The atmosphere is the best thing about Vin but unfortunately my first time to experience will be my last. Mediocre food (which I could have forgiven) and a bad service experience make it a place I will mark off my list. After a just "ok" dining experience in which the waiter had been somewhat surly and non-responsive, our party of six received our check and were notified to please note "gratuity was included". The "included gratuity" was 20% on the entire check of $600 which included $300 of wine. To add insult to injury, the gratuity charge was hand-written on the check, not system generated and there was no mention of this automatic gratuity on the menu. We paid the check without dispute but none of our party of six will ever return and in our opinion neither should anyone else. It's too bad as they have an awesome private room and other attributes in a quite convenient area of downtown. Rather short sighted of the restaurant management and the waiter to take 20% of one $600 check as their total compensation from six people who frequent fine restaurants for both business and pleasure.
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