My wife and I visited Old Vines for an early dinner, arriving at 4:45 PM, and seated in one of the outdoor tents. Our server Janai greeted us and gave us time to select a cocktail and then several of the tapas style items to...share. We ordered fried corn on the cobb, fig tartlet, olive tapenade, and halibut. All were very good, but for the tapenade. For our taste it was much too finely mashed and very salty.
They advise that items come to the table as they are ready from the kitchen, but Janai said she would space them out for us. The corn and tartlet were first out, and as noted both very good. Next was the tapenade, and just about a minute later the halibut (our entree). These came much too close together for two hot items, the halibut could have waited at least ten minutes.
Considering the stated two hour time limit for parties of four or less, we were in and done in about an hour. This felt rushed, for us. Especially given the time of day we were seated, and given the number of empty tables. We enjoyed conversing with Janai, service was excellent. We will return in the future, but would request better spacing for our food items.More