Napa Valley Wine Train

4.1

20 Reviews

$50 and over

Californian

Great for scenic views
Good for special occasions
Romantic

The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the most distinctive Napa restaurants, offering an authentic, memorable experience that echoes the glory days of train travel, with fine dining service, multiple course meals, Napa Valley scenery and ultimate relaxation aboard exquisitely restored vintage rail cars. This top dining establishment is housed in a museum quality, antique train that runs on 25-miles of track in the heart of the Napa Valley. The train itself has two engines, three kitchens on board and a collection of early 20th century Pullman rail cars faithfully restored with Honduran mahogany paneling, brass accents, etched glass partitions and plush armchairs that evoke the spirit of luxury rail travel in the early 1900s. Take a trip into the luxurious American past and experience an unparalleled memory-making journey.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Californian, French
Hours of Operation
Dinner Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(707) 253-2111
Website
http://winetrain.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Donald Young
Private party facilities
Reserve a private dining car for up to 72 people. Semi pre-fixe menus are available and Chef Donald Young can help plan specialty menus including pairing specific wines depending upon budget and with appropriate amount of advance notice.

Location
1275 McKinstry St, Napa, CA 94559
Area
Napa
Cross Street
Soscol Ave
Parking details
The Napa Valley Wine Train’s MCKINSTRY STREET STATION has ample FREE parking for 200 cars, buses, and limousines.
Public transit
The Napa Valley Wine Train's MCKINSTRY STREET STATION has connections with Amtrak, the local VINE transit and with the courtesy 'Napa Downtown Trolley' service.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Seared Beef Tenderloin
Sugar braised chard, sea salt fingerling potatoes, spring vegetables, port wine demi. Suggested Wine: Jamieson Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 $17 Glass
Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
Blue cheese crema, parsnip purée, Fuji apple, cider seared red cabbage and organic spinach, grain mustard sauce. Suggested Wine: Markham Merlot 2013 $13 Glass
Skillet Roasted Chicken
Grilled goat cheese polenta cake, marinated Roma tomato, sweet peppers, broccolini, lemon-thyme jus. Suggested Wine: Frank Family Chardonnay 2013 $15 Glass
Pan Seared Potato Gnocchi
Roasted fennel, saffron, fava beans, plum tomato. Suggested Wine: Ferrari-Carano Pinot Grigio 2014 $10 Glass
Fresh Fish of the Day
Ask your server to describe today's featured preparation. Please also ask about today's wine pairing

Fresh Desserts

Coffee and Tea are included with your meal

EspressoUS$4.00
CappuccinoUS$5.00
Soft DrinksUS$3.00
Assorted JuicesUS$3.00
Badoit Sparkling Water
- 330 mlUS$3.00
- 750 mlUS$6.00

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
3.4Value

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20 Reviews

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Ngbl
Sacramento
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 18 August 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Had no reservation recorded on file through open table. Drove to Napa from Sacramento and had no reservation! Wine train had no record or familiar with open table. Worst experience ever! Had to drive back home, because nothing was available.
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AliceG
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 4 August 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The dessert was a chocolate moose and it was nothing to write home about, way too sweet. The Salmon was dry because it was over cooked. I had the evening ride and could not see nothing on our way back and this was a huge disappointment. We knew about this, but there was nothing left to entertain us while we ate. Not even background music.
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OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
11 reviews
3.0
11 reviews
Dined on 9 June 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
We paid a lot for a lackluster experience. 1- For a 350 bill at least 1 glass of wine should be included .2- server had too much to handle . Unfair to servers to handle serving and trying to share information about vineyards. Should have a delegate sharing info . The food was great . The ambiance needs tweaking . Should have soft music of the times playing in the background to create the feel of the times . Instead it was a few insights here and there and then silence. Fell short . Glad we went but to me it’s a 1 time and done experience. Did not create enough to desire a return . Potential is there so perhaps they will show some creativity to make them a must with each visit .
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KimH
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 5 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was very pleasant and dinner was good along with drinks. Service was great. I love every bit of it.
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RocioD
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 28 April 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Would totally do it again! Food was great! Wine was great and the service was very professional!
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BWil
San Francisco
28 reviews
vip
1.0
28 reviews
Dined on 3 March 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
It is NOT worth the price of $160 per person. Dinner was good, but the amount of food offered is not a good value. If it was $50-75 per person, my opinion would be much different. The desserts were not good, but the salad and two pieces of steak were very tasty. The potatoes had a great taste; however I had less than two total tablespoons total on my plate. Total bust.
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Carla
Tampa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 2 September 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The atmosphere was great and the food was excellent. We really enjoyed the scenery. The service was great as well.
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BernadetteF
Chicago
83 reviews
vip
5.0
83 reviews
Dined on 19 August 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a treat to be able to reserve through Open Table! Amazing experience, able to enjoy wine that we purchased from vineries earlier in day, corkage fee fair. So happy we finally got to experience this MUST DO in Napa!
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HBMT
Washington DC
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on 5 August 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Just not worth the price given the experience. It would be worth it at half the cost. No alcohol (wine) included so ended up being $200 pp by the time we were done. Very Touristy too. And train was sloooow. Would have preferred to get off in St Helena.... not an option and our car was still in Napa. Train itself was nice and clean. It retrospect, wish we’d done something else that evening.
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JoeinRanchoMirage
Palm Springs
190 reviews
4.0
190 reviews
Dined on 20 May 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very nice ride and dinner on an old train through some of the most beautiful country in the world. Service was excellent and the food was good.
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1275 McKinstry St, Napa, CA 94559

Additional information

Cross Street
Soscol Ave
Area
Napa
Hours of Operation
Dinner Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Californian, French
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
The Napa Valley Wine Train’s MCKINSTRY STREET STATION has ample FREE parking for 200 cars, buses, and limousines.
Public transit
The Napa Valley Wine Train's MCKINSTRY STREET STATION has connections with Amtrak, the local VINE transit and with the courtesy 'Napa Downtown Trolley' service.
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Donald Young
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://winetrain.com/
Phone number
(707) 253-2111
Private party facilities
Reserve a private dining car for up to 72 people. Semi pre-fixe menus are available and Chef Donald Young can help plan specialty menus including pairing specific wines depending upon budget and with appropriate amount of advance notice.

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Menu

First Course

Bibb Lettuce Salad

Soup du Jour

Entrée Choices

Seared Beef Tenderloin

Rosemary Pork Tenderloin

Skillet Roasted Chicken

Pan Seared Potato Gnocchi

Fresh Fish of the Day

Fresh Desserts

EspressoUS$4.00

CappuccinoUS$5.00

Soft DrinksUS$3.00

Assorted JuicesUS$3.00

Badoit Sparkling Water

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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