House Red Vinoteca is a European-style wine bar and lounge focusing on small-production organic wines and seasonal dishes with influences from around the world.

Join us in our intimate setting for an experience that will bring you back again & again.

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11 Current Reviews

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Overall

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

(11 Reviews)

Rating Breakdown 11 reviews

5 stars

(5)

4 stars

(3)

3 stars

(2)

2 stars

(1)

1 star

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Food

(Outstanding) 4.2 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 4.2 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

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Diners classify this restaurant as:

notable wine list(9)
neighborhood gem(8)
romantic(5)

fit for foodies(4)
great for brunch(2)
kid-friendly(1)

House Red Vinoteca Reviews List

Review 1 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Great experience

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"I had a wonderful time at House Red for Mother's Day Brunch. All 4 of us were able to enjoy a delicious meal with just enough food and desert for an excellent price. I would love to bring my boyfriend here for some wine and cheese. The decor and ambience would be very romantic at night and during the day is very bright and beautiful. Definitely give this place a try--I will be back for sure!"

Dined on 5/12/2013

Special Features: great for brunch, romantic, neighborhood gem, notable wine list

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Review 2 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

House Red has an identity problem

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Poor) 1 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"All of House Red's communications say "wine experts or "wine bar," but the wine list wasn't large or impressive and the expertise was nowhere to be found. And all evening a mediocre guitarist with no vocal technique struggled with easy listening standards from the 40s to the 90s. Consistently annoying. Worse was his awkward visit to every table asking if we were enjoying the music. We'd have been honest but we were enjoying Mothers' Day and didn't want to make a scene. But the good news was how terrific the food was. Everything from the shortish menu was delicious and even inventive. They'd get us back if they'd recognize their strengths as a restaurant, expand the menu, focus their energy, and lose the awful music. Especially the music."

Dined on 5/12/2013

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Review 3 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Relaxing

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/26/2013

2002

Dined on 04/26/2013

2002

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Small comfortable wine bar with good selection of reasonably priced wines. Food was good, but a bit overpriced. Drop the salads and appetizer prices by $2 and add a little more to the plate for sharing and it would seem like a real value and would probably be busier."

Dined on 04/26/2013

2002

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Review 4 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

This is one of my favorite

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/19/2013

2010

Dined on 04/19/2013

2010

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"This is one of my favorite Forest Park/Madison Ave locations! Small plate food, coupled with a unique selection of wine, with music on the weekends!"

Dined on 04/19/2013

2010

Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, notable wine list

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Review 5 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Excellent service. Wine adventure!

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/12/2013

2012

Dined on 04/12/2013

2012

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Outstanding service. I've been bragging about it. The rest of my party were very late so I was embarrassed to hold one of your tables for so long but the waitress was incredibly sweet and never made me feel bad about it. The owner made me feel very welcome too! All around excellent. I tried wines from tiny corners of the world I would have never considered, such as Serbia, which were some of my new favorites. The quality of the food was surprising! I came for a wine tasting and ended up eating.... a lot. Very good food. Adorable atmosphere. It was a little loud, on live music night but more than worth it!"

Dined on 04/12/2013

2012

Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, notable wine list, romantic

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Review 6 for House Red Vinoteca

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

We went for Valentines Night

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/14/2013

2011

Dined on 02/14/2013

2011

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We went for Valentines Night and went as a result of on online reviews. We don't eat meat, pork, but do eat fish. They offered a vegetarian price fixe option, which we opted for. That menu unfortunately did not meet our expectations . I would recommend this restaurant and wine bar for the appetizers and wine. Perhaps other diners enjoyed the standard price fixe but our vegetarian option was not worth the large price."

Dined on 02/14/2013

2011

Special Features: neighborhood gem, notable wine list

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