Popped in for a post-work vino or two and had a fantastic time. Despite being a Tuesday night, the place had a great ambiance and a good little crowd all enjoying themselves. The staff were super knowledgeable and very accommodating. Never had a bad time here and this night was no exception. Will be back for sure!
The new team here has not only restored the wine library’s glory, but made it even better...Knowledgeable somm, delicious menu, fun vibe - will be back soon!
A classic, casual bistro. The food is always great and the wine is lovely. Great service too!
Loved this place. The bar keeps are friendly and knowledgeable. Good story tellers to boot. The arancini and lamb ribs are fantastic. I can't help but imagine I would love it here two days before Christmas, but that's just a guess.
Great place with lots of selections. Only had drinks but will go back for food next time.
Delicious, fresh and seasonal food with a great choice of wines to match. A must to check out!
The food is always amazing. The service is fun and friendly. The guys really know wine! The vibe is fantastic. It’s one of our all time faves.
Good selection of wine, yummy food, professional staff and lovely ambience.
Love the wine Library ❤️👌🏻😊 service,vibe,food & wine awesome 👌🏻🍷🌟❤️
Exceptional wine, exceptional food, exceptional service. Not often do you go somewhere these days that exceeds expectations on all levels. The Wine Library does. Thank you to John and all the knowledgeable staff for creating another amazing evening.
Great ambience, delicious food, and wow that lemon cheesecake! And wine ��✨
A gem of joint! ������������������
Great staff, delicious food and amazing wine selection 😋
Think Wine? Think the Wine Library. Not only a wonderful Wine Bar with an Amazing Array of International Wines by The Glass but The Food is Sensational. Tapas Style.
One thing it's not Cheap. So be prepared to Pay. But in Saying that.
Your not Paying for Crap.
Exceptional in all respects! Great service, food and wine knowledge.
Great service. Chilled atmosphere. Delicious food and wine, loved it and will be back very soon.
Met up with friends...great place and atmosphere
A cosy wine bar located perfectly between Paddington and Woollahra.
A lengthy list of wines to please any palate of wine drinker regardless how fussy.
A great range of tapas style food to relax at the bar with your drink of choice!
My husband and I have dined here on a couple of occasions. The wine list is incredible, but I can't help but order the mystery wine as it's always a winner. Highly recommend the sticky lamb ribs, eggplant parmigiana, and cauliflower salad. Staff are so wonderful and attentive. This has certainly become my favourite place to go and unwind after work.
Loved this place! If only it was closer to home 😩 the atmosphere is great, with two awesome bartenders. Drink/ wine list is extraordinary ranging from cognac & spirits to wines by the glass! The food is on a tapas-like style but the flavours are really there especially with the truffle mac N' cheese! Stayed all the way till close 😆Will definitely be returning!!
I have been wanting to come here for years! Even when I was in Paddington, I didn't get to try this place until now.
My friends and I shared a bottle Shiraz and bottle of Rose. Their wine listing is extensive with a wide range of prices. The food menu is designed to be shared and they were accomodating enough to give us 4 items on some of their items on the menu they came in 3 per serve such as the arancini balls and empanadas.
Staff were friendly and we shared the empanadas, arancini balls, pate, cauliflower salad and the highlight being their beef cheeks. Then we all had a dessert each, I had their cheesecake and I tried my friends strawberry and passionfruit mess which is apparently their most popular but I found it too sweet.
I would def bring my husband for my next visit!
Yum!!! What amazing food they have here!! Between the four of us we got; mushroom arancini balls, halloumi, peas n mint salad, cauliflower salad, Mac n cheese and chicken n leek pie. Would definitely recommend all of the above and 6 plates of tapas was plenty to share between us. Everything was so tasty and delicious, wine here is superb👌🏻service is lovely and the atmosphere is nice and cozy.
Hiding away at the very top of Oxford Street this intimate little venue is a wine connoisseurs dream. With over 500 to pick from you could easily be here all night sipping away. However, it was actually the dessert that blew us away with it's decadence. Amazing date night.
Visited the wine library last night with friends and it was a pleasant surpris. On entry, it's got a non pretentious front with very warm wait staff saying hello even from behind the bar - where they're busy. That's nice. We had a lovely Malbec, spiced lamb panini, the arancini, pea salad, trout. Small light meals to share when having a lovely glass or two with good conversation. Happy to recommend. For $222 including a bottle of red ($135), it's definitely worth a visit!
Welcome to The Wine Library, a small restaurant/bar located on Oxford Street in Woollahra. This was a first for us, we never ventured out to this area previously let alone attempt to catch the bus in the city during peak hour... so it was definitely an experience. You will definitely not miss this place, their shopfront is completely glass and the luminous red lights from the bar shine straight through to the street. You might think (as we did) "It's so dark and red!".. admittedly we were more worried about how to capture pictures but luckily there is a a very romantic and intimate dining area at the back, perfect for first dates. We ordered the below tapas style dishes to share.
I LOVE this place, every time, every occasion, the food and wine exceeds my expectations. I cannot believe how good the food is, especially for the price - awesome value for money let alone amazing food!!!! The service is actually the best in Sydney as far as bar's go. The wine is the biz and the staff actually know their stuff and are super lovely
Great spot to grab some drinks and food. The staff were super attentive, friendly, and knew their wines. When we asked which Chardonnay by the glass was oaky, the host immediately found us a glass of something not even on the menu. The wine was delicious and was right what we were after.
For food we had the kingfish ceviche, chickpea & rosemary dip (like a homemade hummus), eggplant parmigiana, and the salt cod fish fingers. All of it was good, but I think our favorites were the ceviche and the eggplant parmigiana, the later of which was served in a ceramic dish piping hot and would be perfect for when it is cold out.
Definitely recommend stopping by.
Unreal!
great food - great wine - not overpriced like everything else in Paddo.
love this place - great for an intimate catch up with friends
food is exceptional, plus the service is friendly, very knowledgable and the price is right
must do when in paddington
Amazing food, tapas style. Tried the fried breaded fish sticks, crunchy not very oily just perfect, the cheese panini and the cauliflower, very tasty,yummy. Fabulous wines. Great service. Good music. A bit small, it gets crowded very easily.
That pasticciata with a glass of red would be my recommended cure for the rainy day blues. So good, Molly. Warm and comforting. A fun night of sharing food and feeling all grown up drinking good wine.
...excellent food and wine in a really comfortable wine bar (no tiny stools here!)
I’ve been to the Wine Library twice in the past two weeks. Wine? Cheese? Cured Meats? Candied nuts? Nothing not to like from where I’m sitting…A perfect spot for drinks with the girls or a long lunch date. We’ll be back for sure. Meat & Cheese Plate Chow Chow – Pickled Vegetables Lamb Gozleme Spiced, Candied Nuts Wine Library Mess Delicious and Great Value
Gianna - TheEmptyFridge
+4.5
I've driven past on numerous occasions at night and wondered "What is that new place, why is it always busy and why haven't I been??" Luckily for me, its a hop skip and jump from the office - a perfect venue for a quick friday birthday lunch with my lovel
Must go again.. I must re-visit this place because I want to find something I want to eat again. So unfortunately all the following food items are SO SO (aka don't mind missing out on)
witlof, parsley, gorgonzola & walnut insalata
cured ocean trout
chicken and chorizo
PS: The interior is welcoming and the staff member I came across was really chilled.
These guys get it. Friendly service but quiet and unobtrusive. Really good share food and a thoughtful and expansive wine list. Well worth a visit for the anti-pub crawl folk.
Perfect for foodies who love their wine!. Holidays for us are all about finding great little places where we can get great food and wine and friendly service. Being from Melbourne we are spoilt for choice and have high standards. We discovered The Wine library a few months ago on a brief trip to Sydney and were very impressed, so we were really looking forward to going there again on our recent holiday and we were not disappointed. The food was as good as we remembered and the staff as friendly as ever, in fact the highlight was our waiter who could see we were into our wine and who went out of his way to find various wines to match out tastes. The atmosphere is inviting and intimate and sitting along the bar meant plenty of interaction with staff and the people next to us, which for us, is part of the pleasure of eating out. We look forward to going there again on our next trip to Sydney.
Wine lovers' delight!. Decor: Main room with sit-to bar and a handful of other high tables. The back room has dining tables and chairs; small and soulless.
Food: Tasty bar food and a short menu brought through from their sister restaurant, Buzo, for the main seated area. Excellent wine list with a good selection of wines by the glass.
Service: Counter service at the bar. Friendly table service
Suitable for: Adults only
Value for money: Good
Would we go back? Yes
Cool atmosphere, nice staff, good wine .. Just wish I didn't smell like food when leaving the place ;( they should have better ventilation in the kitchen .. Not very glamorous
Recommended. The rise of the Wine Bar is something to be celebrated when it means establishments like Sydney's Wine LIbrary. We stopped in on a winters eve and it was packed..ended up forgoing other plans to stay there longer. Wine and service were just right, as was music, and a testament was the diverse clientele of all ages, all feeling warm and welcome.
Love the intimate atmosphere, deliciously tasty food & great service. Excellent wine list. The Wine Library will not disappoint.
Everything good I need to say has been said ! In short great friendly ambiance .. Interesting tapas style menu .. try grappa cured ocean trout with pickles & toast .. or house smoked salmon salad .. I believe the meat offerings are great as well .. well .. it's a wine bar .. have had a few wonderful glasses of that as well !! go there and you will return again & again !!
Food is surprisingly delish. Very good Service
Little Treasure. Went last Friday night with a friend for a drink , the male host that greeted us was perfectly charming and was given a little table up the front , the wine list was extensive . We ordered some sweet potato chips to start , they were ok but not what we expected, the haloumi was delicious and the pork and veal meatballs were fantastic but the highlight was dessert which I never have but was tempted by the Cheesecake , in one word delectable. We will definately return ,the crowd was mixed and the service and ambience fantastic .A little treasure in Paddington !!!!!
We have been here many times,it is only new so there are a few hiccups,mostly that it is insanely popular.it is a wine bar.....drop in have a nibble and a drink then go on elsewhere...i think people are placing high restaurant expectations on a cute wine bar....i have had nothing but easy good service an delicious food.be prepared to be a bit elbow to elbow at busier times though.
Gorgeous food, great fun and fab service. Am soooo excited that Paddo/Woollahra finally has a groovy wine bar. Food is fab, especially the meat balls and macaroni, wine list amazing and the staff are friendly and great fun. Big queues to get in but so worth it!
I have been here only once, so it's pretty early to write an honest review about the Wine Library but... the wine list was impressive and me and my friends have shared 3 amazing dessert...
I'll come back soon
Love this place! Great choice of wine and food! I live on the lower north shore and travel here for the wine and food! Great atmosphere and good value for money!
A great evening with Tim and Charles, Tour de France. Excellent French wines I hadn’t tasted, a well balanced 4 course meal, delicious. Fabulous atmosphere but noise level was a real struggle to hear.
We got delivered a super tasty Italian takeaway meal from Wine Library with matching Italian wine. Super impressed with the quality of the meal & with the instructions via Instagram from the team! The delivery was a bonus & a half!! Thank you!!!!
Love this quirky place. We always sit at the bar as we’re quite nosy & like to watch the action around us. Food is always exceptional & a decent glass of wine is guaranteed. Hands-on, friendly staff who always look after us.
Absolutely fantastic venue! I organised a surprise 50th for my friend here with only a week's notice and the venue (the upstairs private dining room), staff (shout out to you Brad - you were a joy looking after us on the night), food and wine were all 10/10. Thank you Wine Library :)
Great vibe and amazing wine list. Food was a bit underwhelming. Aricini balls and polenta chips were tasty but the crab pasta was a bit bland.
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