http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html http://st.ypbot.net/prod/images/beta_215x59.gif http://www.yellowbot.com http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html It's quiet enough for you to have a conversation and cool enough to make you and your friends comfortable. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Its not really a wine bar, but more like a cool lounge. Great music, lots of space to sit and have an actual conversation. Highly recommended for meeting friends, date, etc!!! http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Went there last night for the first time and really enjoyed it. My boyfriend and I had an awesome waitress, and she let us sample a few of the wines before committing to a bottle (only $20 on Tuesdays!). She was very knowledgeable and helped us pick out a great wine and the delicious grilled cheese (so gluttonous but worth it). I think we got lucky because it was a slow-ish night, but the service was great and our waitress even brought us free shots! Overall fun, laidback atmosphere and I'll definitely be back soon. My only complaint was the overhead lighting is a little weird (when are people going to realize that this is the most unflattering lighting ever?). Thanks again Kelly S.! Pros + Food, Service, Location Cons - A little pricey, can get crowded on Tuesdays and Fridays http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Great place to host events! They took care of everything, I didn't have to worry a thing the entire night. Great service! Pros + Atmosphere Cons - Parking http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Last Friday I ventured out to Santa Monica to join some coworkers at Bodega Wine Bar . There is also a location in Pasadena. Fro ... http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Last Sunday, my husband and I were invited to celebrate a co-worker’s birthday at Bodega Wine Bar in Santa Monica. I had never heard of this place before, but I was excited to discover a new drinking spot. As soon as I walked in, I knew I would like this place. It [...] http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html A lot of wine bars tend to be intimidating, crowded, or small. Fortunately, it's not the case at this neighborhood spot. Been going there since it opened in 2006 and always try to get there early to chat with the bartender, who always picks a good wine from the pretty decent list. The addition of DJ's on certain nights gives it an extra enjoyable dimension. Ironically, the place is never overcrowded even on a Friday night. It's always a g http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html I live really close to this place so I thought it would be a good idea to go there on a Friday night to just have afew drinks with some friends. Unfortunately, this turned out to be areally bad idea. The waiters/bar tenders were extremely arrogant and it took well over 20 minutes for the waiter to bring the wine I had ordered (it didn't even seem busy in there). Pros + walking distance from where I live Cons - Service, Parking, Atmosphere http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Great date place, the wine selection is wide, the scene beats many LA hot spots. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Inviting, relaxing, upper scale. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html this place is picking up steam. it's a good escape from the promenade area for a more genuine time. their happy hour from 4 to 7 draws in a heavy work crowd. try the red dragon. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html great lounge and atmoshere - nice clientele http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Our Designaed Driver was so insulted for a plethora of reasons. The waitress took all of our drink orders EXCEPT for our DD's Club Soda. We asked the bartender, Wayne, for the drink and he told me to "sit down and wait for the waitress". I have never experienced such horrible service. Until our DD asked him for a drink (non-alcoholic) and he ignored him. In LA people have to drive to bars! Respect should be payed who are Designated Drivers. F*&k Wade on 2/2/07! F*&k someone who has no concept of CS. As an owner of a local biz, never mind you'all. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Fantastic wine bar. My favorite wine bar, actually. Great wine selection. Food is pretty good. Ambience is fantastic. Relaxed atmosphere. Great place to meet up with friends before heading to dinner. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html I came here a few months ago and I am shocked that not more people have reviewed this place. When I went, it was "good" busy, and it seemed like the locals had already caught on. Anyhow, the decor is quite nice, the menu is very simple and gives casual wine drinkers VERY easy access to wine. They also have good beer and soju and sake. The wine is very reasonably priced, the crowd is cool, the place is full but no where near over crowded. The appetizers are an excellent touch. There are fancier places, places with less seating, and bigger meat markets than this place, but this place is by far the best for me overall. The wines are also very inventive instead of the ultra classic (i.e. expensive) cabernet's and chardonnays. Pros + Great Selection, Great Ambiance, Great Crowd, Great Value Cons - Nothing http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Hung out a few nights at Bodega. Its much more a lounge than a wine bar which is a good thing. Super cool atmoshpere with lots of couches, corners and places to hang. Everything is priced the same so you don't have to worry about what kind of wine your ordering (no cocktails, but they have beer and saki as well). Food is good with small plates of pizza, humus, cheese & fruit and other apps until around midnight. Happy hour scene is really good and friendly crowd with great tunes from Groove Armada and Thievery Corporation in the background and then it seems to slow down around 8, but then the place gets packed around ten with a DJ spinning the normal dance stuff. Will definitely be back. Pros + Atmosphere & vibe, good looking crowd, prices are right Cons - Late night it gets busy and a little wait to get a cocktail, street parking http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html I met three of my girlfriends here on a Friday night. We had a great time drinking wine and eating little bites and catching up. This place is big enough to have a conversation with friends and not feel crowded, but also fun and stylish for a girls night out. The music is great - we kept asking our waitress what they were playing. The grilled cheese was delicious as were the portobello sliders. I liked my Zinfandel, but my girlfriends didn't their pinot noir or sangiovese. I would definitely come back here again. Pros + Music, Little Bites, Space Cons - Some of the wines http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Very good wine - great pricing idea - great space - great crowd BUT - they need to do something about acoustics - gets TOO loud and also - PLEASE re-work music selection - its a Wine Bar - not a club - think Miles Davis / Chicane / Jamie Cullum etc.. http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html Been living in Santa Monica for a while and couldn't find a place to go that wasn't either 1) a scruffy dive bar (which I enjoy sometimes), 2) a swanky joint (which I also frequent on occasion), or 3) a anything on the promenade (stay away!) There didn't seem to be anyplace else in this town. Whoever opened Bodega must have had the same dilemna as me. This place feels like a cool neighborhood bar, but it has a hip, stylish vibe at the same time, and the prices are affordable. The staff is cool, the music is spot on, and the food is grubbin - try the pizzas! And when they close, you can stumble next door to swingers and keep your night going. Pros + Good prices, cool crowd, good music Cons - Parking, wine & beer only http://www.yellowbot.com/bodega-wine-bar-santa-monica-ca.html after trying for a while to figure out where exactly i was allowed to park, i was finely able to figure it out and get inside. they have a nice selection of wine and the atmosphere is fun with its dim lights and red, black and white interior. i particularly liked the red window. the people there were nice although there were a few strange ones. all the employees were helpful. Find local businesses and read and submit reviews and ratings q http://www.yellowbot.com/search/