Grapevine

by Grace Y.

fun atmosphere, good food, yummy hookah. the service can be sorta mediocre, though.

by S Y.

I was disappointed with this restaurant.  I was actually expecting a lot more.  The prices were a bit high, the service wasn't great, and the food was even worse.  All the food was actually kind of bland.  I went through the trouble of making reservations for inside seating.  When I went there, they sat us outside after I asked to be moved inside.  I probably wouldn't ever go back.

by Bradley S.

So Leena took me here to her "second home" a few months ago... and let me say... it REALLY is her second home LOL... She knew everybody who works here it was a little scary I was like Leena maybe you need to branch out a little bit... try some other places lol...So this was the first and only time I've tried hooka... hopefully it's not the last cuz it was delish, dude!  We got the mango flavored one ( I think?) and it really freakin tasted like mangoes.  We had just had dinner so no food, but the two bombay sapphire and tonics that I had were perfectly mixed.  I'm excited to come here some time for dinner and try out the food.  Until then I'm gonna keep the recommended 5 star rating that I got from the Bakshi sisters.....

by T.J. M.BigJonnie F.Langy L.Greg F.Doug M.

I really like this place, although I only go to it when I am in the area.The food is good although they should warn you about the pickled turnipsI like the kebab combo, my friend tends to get the hummus, falafel, and tabouli plate.I don't get there when people are smoking the hookahs because they is just like cigarette smoke and it is nasty and annoying.Baklava is pretty good but you can get better at Walter's in ClaremontCriminals.Thieves.Liars.Just a few words I can think of to describe the waiters and owner of this craptastic establishment.If you are in the mood for decent tasting, overpriced food, and a waiter that will try to scam all of the money out of your wallet, this is the place for you!We came in there with a discount coupon (that we had to pay for) and as soon as the waiter saw that upon asking for the check, the scam began. He came at me with some whack-a$$ dyslexic math explaining why the coupon made our meal more expensive than if we had not used it.I spent ten minutes giving this boob a math lesson and then gave up and asked to see the owner.The owner was watching and talking to him the whole time, and knew exactly what was going on. He avoided talking to me, and left us sitting at the table for another 10 minutes (WE WERE THE ONLY ONES IN THE RESTAURANT!!!!) hoping we would give up.When I approached the two bumbling morons and politely asked them to refund the check to my credit card (because we had been overcharged), he explained to me that their p.o.s. system did not allow them to make refunds. WTF????Finally in the end I made the waiter pay me the difference in cash, NO TIP.See the other posts here... this is not a rant, just a heads up. Karma will see to it that this place goes out of business.Wait staff was extremely rude.  The only reason we even heard about it and decided to go was because we had a http://restaurant.com gift certificate.  They seemed to be offended that we were using it (why sign up if you don't want people using it?).  Food was mediocre - will never return.I have to agree with other reviewers that something fishy is going on at this place. I met an old friend here, and one month later I get my credit card bill and it's for $20 more than it should be. So I call the place and the manager has the gall to tell me I must have left a larger tip. Excuse me? I left a $15 tip, not a $35 tip! And then he tells me he can't put it back on my card because my card issuer doesn't allow that. I may be old, but I'm not stupid! Chase allows refunds. What kind of shady place is this?Rude...rude ...rude wait staff. Food was average at best and over priced.Overall, very shady, odd practices here. I felt like I was about to be cheated every step of the way. Odd for a restaurant.My wife and i decided we would not return. I do not recommend this restaurant.

by Chris S.

the food was good. and very authentic. and the atmosphere wasnt that great. it felt like you were in a jammed house. but i think that that might have been what they were shooting for.

by R C.

This place has got to be a front for some type of laundering activity... Been in business for years at this old 100+ year old house, right across from LA fitness, yet it never ever seems to be crowded, and the most people i have ever seen there is about 5 groups... and the restaurant is HUGE!Now maybe there were more people inside or something or i came on off hours the two times I have been here, but it was kinda weak how small the crowd was....now for the positives.. they have tons of hookas!!! great local spot if your trying to get your hooka on in la verne... from what i have heard, the food is avg, and the drinks are as well... but the hooka and the outside patio, make this place a viable option for a night out in la verne (if you are so lame to go out in la verne)four stars for quality hookas and tobacco and service alone... if they didnt have hookas, i would give them one star only...la verne needs more simple night life or bars or pubs where you can go for a beer and just chill, like this... that is why it gets four stars... if this place was in LA, I would give it 2 stars, do to availability of much better options...n

by BigJonnie F.

Criminals.Thieves.Liars.Just a few words I can think of to describe the waiters and owner of this craptastic establishment.If you are in the mood for decent tasting, overpriced food, and a waiter that will try to scam all of the money out of your wallet, this is the place for you!We came in there with a discount coupon (that we had to pay for) and as soon as the waiter saw that upon asking for the check, the scam began. He came at me with some whack-a$$ dyslexic math explaining why the coupon made our meal more expensive than if we had not used it.I spent ten minutes giving this boob a math lesson and then gave up and asked to see the owner.The owner was watching and talking to him the whole time, and knew exactly what was going on. He avoided talking to me, and left us sitting at the table for another 10 minutes (WE WERE THE ONLY ONES IN THE RESTAURANT!!!!) hoping we would give up.When I approached the two bumbling morons and politely asked them to refund the check to my credit card (because we had been overcharged), he explained to me that their p.o.s. system did not allow them to make refunds. WTF????Finally in the end I made the waiter pay me the difference in cash, NO TIP.See the other posts here... this is not a rant, just a heads up. Karma will see to it that this place goes out of business.

by Lester L.

My wife and I shed ourselves of our two older kids on halloween night - they went to a Halloween party.  We found ourselves with just the two year old and the baby and thought, "Hey we should go have dinner somewhere we normally wouldn't take the older (picky) kids."So we went to our favorite mediterranean place, Grapevine.  As usual the food was very good.  Big surprise: the two year old likes hummus!  As others have noted the food here is good.  I wanted to share how great the service is.  The staff is very friendly and great with kids!  They are attentive and very accommodating.  It's like a nice family dinner where you actually like your family members.

by Karen P.

Oh, my. I really enjoyed myself here. Our waitress was attentive and knew al about the great foods they served. *their* Fatoush was also fabulous - I LOVE a good salad. And the idea of the place was really enjoyabe. I should add to this later - my mind-set is off ;)

by Tim C.

Stopped here with a few friends on a Thursday night. I brought a friend with me for the evening and this place seemed very nice. Great outdoor patio area and my friend says it was converted from an old house. The remodeling looks great. Service is good but it was kind of a slow night. We ordered hummus and sausages, comes with pita bread or flat bread. I also ordered a chicken dish but can't remember exactly what it's called. However the lamb looked great. My friend wanted to try the chicken but wanted to order the hummus with lamb. Call me an ol' softy or something but I caved. Must have been graduation night somewhere because the table next to us had 3 graduates. They then ordered the hoookah where my friends' wife needed to leave. She is pregnant. So we chatted some more after my friend's wife left because she drover herself from class. It was a nice evening until I got home. I don't want to go into describing anything but wasn't having a good time in the bathroom, let's just say. It was probably the chicken I had with whatever sauce they put on it. My friends were all fine so it had to be what I ate. All in all, the food does taste good but not great. it was a place to stop but I would like to go back to Layaleena Restaurant in Upland off of Mountain Ave and the 10 freeway. The food there is great but the service was just good. Here, the service was great. Refills and all but again, they were slow when were here. Like my 1 paragraph review? Thought so.