Tra Vigne

08/13/2008 Posted 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?

10/29/2007 Posted by gambero1

According to some people, this is one of the best place to eat in Napa. Well don't waste your time and your money. This place is awfull. I ordered a prosciutto and tomato sandwich but somehow the prosciutto was missing from my sandwich. My friend ordered pappardelle pasta with tomato sauce for $14, something simple, and it was flavorless. The menu is very limited and boring, so are the people who worked there. When I complaint to the management, the manager attitude was very rude. He stood by the front door and waited for me to leave, as if I become a nuisance. I guess by expressing my opinion, I was not longer welcome. I'm in the restaurant business myself, and I have never felt so much arrogance in one place. In my opinion, one of the worse restaurant in Napa.

Pros: great ambiance

Cons: awfull food, bad management

09/27/2007 Posted by annewaeden

First of all the food and atmosphere are fantastic. Most of my guests were a little upset with there food (to bland) or overcooked. I was happy as a bee eating my SOLE.....yummy! My overall experience was fantastic - I would recommend this place to anyone visiting the Napa Valley.

Pros: Beautiful Place !

07/08/2007 Posted by cecyks

It was the worst service I experience in the wine country!!!!!! We are dog owners so it's very important to visit a restaurant with patio seating. We've visited Tra Vigne's website and it was also a highly recommended one from a friend who lives locally, so we thought it should be a great spot to enjoy our evening. We called early to make an appointment, and requested a patio table since we have a dog. It was July 5th and the wine country was having a huge heat wave, and we were early to the area and had to wandering around the area under the sun while feeling dehydrated. Finally the wait was over. I went up to the hostess, and guess what he said? "I am sorry but we have a private party at the patio, and we will not be seating anyone outside." 'But I have requested a patio table since I have a dog?" "yes, we have a note here that you've requested that..... But we can seat you inside and place your dog under shades." What kind of non-sense is this? Place my dog under the cruel weather while I enjoy myself inside with air conditioning and a glass of chilled wine? I don't think so. If there was a private party, why didn't they tell me while I made the reservation? I called the same day for the dinner reservation! And if for some "strange reason", that private party made a reservation AFTER I made mine, wouldn't you have the curtisy to give me a call and try to help me out? I believe this kind of customer service is not a top rated restaurant would have. We were at Angele, Dean and Deluca, Vi Satui winery, The Bistro at Sonoma, and Cindy's back street kitchen, and everyone was so accommodating and sincere eventhough they all had to serve us under the sizzling heat. That night, we ended up going to Cindy's back street kitchen. FABULOUS! super friendly and accommodating to my dog and us, amazing service. Dog owners beware of Tra Vigne.

Pros: NONE

Cons: bad customer service. no sincerety

07/12/2006 Posted by cityhabitue

Sitting outside is recommended; it is beautiful. The food was good; the wines by the glass were fitting. Afterward we took a stroll. Amazing!

Pros: Outdoor Seating, Food, Wine

Cons: they don't accept Amex

10/26/2005 Posted by anoveshen1

Had lunch with a party of 6 last Saturday. Had been at least 5 years since I had been their last. Food was suprisingly excellent. Loved the fritto misto, beet rissoto, Agnolotti (sp?) with lamb, all of the Contorni were great. Service was OK at best. Waiter definitely not "in tune" with our needs - water, wine glasses going empty, forgetting to open our second bottle, etc... Highly recommend for a lunch of grazing. Overall impressive considering the size of this place.

Pros: food, outdoor seating

Cons: service

10/10/2005 Posted by miasmom

Seated promplty, but noticed others having a difficult time being seated. Some patrons waiting became annoyed and left beofre being seated. Attractive dining room, but got very noisey after 7pm. Recap of food: Appetizers- calamari a bit bland, sauce could have been seasoned more. Antipasti plate basic, not thrilling. Salads- not enough dressing Main course- Squash ravioli, excellent! Short ribs, outstanding!!! Too stuffed for desert.

08/29/2005 Posted by 1jess1

I guess I asked for it because I went after reading all of these terrible reviews but I had wanted to go to this place for a long time and was finally going to be in the Napa area so I hoped that everyone was wrong. They were not. Don't waste your money at this place when there are so many other wonderful restaurants in Napa. We had the grilled calamari for appetizer which was ok, then split the papardelle with duck ragu - no taste at all and then the lamb which was incredibly tough. $120 dollars later, I left annoyed and hungry because I didn't even finish my food. The only thing good about this place is the staff - they were all very nice.

Cons: food, food, food

08/08/2005 Posted by alovingood

It saddens me to write this. Tra Vigne used to be one of my favorite Bay Area restaurants, but it has gone downhill rapidly over the last year and a half. If you will notice, the last good review in this space is from 2003! Until it recovers its former glory, which hopefully it will, stay away.

Pros: Ambience

Cons: Service, Food

02/13/2005 Posted by l. bowe

Seated promptly. We ordered 3 different Salads between 4 of us, all good. Appetizer was Calamari, 5 pieces! BUT it had alot of Fava Beans. Not much flavor. Ordered 3 different Entrees between us, All were very small portions and the taste was barely average. For the rather large bill we feel taken advantage of.

Pros: quick seating, atmosphere, Bus Boys

Cons: regular food, mediocre service, VERY small portions