Bodega Wine Bar

03/13/09

great chill spot

by Poeticalmath at Citysearch

it was a great experience, was my first night really on this town with a new friend who i've been recently talking to. This place was the perfect setting for it!

• Pros: great
• Cons: straight

03/10/09

Good chill spot

by CSMobileUser at Citysearch

I went their last night and the place was small and cozy. Good atmosphere, service was good, wine was good. I complaints.

03/05/09

Good wine for cheap

by BoyJohnson at Citysearch

I went on a Wednesday night, so the Wine was discounted to almost half price per bottle. The music was good, but later on they started playing hardcore rap, so the gangster-type dudes started dancing and the chicks bailed.

This place is a singles spot / pick-up joint, so go with a good wing man/woman.

Also, it has all kinds of seating to fit the mood.

• Pros: cheap wine, lots of singles
• Cons: sometimes music gets too hardcore

05/01/08

Avoid -- terrible wines

by catsouth at Citysearch

This place is highly overrated. Anyone who knows anything about wine would not like Bodega. VERY disappointing.

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: Everything

03/27/08

Lame

by xyz22262 at Citysearch

If you like decent wine and good food then skip this place. It is overpriced and the wine selection is less than impressive. Coke mixed with wine?? Enough said.

• Pros: Easy parking
• Cons: Everything inside the bar

10/26/07

great during the week

by cdisip at Citysearch

I usually don't go out during the week because I have to wake up for work at dawn, but this place is great on sunday and monday nights. There aren't many places that are happening on those nights, but Bodega is an exception. The music is great, and so is the wine selection as well as specialty soju cocktails. Keep in mind, this is a beer and wine establishment. Head downstairs to the Yard House if you're looking for liquor.

08/08/07

scene overwhelms

by vino4me at Citysearch

i had heard and read great things about Bodega, so i was highly disappointed when i finally went with a group of friends. while i do like the concept, in reality the wine was mediocre, the service average and the crowd was a swarming and smarmy singles scene (albeit young and attractive). if you like wine and actually want to hold a conversation with the person you came with rather than ten others trying to pick you up, then bodega is not for you.

07/19/07

Great Place to Unwind

by schilds at Citysearch

Bodega is one of my favorite places to go in Pasadena. The wine selections are great and represent a wide array of regions and flavors. The food is very good as well. They make a brie grilled cheese, and a tuna panini. The pizzas are really good too, thin crust and plenty of cheese and whatever else you order.

Check it out!!

• Pros: Great affordable wines and food
• Cons: Very trendy crowd at times

02/25/07

Relax and Enjoy

by lovevegfood at Citysearch

Don't be in a hurry when you head to Bodega in Pasadena. I dig this spot for their various happy hours (4-7 PM specials include cheap wine and cheap appetizers) with some friends, but expect it to be busy. It's pretty small, so you'll probably be surprised when your waitress seems to disappear for about an hour before she comes back to your table. Ive had to get up to go to the bar before happy hour ends several times (and when I do the waitress comes back and looks at me with a sort of vacant "Where'd you get THAT glass of wine?" look in her eyes). But the wine list is fab, if small (I recommend the semillion on a warm summer night). Food is always good enough for a light snack to pair with your wine, and the atmosphere is hip and inviting...which is why it's so hard to find a seat on the small patio! Ultimately, when you finally are able to steal enough chairs from another table for all your friends to sit down, after you've eaten a margherita pizza and an order of bruschetta, and after your second bottle of wine, you'll be relaxed enough to forgive your poor, lost waitress.

• Pros: hip, hip, hip
• Cons: where'd my waitress go?

11/22/06

Really cool bar

by dmenkes at Citysearch

I was introduced to this place on a date once and it was really cool! Thankfully they have food too. I ordered the pita with hummus and it was pretty good. Their wine selection is great and made for interesting table conversation. I'd definitely come back!