mm mm good

Friday night Bryan and I were driving through San Clemente trying to think of where to go for dinner and as we drove passed VINE we looked at each other and said “let’s get it and split the cost.”  We sat at the bar, watched the Olympics and had an amazing meal! The best fruit and cheese plate, dinners of chicken in wine sauce and probably the best fish and chips ever (it was made with halibut!), finished it all off with a chocolate souffle… mmm I am craving it right now!

We were first introduced to VINE last Christmas when Bryan’s friend Amanda had her wedding reception there. It was there that Bryan and I decided we wanted out wedding to feel like theirs, to be different than what people think of when they hear ‘wedding’, and it was there that we had one of the best. meals. ever.

So good that we went back soon after for one of their Wednesday Night Wine Tasting’s. Four courses, four wines, and the owner personally explains each wine to you. The flavors, the history, everything.

The food is amazing, the wine is just as good, and combined with a staff who is always smiling and the husband-wife owners who are oh-so-sweet, it is one of our favorite restaurants. 

I wanted to tell you all about it, because for a small wedding (less than 50) or for a rehearsal dinner, it is the perfect location. If you are looking for something in the Southern Orange County area for either event, do not forget about VINE. You won’t be disappointed