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California Tapas & Wine Bar

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🫤 The service is top-notch, the meat on main course was fine, however the rest really let us down. Carpaccio was nearly frozen, mushrooms were way too much and it just did not work. Long story short, the food was not balanced at all. The guy in charge of the music was constantly skipping songs and end... People often mention great, service, nice, tapas, good, atmosphere, recommend,


Address

Subačiaus g. 2, 01127 Vilnius, Lithuania

Contact

+370 652 65551

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (480 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 12 pm to 1 am
  • Sunday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Friday: (Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania), 12 pm to 2 am, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (13) service (11) nice (10) tapas (7) good (7) atmosphere (6) recommend (6)
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  • 5/5 Mindaugas V. 1 year ago on Google • 150 reviews
    California Tapas & Wine Bar is a classic spot that I have visited multiple times. The food is always delicious and classically prepared. On this particular occasion, the squids was especially tasty. We have decided to try different tapas and all of them were amazing. The atmosphere was perfect for a festive Christmas dinner with family. This time BBQ ribs was not that impressive as expected. Overall, it was a great experience and I would highly recommend it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Mantas B. 2 years ago on Google • 147 reviews
    Service was great. The waitress was doing a great job coming regularly and looking after customers. Décor were great loved cosy atmosphere. Now let's move to food. The Camembert starter was great I did enjoy it, but I would change chutney to something different. BBQ ribs needed some love. They were tender and juicy but it was missing something called seasoning. The food tasted one dimensional it needed a nice BBQ glaze. The chicken was super juicy but once again the taste was one dimensional it missed final execution and I could say that to both dishes. The following place was recommended as my friends had a great time, but this time the food was below average and I could do myself better dishes
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Viktorija A. 4 years ago on Google • 38 reviews
    Cozy atmosphere, great service, delicious food. Centrally located, definitely worth a visit. I had oysters for a starter, shrimps in a spicy broth. For breakfast orderend eggs benedict, and a plate of various snacks and desserts.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 H. B. 5 years ago on Google
    Sehr schöne Bar bzw. nettes kleines Restaurant im Herzen der Stadt. Freundlicher, aufmerksamer Service, erstaunlich gute Küche, erschwingliche Preise. Hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Wir kommen gerne wieder.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Lina L. 1 year ago on Google
    My partner and I came for dinner on a Thursday night, and at first, it was just 2 of us. It seemed strange but didn't bother us too much. The music was of a strange choice (mainly 90s/00s or earlier) but again, didn't bother us too much. The service was also nice, the waitress was very helpful. But the food... We had pimiento peppers (4 or 5 on a plate), prawns in oil (a bit spicy but no other taste), cheese platter (with one cheese), and shared a main of sea food platter. The seafood platter wasn't great to say the least, no taste, no presentation, it was meant to have octopus and had 2 tiny ends of octopus legs. It wasn't much, it wasn't tasty either. We left near 100 eur, and we don't think the food was worth it unfortunately.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Clance V. 1 year ago on Google
    The service is top-notch, the meat on main course was fine, however the rest really let us down. Carpaccio was nearly frozen, mushrooms were way too much and it just did not work. Long story short, the food was not balanced at all. The guy in charge of the music was constantly skipping songs and ending them mid-way. Definitely not worth the amount of money asked.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Larry G. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice place, not for everyone's pocket, but nice desert', staff was very welcoming. Actual place it self very interesting. I was happy when i left.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Valeriya D. 1 year ago on Google
    Very cozy atmosphere in Old part of Vilnius. Tasty cocktails, amazing shrimps appetizer and great thanks to Georgijus, our waiter! 100% we will be back again !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Val1 5. 1 year ago on Google
    Service is ridiculous slow and cold .. they forgot what I ordered… I don’t recommend this place ! And when the food arrived didn’t have cutlery waited for another 5 minutes.. you can smoke outside but they never brought me an ashtray I ask for it when I sit down ..had plastic foil in my dish ..
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dimitris G. 4 years ago on Google • 591 reviews
    Very cosy bar. Great menu with both tapas and bigger dishes from Imperial hotel's restaurant. All very tasty. Definitely a must to visit if you stay as a guest of the hotel or even if you are passing by.

  • 5/5 Tauras P. 4 months ago on Google • 67 reviews
    The place is absolutely exceptional becouse of gourmet dinner they provide ocationaly. Book it in great advance.

  • 4/5 Diana O. 4 years ago on Google • 44 reviews
    Good location, nice place and service. Good atmosphere and the buffalo wings were super nice! And spicyyy. The tapas - delicious and good price-value ratio. One comment related to the oysters - they were good, but pretty small. The month of Feb is not perfect either, so just check before ordering a lot. Overall - recommend it as a good place to have lunch!

  • 3/5 Gintarė S. 2 years ago on Google • 13 reviews
    I used to love this place before but now looks like quality is getting worse, Salmon tartare was without taste, just chopped salmon and cucumber nothing special and very expensive. Not enough staff to give full attention to the guests:)

  • 4/5 Austėja U. 3 months ago on Google • 13 reviews New
    Meat platter - no go for sure, one salami felt a bit old. But would come back for the nice atmosphere (just to bright inside) and for the wonderful corn ribs

  • 5/5 Julianna M. 1 year ago on Google • 10 reviews
    I’ve been there years ago & really liked it, then due to some not so positive reviews me and my partner (who rarely goes to a place rated below 4.5) were resistant to come. That rating needs to go up! Place is very cosy, not too loud, broad food selection. The service by Georgijus was outstanding. Will be coming back.

  • 5/5 Ina B. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent service and drinks from Gaivilė

  • 5/5 Zoiked On the good s. 1 year ago on Google
    Very classy place, i like my bartender Gaivile was mixing some godly drinks also the nachos were awesome. Classy but expensive, so you know you're paying for quality

  • 3/5 Luca C. 1 year ago on Google
    Very pleasant place situated in a nice square, we had a very nice evening, tapas we're nothing special at all, real tapas are very different, however, the waiter was absolutely fantastic and very professional, which can make you forget the shortcomings of the venue, I say this because the beautiful city of Vilnius and almost total lacking in welcoming in restaurants and bars, it was in any case a pleasant evening

  • 5/5 Paulo C. 1 year ago on Google
    The food, drinks and service were Amazing! I super recommend this place!

  • 5/5 Daniel Skold B. 4 years ago on Google
    Great service, friendly staff and very good food and drinks.

  • 5/5 Gaudenis K. 3 years ago on Google
    Fine dining, great service

  • 5/5 Neda S. 2 years ago on Google
    Probably one of my favourite restaurants in Vilnius old town ❤️, great oysters, huge variety of dishes and drinks. Very nice customers service.

  • 4/5 Seija K. 10 months ago on Google
    Ihana camambert juusto uunissa. Kivat näkymät kadulle kun terassilla oli liian kylmä

  • 1/5 Vesta K. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    We came for a tasting menu during special gourmet week. Never will do that mistake again and would not recommend for anybody to visit this place expecting good food. It was worse than you could get in a day menu offer in a good place in Vilnius nevereless it was called “tasting dinner”. The main dish was cold, dry and without any love. Cold starters as well. All in all we paid good money for bad food and service and were wery dissapointed.

  • 5/5 Ernestas T. 2 years ago on Google
    Really great staff, wine was fantastic, and tapas tasted delicious and fresh. Best place for tapas in Vilnius. Highly recommend.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible lift
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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