Let me start my review with the fact that my husband and I have visited Citizen Vine a total of 4 times, our first time was in November and the last being last night, Saturday 2/10/24. We truly have given this establishment enough opportunities to turn us into long term customers, but that will not be the case. I could give a detailed review of each of the four visits, and the minor issues we've had with each, but I will just try to keep it simple. I will, as I always do, start with the positives. This is truly a darling little place, with welcoming decor and lighting that has a rustic/industrial feel. I appreciate the softer lighting elements and the music being played on the quieter side. Also, they have a great wine selection that is served in beautiful glasses. Secondly, Bree has been our primary server twice and was always attentive, friendly and welcoming. Now for the main reason we will not be returning. I understand this is primarily a wine bar and I have no issues with the wine selection or pricing. That being said there is a serious issue with the food consistency and quality control coming out of the kitchen. We've had issues with some of the food items but the most glaring problem has been the "Detroit style" pizzas being served to us with burned crusts. I understand these are denser pizzas that might take longer to cook but food should not be served burned. I will say that both times this occurred, including last night we did not complain. Yes we could have said something and possibly had them remade but we did not. We try hard to be gracious customers. The first time there was some burned parts of the outer crust which we just didn't eat. I did not fully realize how burned our entire pizza was from last night until I went to reheat today what we brought home. Not only were the edges burned but the entire bottom was too. If I had looked at the bottom of the pizza last night I certainly would have said something. I'm just not ok with spending any amount, let alone $20 for a small 4 piece pizza that is burned and black. Like I said we have had some other smaller issues with some of the food we have been served but this by far was the biggest. Actually this new pizza menu item was one of the main reasons we came back for a 4th time. Even though our 2 pizzas were slightly burned the first time, the taste of these pizzas was amazing. On a side note, when the chef has delivered our food to us, which is a nice touch, he was always very nice. read more

Citizen Vine - Burned "Detroit style" pizza - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Lincoln, California

Got here at 9:37 PM on Friday night with a group of 5. Found a spot of couches in the corner. We're advised immediately that the kitchen was closed and we had 10 minutes or order drinks. No introduction to our server or how are you, just what do you guys want. Fun! We 4 of us ordered, 3 glasses of wine and one sangria... $75.00 a drink. When our drinks got here almost 3 minutes later our check also arrived at the same time! Pretty much drink and get out is how we were greeted. Not sure why I would come here again except for well I can't think of anything. Nothing special. Advice for owner: treat your guests right, this experience sucked. Do better! read more

Would not rate this 5 stars. Lucky to get 2 stars. The lady as host / server upon entering was not welcoming at all. It wasn't quite busy but she insisted we had to wait to sit. A gal walked in after us n the host greeted her n sat her down right away. No reservations so ---- why we were held up? After that I asked , why are we still waiting? She said - oh is there a situation" - My friend asked - we came in before do we aren't clear why the other person was already seated..? She continued being rude n said" oh is this a thing" ??? What does that mean... ???? We still waited to be seated , honestly should have left: Our service was ever worse --- we asked to try a certain wine - she gave us a very small taste cup to "share" a 1 oz taste of wine . Not joking. Food - we did not receive good service. - asked for more bread with the goat cheese dish - told it was made to order - they finally brought after 20 minutes - really ??? clearly unacceptable. Will never go again. Do not recommend it's not worth the aggravation. Go elsewhere read more

This is an amazing place for Date Night and or Friends Get Together. The Detroit Style pizza was amazing. Service was First Rate. I ordered the Angry Goat Detroit Style Pizza. I highly recommend this pizza. The employees are very knowledgeable and helpful in picking the right wine for my pallet. When in Lincoln? This place is a must stop. read more

Love everything about Citizen Bine. Tremendous choice of wines. Amazing appetizers. Joined their family.

Friendly staff and pretty good food / wine selections, however I find it kind of crazy that they won't have their AC on when it's 104 degrees out. Even our waitress was sweating. I won't be coming back. read more

Great atmosphere and the charcuterie was delicious!!! We were visiting the area from Twin Falls Idaho and decided to check out this place. Glad we did! read more

Rainy day lunch? Yes Please, Get out of the house! We had the Chicken Pesto Sandwich- so so good! Bread soft, thick and fresh! Flavor bomb! We also had House chop salad which was fine as well. Others had the soup of day (tomato) with Grilled Cheese, delicious! I had to try the blue Sparkling Wine while here -yum! Loved the friendly and attentive servers . read more

Citizen Vine - Lunch Menu 11:30-2:45 - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Lincoln, California

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We had such a great date night here. It was a a random choice on Yelp and on our must try list. So glad we went. We love that they support our first responders and everyone was extremely friendly. We recommend for a couples date night, friends get together or even one on one date. It has a wonderful vibe and friendly atmosphere. The food is not to bad but we will mainly be back for the drink And chill atmosphere. read more

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Citizen Vine is fantastic. Love Lindsey & Bri. Fantastic service. Yummy food. Great wine selection. The chicken bacon tacos are a must. Need gluten-free. Just tell them. Lots of gf options. I love this place+ read more

Consistently a great place for food and service. Large booths along the long expanse of windows and a covered patio. read more

SUCH A VIBE. Gorgeous spot with tons of room and pet friendly on the patio! Delicious wine and UNREAL charcuterie boards (must try the pork belly and garlic confeit). Austin is a gem. We will be back' read more

Citizen Vine - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Lincoln, California

One of favorite local spots! Great happy hour, small plates, and fun environment. We enjoy the rotating menu, although really miss the tri-tip grilled cheese ;) read more

Something has changed. Not sure if the place sold or what but service is almost non existent. Great ambiance, but service is really lacking.

Came here on a date and we had a great time. The wine selection was extensive, and our waitress was super nice and let us try to the two we were torn between. We both ended up liking each other's choices! It's fun being able to pick different small dishes. The brisket sandwich and brown butter cake were my favorites. Everything we had tasted pretty good, but didn't seem high quality. I was disappointed with the ahi. All and all, I felt gross after and the next morning. May come back for a glass of wine and get dinner somewhere else! read more

Great place for a date! My husband took me there and the atmosphere was nice and food and wine was really good!

Good service and good wine. The cauliflower bites were delicious! I would come back. It was chill with a lot of seating

Big shout out to Citizen Vine for a wonderful evening. We took a group of 28 people here last night. The menu was pre-set buffet style. The food was delicious, the ambiance was wonderful and shout out to Chef Ian, Austin, Ken and Lindsey for making this a great experience. A good time was had by all. read more

Way over priced!! outgrew his small, intimate, delightful bar and opened up this place with higher priced ones and appealing to a more elite crowd. read more

Citizen Vine is a nice place, the wine selection while small is diverse, the food is okay, and it's nice to have a wine bar in the neighborhood. However, it's very small, limited seating, thus not a lot of space to separate yourself, nice ambient music would also really add to the ambiance. Moreover, I thought the food and the wine were a bit pricey for what you get. Overall, it's better than nothing but it could use improvement. read more

We have been coming here for years and years and have always loved it for good tapas and wine at a good price , but they stopped doing the "dinner for two" special which was ...2 glasses of wine, three tapas and a dessert for $54. When we went today we ordered the same thing and it was $85?!? That's a HUGE increase in price. I completely understand that the cost of everything is up but please bring back the special even if you offer only two tapas instead of three or you have to raise the price of the special a little. Not only is the special gone but the price of everything went up a few dollars and that's such a bummer. We love the food and wine here but we unfortunately will have to give it more thought on if we want to spend that much on small plates next time. read more

Tonight was wonderful with great food and service. Traditional Detroit style deep dish pizza - A Margarita pizza and Angey Goat pizza. A Daou Pessimist red-blend wine and ended with Toffee Butter cake. read more

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Order the Poke!!! absolutely amazing and stellar customer service. Had a blast coming here for dinner. The boys were hesitant because it was tapas style but they left full. it's really fun trying multiple dishes. Can't wait to come back! read more

Pleasing ambiance. The food is great, as is the service. Coupled with a decent selection of craft beers and wines you can't go wrong.

Great food. Even better service. Nice atmosphere. We've been here now about 3 times and always left impressed. I feel like it's very reasonably priced as well. read more

Great atmosphere at first Feels a little clique ish now. Definitely don't go on the weekends. read more

Excellent food and service! The atmosphere was great too! My new favorite place for wine and tapas!

Visited this place before a concert at The Venue (Thunder Valley Casino). Essentially "right around the corner (drive)" and the atmosphere, happy hour (on weekends too!) and food was awesome. We had the charcuterie board and poke - both were high quality and made with care. Wine was great to pair! Definitely could replay this next concert at The Venue. read more

So excited that we have some place local to enjoy fine wine and tasty tapas! They were only open for two days when we dropped by. We immediately saw some friends who were trying this place out also. It's casual and cool, with a local crowd. The place was quite packed with only a few tables for two, vacant. Our server KateLynn was very friendly and super attentive. After a few minutes of looking over the menu we ordered: *flight of reds *togarashi spiced edamame *ahi crisps The flight of reds consisted of: *Pinot Noir, Reata (Napa) *Barbera, Rancho Roble (local) *Cabernet Sauvignon, Raymond While waiting for our food, the owner walks over with our food in hand. He introduces himself...love it when the proprietor takes the time to greet their guests. The Ahi crisps were Superb! We were a bit confused tho, when we received it because the menu stated that there are four wonton crisps. After examining, there were three, we asked Katelynn and she said that they needed to change the menu to three. The reason was that when you get four, the wonton crisps were smaller and the won tons were so thin, that they fell apart. They opted to change it to three, larger wonton crisps. Aside from the number of wontons, the ahi mixed with the guacamole and different sauces was,"Divine!" The togarashi edamame was seasoned perfectly but the edamame was a tad, over cooked. My recommendation for the establishment would be that they forewarn patrons beforehand, for instance, the Ahi crisps. It was difficult to mention the quantity of crisps when the owner had just delivered it. I'm typically an easy going customer but I felt compelled to draw attention to the Ahi crisps. It would've been nice to have gotten a heads up when we ordered. I'm sure many agree that it's always awkward to question menu descriptions. So it was hard to question but I'm glad I did! Aside from that, I'm sure this place will be very popular! read more

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Super Friendly Staffs and Very cute place!! Really good coffee taste! They have outdoor seating and variety of wine flavor. read more

Citizen Vine - Chorizo Hash - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Lincoln, California

Beautiful outside patio, our host/server was not the happiest person or friendly. We ordered Spinach Artichoke dip and Pretzel bites, reminded me of carnival food. The dip was in a very small cast iron dish with a few chips and the pretzel bites was just one pretzel that we had to cut up, which was hard on the bottom. I am hoping that it was just a bad night for service and food as I love the outdoor area and would love to come back and try again. read more

Great food, great wine and great prices! People are friendly too. Nice casual night out.

Great prices! We went for happy hour, wine was only $6. Wine was great(I had 2 whites one red) the bubbly was good, as well as the iced sangria. ($10) We had the bruschetta which was delish and warm, I would get it again but can't say the same for the tacos. They are just very basic and not worth ordering again in my opinion. I Still have 5 starts because I didn't really go there for the food. However, My girl friend had a flatbread pizza and said it was really good. We saw people with the big cheese and finger foods platter and it looked amazing we will get that next time! The employees were friendly, the atmosphere was laid back and relaxed. It was a small place but charming. Will be back! read more

Citizen Vine - Tacos were good but not amazing, not sure if I'd order them again. Maybe just to give it a second try. Meat balls were great - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Lincoln, California

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Found a new place in the neighborhood to try. They had me at Taco Tuesday! $8 for 2 tacos, chips and salsa. Chips were fresh, salsa had a different taste than I'm used to but wasn't spicy so that's plus. They just have two taco options bbq brisket and chicken bacon. And you can only get 1 flavor per order. Luckily my partner split the flavors with me. Bbq brisket (mild) was cool but the meat is covered in sauce and I am not a fan of heavy bbq sauce. The chicken bacon was super tasty and full of meat and flavor. It is definitely chicken and bacon for the win in my opinion. Of course had to try dessert most popular dessert the staff said brown butter cake- let's do it! Brown butter cake, with vanilla ice cream and strawberries works. Very tasty all the flavors work together very well. This place is a win. The young ladies behind the bar were busy but very nice. Kitchen staff also kind, all the food that was coming out looked delicious. read more

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When here with a few friends for a birthday! The service and atmosphere are great! I had a wine flight and was impressed with the wines. The Charcuterie board was disappointing to say the least. Ruffles potato chips dipped in cottage cheese ? Oh my. Your board needs some work guys!!! read more

So glad they're open. It's our go to place to unwind and enjoy a few apps and drinks. They have a large selection of wine and bubbly. The service was great and they all help pair what apps go well with what you're drinking to ensure it compliments the flavors. read more

Charcuterie. Wine and the best service around. All Around great food. Creative dinner specials. Appreciate their responsiveness to Togo orders during the pandemic. Will return soon. read more

They started opening for Lunch and was great!!! Thursday is the first day of the week they are open but well worth the wait during the week!!! read more

Food was pretty darn good but good luck getting seated. You just might be completely ignored. Hopefully you'll get acknowledged and have the opportunity to enjoy the food! read more

I do not understand why this place keeps getting these great reviews Ordered the charcuterie board for 25 bucks and we got broken Ruffles potato chips, 6 pieces of white cheddar, 6 pieces of salami, some weird goat cheese, some almonds, olives and pickles.....really read more