Cuvee Wine & Bistro

1 of 5 stars
Pending review
Made reservations two weeks prior and requested specific table. We were told at the time of the reservation all was good. A couple hours prior to our arrival we received a phone call from the manager, Joe, that we could no longer have the table requested, but would have another close. When we arrived, NO TABLE WAS RESERVED, the manger Joe was aloof to it all and the bartender, Dave, was also not helpful.
NOTE TO ALL DO NOT EXPECT THIS PLACE TO HONOR ANY RESERVATIONS!!!

Cuvee is back! Tapas priced right. Sauces and sides cared for, proteins cooked perfectly. Everything seasoned well. Wine selection is back.
If you haven’t been in a while, come back and ask for Dave.
Thx Cuvee

One thing I hate to do, is give nice restaurant a bad review, but after our meal I feel I have no choice. We ordered three pescadores and one pork chop. While the scallop was to die for, the shrimp and lobster was like chewing rubber. And the pork chop was ordered medium, it came out well. Turned out to be a bad idea for a birthday celebration.

A class place! Great drinks. Huge wine selection you can serve yourself from calibrated wine dispensers in 1, 3, and 5 oz portions. A great way to thriftily try several new wines. The atmosphere is upscale yet cozy. The staff is skilled and attentive. The food is always a culinary adventure and delicious. A great place for special occasions or to just hang out with the bartender for some delicious drinks.

If you love wine and totally original FANTASTIC cocktails, the bar here is ON POINT. The restaurant itself is lovely and sets a great tone for your evening. You can even try this special place for more than just special occasions, as the pricing is quite reasonable for the level of cuisine and service. I’ve been here with my family more than once and each of us enjoyed it thoroughly; dinner was delicious and the drinks were, too. It was a GREAT birthday dinner!

Very disappointed, we have always enjoyed the dining experience at Cuvée in the past. They have always had good food, great service and an exceptional wine selection. We did not order one thing that was up to par. We really missed the steak, escargot and crime brûlée that were all missing on the menu. We did enjoy great service and a nice bottle of unfiltered Newton Cabernet. We will definitely check to see if the menus changes before we go again.

My husband and I wanted to take my sister and best friend out for a nice meal and had enjoyed eating here a few times over a year ago. DOWNHILL is all I can say now! Two different bottles of wine we sampled had turned rancid and our scallops had been soaked in ammonia to keep them from turning! They smelled awful and tasted just as bad! The tapas were mediocre at best with no seasoning on the lamb. The manager did not offer any discount or take the cost of the wine off the ticket but just offered more scallops which we declined so he brought three little shrimps instead. Great waiter but you could tell he was sort of used to covering for the restaurants shortcomings. Needless to say we will not be back especially since there are much better options in the area!

We were greeted by an uppity hostess who said reservations are preferred; I’m sorry this is Ocala on a Thursday, is it not? We asked
for an outside table. After having sat two parties ahead of us and ten minutes later with not table, we opted to dine at Marks Prime. Delicious choice! We tried to give our business to Cuvee but their loss.

Most amazing food and service! We were visiting from Miami and were blown away by the creativity and flavor combinations of the food. Everything from the brie to the pork chop was spectacular. We look forward to stopping here again on our next road trip. Not only was the food spectacular but the service was outstanding! We’d be so lucky to have a restaurant of this caliber in Miami.

I have wanted to go to this place for over a year and I never did. Now I know I was not missing anything. I took a friend who is visiting from a foreign country out to donner. I ordered drinks, which were fine but nothing to write home about. I ordered that cheese flights, as soup course, 3 tapas, and 3 entrees. Our waiter brought all of the items accepte entrees at one time. he laid down the soup, the tapas, and I told him why did you bring this all at once. He just smiled and said that yes he should have done courses. SO HE WALKS AWAY. We had an no soup spoons but we had soup. We had three tapas just sitting getting cold.
So I had to get up and find a manager. He looked at the oysters rockafeller and started apologising about how they were cooked wrong. I did not know any better. He was apologetic and promised to make sure our dishes were done right.
We had 2 pescadore and for 38 dollars a plate there were 3 prawns and 2 scallops. The lobster pieces were the size of a marble and I was able to find 2.
In all I found Cuvee to be a waste of my time and 264.00 dollars was flushed away. I wanted a special night with our family friend and intend just bot bad, not even marginal.
Cuvee… get your act together.

Fabulous night in Ocala at Cuvée! I decided to go to Cuvée based on previous Unilocal!reviews and couldn’t be happier that I did! I was in town on business and sat at the bar. Dave, who happens to be the bar manager too, helped me and was incredible! He recommended the clams and beef slider which were both absolutely delicious! The happy hour wine flowed great and I could not have asked for better service, ambiance and company! The restaurant is gorgeous. I can’t wait to come back on my next trip to Ocala!

We were driving from Sarasota to Jacksonville and wanted to stop somewhere midway. We came across this gem and were blown away. I was greeted with a red rose and the atmosphere was very upscale. Our server, Tarlton, was exquisite. He explained things in detail and had every ingredient memorized. He guided us through our experience. There are 100 wines that are dispensed in 3 portions and we enjoyed trying a lot of different wines during our visit.
We got the saint Andre cheese which was amazing and at the perfect temp. We ended up splitting the 5oz steak which was perfect for us… Especially since the bread is worth filling up on and I wanted to save room for dessert. The steak was cooked perfectly mid rare and the sauces were awesome. I really liked the reduction which reminded me of a melted lollipop. We had the berry cheese cake for dessert. There was a pistachio or nut paste on the dish that was not a good component but aside from that it was great.
Our only complaint is the floors were extremely sticky. It was gross walking around to get our wine throughout the meal.
We would stop again during one of our monthly road trips!

Great food! The wine system is an adventure. Nice atmosphere. Was so good to be able to have a quiet conversation over a nice meal. Our waiter, Art, was perfect! Will return.

This was an incredible experience from the moment we walked in the door. We were greeted by a smiling hostess who showed us to our cozy table. The décor is beautiful in there – intimate and glittery at the same time. The menu was enough to satisfy anything you may fancy. For the appetizer we shared the brie that came with toast and orange marmalade. My husband ordered the duck with cherry reduction sauce, and I had the short ribs with a fancy name. Both meals were tasty and plentiful. For dessert, we couldn’t decide which one to order so we ordered two. He ordered the flourless chocolate cake and I ordered the orange crème brulee. Both were fantastic. We did not do the wine card as that is not our thing, but it did look like fun. Many wines from which to choose. We will go back for another special occasion.

This is an average restaurant. Service are very good, but the quality of the food is mediocre. One of the dishes we tried was the crab cakes, and it was a big disappointment. The dish was described as having large crab lumps, and this was not the case at all, and the taste was very weak. As far as the restaurant itself, the place looks very nice and fancy from the outside, but the décor inside and layout of the tables is not very good. They have wine dispensers all over the restaurant, which is fine if you are in a bar, but it is not ideal if your table is right next to a machine where people are walking up to to serve themselves some wine.
Overall, it was not what I was expecting from a place that had very high reviews in Unilocal,and is fairly expensive.

Great place for fine dining in Ocala, FL! Massive wine selection and a good amount of beers on tap as well. Food was delicious… portions could be a little bit larger, but understandable for fine dining. Great atmosphere and service is really good.

For someone kinda jaded like me who has been there and done that to be so delighted and unable to breathe from excitement over the wine system at Cuvee — is saying alot!
I have never, ever seen such a set up anywhere. It is fantastic. The photos I took do not do it justice. You have 104 wines available to taste in 1 oz, 3 oz or a full glass pour. You get a «charge card» and you are in charge of your drinking adventure around the restaurant. And, you’ve got Riedel glasses, which no other reviewer has mentioned and I FULLY appreciate. I was so excited I’d be walking around with both a white wine glass and a burgundy glass in my hand double pouring. If I had more hands, I’d carry around more glasses. I have never ever seen Lacryma Christi wine outside of Italy — what a treat! I could barely contain my pleasure over the Orogeny Pinot Noir and Silver Oak Cabernet — once I found those two, I stopped my tasting and just kept pouring and pouring those two. Our wine card quickly filled up to $ 80. To be able to partake in such fine wines, who cares about the price! I was beyond blissed out. If they opened at 11 am today, we’d be back!
We ordered the mushroom flat bread and the ahi appetizer, both of which were fantastic. And, took a cheese course option of melted cheddar cheese with pungent dijon mustard — yummy! Then we went straight to dessert as they offer two tableside prepared options — bananas flambé and a strawberry based dished. I love tableside desserts! That used to be a regular option when dining out as a kid in upscale places and has now but virtually disappeared from menus.
We will definitely be back for a proper meal. They had some nice fish options for us as well as a vegetarian risotto.
Loved this place and can’t believe it’s in Ocala! Or rather, very glad it is in Ocala while being in the area.

Such a delight to find a rare Gem in unlikely place in Ocala Florida. The tone is spot-​on and they are making guests feel welcome. About a year back, I’d thought they were resting on their laurels but now I see a renewed commitment to excellence, in both the food and the service. It certainly is not the most pretentious nor the most expensive but based on the quality of dining experience it crosses the finish line well before the pack and by more than a few lengths. It’s setting and décor are elegant and understated and the food and service are superb.
In my book, Cuvee is the ultimate winner.

The one and only fine dinning in Ocala has now turned to HORRIBLE! The duck was cold and very bland. The cheese platter was nothing more than the toppings used on the salads. Changing management was a bad move. STAY FAR AWAY! Then to top our night off our 50.00 wine card we had to purchase would not work so Jay manually poured 2 glasses and asked for 40.00 cash. Which I handed him. Got our bill and the 40.00 was on there. The manager came over and I explained. I even ask her to view the camera above the wine he poured and she would see. She would not do that. Said we had to pay! What a terrible manager. Unless you like typical banquet food… STEALING STAFF and treated like a criminal. AVIOD THIS PLACE! It won’t be around long with the new owners and staff!

For Ocala fine dining it was very good.
The wine dispensers were acting up a little bit though. A few were just empty I think.
Got crab cake appetizer which everybody seems to like, it was good. Also got a big steak which I enjoyed as well. I will most definitely be coming back.

nach dem ersten Abend mussten wir einfach den zweiten auch wieder dorthin! Essen kreativ und sehr gut zubereitet, Fleisch auf den Punkt gegart, Service persönlich und zuvorkommend. aber die offene Weinauswahl ist einfach perfekt und für Amerika unschlagbar. mindestens 40 gute bis sehr gute Weine aus der ganzen Welt können nach lust und Laune offen und unkompliziert getrunken werden!