" My Favorite Place In Shanghai "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

Enoteca is my favorite place in Shanghai. Great wine, good food, especially the friendly service, very professional.

" Too Quiet... "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

There was only one couple in the whole place when I went there for a light eat and good wine. Which was quite disturbing since it was Sunday, early evening. But I admit the place was pretty nice. The tables were a tad too high, the seats weren't particularly comfortable. But the wine wasn't too bad, I had a Cabernet Merlot, Altue, 2007. The prices are pretty reasonable for good wines. The outdoor seating looked really good for a late night hangout too. The meat platter was decent enough, but nothing impressive. Quite the place to go if you want a good selection of wines, value for money. That's about it.

" Smokers' Paradise "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

Tried to have dinner here on a late weekday evening, and asked for a table that was as far as possible away from the smokers. They gave me at table in front of the a/c, but after that, they just ignored us. Didn't even give us menus. It wasn't crazy busy. Even the French guy who seemed like a manager just grinned at me, and walked away (I asked him twice, and I asked another server twice, both ignored me, and of course I was polite and friendly even after being snubbed). Seems they don't like non-smokers.

I'd been there twice before in the afternoon when it wasn't crowded and thought it was an okay place. The food was decent, but servings are small, and service is on the slow side. However, I can see that management isn't interested in good service, and certainly they cater to heavy smokers. So, you might want to avoid this place unless you want cancer while you beg for a menu. Ironic that they call themselves a serious wine bar and restaurant, but who can taste anything but smoke there? Indeed, how many serious oenophiles are also chain-smokers?

" The Alcoholic Version Of Starbucks "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

I was on a mad search trying to search out a venue that had: 1. Wifi 2. Coffee 3. Wine 4. Would not kick me out for staying too long and 5. Smoker friendly. This place met all my expectations and then some. I came here on a Sunday evening (by myself) at about 4:30 to do some work.and stayed until... 1130? (finished a whole bottle by myself. things are still a bit fuzzy..) Contrary to the previous reviews, the staff was very friendly and courteous to me. I spent the first two hours just typing away on my laptop and had only ordered an espresso. Staff did not pressure me to leave at all or hand me the bill prematurely (which I absolutely hate) and at around 10pm (one of their busiest hours) my friend came by to visit me and the waiter promptly brought an extra glass and filled it.The venue starts filling up at around 9pm so if you plan on getting a nightcap, reservations would be a good idea. Most wines are in the RMB98-250 range with some premium choices ranging in the RMB300-500+ range. I ordered a bottle of their Eno-terra S African Pinotage (RMB 158) which was suprisingly good. Only complaint would be that the tables are on the small side, the chairs don't provide enough back support, and the height ratio from table to chair is a bit uncomfortable, but i'm pretty sure i only noticed this because I was here for over 6 hours... I didn't try any of their food, but the table next to me seemed to enjoy their salads. During their peak hours (830pm-100am) the place can get a bit noisy, so if you prefer something more quiet, I would suggest going to Just Grapes. Only problem with Just Grapes is they do not allow smoking (one of the FEW restaurants in China that actually enforces this!) I definitely plan on coming back with friends or by myself again... for six hours.

" Good Food But Very Slow Service "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

We went to Enoteca for brunch today along with 10 friends. The place is really nice and it was quite busy. We all ordered the 120RMB brunch but had to wait one and a half hour to get them all. Which means some of our friends had finished their meal while I did not get mine. They forgot our drinks order and we had to ask for them several times, same for the refill of bread.
In the end, we all got our food and enjoyed it,the brunch is really good but the service is definitely to improve!

" Straight From A Regular "

Value for money		Suitable for...
The food		.. a date
The service		.. business dinner
The decor		.. with friends

This place has been a delight since it opened. Whether you are on for an evening on your own (the place has wifi - so go twitter away) or you are on a date (nice selection of wines at extremely nice prices) or you are with friends - the place doesn't disappoint. I have been going to this place since it opened - so about 2 years now - and it has never disappointed:
Lets analyse this a bit:
Wine: Big selection of wines at extremely reasonable prices. They constantly introduce new wines. Some have been a big hit, some have miserably flopped - but you can't have it all can you?
Food: They change the food on a regular basis (I think every 6 months) so it keeps the interest levels high - again, some have been a great hit, some not, but they are open to the criticisms - so feel free to discuss your culinary views with the management and you might just see your ideas show up on the next menu
Atmosphere: Now this place is second to almost nothing for atmosphere. The place is always buzzing - loads of people (ok its not a massive place, so its easy to look busy, but that's a positive no?) - enjoying themselves.

I like the place, am a regular, and do recommend the place to newbies and visitors.
Have a nice one.