Wine Dive + Kitchen - Lawrence

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   Diane

   VIP

   Denver

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Poor wine selections for a wine bar. There are so many great wines by bottle or glass to offer. Find a new wine distributor!!! Won’t be back
   

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   Ryan

   Chicago

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I couldn't have been happier going here for Valentine's Day weekend. Everything from the wine to the great food selections on the menu (shoutout to the crab cakes, Filet Oscar, and lobster tail over lobster risotto, plus red velvet cheesecake and chocolate layer cake) was top notch. We've never had bad service here, either, with waiters who are fun to chat with and who know the menu well.
   

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   Michael

   Nashville

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Felt like an off night. Fish was overcooked kinda felt like they shoulda comped the entree but they didn’t
   

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   Laszlo

   Key West

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great Valentine’s Day menu. Good service, and free drinks.
   

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   Terry

   Kansas City

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a reservation at 8:45 for a four course pre fixe menu. We didn’t get to our table till 9:20. The first course of crab cakes tasted like tuna then the second course of bisque came out that was straight flavorless water. My friend and his partner had the same and they agreed it was terrible. To allow such garbage to leave the kitchen and try to fool your guests is a slap in the face especially to people like us who use to work as chefs. I saw multiple tables sending food back for whatever reasons. I just asked to pay for my drinks and our first course and left. I’ll never go back and I’m gonna tell everyone I know that your restaurant is garbage. You ruined our whole evening. Our server Brett was fantastic.
   

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   Courtney

   St. Louis

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   For the fixed Valentines Day menu, the kitchen started running out of food. So we got a shrip bisque with no shrimp, a filet topped without crab meat (as advertised), small portions, and INCREDIBLY slow service. Definetly not worth the price or time.
   

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   Dan

   VIP

   Kansas City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I’m going to preface this by saying my girlfriend and I went there last night, Valentine’s Day, and they had a special Valentine’s Day menu. I have never been to this place before, so I’m hoping our experience was due to how busy they were and the unique menu they may have been trying. In short – the service was good, the food was NOT good, and the value was horrible. It was a four-course meal. We each had the crab cakes for the first course and although they were small, they were good. The second course, we each had the shrimp bisque that the waiter recommended. Best description – orange flavored water. Our main course was lobster tails on risotto. My girlfriend’s lobster tail was cooked well and decent. Mine came out and the shell was brownish and you could hardly stick a fork in it. I mentioned it to the waiter, and they replaced it with one not overcooked. The risotto was very bland. The dessert we each had was decent. The shocking part of this whole experience came when I asked the waiter about the shrimp bisque. I asked if it was normally like that (very watery). He said, “no, they were running low so they added water to it to make it last longer.” I wish I was making this up. With my jaw on the floor, I asked if he was still going to charge me full price after what he just told me. He said,” we can take $30 off the bill for the shrimp bisque”. When the check came, he had taken $20 off and brought me a coupon for a free appetizer. As I said, I have never been to this place before and I’m really hoping, for their sake, that the food is much better when they are not swamped and offering a special menu.
   

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   Cole

   Kansas City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was extremely overpriced. Very disappointed that we waited 45 minutes past our reservation for poor food, long waits for entrees, and average service on drinks. Not worth the price, won’t be coming back next year. If they had their full menu available it might have been different.
   

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   TIMOTHY

   Naples

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   We were seated over 30 minutes past our reservation and the pre fixe menu items were done poorly.
   

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    Mike

    Kansas City

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4

    We visited on Valentine's Day as we had reservations. It was very busy as to be expected, but we only had to wait 15 to 20 minutes past our reservation time to get a table, so that was fine. We were seated in a side room, which was nice and intimate, there was a lot less noise there than in the main dining area, which was appreciated. The disappointment came when we started ordering off the Prix Fixe menu. The advertised crab cakes on the first course were actually salmon, and they were out of the shrimp bisque for the second course, even though it was only 7:20pm or so. There were some high points - My partner got the wine pairing, and she really loved the wines we got. My nonalcoholic Bloody Mary was also fantastic. My partner really enjoyed her salad and her chicken and pasta, and both of our desserts were amazing. However, the lobster tail in my meal for the third course was a bit overcooked, but not terrible, just a bit noticeable. The server was polite and apologetic, and I'm happy to give them some slack because how busy it was. There were some issues though. My date had the wine pairing, and the second wine didn't come out until we were done with the second course, the third wine came within a few minutes after she received the second, and we never received the fourth course. The third course of the meal took a very long time to come out, when we saw the table that was next to us that was seated a good 20 minutes after we were get their third course before we did. I also never received my second drink order that I had ordered during the second course, even though I asked a server to check on it, it never came. All in all, it was a very pricy mean that had subpar food and service. The drinks were great when we got them, but other than that, it was not worth the significant price that was charged. I'm assuming the place is better on a less crazy night, but still, it was a disappointment that I don't know that we'll be returning to.
    

    Wine Dive + Kitchen - LawrenceResponded on February 24, 2025

    Hi Mike, Thank you for sharing your feedback and for considering giving us another try. We’re truly sorry that your previous experience fell short of expectations. To work on a gift card offer that reflects your concerns and invites you back with a significantly improved experience, could you please share a good email address with us that I can send it to? Thank you!
    

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