I went on a date here just last week and was extremely impressed. The atmosphere is relaxing and classy. We sat at the bar and were served by a bartender named Sierra who was super friendly and knew the menu well. We got the three course meal which was superb and included a glass of wine with each. The bar was slightly understaffed but Sierra made sure to take good care of us and even offered us a complimentary dessert for the slower service. If you go here you must get the toffee date cake! So good! Will for sure be back in the future. read more

I've been coming here for years, and I have NEVER been disappointed. I've been told I'm a very picky person, but I love this place. Food, drinks, and the employees are all phenomenal! read more

A gem in Fort Collins. A good wine selection and good food without trying too hard like other restaurants trying to be an urban restaurant. You need to try Chief's bread. It is GOOD ! Hard to find good bread that makes me want to take home with me:) The server gal is very pleasant and professional. I appreciate when I see high quality of service and when they care about their customers. So now I am going to talk about what I would like to recommend to the restaurant. Remember that I always try to find positive things in everything that exists on the earth. The decor could use an update. Ok that's it. Highly recommended. read more

Y'all. I love it here. But you need. To. Train. Your. Staff. Oblivious to the industry. Miss the days of Good Casey!

I hosted a bridal shower here and the service, atmosphere and food/drink is perfection. Highlights include: bacon wrapped dates, stuffed mushrooms and red velvet cupcakes! All of the pizzas are amazing too. It was so nice to have them do the serving and cleanup so I could be part of the party. Thank you, Cafe Vino! Can't wait to plan my next event! read more

Great food, respectable wine selections, attentive but not overbearing service, perfect chill music and blissful ambiance. The bacon-wrapped dates are truly a knock out. The antipasti plate rivals anything you'd be served in Florence or Rome. My new favorite place in Ft. Collins. read more

A great place to grab a meal and taste some wine. Great wine selection, and great snacks. The cheese plate was really good, almost a meal itself. Mains are a bit spendy for what you get, but good. All in all, great place if you dont mind spending some money. read more

I cant say enough good things about this place. The desserts are amazing, my favorite is the toffee date cake! I also love the cheese plate, they alway provide the best variety. The martinis are always changing as well. Its a great place to just have a nice dinner or hit up the happy hour with friends. read more

This restaurant was an amazing find. Out for a drive and hadn't had any time to research me & the wife stumbled upon this place. I'm crazy about great food. I was blown away with this chef. I ended up eating here 3 times a day and couldn't get over how amazing the food was. Great service, friendly. I asked a couple of question about the chef and found out he was only 23 years old at the time. It was inspiring to eat somewhere knowing this chef was obviously passionate about his menu. I will always go to Fort Collins, Co and eat here. read more

Good, but the service is lacking. Try the ahi tuna salad. It has seared tuna, edamame, brown rice and a wonderful vinaigrette. Also, they have bottomless mimosas on the weekend. read more

Cafe Vino is wonderful! Stopped by for Brunch and was treated to happy employees, easy-going ambiance, and incredible food. I had the Huevos Rancheros. Amazing palette of flavors and textures. Every bite was light as a cloud but filling you up quickly. My daughter had the Stuffed Challah French Toast. A bit sweet but delightful! The Bacon served with it is simply a " spiritual experience." Gotta try this place. read more

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I love this place. The food and service was stellar. Pizza was SO good- even hours later when re-visited. Salad was so fresh. Bread was freshly baked. What sealed the deal for me was a sign in the ladies room that offered assistance if you are in a bad situation with a date. I can't share the details, obviously, but how cool that they have your back...I wish more places would do this. Next time I'm in Fort Collins this is my first choice for dinner. Excellent! read more

One of our favorite special occasional places in Fort Collins. Always unique and incredible food. Patio is amazing and very friendly service. read more

Food was above average. Not bad but not great. The dining room is nicely furnished and very cozy. Customer service, though, was terrible for this type of restaurant. We had a reservation for early dinner for six people at 5 and were seated promptly, but as we were shown to our table we were told we couldn't stay longer than 2 and a half hours. We didn't plan to stay that long but felt that was rude. Our table faced the setting sun so that three of us were very uncomfortable for the first 30 minutes. We were told not to worry the sun would be gone soon. The restaurant was nearly empty and there were other tables not in the sun but there was no offer to move us. The whole experience was salvaged by good friends and a couple of glasses of wine. read more

Quite impressed with this restaurant. Service is awesome. everyone is so friendly from the hostess to servers to bartenders to manager They are just Really happy & love what they do They food was delicious. We ordered three appetizers & shared them on a date night as well as the toffee date cake. Wow. Just loved it all. We will be back. read more

Excellent tapas and wine selection in a chic but not pretentious atmosphere. Salmon pate is delicious and they have a good happy hour. Great place for a date night or to catch a drink with friends read more

My FAVORITE RESTURANT the must haves: The toffee date cake Bacon wrapped dates Pizza pizza pizzaaaaaaaaa And not to mention the local food The cashmere wine read more

I travel to FC for family and friends from time to time. Tonight I ate here with close friends and had a 5 star Yelp experience. Thank you to the kitchen staff/line and prep cooks, the food was excellent (bacon wrapped dates, flank steak, seared scallops, mushroom pizza, French Rose', bread pudding) and the service matched (thank you LizBeth!!). I'll be back. read more

Small portions, over priced, great place for those that want an upscale feel with mediocre food and then tell each other how amazing everything was just to sound like they know what they're talking about. Just to top it off, while we ordered our food our waiter (who had a french accent) would correct our pronunciation of the item we ordered. Not sure if his intent was to make sure he had everything correct or if it was just to point out the fact that we had mispronounced a menu item (we felt it was the latter). Needless to say, we will not be back. read more

Everything about cafe Vino's is great: the service, the food, and of course, the coffee! Their cappuccino is unlike any drink I've ever had at the chain coffee shops. Rich, layered flavors; this drink warms me to my bones! I highly recommend this drink to anyone who asks what my favorite specialty coffee is. read more

I would have given it 2.5 stars if I had that option. We were in town for a conference and met another couple at Cafe Vino for dinner. We are in town every other summer and recognized that this restaurant was new since our last visit. It looked like a interesting new option, so we wanted to check it out. It was a weeknight and there was no wait, though it was busy. The ambiance is chic and trendy, but intimate, with comfortable leather parson chairs and couches, low light, large windows and an expansive outside deck with a fire pit. It's a great spot for a date, especially for a glass of wine and appetizers at the start of the night. The service was attentive and the evening was pleasant. The tapas style menu has upscale culinary character and each dish is available in both a small and large plate. Our biggest disappointment was the portion size. The prices were steep for the portions. I have a Denver tapas restaurant that I really enjoy, and their portions are generous compared to Cafe Vino. My husband ordered the large portion of duck and it was delicious, but small. The lobster ravioli was mediocre, and there were only 3 raviolis on the 5.95 small plate. I had the meatball pizza and while the flavors were good, the crust was very wimpy in the center and not the crispy texture that I expect from a wood fired pizza. They do have half glasses of wine available, which is a perfect option if you'd like to try more than one or just want a small glass to accompany a course. I had the sauvignon blanc and it was delicious, crisp and fruity and a great complement to the pizza. All four of us still felt unsatisfied after several courses of tapas and left wanting more. We even discussed heading to another restaurant because we were still hungry. I wouldn't recommend Cafe Vino for a full dinner, but it's a cozy spot for a glass of wine or specialty beer and tapas appetizers for a post work social or to begin an evening date. read more

OK, a year later we went back to Cafe Vino and it was even better than our first time. We had a great meal on a hot week night. We had the Date with Bacon (maybe not quite as good as the first time - did they stop using Nueskies bacon?), the large artisan cheese plate, the house bruschetta (roasted peppers, house made ricotta, basil, etc), the Margarita Pizza (nice light crispy crust) the clams and tiger prawn special (in a tasty garlic-y tomato sause), and the piece de resistance - the day boat scallops. This dish was perfectly cooked large scallops on a bed of wild mushrooms, fava beans, and a fois gras "butter" that was full of delish flavor and left us wanting more. It was an epic dish - probably the best scallops I have had forever (!). To close the evening we had the chocolate peanut butter cake filled with flavors of chocolate and peanut butter accompanied by peanut butter ice cream. It was perfect for our party of five to split - I can't imagine how one person could eat it but if you are a choco peanut butter addict it could stop the cravings for a couple of days. We love Caffe Vino and will make it a regular stop whenever we visit Ft Collins. read more

I pretty much enjoy everything on their tapas menu, esp. the bacon wrapped dates. The wines are tasty and IMO they have a good selection. They are on the expensive side but everything is worth it. The service has always been stellar. Very attentive helpful servers. read more

A classy adult bar in Fort Collins, a rare thing indeed. The atmosphere is nice and intimate (good date place), they have a good selection of wine, and tappas. They also have really great pastries!!! I really enjoy this place and highly recommend it. read more

Cafe Vino is a step away from the norm for a town that is more known for it's breweries and laid back lifestyle, rather than fine dinning and wine. Located right off of College, it is hard to miss. Saturday night was especially busy, and the wait was 30+ minutes. No, problem if there is a seat available in the lobby. Time was passed with a round of drinks. The restaurant is dimly lit, and rather cramped. They really squeezed in every table they could. The booths are set for four but seat two comfortably. Our server was Ryan, who guided us through the menu with some good suggestions. The plates are small and meant to share, but there are some larger plates that can be for one (pasta and pizza). As one would think, their wine list was very extensive, but you would also think they would offer a large number of wines by the glass since, well....they're a wine bar. They only offered maybe 12 by the glass, and that's being generous. The steamed mussels were stacked high, and screaming for some more flavor. Steamed in garlic, tomato and white wine it lacked any real depth of flavor and it was heavy handed on the Parmesan. The bruschetta rotates daily to the chefs special. Today was a raw Ahi tuna salad with a carrot slaw. The tuna was great...without the bread. The bread was an obvious un-toasted frozen white bread and tasted like cardboard. The peppadews were wonderful. Small red peppers stuffed with a smoky creamy goat cheese. The dipping trio comes with sun dried tomato (delicious rich flavor), white bean (very good), Katamala, roasted eggplant (had no flavor). Finally the cheese board...Ryan guides us through several cheeses, which you are given four. Ask your server what cheeses they have or you will be given whatever they want to serve. They had a great selection. The pasta trio was one of the better dishes that evening. I only tried the wild mushroom which had a demi glace over the top. It was delicious and the sauce was complimented the mushrooms well. The others were reviewed as very good as well. The service was always good, and despite how busy it was we were never left wanting more. The food was okay at best there was nothing we had that was a must-have again. The tapas menu lacked creativity. It was as if it all came from a tapas cookbook. The service was the highlight of the evening. Cafe Vino is great for groups for sharing more wine than food, but I'd like to come back and try their pizzas. read more

This is a nice place for Fort Collins, but I thought the food was overpriced. It's fun to go with a big group of friends for drinks, and the coffee/lattes are good, but if you are really hungry, this might be a place to stop for appetizers before going to "dinner". read more

New chef and Cafe Vino is now off our go to list. Poor food, bad service and the restaurant looks tacky.

Amazing. I "took the tour" and had Mexican stew, meatballs, mushroom paté and their meat pizza, all of which were superb. I also had a taste of the good bacon wrapped dates, and my wife loved the lamb! Customer service was great, too! All worth the $100 I spent! read more

My boyfriend took me here one night and I have fallen in love since. Even though we had terrible service in May 15 or 14th (the CSU graduation day) WE STILL COME HERE!!! THEY provide really professional, excellent service even when we had really bad service that ONE DAY. THe food and the atmosphere is so lovely with friends, on a date, for brunch or with your parents. I always enjoy coming here for your tapas!! I have yet to try the entrees. The desserts are always enjoyable. Thank you for being in Foco. I always brag about this place to my Boulder friends, and yes there are great places in Foco. read more

Had the ceveche fish tacos. The shells were nice and crispy with a dark brown color -- I think they were fried. It came with red cabage, civche, guacomole and a side garnish of lime to squeeze onto the tacos. Though, for 3 small 3-4 inch tacos, it is over priced. I had an ice tea with the meal, and it ended costing over $16 -- that's basically $5 per taco. The service was good and the place does have a nice romantic atmosphere. read more

Great Vino selections, crowd is sophisticated, and laid back. I enjoyed the Wine Flight Menu. Next time, I will also order with some kind of appetizer and or meal to match up with my Vino! read more

I've been here maybe 10 times and the pattern is almost always the same. The service is usually ok, but sometimes snotty. The food always has at least one dish that is amazing, hands down best in town. But, we always get one dish that is awful. So bad that I can't believe it came from the same kitchen. This place has been so hit and miss for me, I really wanted to be a regular here, but I probably won't go back again, for the price it really should be spot on and it never is.... read more

Recently had a rehearsal dinner at Cafe Vino. Our contact via email, Maggie (the entire event was planned from out of state) was very responsive, helpful and accommodating. Upon arrival the private room was lovely and our servers Will and Marcy were super attentive and so sweet! Appetizers, dinner and dessert were all delicious. I would highly recommend. Thank you all for a wonderful stress free evening! read more

We went here to try the coffee and meet a few friends. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the service was very good. Being a local Fort Collins place is also a huge plus. read more

Love this place! Great wine, food and deserts. One of my favorite spots in Fort Collins! Don't miss the bacon wrapped dates.

17 of my co-workers and I dined here last night after attending a conference. This was my second time and I love the consistency in food and service. Ashley was great to make sure we had appetizers and wines ready upon arrival. Tapas were all amazing and arrived at the perfect pace. We enjoyed the fun vibe and cool decor. Truly worth a visit! read more

Service, via Hayley, was over the top outstanding. Come here to find the holy grail of servers. She truly raises the bar, and should be given a large trophy. read more

Good wine but they have nothing if you are vegan. All the sauces have cheese or cream in them too.

My wife and I were with friends at the Cafe Vino to celebrate the Holiday season recently and to say the least, were sorely disappointed with our experience. There were three vegetarian dinners for our party and one swordfish. The vegetarian entree was room temperature and the squash and cauliflower were undercooked. To add insult to injury, the wine- by- the -glass resulted in a 'sticker shock' response....6 ounces for $17.00...I can buy a good bottle of wine at a wine store for that price! It wasn't anything particularly special, just one of a list of "by the glass" choices. Anyway, it was an outrageous charge and just because it has "Vino" in its name, does not make it right to gouge the customer. The waiter was a bit "over-the-top meaning a bit pretentious with his mannerism. None in our party will ever return to this restaurant and will discourage others from going. read more

We have had a number of special events at Cafe Vino, from rehearsal dinners, Holliday parties, and special occasion celebrations. They always provide a great experience wonderful venue, fantastic food and drink The staff are real professionals and the food excellent. read more