Vino Vino Bistro

Had lunch @ Vino vino today. It's situated at Bay Avenue, near Queensbay.

First impressions are, that I love the interior decor - elegant chic. The walls and floor are made to look like you're in a cellar.. (dunno if it really was the owner's intention though)



see the walls - all brick-like

Love the fact that you're surrounded by bottles and bottles of wine and alcohol on display.

I must admit that I don't drink. (not even a glass or a sip) Because I can't stand the taste or the smell of wine, whisky, beer, alcohol, you name it!  :(

But the oddest thing is that I love how the bottles look like and it gives me a since of being in a foreign land, like being overseas. (I know i'm weird)

vodka

The chandelier - lovely!

Anyway, back to the food!

Vino vino offers Japanese cuisine, be it tepanyaki style or the bento kind (served with rice). They have Set Lunches as well as Set Dinners

Since it was lunch time, I settled for their Set Lunches which is way cheaper than the Dinner Sets.

Choice of wine brands from Le Challenge, Michel Lynch, Salisbury.. etc 






This is how you fill your cup (done by waitress)

But the main attraction @ Vino vino is their wines & alcohol, really. They offer those who aren't such heavy drinkers a way to sample their wines and not be forced to buy the whole bottle. They have a 'vending' machine kind of dispenser of wines. Cool!



Chilled wine in a vending machine. Prices are shown (arrow)



There are a wide variety of choices available, be it French wines, Autralian wines, South African wines, that come in Red or White, which ever is to your liking! You'll be spoilt for choices :)

So you can order your wine by the cup. Even that comes in choices of small, medium and large! At different prices of course :)

Thus, if you're the light drinker - you could go for the small glass. And if you're big on your drinks, you can settle for a bigger glass! Love the options. But like I said I don't drink. So, for lunch today, I took coffee instead.

Red wine from Le Challenge (french wine)

 Did I mention that Vino vino serves the best Italian coffee too? Yum! The aroma just fills the room instantly :)

Strong coffee - Italian beans Caffee Vergnano

Oh, i'm digressing again. Back to the food~!

Here's what we had:-

Chicken with cheese. This was really good! The chicken meat was properly seasoned and grilled to perfection!

Miso soup that came with the Set Lunches

We ordered 2 Lunch Sets. The CHicken Teriyaki set and the Lamb set. Both came with Miso soup, rice, coffee and fruit!
The Lamb set was a bit tough but real tasty. Oh, and spicy too! That was a surprise - didn't expect it to be that spicy.


Chicken Teriyaki set on the right, and Lamb set on the left



Lamb pieces - up-close!

A special note should be mentioned that I found their waitress who served our table was very friendly, helpful and professional. (She knew her wines!) She just made eating there more enjoyable! Kudos!