Social Butterfly

By Dave

November 29, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

No stars? What took them so long to go broke?

By Smitty

November 29, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

I have a vine between my legs

By eewww

November 29, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this

And it’s probably crawling with bugs.

By Clay

November 29, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Wow! I’ve had two recent experiences @ Vine and both were exceptional. We are sorry to see Vine go.

By Rip

November 29, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

The new Taco Original next door sure didnt help their business. There was something about the layout in Vine I just couldnt get over.

By Carlee

November 29, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

First things first, Ms. Brett - the name of the restaurant is/was Vine, not The Vine … As for the closing, well - karma can be fast and ugly sometimes … ! ! !

By ? V I N E

November 29, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

V I N E. Why is she calling it The Vine? Has she been there? I haven’t. Oh well!

By Matt

November 29, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this

It’s kind of like the new virus among us, which is people saying “THE Virginia Highlands” as in, “we love going out in THE Virginia HIGHLANDS.” It makes my soul throw up. It’s just “Virginia Highland.” “We love going out in Virginia Highland.” NOT Virginia HIGHLANDS. And certainly not “THE Virginia Highlands.” Jesus Christ.

By barbie

November 29, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

bummer. my nephew recently started working there and my husband and i made sure we checked it out. we thought the food was exceptional and looked forward to returning, even if G hadn’t stayed.seems the restaurant business is a tough one though. sorry guys - good luck to ya.anyone need a great employee?

By Derek

November 29, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this

Matt.. You sound like a pretentious douche.

By BobDog

November 29, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

Carlee: First things first, Ms. Brett - the name of the restaurant is/was Vine, not The Vine

What are you talking about? Nowhere do I see anything that says “The Vine”.

And I do love to go down to the Virginia Highlands to dine, Matt. I like to eat down there at either Taco Max, Wisteria’s, or at Murphee.

Sorry I am being ugly, but I am a frustrated Dog fan and I want to take it out on somebody. The Georgia blogs are full.

By SavingGrace

November 29, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

Matt, you have a stick up your butt. Plain and simple.

By Lee

November 29, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this

In total agreement with Derek, Matt sounds as if he’s arrogant and pretentious, furthermore, no reason to bring Jesus Christ into such a stupid post like Matts.

By Virginia Highlander

November 29, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

I live right down the street and never went. They couldn’t overcome the perception that the original vine wasn’t that good. Too many good options in the neighborhood and in Atlanta. A good restaurant can work there - checkout the crowds at the new Taco place - even Food 101 seems to do well.

Hopefully something new and good will open there. There is no good Chinese anywhere in this area. The Tiburon Grille was certainly good.

I bet Diesel is next - there never seems to be anyone there. Hope they survive.

By Mrdog

November 29, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this

Matt, your post cracked me up! As a resident of virginia highland, I appreciate your clarification of the correct pronunciation for the neighborhood! So many OTPers can’t seem to get it right. I tried Vine many times over the years and had an overall good experience and the wine list was extensive; I am sad to see it go.

By Mrsdog

November 29, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this

Please help me, my mrdog is a total douche, he steals coffee from “san francisco”

By Steph

November 29, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

I tried Vine once.

I couldn’t have gotten better service. Of course, we were the only people there (4 of us). If I’m not mistaken, it was a Saturday night 6 or 7 months ago, close to closing time.

The food was exceptional. I had the braised short ribs. I would LOVE to have the recipe!

As for drinks, I was dissapointed. I was not in the mood for some of the more heady wines and asked for Pinot Grigio, that was a wine they don’t carry. So, I asked for Diet Coke or unsweet tea - would you believe, they didn’t have that either???

I’m sad to see them go. It was a nice atmosphere and wonderful food!

In the meantime - anyone know where I can get the recipies?

By andrew

November 29, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

Who really cares? this is news worth posting? restaurants come and go so often.

By Da Mick

November 29, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this

I don’t live in Virginia Highlands or anything, but, I dunno, I can appreciate what Matt was saying. My take on his complaint was that it had less to do with the specifics of Vine or Virginia Highland, than it has to do with the general loss of quality regarding the specific essence of things, and the overall generalization of details that give consequence to shared meaning. Not to overgeneralize but, in my opinion, it’s just this type of lack of discrimination that has a lot to do with the downward trend in the narrative quality of books and movies.

Little things mean a lot.

By Lauren

November 29, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this

I have lived intown for twenty years. I have lived in Morningside and Druid Hills which both border the neighborhood discussed in this article. So I am not some OTP’er who doesn’t know what I am talking about when I say that tons of people in this area including myself and friends who live in the area say “the Highlands” when referring to this neighborhood. Give me a break people. My good friend who lives on Kentucky calls it the Highlands, too. I hope she avoids Matt, though. The thought of his soul vomitting over something so small and meaningless is pathetic. There are several streets in the neighborhood with Highland in the name so saying “the Highlands” is not wrong or inappropriate. Now lighten up please.

By daisey

November 29, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this

I truly enjoyed the comments left by matt and ? Vine…Carlee clearly is ocd…it’s OK hon! anyway, I truly liked the Vine. The braised short ribs were fantastic. The service was always great. i will miss it.

By Terry

November 30, 2008 4:05 AM | Link to this

GOOD The Vine and all of Virgina Highlands is a Big Stinking Crap Hole!

By FormerNHighland

November 30, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this

We used to live within walking distance of Tiburon, and we SO loved that restaurant. Vine was a terrible disappointment; even going there for drinks a while after their disastrous opening, my appetizers were salty and not up to par. I’m surpried it stayed open as long as it did.

By Sad 2 see it go

December 1, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Vine was like a 2nd home to my husband and I. Once the original Sala closed, we ventured across the parking lot and found a wonderful place. We stuck with Vine through 2 ownership changes and are very happy we did. The most recent owners are some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. As for the food - it’s amazing what happens when you provide constructive feedback. Like FormerNHighland, we too had some salty dishes when the recent owners took over. We provided our feedback, and shortly thereafter, the food was outstanding. My husband and I got to know the owner and chef personally and think their family are outstanding individuals. We will miss the good times we had and are thankful for all the friends we made.

By CHRISTOPHER

December 1, 2008 6:48 PM | Link to this

THE AJC HAS A HISTORY OF BEING SO UNSUPORTIVE OF OUR RESTURANTS MACKLE WAS AS BAD AS M.F. GOLD WHATEVER WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO PERSONAALLY WRONGED BY A RESTURANT TO GIVE IT NO STARS OR A BAD REVIEW COULDNT THEY TALK TO THE OWNERS AND CHEF AND BE KIND LOTS OF GREAT RESTURANTS CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE TASTE OF AJC S WRITERS JUST A SHAME COME ON AJC GIVE THEM A REVIEW BOOT THEM OR HAVE 2 REVIEWERS