9/24/15

9/24/15

One of the first dates my husband and I went on was to Va de Vi. We both love this place. It's a great place to come for a nice lunch, or if youre going out with friends. You can share small plates or each order your own - and their food is terrific.

Your wait on the weekend will be close to half an hour without a reservation, but it's well-worth it. Especially if you get one of their adorable outdoor patio tables. Water fountains and decorative lights in the trees - it's wonderful!

Service is great and there's a hard-working gentleman (manager/owner?) that is always there when I'm there overseeing the staff and keeping things running smoothly.

My favorite dishes to share are the blistered shishito peppers and the garlic fries. The meat charcuterie plate and cheese plates are also fantastic group dishes.

My group of 7 girlfriends was out last weekend celebrating 3 of our birthdays. The 6 other girls were here from out of town and we waited about 40 minutes for our table once we put our name in. Before we were seated inside I let the hostess know we were celebrating birthdays (my birthday is in two days, another girl's bday is tomorrow, and 1 of our party had hers last week). She said she'd let our waitress know, but either she forgot or our waitress forgot, because after our plates were licked clean and every last drop of cocktail and wine were finished, we paid a bill of over $200 and left without even a verbal "happy birthday" acknowledgment. (For the size of our group that bill was extremely reasonable and we were happy with every dish/plate/drink and the service). But wished our celebrations had been acknowledged. We actually weren't even offered a dessert menu to look at.