finally came to our table and was not able to split the bill so we had to tell him how to split the bill. He didn't include the tax so he had to come back to the table to see where to charge the tax. We decided we will not be back for any meal.

Excellent food on top of the wide selection of wine. Definitely worth the money.

We came for after dinner drinks and the live music. It was fantastic! The service is top notch and the band was super fun and engaged with the crowd. We'll definitely be back.