What People Are Saying About Tra Vigne
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In Short – Huge double doors, a big, convivial dining room and a patio that stretches around the restaurant makes for capital-D destination dining for Napa Valley tourists. Californian produce meets an Italian sensibility at this high-profile Wine Country eatery. Don't miss the luscious Parmesan budino, an ultra-rich, ultra-irresistable savory custard. Whole fish roasted in the wood-burning oven is a speciality, as is Dungeness crab in season.
03/27/09
Nice high end Italian in Napa
by haiku328
The wine selection was large, as it should be in the middle of wine country.
The service was very charming and the duck was prepared perfectly
- Pros: Good homemade farfale
- Cons: pricey and need reservations
03/14/09
Disappointing given the ambiance
by dmenkes
The property is really cool and we got a chance to soak it all in while we waited for a table near the bar. Their wine selection is pretty decent and I ended up with a nice merlot from Clearwater Creek. We started with beef carpaccio and mozzarella with garlic and olive oil bread, which were fantastic together. However, our mains (my girlfriend had the rigatoni alla carbonara, with guanciale bacon and parmesan while I had maltagliati verde with slow-cooked pork and sangiovese wine sugo) were both terribly salty and overpowering in general. I liked how the rigatoni was spicy but the sauce was just too strong, while my maltagliati (which apparently means badly-cut pasta?) simply tasted like meat and was also far too strong a dish, demanding loads of red wine to wash it all down. A friend ordered the ribeye steak which was tasty if not a bit average. Overall it seemed like the restaurant catered to rich people who have no taste buds because they've been downing wine samples all day (or at this point are too drunk to care what their food tastes like). Another friend mentioned their lunches were decent, so I'd be up for that before ever having dinner here again. On the plus side, we drank so much water with dinner that we won't have hangovers tomorrow!
- Pros: great starters, wine selection
- Cons: mains too salty and just overpowering
08/13/08
beautiful decor inside and out, friendly staff, delicious food
by barrer
I recently dined at Tra Vigne during a visit to wine country and after a long day of wine tasting. Made reservations through opentable and was seated immediately. The decor is beautiful instide and the courtyard seating is as well. We had the smoked mozzerella ravioli which was very tasty, and the rigatoni carbanara which was equally delivious. The wait staff was very friendly and attentive, and I would gladly return and would highly recommend Tra Vigne for anyone in the area.
- Pros: no dogs, friendly staff, beautiful ambiance
- Cons: a little pricey, but what isn't in wine county?
The Details on Tra Vigne
Under the Stars:
The enclosed stone patio covered by lush greenery is a charming place to sit and eat on those warm Napa Valley nights.
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