. . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . "2011-07-07T00:00:00"^^ . "Generally speaking, it's worth stopping in for drinks as the wine list is fairly decent and the appetizers and pizza are worthwhile, but I would skip this as an actual dinner place. They do have a Pinot Bianco and a Nebbiolo by the glass that I rather enjoyed and the garlic knots and margherita pizza that we'd had were both flavorful. The pizza had quite a bit of cheese, but the cheese was of good quality, not oily, and the pizza had good flavor as we'd also added onions and mushrooms to it. It was generally fairly light and not one of the heavy, greasy creations that seem to be so common at many establishments. \n\nMaybe I just had high expectations given the pizza and wine that we'd had previously, but on the occasion that we actually had dinner at Stone & Vine, it was quite disappointing. I will provide full disclosure here and say that we did arrive approximately 15 minutes before the kitchen closed due to other engagements that evening, but I don't really believe that this was a factor given the fact that the place was still quite busy and there was still enough food coming out of the kitchen that it didn't appear that they'd been closing down and had just scraped together whatever was left to serve us. We started out with the bruschetta, I ordered the veggie panini which comes with the insalata mista, and my husband ordered a pasta dish that was supposed to have a spicy tomato sauce. \n\nThe bruschetta was just so-so and I probably wouldn't order it again as none of it was really memorable. The tomato and basil variety was ho-hum, the eggplant option was flavorless and somewhat slimy, and the tapenade version didn't have much flavor other than salt. I was pleased that my veggie panini didn't contain cheese and, rather, had a marinara sauce as the binding ingredient. The bread, however, was tough enough that there was no other option than to bite into the sandwich, at which point the slimy, overcooked eggplant and zucchini slid out everywhere (I'm not a fork and knife person when eating a sandwich, but if the bread would have complied, I would have done so here as this was an absolute mess to eat). The panini came, much to my surprise, with a full sized entree house salad, which was simply way too large a serving of rather mediocre salad ingredients. It actually seemed a bit silly that they would bring out a gigantic plate of salad that dwarfed the sandwich with which it was served. My husband's pasta entree was simply a huge plate of overcooked penne with a slightly spicy, but most unnoteworthy marinara sauce. He was starving and still only managed to eat less than half of the entree due to its copious size. Needless to say, we did not ask to box up the remainder. This seems to be a typical example of a restaurant that aims to provide quantity over quality in their entrees. \n\nThe atmosphere is generally quite loud as there really isn't much in the way of decor to dampen the noise. Another oddity that seems to occur is that when the staff finishes their shifts, they begin to fill the bar area. I think a few times we've been the only people sitting at the bar who aren't employed here, which just creates a bit of a strange atmosphere. I would venture to say that we'll be back for drinks and appetizers or pizza but not again for an actual dinner."^^ . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . .