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Welcome to Vinalia Restaurant, Lounge & Wine Bar, located in Boston's hip Downtown Crossing. Vinalia features creative American cuisine with an extensive wine program, including more than 40 wines by the glass and weekly / monthly wine events.
Join us for our annual NEW YEARS EVE PARTY. The who's who of Boston will be at Vinalia. Sip your favorite martini's and dance the night away as we...
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A sophisticated casual dining destination centrally located in Boston's hip Downtown Crossing. Vinalia features fresh, seasonal contemporary American cuisine with an extensive wine program including more than 40 wines by the glass and weekly wine tastings. Comfortable bar food, perfect for sharing, including Crispy Flatbread with Herb White Bean Dip; Fontina, Asparagus, Prosciutto and...
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Vinalia has been recognized locally as one of the best wine bars. It is open for lunch 11:30am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays and dinner from 5pm to 10pm Monday thru Thursday. The bar stays open until 2am and serves wine tastings every Wednesday. For dinners, the restaurant offers a prix-fixe theatre menu and parking is free for patrons of the Opera House.
Business Description from the Web
After settling into the comfortable, warm-hued dining room, most diners experience sticker shock--of the good kind. Nothing on the contemporary American menu tops $20; not even mint-rubbed New Zealand lamb chops with pearl onions and fingerling potato ragout. Lounge lizards enjoy upscale finger foods like wood-grilled pizzas (the wild mushroom, goat cheese and slow-roasted onion is a tangy...
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Tips About This Business
The restaurant sits on the second floor of a generic office building; look for its awning on Summer Street.
The nightly four-course wine-pairing menu ($55) is an impressive bargain, considering that four glasses off the wine list cost about $30.
While there's no explicit dress code, most weekday diners come straight from the office. If you're not wearing your power suit, you may feel out of place.
Editorial Reviews from the web
The Scene Located in the heart of downtrodden Downtown Crossing, this stylish, elegant restaurant is something of a diamond in the rough. The bustling lounge is a favorite with the financial set, thanks to TVs tuned to the market recap and specialty cocktails (with ingredients like fresh fruit and chocolate). Personable servers do their best to help navigate the epic wine list (150...
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Posted by Eric Grossman
on April 13, 2009, (Edited July 31, 2008)
Other Reviews from the web
Vinalia has a nice ambiance. Its usually empty, but the food in the restaurant is usually quite good. The staff is hit or miss. One day they are polite, one day rude. I was overcharged and the manager was awful about it. I will not be back.
Pros
+ Good bread
Cons
- Rude Staff
My bestfriend and I went to this trendy restaurant and bar in Boston,MA. We met the most delightful and friendly people you could ever meet. The food was awesome and the staff was fabulous.
We have been to many restaurants around the city and Vinalia rated way up there. I had friends tell me it was out of the way but I found it easy to find and only steps from several T-stops. It took us about 2 minutes to walk from Park st. greenline to their front door. The lounge was very busy with a mixed crowd of afterwork professionals and a few shoppers (judging by there Macy's bags) The...
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Posted by nu2bos
on April 13, 2009, (Edited March 01, 2007)