Reviews for WHINO in Arlington, VA
The food and atmosphere were exactly what we were looking for. We went here for our anniversary and really enjoyed everything we... ate. Put this on your list of date night spots!! Read more
Located in the Ballston Mall, you can either opt to do street parking if you can find it or park in the garage. It's $1 if... you're there for under 3 hours. I love the ambiance, it has this modern, arty kind of upscale vibe. Our server was great butseemed overwhelmed. It wasn't too busy but both our food and drinks did take long periods of time to come out. I ordered theProsecco Rose which was very good. We were still in time for happy hour which was nice. They have an extended happy hour until 8PM. We started off with a charcuterie board with some Wild Boar Lonza and Waygu Beef Bresaolo. We paired it with the TruffleTremor cheese. It came out with some Toasted cranberry bread and it was pretty good. They were unfortunately out of the Scallopsso we didn't get to try that. We ordered the porchetta Sliders which was ok. Almost all of it was delicious but the "crispy porkskin" as a really really tough skin and not at all crispy. It was really hard to bite into. Almost an overcooked thin piece ofjerky. We also had the Spicy broccoli Rabe which was decent and the Mango Habanero Wings. The wings were cooked well butunfortunately didn't really have any flavor. It wasn't really spicy and very limited Mango flavoring. Finally, we ordered theSeafood Socarrat which was interesting. I don't think the seafood was fresh and the rice was kind of crispy but I enjoyed theflavor. For our dessert, we chose the olive oil doughnuts and the espresso gelato. Gelato was delicious. The doughnut ballswere dense but ok with the gelato. Overall, I think i would come to hang out at the bar but not sure if I would really returnfor the food otherwise. Read more
I got married here!!! It was back in April 2022. My now hubby and I went there for our engagement dinner, and we liked the vibe... a lot. We were still looking at venues but knew we wanted a small, intimate ceremony/reception. After looking at differentplaces, my husband suggested we contact Whino to see what they could do. Patrick, the manager, was amazing. We had a tastingdinner there about 10 days before the wedding and he took great care of us. On our wedding day, we were able to set up a halfhour before the ceremony, and had another half hour at the end to tidy up. It was such a beautiful night, and I'm not sayingthat just because it was my wedding day haha!! The food was amazing, the staff was quick and efficient, and our guests lovedit!! We plan on going back for our 1 year anniversary!! Read more
I sat at the bar with a friend and enjoyed several drinks. Although the drinks are pricey, the ambiance is beautiful. They have... art hanging throughout for purchase from a featured artist of the month. I had a great time interacting with the bartenders. The cheddar grits are SO GOOD! Read more
We really enjoyed this place. We had the polenta tots, the seafood dish, cheddar grits, and the pork shoulder. All were good. ... Decor is nice. Service was a little slow to respond, but food came out fast. I would definitely recommend this place. Read more
Cool and artsy spot. Really great happy hour M-F that lasts till 8pm. Their Cheesy Polenta Tempertots were really good, the... Porchetta Sliders were good, Smoked Octopus was over cooked, and Ricotta Gnocchi was hard. For drinks, my girls and I allordered wine which were fine but I do want to try out their cocktails some time. And might give some of their other dishes ashot though so far it seems to be 50/50 hit or miss. Do love the happy hour deals and the ambiance though! Read more
Artsy ambiance + explosion of flavors. The place is absolutely great to have some drinks, it?s a thriving place that mixes neon... colors, modern art exhibits and mind-blowing cuisine. We went on restaurant week and had a 4-course meal for $35 per person(price does not include drinks). Everything we ordered was absolutely amazing in terms of flavors (the porchetta wasparticularly delicious and is one of the house?s specialities). Read more
@whinoinc 10/10 !! Whino is modern, artistic and somehow also cozy. The staff is awesome, kept our waters filled and checked in... regularly. Let's get straight to it, happy hour goes til 8PM (!!) and has such a unique menu of food and beverages. ?? Pumpkingcarving contest bev : Unique, flavourful, the sugar spice rim was my favouritie part lololol ?? Rosé : AMASING, I need to knowwhat it is cause it's top 3 favourite rosés ?? Polenta tots : great app & shareable with yummy sauce ?? Grilled octopus:DE-LIC-IOUS & will absolutely get again. Arugula brought out the flavour really well ??Paella : phenomenal flavours, I loved thecrispy rice that brought this dish together ?? Waygu sliders : again, FLAVOUR and texture was so good and melted togetherperfectly ?? Brocolini : was okay, great for pallete cleansing and some greens cause healthy-ish The art is awesome and so coolto look at and have a drink, the rotate exhibits which I think is very unique and cool. Overall great place to go, will 100% beback! Also located in ballston quarter, which is like mall oriented because everything is in one place which I absolutely adore Read more