Comments on: Fine Dining: Vintabla - Tucson http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/ Pull Up a Seat and Join the Conversation at Circle of Food Blog. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:52:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: only one word http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-114478 only one word Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:26:47 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-114478 Well i heard so many good and bad things about Vintabla. I heard about the great chef and wine. I also heard about bad service and overrated food. I decided to have my 50th Birthday there. I can only say one thing. WOW! It was different than any place I have been in Tucson. The atmosphere, the food, the wine and the service was great. Nothing like I expected. It was not snooty, it was relaxed. The food was not uncomfortable to me, it was different but very warming. I am not a wine expert, but I did not need to be. They matched everything perfectly. The menu and wine list had everything for every taste, including gourmets and casuals. I had the pork and carmel apple. It was perfect. The beet salad opened my wife's eyes to beets (which she hated before), and the dessert (lemon curd) was hypnotizing. I strongly recommend Vintabla to anyone who want something comfortable yet different. It will be a dining experience who will remember. Well i heard so many good and bad things about Vintabla. I heard about the great chef and wine. I also heard about bad service and overrated food. I decided to have my 50th Birthday there. I can only say one thing.
WOW! It was different than any place I have been in Tucson. The atmosphere, the food, the wine and the service was great. Nothing like I expected. It was not snooty, it was relaxed. The food was not uncomfortable to me, it was different but very warming. I am not a wine expert, but I did not need to be. They matched everything perfectly. The menu and wine list had everything for every taste, including gourmets and casuals. I had the pork and carmel apple. It was perfect. The beet salad opened my wife’s eyes to beets (which she hated before), and the dessert (lemon curd) was hypnotizing.
I strongly recommend Vintabla to anyone who want something comfortable yet different. It will be a dining experience who will remember.

]]> By: Margob http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-61349 Margob Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:37:19 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-61349 I must admit, I was completely blown away by VinTabla. This was a great surprise, especially since it is such a rare one, and even more rare in Tucson. I honestly do not think Tucson understands this restaurant, and maybe never will, but at least those that crave this experience without having to travel to NY, SF and LV can now indulge as often as they like. The restaurant emphasizes the magic that food and wine take on when paired together with a little help from the knowledgeable staff. When was the last time you actually selected a wine you had never heard of to accompany your meal? What a fun break from the mundane experience so often encountered. We just happened to have a superb visit, but I am sure there are some diners who experience idiosyncrasies as I cannot recall a single business that has zero errors. It happens and if you are one of those diners, you owe it to yourself to give any restaurant another try, especially one as driven to provide such an uncommon dining experience as VinTabla. We cannot wait to return!!!! I must admit, I was completely blown away by VinTabla. This was a great surprise, especially since it is such a rare one, and even more rare in Tucson. I honestly do not think Tucson understands this restaurant, and maybe never will, but at least those that crave this experience without having to travel to NY, SF and LV can now indulge as often as they like. The restaurant emphasizes the magic that food and wine take on when paired together with a little help from the knowledgeable staff. When was the last time you actually selected a wine you had never heard of to accompany your meal? What a fun break from the mundane experience so often encountered.

We just happened to have a superb visit, but I am sure there are some diners who experience idiosyncrasies as I cannot recall a single business that has zero errors. It happens and if you are one of those diners, you owe it to yourself to give any restaurant another try, especially one as driven to provide such an uncommon dining experience as VinTabla.

We cannot wait to return!!!!

]]> By: open up http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-6497 open up Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:46:48 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-6497 after reading the reviews of other so called "foodies", i had to leave my take. I have been a chef for over 40 years in 9 countries. It's no wonder tucson is not a culinary giant with all the no pallete ignorant people. vintabla may not be waffle house or denny's that you all are accustomed to. my experience was brillaint. the food blew anything in tucson out of the water. I didn't have to ask for hasbrowns "chunked and puked on" like most Tucsonians relish in doing. I didn't have to gorge on one huge plate. The staff was beautiful, hip and young. I got expert advice on wine and pairings. The chefs/cooks were vibrant and talented. The menu was diverse yet easy to understand. What do you people want? Great food? double check Great service? check Great wine? double check Great atmosphere? double check Collection of culinary genius? triple check (a master sommilier for god's sake) Hip, beauiful, intelligent servers and cooks? double check Tucson, you don't deserve a resturant like Vintabla. It's for advanced people who enjoy the beauty of food, atmosphere and passion. But don't worry, Furr's cafeteria and IHOP are still here to serve you the "wonderful" food you people like. after reading the reviews of other so called “foodies”, i had to leave my take. I have been a chef for over 40 years in 9 countries. It’s no wonder tucson is not a culinary giant with all the no pallete ignorant people. vintabla may not be waffle house or denny’s that you all are accustomed to.
my experience was brillaint. the food blew anything in tucson out of the water. I didn’t have to ask for hasbrowns “chunked and puked on” like most Tucsonians relish in doing.
I didn’t have to gorge on one huge plate. The staff was beautiful, hip and young. I got expert advice on wine and pairings. The chefs/cooks were vibrant and talented. The menu was diverse yet easy to understand.
What do you people want?
Great food? double check
Great service? check
Great wine? double check
Great atmosphere? double check
Collection of culinary genius? triple check
(a master sommilier for god’s sake)
Hip, beauiful, intelligent servers and cooks? double check
Tucson, you don’t deserve a resturant like Vintabla. It’s for advanced people who enjoy the beauty of food, atmosphere and passion. But don’t worry, Furr’s cafeteria and IHOP are still here to serve you the “wonderful” food you people like.

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-5869 Gretchen Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:38:51 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-5869 Dsappointing. High-end prices without high-end food preparation or good starting materials--at least in what I ate. Overly-fibrous/indestructible corn and pancetta in the chowder--likewise for the spinach and onions in the side of spinach. Some of the lamb was even gristly. NOTE: The eggplant pizza was quite good as was the warm chocolate cake. If you go there, I recommend you stick with the pizzas With tip, the dinner for two of us came to $60 [without wine]. Dsappointing. High-end prices without high-end food preparation or good starting materials–at least in what I ate. Overly-fibrous/indestructible corn and pancetta in the chowder–likewise for the spinach and onions in the side of spinach. Some of the lamb was even gristly.

NOTE: The eggplant pizza was quite good as was the warm chocolate cake. If you go there, I recommend you stick with the pizzas

With tip, the dinner for two of us came to $60 [without wine].

]]> By: eatingtucson http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-302 eatingtucson Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:10:40 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/03/23/fine-dining-vintabla-tucson/#comment-302 Ok ...as they say special treatment for special people. I guess we are NOT special people! The food, honestly trying way too hard on way too many things with a very poor result. We have now close to seven friends/parties who have dined at Vintabla that will never go back...the reasons are numerous but mostly that it uneventful, food bland due to non participation of owners/chefs, too many items, PRETENSION is first, last and middle name and nothing innovative. Word throughout the food and wine community is "sugar daddy" money behind flailling worn out culinary has beens but as they say " put your mouth where your money is!' Ok …as they say special treatment for special people. I guess we are NOT special people! The food, honestly trying way too hard on way too many things with a very poor result. We have now close to seven friends/parties who have dined at Vintabla that will never go back…the reasons are numerous but mostly that it uneventful, food bland due to non participation of owners/chefs, too many items, PRETENSION is first, last and middle name and nothing innovative. Word throughout the food and wine community is “sugar daddy” money behind flailling worn out culinary has beens but as they say ” put your mouth where your money is!’

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