Garfields Beverage Warehouse

About 2 – 3 weeks before my wedding I emailed Garfield’s on my caterer’s (Maison Cuisine) recommendation. I worked with Tim to figure out alcohol for both the rehearsal dinner and wedding. Tim made the whole thing so easy and was wonderful about making suggestions when we didn’t know what to pick or when he thought there was something better for a cheaper price. Everything Tim suggested was delicious and worked perfectly with our meals.
Our rehearsal dinner order was picked up, while we had the larger wedding order delivered. Being able to have Garfield’s deliver everything straight to our venue was such a huge help. After our wedding we were able to return everything that was unopened which was awesome, since I overestimated what we needed. If you need alcohol for any event, I highly recommend going with Garfield’s.

As a major wine lover who has seen all of the commercials on TV, I had to check this place out. Garfields commercials trash Binnys, «the big box», speaking of the great prices, and outstanding customer service. What I experienced was a very different story.
First off, the wine selection was not vast. My local grocery store actually has a larger, and better selection. Prices are not as good as they advertise, probably 20% higher than Binnys. Worst part is that the store was very quiet, one other customer and I saw at lease a few employees. Not a single person asked me if I needed help as I wandered the store for 15 mins. As j walked out slowly past multiple workers, no one said a word to me, or even acknowledges me.
Not worth your time I am afraid. Bummer as I really hoped to find another good place in the area.

Pretty solid place. They have a good selection of craft beer that rotates frequently enough and some rare ones that I like to go there for.
They have some nice employees there that like to help you find things. There is one employee that is really into Scotch and his favorite thing to do is pick out the right one for you. He explained a lot about each one in detail and turned me onto Islay Scotch which I have gotten to enjoy very much. If you need help, don’t play coy; ask for help and they will be sure to get you covered.
Only suggestion but only because I am a craft beer fanatic… MORE SELECTION !

I highly recommend using Garfield’s! They were our alcohol distributor for our wedding and everything was perfect! They even let us return the extra unopened bottles!

The staff is very helpful, the selection is awesome, and there is plenty of parking. Reasonable prices and a very nice store.

Excellent booze selection and a very friendly knowledgeable staff. I’m happy I stopped in here and it will be my go to liquor store from now on. Thanks guys!

Good selection of craft beer with a helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly staff.
I don’t know diddly about wine or liquor and I’ve never had a problem asking an employee for some help picking some stuff out. If that particular person doesn’t have the knowledge necessary they’ve always found one of the wine or liquor guys to come help me out.
I see some people complaining about the store service and don’t quite understand it. I’ve never personally experienced it or witnessed anyone else be treated rudely.
Actually the only rudeness I see is from absolute lazy sacks of fecal matter customers that can’t be arsed to pull into one of the MANY parking spaces available. Instead needing to pull up to the store front door and sitting there like an amoeba with no functioning grey matter. You’re in a car, it takes no effort to drive 20 extra feet and pull into a space but no, you’re the center of the universe right? Everyone that does this should eat a bullet at high velocity.

This place is now called «Garfield’s» so it is time for me to «update» my previous review. I went here one week before Christmas to purchase a dessert wine as we were invited to someone’s home and asked to bring two bottles of dessert wine. Fine. As I entered the store no one asked if I needed any help or if I was looking for anything special. Obviously, the customer service is lacking here. I walked around for a little bit before finding the specific wine I was looking for. I paid for the two bottles of wine, and got the hell out of the store. As I placed the bottles of wine in my back seat one of the bottles slipped and rolled right onto the parking lot concrete. It shattered into many little pieces and was leaking all over the place. I was really upset at myself. I went back inside the store immediately and asked if I could get another bottle because I dropped it and it broke. I showed them the bag as it was leaking all over the place, and it was obvious that the wine bottle was broken. When this place was «Cardinal» the customer service was excellent. In fact, the customer service was outstanding, and the employees were always helpful. When it was «Cardinal» the Manager even replaced a bottle of wine that my niece dropped while placing it on the register. The «Cardinal» manager ran over to grab another bottle and said «No charge» and asked an employee to please clean up the broken bottle near the register area. We were impressed that we were given another bottle without charging us. However, Garfield does not believe in keeping a customer or wanting a customer to return (in other words, repeat business). Apparently, they refused to replace the broken bottle of wine which I admit was my fault. The next time I need to purchase any Spirits or wine I will be taking my business to their Competitors. Yes, it was my fault that I dropped the bottle and it broke. I take accountability for the accident. However, a business that wants to keep customers or have repeat business would «eat» the cost of the broken bottle of wine. I ended up going to Costco’s and buying another bottle of wine for $ 30.

Worst service. I’m not sure if these guys are supposed to know what they are selling or they are there for a paycheck. Several times I have gone in and when I ask for help they treat me like if I should not even be asking a question.
If you know what you are looking for, they have a pretty good selection but don’t expect any type of service. I won’t be patronizing this location again.

The store is nice prices ain’t bad but the customer service is horrible, I went in to purchase bottles of wines and an expensive bottle of remy Martin and beer they did not have the 2 types of wines I wanted hey no problem can you help me find similar ones since i don’t know crap about wines? No way was too demanding for them I guess asked for a beer that was not in a freezer they made me walk all the way across the store and get it my self and the dude at the register was complaining customers are calling asking for prices, horrible horrible staff for a nice location like that that’s not good, customers make your store maybe treat them a lil better

Reminds me of Specs in Texas if you are familiar with the chain. Large selection that is well laid out. They had a nice selection of ciders that I was happy to see. My beau was also able to find a nice selection of craft beers and others have mentioned. It will probably be my go to spot for getting libations when I am visiting family in the area.

Great selection and fantastic prices. Plus they carry Pearl vodka, which had been my favorite brand since I started imbibing in college. Pearl is strangely hard to find, though, so I got very excited when I found it here! There are often samples with promotional teams from various brands, and they have a decent stack of rebate offers available from the manufacturers. Plus, a private parking lot, yay!

This has been my Go-​To store since they opened! The selection is awesome, and the beer manager knows his stuff. Best prices around!
I call it the Candy Store!!!

I worked with Adam to supply wine/​liquor for my wedding. Everything was delivered on time and as ordered. Adam was a pleasure to work with as he was very quick to respond to my emails. When I went to return unused liquor, their store was very well put together and overall impressive. I would recommend Cardinal for any wedding/​event liquor supply as well as any day to day liquor needs.

Legitimate craft beer selection, wow!
Based on a few Unilocal reviews, I came here while on a work trip to Chicago and looked for the closest place (as I had no car). After a long walk, I ended up here and made a beeline. I got a bit worried when I saw signage outside for macrobrews, but was quickly assuaged when I saw Bell’s Oberon.
Turning the corner into a room probably 50×50, there were 4 aisles of beers surrounded by cases/​12s and a cooler wall.
First, the single bottle shelf. Found quickly — Boulevard Brewing, Three Floyds Dreadnaught, Dogfish Head, Allagash, and numerous other winners at very good prices.
From there, more single bottles and six packs. A decent selection of global beers and picks of some of the best options in the nation — Sixpoint from Brooklyn (at the same prices I pay in New Jersey!), Coney Island, New Belgium, Boulevard, Founders, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Bell’s, Goose Island and lots of others I don’t remember.
Net net, it’s as if a craft beer lover figured out everything he could get in the area, ordered it, and made a room dedicated to it, almost like it was curated as an art exhibit. But it’s an art exhibit with great prices, good selection, and meant to be purchased. I regularly visit craft beer bars and stores as a reporter for NJ’s biggest craft beer site, and if I lived here this would be a regular stop for me.
Friendly and helpful staff, good prices, great selection, Cardinal is a winner in my book.

Cardinal is a great place to buy liquor for weddings. I spoke to Adam a day before my wedding and asked for drinks to keep 170 people happy – highly uncommon to place such a large order on such short notice. Nonetheless, he obliged and even drafted a list of drinks we needed that fit my budget, and helped load the drinks into my car.
He always advises to buy more than what’s needed because at Cardinal you can return unopened liquor. I had quite a few I had to return, but it was quick and hassle-​free.
I can’t say enough good things about this place. With service and a selection like theirs, I’m sure they’ll stay in business a long time.

Finally a place with a great selection in the neighborhood. I haven’t had to make a 15-​minute drive to Binny’s in months.
The help is very friendly and knowledgeable. I’m new to scotch and bourbon and their recommendations have been great.
Prices are on par with Binny’s, some items are less, some are more. I just wish they had more specials on the higher end stuff, as I love trying a fancy new scotch/​rum/​port.
The only thing the place is missing is a rewards program. With all the money I’m throwing at this place I wish I got something back, or at least a 15%off coupon once a month like Binny’s.

Wowsers! AMAZING BEER SELECTION!
I always thought my heart belonged to foremost… but i’ve been two timing with the craft beer ROOM here at cardinal… my only wish is to have some of it refrigerated!