Wow, wow, wow, there certainly is a new Vin in town! Same cozy, modern vibe with new flavors that hit it out of the park. The menu highlights sharing is caring with a la carte options or a full table participation tasting menu adventure. We decided to do our own selection, sharing every dish along the way. Every plate was outstanding from fresh oysters with a refreshing mignonette to the best pasta I have had in Marin. The pasta was textbook - light, perfect chew and pinched to perfection. The earthiness of the mushrooms countered with the sweetness from the fruit was absolutely divine. The snap pea salad was splendid, the tartness of the yogurt dressing with the freshness of the snap pea was a match made in heaven. The chicken schnitzel with lemon, herb salad and the perfect crunch was a fun modern take on the classic. So happy this establishment has renewed itself and has hit every ball out of the park. Until next time! read more

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We arrived for our 5 pm reservation and were greeted and seated right away. It's a neat family-sharing style restaurant and cocktail establishment, super cozy atmosphere. The server came right over and explained some of the dishes since we hadn't been there before. We knew we were getting a salad and had our mind set on our old standard, the Caesar. When he described the date and celery salad, we were intrigued - and it was excellent. So much flavor and the right size to share. Randy wanted the focaccia and it was creamy cheese and amazing sourdough as well as some green olives. For our main meals, Randy ordered the sorpresine which had clams, burnt fennel and sausage with a very flavorful sauce. This was our favorite. It was so tasty. I ordered the cappelletti which was filled with whipped ricotta and had cherry mostarda and trumpet mushrooms. It was very good but a bit sweet for my liking. We will absolutely be back to try other offerings when we're in the area. It all sounds delicious and that made it hard to choose. Excellent and very friendly and helpful wait staff topped off a great meal. read more

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I honestly think the tasting menu here remains the best meal I have had in Marin in my life. After 8 years in SF I've come back to Marin and there are lots of great places to eat but rarely do I find the consistency of quality and creativity that I found in the city. Vin is very very good. Pricing feels pretty reasonable, especially for a tasting menu. I recommend the lamb wonton and celery salad. Service was solid and the space is gorgeous. read more

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A great addition to the downtown San Rafael food line-up. Their food is great. Service is on point. Food is modern and fresh. I would recommend this spot to anyone! In other news downtown San Rafael is in the middle of a very slow and painful free fall, so any business that is open and doing it right is a welcome add! read more

The focaccia and wonton were great, but the pork chop was just incredible. Perfectly cooked, a nice amount of marbling, tender and moist, the succotash blended well with the protein, and the jus held everything together. Perhaps the best pork chop I've ever had. read more

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Overall great experience, good apps, good pasta, and good drinks . Nice atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon. Make reservations as the tables get full during happy hour/ dinner time. read more

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Absolutely blown away by the food and service here! Everything we tried was delicious and I can't wait to come back! The Password cocktail was INCREDIBLE also! read more

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After an early morning start in Los Angeles and a long work drive all the way to San Francisco, we found ourselves looking for a place around 8 PM -- tired, hungry, and honestly picky. Options were limited at that hour, so choosing wisely mattered. Turns out, we got lucky. VIN ended up being exactly what we needed. From the first moments, the atmosphere felt calm, confident, and intentional -- the kind of place that knows what it's doing without trying to show off. The food was outstanding across the board. Thoughtful, balanced, and deeply satisfying. Every plate felt deliberate, with flavors that made you slow down and actually pay attention. Huge respect to the chef -- this is cooking with character. Service deserves special mention. Not just good, but genuinely attentive and warm. Nothing forced, nothing rushed. And a big thank you to the bartender for the non-alcoholic cocktails -- complex, refreshing, and clearly made with care. That kind of detail says a lot about a place. The overall experience felt cohesive: food, service, and atmosphere all working together. If you live nearby, you're lucky. And if you're just passing through the city -- this spot is absolutely worth a stop. We'll remember this dinner for a long time. read more

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Fabulous spot, great selection of shared plates as well as delicious mains, good proteins and fresh made pastas Ordered foccacia (5/5), lamb wontons (5/5), shrimp toast (3/5) - bit burnt/over fried and not a lot of shrimp paste, chicken schnitzel (5/5), fish (5/5) - great portion, clam pasta (5/5)great flavor, short rib pasta (5/5) Nice people working there too, attentive and friendly read more

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This was my first time visiting this restaurant since the revamp/renaming. Even though it's a pretty small space, they do a great job of utilizing it well. It did seem like it was getting super busy by the time that we left! This was a perfect place to come for a date night or a girls dinner. Definitely not the vibe I would recommend for families. I really enjoyed the cocktails and the focaccia bread from Oliver's upstairs was delicious. We also had the Crudo and that celery salad. Everything was great can't wait to come back again. read more

The innovative and delicious food could be the one reason to dine at Vin, but the carefully curated vibe here and excellent service make it so much more. The salads are all built to both challenge your senses and really make you happy you ordered them. The focaccia.....well, it's delicious alone, but they serve it as an appetizer with a soft mozzarella styled cheese, olives, crunchy onions, olive oil and lemon zest. Oh, wait, I forgot the delicious cocktails and wine. And then the main course of pasta with trumpet mushrooms. Not heavy at all. So beautiful. The affogato dessert could even be made with decaf espresso. I love this place! read more

Incredible food, perfect ambiance, and great value! I loved sitting at the bar, watching the action in the kitchen. It was so refreshing to have a menu with lots of fun small bites that were priced very reasonably. The food was exceptional, from the pickled veg to the lamb wontons, my tastebuds were dancing! I felt genuinely taken care of by every person I encountered. Vin was an awesome find while I was visiting San Rafael. read more

Incredible food, great service, and a refreshing ambiance you don't get in many other restaurants in this county. Would highly recommend as a date night. read more

Had dinner at Vin in San Rafael last night. Used to be called Vin Antica, but they rebranded and have an all-new menu. I highly recommend it. My husband and I wanted to try something new and were able to get a seat at the bar overlooking the chef station. So glad we did! Initially, I was not that interested in the posted menu, but boy was I wrong. The food was superb and the service the same. We ordered the campachi crudo (fresh, citrousy, and delicious), the Caesar salad (good), and the chicken schnitzel (would never have ordered it but I saw it made and it was super good!). Chef Dan also surprised us with tastings of the snap peas with whipped feta (OMG!!!! you must try), a special oyster appetizer, and an off-menu item still in R&D of lamb dumplings. We both want to go back and have the snap peas and crudo again. And also try the pastas that looked amazing. Seriously, give them a try. read more

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Food was excellent and lively atmosphere. The only concern I had for our party of 5 was when our waitperson warned us that the kitchen was swamped and they might not be able to produce a main course for each person and recommended we share mains. That was a first for me. Otherwise the service was good, until we tried to order dessert then he was in over his head. Luckily we weren't in a hurry. read more

We had a wonderful anniversary dinner here last night. Incredibly attentive staff and the food was out of this world. It was a special occasion, so we splurged on the tasting menu which was so incredible we can't wait to come back. We were given small portions to split between us and at first we didn't think we'd be able to get full, but it kept coming. We were able to sample the oysters, shrimp toast, focaccia, crudo, celery & date salad, blistered snap pea salad, gnocchi and chicken schnitzel. For dessert, my husband had the "campfire" which was sort of a s'more in an icecream glass with whipped marshmellow on top, chocolate ganache, affogato and graham cracker crumbs with cinnamon. He shared just one bite with me and I'm still dreaming of it. I (stupidly) said I didn't have room for dessert, but fortunately, they ignored that and presented me with a "new" dessert: two little puff pastries baked with apples inside and little dishes of housemade jam and icing to drizzle on top. The place is pretty loud, so beware if that's a problem for you, but I'd gladly walk barefoot over hot coals for another meal here. Thanks to our server Alex and the other fantastic staff people whose names I didn't get for a wonderful evening. read more

This place is awesome, amazingly well done food and watching them cook at the chefs counter is stellar. read more

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We both had a delicious dinner last night in VIN. Service was also great and friendly. Mike read more

While in town visiting family, we decided to dine at Vin, and the experience exceeded every expectation. We selected the tasting menu, and each course was thoughtfully prepared, beautifully presented, and truly exceptional. The service was attentive and refined, and every cocktail we enjoyed was expertly crafted. An outstanding dining experience from start to finish--we very much look forward to returning. read more

Came here on Halloween Barbera del Alba and Olivers Focaccia They have a nice vibe and music mix A small menu, but it looks like they hand make each dish Great service read more

The food options are fantastic and staff was as well. Can't wait to have the same dish again, it was one of those dishes that I will always have as long as it is on the menu. read more

Great atmosphere and really tasty food. Loved the celery and date salad and the wontons. Pasta dish was good too. Service was excellent, we will be back for sure. read more

Jon Kurland and his team were super quick and helpful in reserving the restaurant and creating a menu list when I inquired about their availability for a holiday party for a group of 40. Unfortunately, some people in my group made the decision to go elsewhere. I hope to have an event here sometime. I plan to visit Vin for dinner soon. If the food is as great as the people, it will be a fabulous meal. read more

I had a wonderful experience at Vin in San Rafael. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the service was excellent from start to finish. Most of the dishes were truly amazing -- beautifully presented and full of flavor. The only reason I'm not giving five stars is that a couple of the dishes didn't quite hit the mark for me in terms of taste. Still, overall it was a great meal, and I would definitely come back again! read more

Let me start by saying this is our third time eating here and the food is amazing. Our service prior to this experience was always fine. Last night our service was not up to their usual standards. We had a 7:15PM reservation and were seated without issue. The whole meal was fine until the entrees arrived. My entree and my friends entree arrived about ten minutes before our other companions entrees which meant that we had finished ours, which we were instructed by staff to start eating after about two minutes, before the rest of our table had been served. When our friends were served they brought a short rib pasta instead of the wagyu entree we had ordered. We were then given awful looks by the woman who brought us the food as if we were lying to her. So instead of fighting with the staff my wife said it was fine and that she would have the pasta. She was not fine but didn't want to press the issue since they were insistent that was what we had ordered, our whole table recalled that she had indeed not ordered that. My wife not wanting to have more altercations asked me, who at this time had finished my small pasta entree, to eat hers. She can't really eat tomato sauce because it hurts her stomach. Our waiter saw that she didn't eat the entree, cleared the plate from my setting and never brought it up. Didn't comp us anything, offer a free dessert, apologize a single time. Nothing. I'll come back to the restaurant because no one should be judged on one interaction and the other two times we had fine service. Also I can't state enough how good the food is here. If there was some semblance of owning the mistake I wouldn't be writing this. Honestly I'm only writing this because of the nasty looks we were being given by the woman who brought the food. Maybe this was the umpteenth time our waiter had messed up an order and her frustration was showing through on that. It seemed really directed at us though and put a sour note on a rare date night with some old friends. read more

What a treat to say the VERY LEAST! We went on an impromptu "date" last week to check out the old Vin Antico now Vin . ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! The host was full of energy, professionalism and ended up being our server at the chefs table. She was on POINTE for everything. Drinks, menu questions, warm welcoming smile and calm and collected despite the extremely busy place for a Thursday eve in San Rafael. The kitchen staff exuded the same calm, professional manner executing dishes as a cohesive unit . The food was delicious ! We enjoyed the snap peas with goat cheese, the cod and the pasta.. and a bonus of a couple oyster starters. They nailed each dish and the host/ server glided around the room warmly welcoming and checking on everyone. So happy we are just a skip away from this absolute gem of a place. Perfect for special occasions , date nights or the need for some delicious food ! Even the dessert was gorgeous ! Thank you Vin!! read more

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Excellent meal and service, but extremely limited GF/vegetarian main course options, and chef unwilling to accommodate. Personally would not return, but can recommend if you don't have allergies or restrictions. read more

Very disappointed in the changes. Vin Antico had a great menu and fantastic food. The rebranded "Vin" menu is stripped down and unexciting . All of the great dishes from Vin Antico gone. None of the new main dishes interest me. What was the need to downgrade the menu to rebrand? read more

Lovely atmosphere with good mellow tunes and amazing service. Open / front of house kitchen makes for a great vibe. Not a huge space, so definitely make a reservation. read more

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Wow. Excellent food, super great service, outstanding ambiance. We stumbled in this place- and we will be back! And apparently the pizza place upstairs is also good, if you Can judge by the focaccia served at the Vin (Same recipe and baker), then that place must be good too. Also, very good wine selection. read more

Food was excellent and our waiter lovely. However- 1) bartender too busy chatting with other customers to pour our wine 2) we had a 7:45 reservation and were told at 9:15 that kitchen was closing so we had to order dessert asap if we wanted it 3) right after that restaurant turned lights up and made clear it was time to leave-- so with a 7:45 reservation we were expected to be out in less than two hours?? read more

The food is excellent although the portions are on the small side. But the quality and presentation are excellent. The service was attentive, but it did feel that they were trying to rush us along. I would have given this a 5-star rating had we not been so rushed. read more

Go to Vin!!! The menu is creative, the food is superb, and the cocktails - do not disappoiint. After living in the city, we really had to re-set our expectations when dining in Marin. Not with Vin - we felt like we won the food lottery. Next time we will save room for dessert. The service was excellent - high level of competence combined with friendliness. It's always a pleasure to be able to see the chef and team at work. Thank you for a memorable meal. We'll be back, with friends in tow. read more

Truly impressed with the quality and creativity of the food and love the newly revamped restaurant, terrific service, delicious and innovative food. I would love to see this place succeed. However, that being said, I'm giving a 4 star review because we were in the middle of our meal, at barely 8:30 pm, and the staff began putting chairs up on empty tables around us. You just cannot flip chairs while customers are still dining: it's an unwritten industry rule. I hope when we return, because we would very much like to, we won't feel so extremely rushed and would feel more welcomed. Hope these simple changes will be put in place to accommodate your patrons. read more

Great food and cocktails. Service is spot on, food very tasty. Small sharing plates, not multi course type dinner menu

The food was delicious and the service very attentive. You can tell that the chef and his team are extremely talented. I would definitely go back! read more

I absolutely loved this place. I travel all over eat at all kinds of places. After my first course here I immediately went to check if they had a star or at least a mention. They just went through a rebrand which makes sense but the fact that the poor rating is just people struggling to adjust to change is telling. The execution is lovely. The food is as delicious as it is beautiful. Above and beyond staff. I am from the east coast but will most definitely recommend people here if they're are ever within an hour drive. read more

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I love this place and it's definitely a hidden gem. My friend took me here for dinner and it was a lovely experience. A woman (Taylor) kindly greeted us. I'm not sure if she was the manager or hostess. She certainly was running around all night so she must have been the manager as she was very attentive. My water was constantly being refilled and it was so great. Superb food and so fun to share, tapas style. It opens at 5 PM so we were there upon opening. When we left it was packed which says a lot about a restaurant. We learned the chef's name was Daniel and honestly, every bite blew us away. I'll definitely be going back even though I live in SF. The ambiance was beautiful and easy to hear a conversation which is rare in many restaurants. Perfect, perfect, perfect!! Thank you! read more

The food was absolutely outstanding!! Wonderful creations and options! Warm casual environment paired with exceptional service.

It can be hard to find good food in Marin, but VIN is doing it! Fantastic flavor combos, all cooked perfectly. We sat at the kitchen-facing bar since we wandered in on a very busy Saturday night, so we got a chance to see how the kitchen flows. Pretty smooth... these guys know what they're doing. Our server was super delightful and attentive. They had run out of the glass of wine I chose so they offered a replacement which was fantastic and unexpectedly not included on the bill. Classy touch! The space is modern and inviting. Highly recommend this spot and congrats to the staff for bringing great food to San Rafael! read more