I never tried Vin Santo under to previous ownership, but under chef Umberto, the food is outstanding. After four visits, it's now my favorite restaurant in San Jose. I love their soups and risotto. The service may be a bit slow when it's very, very busy (what does that tell you?), but the staff is courteous and attentive. The Chef's... more

New ownership... better food AND winefor about 2 months.. then it all went down hill. Bad service, worse food, had to go out to the car to get a good wine too! more

Food is pretty good. We had the chef's tasting menu which was a ridiculous amount of food for the money. $50 per person, appetizer, pasta course, main course and dessert. Normally Tasting Menus have smaller portions...I think they made these servings bigger. I think it is better then the old Vin Santo. Good neighborhood fine dining. more

Food quality has remained consistant after ownership change. However, had a few experiences with food being slow out of the kitchen to my table. more

The meal was started with 5 different types of bread (yes... I was in heaven!) and each one just yummy! The rest of the meal was equal to the start. My husband had the petale sole special of the night which was perfect and I had the filet mignon which was one of the best I've ever tasted anywhere and... more

Just returned from Vin Santo and my ears are ringing. We couldn't have a dinner conversation because we couldn't hear each other. Mostly we gave up and ate in silence. There were three of us and we ordered ravioli, short rib, and mushroom fettucini. The ravioli was al dente to the point of being undercooked. However, the short rib and... more

This Willow Glen charmer is an excellent place to dine. Last night was our first experience at Vin Santo and we were thoroughly amazed with both the food and the service. We did have one little service mishap but it was so minor that it didn't even temper our thoughts of the evening (in fact it made the whole night... more