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    Vinca on Pearl

    3.9 (17 reviews)
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    The fall salad with butternut squash and slivered  almonds
    Sara M.

    I had high hopes after researching this place online and on Yelp for both of their locations, with pictures. Very little of what we were served tonight lived up to those expectations. It's was quite sad considering the amount we spent. The portions on all but the delicious fall salad were much smaller than the appeared in pix and descriptions. For starters, the happy hour house wines which were only marginally tasty have an asterisk on their online menu stating that the wine glasses are elegant and oversized. The amount of sips I took in no way added up to the supposed 5oz pour. I have to measure fluids medically and I know well how 5oz swallows. This was about 3.5. We ordered some of happy hour plates that had been advertised on Downtown Boulder as $9 plates. There was only one on the menu. The rest of the tiny number of items were at $11 which is still a good value if offered. There were only 4 offers on starters and one "sweet" but more about the sweet later. We ended up paying full price for the rest of our starters. The first picture I found online of the arancini appeared to be baked with the mushroom risotto grains visible. What showed up on our plate were small arancini balls heavily coated in breadcrumbs and heavily fried. Not unusual and why I rarely order. So nothing special but for the tasty but tiny duck center. The Rösti was also not as pictured or described and covered with crumb or batter darkly fried onion tidbits , not sprinkled with fresh grated parm as in the pictures . We found no lingonberry berries or jam in it either but the potato base was tasty. We ordered the autumn salad and it was great. A good sized bowl of fresh greens with lots of the promised ingredients, but at full price, not happy hour. The happy hour sweet was the pictured and heralded apple strudel paired with a cappuccino . We ordered so my husband could have the cappuccino and we could share the strudel. The cappuccino came immediately and eventually we had to ask for the strudel as the drink was mostly done and cold. Someone brought the tiny bit out on a plate with more whipped cream than strudel with excuse that they did not realize we wanted them together ( they were described as a pairing) and they needed to "bake" the strudel (was it frozen or refrigerated). We each had a bite of the apple filling with a simple cover of pastry, hardly a strudel which involves " layers" of pastry but it clearly was handmade and it tasted nice. My husband ate the cream as I can't. During the visit, the nice server we started with went on break and her substitute was not much interested. The place was nearly empty on a Saturday night at happy hour with a jam packed Pearl St Mall further west. Sadly they are next door to a fading and empty eatery. I doubt they can survive. The turnover in this space has been extremely high. I was hoping for more with such a unique menu for Pearl. If you go, choose wisely, note that some staff are unaware of the advertised time of the happy hour and had to go check before serving us another item. And also know that the billing tablet is preloaded with 23% tip as standard "center" option not the customary 20% or 18% as most other places on Pearl. We are not likely to go back given these issues so plan ahead with the menu and watch the clock. As others have mentioned, the decor and music were fine. No pix of the dessert because I was distracted by then. After overnight reconsideration I am rounding my admittedly 2.5 down rather than up as before. There is so much more value in taste and service elsewhere on Pearl. I have had plenty of good European food and plenty of good service in restaurants in downtown Boulder for decades. This wasn't it. It was telling that only 5 tables occupied on a holiday weekend as we walked past many full places on the way here. I will not return .

    Scallops over Mushroom Risotto
    Roland H.

    Beautiful space, friendly service, delicious food and amazing wine program. All the food was excellent; Mushroom & Duck Arancini, Spätzle, Tomato Soup, Scallops over Mushroom Risotto, Duck, and a unique and amazing Gnocchi dessert. The sommelier recommended a beautiful bottle of Murrieta Rioja which was a great pairing. Highly recommend!

    Wild mushroom ravioli
    Taylor C.

    My boyfriend took me here for our anniversary and it was lovely. We are both vegetarian and found there to be sufficient options. We got the rösti and bread for appetizers, two mocktails, the wild mushroom ravioli, and fettuccini with roasted root ragú. All very tasty and reasonably priced for how unique the flavors are and how nice the presentation is. Good jazz music playing and our server was very kind and attentive. It was relatively empty when we went at 6 pm for our reservation. I think the restaurant needs to market itself more because I'm sure it could become more popular for how tasty it is. Hope to see it become more lively soon!

    Branzino
    Steve M.

    First time at this new restaurant. The ratatouille and beet salad were delicious and I would definitely order them each again. The jaegerschnitzel was good, and as far as I know the only place in Boulder where you can find it. I hope they will continue to work on this one as I've had better. My partner got the branzino and although it was tasty, it arrived not as hot as it should've been and the portion was rather small, so again, some attention would be welcome here. The apple struedel dessert was delicious. No ice cream for the ala mode though, which I would've enjoyed. Also, we would've preferred if all of the dishes that were gluten-free were labeled as such since both of ratatouille and Branzino are gluten-free, but were not indicated on the menu and it's nice to know those things upfront. All in all a good experience and we will definitely be back.

    Arancini
    Maxwell G.

    Stopped here for happy hour, place was very quiet, but the bartender came over immediately. Amazing food, and great drinks. Went with the arancini which was some of the best I've ever had - so flavorful, cooked perfectly. The server/bartender seemed rather distracted as someone else pointed out, that was the only criticism I have from my visit. I want to come back to try more of the menu, and give their service another shot.

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    Food service and ambiance were excellent. We plan to return next time we're in Boulder.

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    What a great place! Food and drinks were absolutely fantastic and the restaurant itself has a very nice ambiance. Highly recommend!

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