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| - I enjoyed my experience at VBC. I went with a group of friends for dinner on a cool summer night. We sat on the patio, which is really quite nice.
Our waitress was ok. She didn't tell us about any specials up front, and when we asked, we weren't particularly blown away by them anyway. She also seemed unsure of what kind of soup they had. I think she was maybe adjusting to using a tablet to take orders. Whatever happened to writing them down?!
Started with some beers and the chips and beer cheese dip. The appetizer was warm and flavorful. They were out of several beers, which the waitress listed so quickly that I forgot which ones they were and tried to order two of said beers. None the less, I eventually got the hibiscus saison, which was a beautiful color, dry, and bubbly. I really wish that they offered a tasting flight, but I didn't see it on the menu anywhere. Everyone else in the group seemed to enjoy their beer choices too, but it would have been nice to sample them before ordering.
I had a chicken wrap and tots. Loved the tots! Nice and crispy, and well-seasoned. The chicken wrap was a bit unbalanced in its assembly-- lots of lettuce in one half, chicken in the other. Still, it was really tasty, just required some reconfiguring.
We lingered on the patio near the end of the night (a Tuesday) and I didn't feel as though our waitress was really laying pressure on us to leave, which is nice. As a former waitress, I can appreciate wanting to get out of work on time! They sort of cleaned up around us, but let us wrap up in our own time.
Overall a pleasant experience!
EDIT: I was back at Vintage and now they offer "flights" in the form of sampling glasses. There's no set amount you have to get, and each glass is $1.50, unless it's over 7% alcohol, then it's $2.
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