Is The Tasting Room still a good?

Hi. We are coming to your wonderful city this weekend!! We are both really excited.

We would like to find a classy place without a lot of attitude to have a couple glasses of wine, etc...that is also near other night spots, etc...

I%26#39;ve heard good things about The Tasting Room but lately it seems as if all the reviews being posted are negative. Can anyone advise on whether The Tasting Room is worth the trip or if there is another option that is better in terms of what we are looking for.

We will be flying in Friday afternoon and this would be for Friday night. We are staying at the Palmer House.

Is The Tasting Room still a good?

I have been to the tasting room once.

And I just went and read the reviews on metromix. Overall, I do not think they are too bad. Or too far from being correct.

I think its very expensive. But what in Chicago is not. The sizes of food are pretty small. But this is not a dinner place.

People are complaining that they cannot yell, and run around and act stupid in the place. Well, this is not the place for that. It is more or a quiet, relaxed place. Very nice for someone my aged. There are lots of other places in the city to yell, etc...

Overall, the upstairs is comfortable. Lots of seating. Limited wine list. And expensive.

You had said you wanted a place with lots of places around it. Well, the tasting room is really at the end of the west loop. Really not much around it. It might be better to go to:

BIN 36

339 North Dearborn

Pops for Champagne

601 N. State St.

Is The Tasting Room still a good?

I love the Tasting Room, especially the upstairs. Surprisingly great views for a second floor location. Juicy Wine company at 694 North Milwaukee is popular/fun, too. You might want to check out metromix.com.

I go to the Tasting Room quite often and I really like it. The upstairs has comfortable and inviting seating with great views of the city! They also have some good food to snack on while you drink wine. It definitely can get expensive. I often go on Monday nights when wines by the glass are 1/2 price. There aren%26#39;t a lot of night spots, if by that you mean clubs or bars, but there are many restaurants along Randolph that would be a short walk from the Tasting Room. Some of them have nice bar areas where you could just have a drink. Many of the restaurants are fairly expensive but good. Some of the restaurants in the area include Red Light, Sushi Wabi, DeCero. Greek town is also just a short cab ride away. To get an idea of what is in the area do a search for the River West neighborhood on chicagoreader.com.