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Our stay at the villa was great! The price for the...

Our stay at the villa was great! The price for the room was reasonable, the location was beautiful, and it was quiet and secluded. Our room came with a complementary wine tour and wine and cheese tasting. The wine tour was informative and our guide was fantastic. She was very knowledgable and personable and answered our questions in detail. She was also willing to say that she didn't know the answer to a question, rather than trying to come up with a BS answer on the spot. Great tour for beginners to wine! The cheese that came with our wine and cheese tasting was delicious, and my only complaint with it is that I wish we had been given a recommendation for a wine pairing for the cheeses, rather than just picking any glass without guidance. We had a fabulous time. I wish I could say that the restaurant was as fantastic as the rest of our stay, but it wasn't. We arrived on a Sunday and went to brunch before we checked in, because the restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (which is unfortunate, but I completely understand them needing to be closed some days for events and whatnot). They were relatively busy when we got there, so we were prepared to wait a little longer to be seated and for our food to come out. We walked in the door and were ignored twice by servers who came up to speak to a different group of people who arrived at the same time as us. It took about 7 minutes before we were even spoken to or acknowledged, and we were seated a few minutes after that. Our server approached us and explained that they were busy and short staffed, which we were completely understanding of. A few things fell through the cracks, like water refills, and it took some time to get our wine and appetizer, but I was annoyed by how rude our server was. She interrupted us mid sentence and seemed annoyed to be answering questions. I understand having several other tables and needing to move quickly to get things done, but we were not demanding and we had very few questions for her. Even after the restaurant quieted down and we were some of the few people left in the restaurant, our service did not improve. I'm not impressed with the service at all. The food was alright, it was a little disappointing but the focal point of the business really is the wine, not the food. The wine was phenomenal, the villa was romantic and relaxing, and the grounds were beautiful. If you are planning to visit, I highly recommend it. Just don't expect much from the restaurant itself.

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