A small restaurant in the Belmont Heights neighborhood that seats around 34 people, with a long communal table in the center, this is the place you would take a friend for conversation, special event and eventually catch up over the beer and wine they have here.Speaking of which, if you come during happy hour 4-6pm, select wines (1 red, 1 white) are $5 and beers are $2 off. Some of the food selections are cheaper (Its a small menu and its not online).And if you do like the food and beverage selection, like other restaurants, they will have a beer or wine pairing dinner. Like Phamtom Carriage in the past or the Talley Winery in August.The food here for the most part is tapa style, small shareable plates. We tried:Albacore cerviche with the crispy won ton chips-Fresh dish, wished it was a little spicier or saltier, or more acidity. I think Im used to more in your face flavor.Indian Fry Bread-4 crispy pieces of fry bread with honey drizzle over them. The baba ganosh and the garlic dipping sauce was nice add on to this dish.Vietnamese meatballs-7 juicy meatballs with dipping sauce and organic farm greens from Lot59 which is recommended to eat in one bite. Yup, you guessed it, it tasted like Vietnamese pho or Banh Mi with those similar flavor profiles.Pan seared Sea Bass with Ratatouille, Summer Garde Herbs, Green Olive-Celery Relish. Love this dish! Super slight crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside with fresh greens.Berry crumble with pepper ice cream-This dish is not for everyone. All the dishes here have a good balance of salty and sweet here. The pepper ice cream is overpowering and the berry crumble was, well a bit dry and it elevated the ice cream 3 notches in the pepperyness.The menu changes here changes constantly as well as the beer and wine choices. So what you see here might be swapped out when you enter the restaurant. However, popular menu items does get brought back periodically.Also got to try a glass of their tempranillo. Great selection for $8. I do have to say the wine choices here are quite wonderful. The beer selection is about 8 taps. Got to try SinTax from Mother Earth and it was on Nitro as well as the Alpha Galactic from Beachwood. Gotta support local, ya know? They do have a cider too here when I was here and it was called Moonlight Meadery. It was yeasty and tasted like a Berliner instead of a cider which I liked!Finally, I like to say the staff here is superb. Anthony and Garrett knows the menu super well and takes great care of you.The bathroom here is beyond the red door and is super big and clean.4 1/2 for the food and 5 star for the service. Parking is free on the streets. Great place to hang out with time friends. Oh, please note that I was invited here as a guest to try these food and my opinions reflect that of a regular customer. I will have to come back again!
I am vegan and although they didnt have anything explicitly vegan on their brunch menu the chef personally came out and offered to make me a hash dish that conformed to my diet and it was excellent. Great Bloody Marys too!
Their ever changing menu is always incredible. Taste always exceeds my expectations and is the reason I return over & over. Most delicious and exciting restaurant in Long Beach.
Dinner Nov 28,2018I am a HUGE fish n Chips fan.I saw that on Wednesday, Taste does Fish n chips. In LBC I enjoy fish n chips from Pike/ Roe/Saint &2nd,BUT NOW there is a new # 1. Taste on Broadway.Why: fish fresher, firmer, more flavorful.Batter lighter almost tempura like but one can taste the mild Beer. Hardly any residual oilSuperb Sauce,they call it Garlic Aoli-JalapeñoDeee-lishFries good too and portions plentifulHeavenlyWife had Fried Chicken sandwich that was great also.Taste has a well thought out Beer and wine list that matched well with the foodhighly recommend
Based on the reviews the place looked promising, however we were overall disappointed. The service is great, but the place is extremely loud (making it impossible to have a conversation). The food is good, not that special, but the portions are very small. In fact, too small to feel like your money is well spent.
The servers know their business. The small plates food is a great idea, because you can taste many plates of the great selection. The wine is great too!
Great atmosphere. We enjoyed meeting and talking to other patrons. Staff so personable. Food was excellent!
Love this place. Amazing food and service. Acoustics can be incredibly loud though when its a full house. Thats my only issue here.
An upscale restaurant with a wide selection of wines and gourmet foods. A modern interior with friendly knowledgeable staff. Food was excellent.
So delicious! Everything we ordered was fantastic, especially the beets. Highly recommended.
Unique dishes and good service. Drinks are a little pricy. Nice to get a 3 little dishes and split then between two.
Great wine selection, food was freshly made and tasted amazing. Vegan and vegetarian friendly!
The BEST place to eat on the Broadway corridor. Maybe in all of Long Beach! Eat here. You will not be sorry!
Cozy, tasty, lively crowd, local and walkable
Great food and great wine. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable about the food and wines. Good playlist!
Very good food, knowledgeable & friendly staff, good selection. Its not a low cost restaurant but the food was delicious.
And a very delicious five-course wine tasting dinner here that was really fun small location but friendly staff and the food was really excellent
Food was good but the restaurant was so loud you could not hear a word if conversation and waiter had a hard time splitting bill.
Another fantastic dinner with a great wine selection. Taste never disappoints.
Great place to go solo, with friends or small group. Friendly staff and great wine parings.
Great food. Great atmosphere. Fantastic staff. Great location.
So delicious. Every time. Thursdays is happy hour all night.
The food here is out of this world. Beautifully delicious. Eat everything!
Awesome flatbread nice setting, great shishito peppers!
The food and service are excellent and also healthy!!!
Love the food! Great burger in lbc.
A pleasant surprise. Chill vibe and great food and drinks.
Great service, food and wine always.
Always great food, drink and service.
Quaint, quality, quite nice, good price!
Perfect food, perfect service, perfect evening. Simply perfect!
Delicious. Great Service!
Horrible service; small portions
Amazing!
Great quality
Excellant!!
Total reviews rating 4.6
46 Reviews for Taste wine-beer-kitchen 2024:
Review №1
2023-08-11 06:22:34They now do a themed five course dinner once a month. Option to have a wine pairing with each course. One seating per night for 2-3 nights. Must reserve in advance, sells out. We went to the “tomato” dinner. High quality, imaginative dishes with good wine pairings. The chef came out and discussed all five courses in detail and a “wine guy” did the same for each wine pairing, which enhanced the experience. Option to buy bottles of the reasonably priced wines ($20-30 per bottle) after. Lasted about 2.5 hours. Indoor and outdoor seating available.
Review №2
2018-04-03 22:37:42Wonderful atmosphere. Great service. Exceptional Food. I would highly recommend as one of the best places to eat in Long Beach.
Review №3
2017-09-14 04:55:28The food is SUPERB! We ate the huge burger and the sausage flatbread. Both dishes were excellent. The staff is couteous. I loved sitting at the window looking out to the street. Clean bathroom. Self-shot below show large lovely mirror in ladies restroom. Means a lot when out on date. Lol. Very quaint, vozy and welcoming restaurant. Highly recommend it.
Review №4
2018-03-10 06:02:35Fantastic staff and incredible food. Will most definitely return!
Review №5
2018-07-14 04:51:48Dropped in on a Friday night just by chance. What a great find! Service was incredible: genuine welcome, attentive but casual, knowledgeable about the food, and easy to make adjustments. The menu was really creative with dishes Ive never had before...all sounded interesting and every thing we ordered tasted as good or better than expected.Sweet surprise.
Review №6
2019-08-25 22:48:02I had a great time here. My friend and I ordered several share plates and they were fabulous. The wine was excellent and so much better than average house wine served at other places. I wish I could remember our servers name-- she was AMAZING! Taste is a hidden gem for sure.
Review №7
2019-03-27 11:07:09What a fantastic dining experience! First timers here. Met a friend for dinner and had many items we all shared. The Asian inspired cauliflower appetizer was our favorite. The draft beers are local and delicious. Definitely coming back.
Review №8
2018-01-27 06:38:51I enjoyed this place! The food was pretty good, especially for the price. The service was extremely nice, although our waitress could have come by to offer us water more often. The space is somewhat tight; I would estimate that the restaurant accommodates about 40-50 customers max. Of course parking is a hassle in this part of Long Beach, but there are some spots to be found after a bit of circling.The burger was very tasty and had some topping that seems like a mixture of caramelized onions and a semi sweet fruit or something. It really enhanced the flavor of the juicy patty! The carbonara flatbread was also quite good, but I wish it had more chunks of crispy pancetta!
Review №9
2019-07-07 06:49:40A.MAZ.ING. Fabulous service. Knowledgable about the menu & wine choices as well as being super friendly & helpful. The calamari, very spicy, was the best & most tender calamari I have EVER eaten. I have eaten a lot of calamari, believe me! Couldn’t recommend this place more highly.
Review №10
2017-02-13 23:54:38One of my favorite spots for a nice dinner out in Long Beach. Great place to share dishes. Very cozy. So fresh. And the staff are always SO kind and welcoming!