The Wine and Cheese Gallery

Great wine tastings– Always great wine recommendations from $ 5-​$ 50+ no wine snobs here!

Great selection of wine. We went on Thursday night when they have wine and tapas. We ordered a cheese board and it included huge hunks of cheese, lots of fruit and bread. It could be a whole meal for two.

The best wine selection I ever came across even in big cities. I buy my wine only here. U can find really good wine for a very reasonable price. U pay less than in supermarket and get much better product. Recommend it to everybody

This is an awesome place for a date with the pretty girls! I had a slammin’ caesar salad but didn’t eat the croutons b/​c I didn’t want to. It was so delicious and the girl and I still like each other. I would totally take many many more girls there. If you want a girlfriend, PLEASE take them to this restaurant. It is super romantic and is within your budget. Eat in the patio in the back, the girl will be impressed. #WINNING

I’m craving all the sandwiches and all the beer.

I have been eating at The Wine & Cheese Gallery for more than a decade. Never once have I had anything that came out of the kitchen anything less than perfect. I prefer their cheese boards – plan to share it because it is quite large – but their quiche and salad combo is divine as well. Don’t miss their house dressing. I don’t know what is in it, but it will keep you up at night with a craving…
They also have a wonderful selection of wine. The best in Gainesville, to be sure, and the co-​owners are always on hand for advice.
The Wine & Cheese Gallery is a local gem in Gainesville and one of the best kept secrets in town!
One caveat: parking is a nightmare. Plan to get there before 11:45 if you are there for lunch. There is a small metered lot just down the street.

This place is so charming. I went here once with a large group of friends and once on a date and both times the food and service were good. I know very little about wine but I just love the atmosphere.
The first time I went for dinner, I ordered the BLT. Great sandwich but don’t waste your calories on the potato wedges, order the cucumber salad instead. I had a taste of my friend’s sweet and savory pie, and he wasn’t kidding when he said this place makes good pizza. When I went back on my date, all we had was a bottle of wine and the sweet & savory pie. Yes, I had bacon both times I ate at this restaurant, fine, judge me if you want. This pizza is incredible, and pretty unique. Figs, apples, asiago, and bacon, on a not-​thin crust. People who love carbs and sweet and salty together, like me, will love this. It feeds 2 to 4 people depending on your appetite (I had leftovers for the following day). Gonna go back to order it one more time before I leave Gainesville.
They also have a really cute shop by the entrance with a nice collection of random chocolates and jams and things like that. Enjoy!

This place is such a gem in downtown! We went to the Wine and Cheese Gallery on a whim after dinner one evening, and even took our kids (toddler age) with us. Everyone there was very friendly and accommodating! We ended up sitting inside and ordering a traditional cheese and fruit platter with baguette, some glasses of Cabernet and a Poinsettia (champagne and cranberry juice), and a chocolate sampler plate for dessert. Everything was delicious! We will definitely go back!

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! The back patio is so beautiful and peaceful. I eat here all the time and have gotten to know the servers, they are all so sweet. I’ve never had bad service here. The food is so good! The chicken and avocado is delicious as is the fig turkey and cheese. The charm of this old building really adds to how amazing this place is. Totally recommend it!

Friendly ponytailed dude working the front is fantastic. And the wine selection and prices are spot-​on.
He helped me pick out a wine for our table. You can order by the glass or choose what you want with a $ 10 corkage fee, which is awesome because most places charge $ 15. Plus, it’s only $ 5 during their happy hour (5 – 7 Thursday and Friday). I had a few very specific questions and inquiries as I’m working on the Century Wine Club and it’s gotten very hard to find unique grapes. We ended up with an Argentinian ⁶⁰⁄₄₀ malbec/​bonarda and it was absolutely awesome for the price point ($ 18, I think?). I checked an app, too, and it was priced lower than the average. Winning all around.
10 stars for the store and the wine part of the business, for sure.
We sat on the patio for appetizers. It was totally secret garden-​esque, since the shop was quiet and there was no evidence of the seating area. I expected it to be empty, but instead it was lively and full of people with the same idea as us, it seemed. Lots of nice chatting and relaxing around. Very classic and traditional and completely snob free. Or maybe it was just traditional snobbiness… but that’s alright. There was no hipster vibe and no re-​inventing the wheel, and that’s what I require in a wine bar. To me, wine should never be – in absolutely no way and in no conceptualization — a trendy or hip thing. The history and tradition is central to the liquid and I so despise places that pretend they’re serving it for the first time.
We had the bigger cheese plate. The offerings came in good portion sizes but were entirely unimaginative (cheddar, swiss, brie) and came with zero explanation. I guess none is needed with those cheeses, but if I were told it was a Fancy Amazing Swiss and a Blah-​Dy-​Blah Cheddar, it would have added to the experience. Everything beside the cheese on the cheese plate, though, was pretty awesome. Lots and lots of fruit and it was all ripe and tasty. A whole mini-​loaf of baguette.
One side note: the plate was great for my Paleo boyfriend, since there was a ton of cheese and fruit. They have other options as well. BUT! If you’re Celiac or gluten sensitive or just not eating it, I’d specify that when ordering. I think the fruit was handled/​cut/​something on the same cutting board as the bread, which meant that there were crumbs on some of the fruit. No big deal at all to most, but super disappointing if that’s an issue for you.

I’ve been here before sometime last year. It was after lunch hours, so I had a glass of wine on the back patio and bought some chocolate. I returned a few nights ago for dinner, as I had it in my plans for a while. I met my friends there during happy hour. We had some wine and food. Everything was good, by the way. I will not elaborate on that since this place has lots of fans who have voted on the food already.
Yes, the building is old and dingy, the dining room is charming for how unassuming it is, but this place could use some sprucing up. I went to the ladies room and again, I know it’s an old building and all that, but there were roach droppings everywhere. I suggest the business call the pest control asap, since it serves/​sells food. I will not be back, sorry. I wish you good luck!

Pretty cool place, we used a groupon so the server gave us the «ooh you have a groupon, I’m not getting a tip» look. We shared soup and a cheese plate, and afterwards we checked out the shop area and bought some unique bottles of wine. I would definitely go again!

My new favorite place! Great food, great service, nice ambiance.
The bread is baked fresh here, which makes all the difference with a sandwich. The dressings are made fresh here, which makes all the difference with a salad. The staff is friendly and attentive, which makes all the difference with your lunch.
What else can I say? My new favorite place!

W&CG is a keeper. nice variety, good service, and the food has been good each time I’ve been here.
Today I had #12– roast beef & Rondelle on French baguette with chips and a pickle. So what do can you say about a roast beef sandwich, nothing right? Wrong. I love good bread, and the baguette was awesome! But the garlic & herb cheese spread turned a simple roast beef sandwich into nothing less than wonderful. Chips r Chios and a pickle is a pickle.
If you line RB & you like garlic, you will love this sandwich.

My husband and i (now x) have been going here for years This is still one of our favorite places for lunch. Awesome pâté and cheese platter and excellent fresh home made quiches and salads. The sandwiches are always good. I’m not a vegetarian but I some times get a veggie sandwich it is that good We usually sit outside and you feel like your away from everyone. Great ambiance. The wait staff are always so nice. Great place to try if you have never been!!!

Amazing place with an amazing selection.
The food is incredible and super fair priced! My sandwich was so good! It had fig preserves and some cheese on french bread, YUM!
I went right into the store to buy the fig preserves because I loved it so much and also asked for 2 good red wines under $ 15. The owner brought me back two wines and when we drank them later that night… boy were they good!!!
Overall, a wonderful place!

This is a great place to have lunch at. The outside area is very nice with big umbrellas for shade. My favorite meal is The Normandy, served on a large french bread roll with warm brie, apples, and cinnamon. Lunch here is always delicious and under $ 10. There are rooms full of wine and champagne with specialty beers, chocolates, and imported goods up front. The owner is very nice and can always help you pick out a special bottle of wine.

I recently visited the Wine and Cheese Gallery after having heard so much about it from friends. It appears to have been a mainstay in Gainesville since the 1970’s — and when you walk in, it is immediately apparent that it has not been renovated since about the same time period. The restaurant is located in what appears to be an old house. There is a very fine line between old/​dilapidated, and antique/​classic. Unfortunately, The Wine and Cheese Gallery slips just slightly into the former. The atmosphere is just lacking — and a large part of sipping on a delicious glass of wine is having a beautiful ambiance to look at. Mismatched chairs, worn tables, and aging decorations detract greatly from the experience.
Now the good news — I found the food and wine selection to be just fantastic. Bread can be a common area of failure at restaurants — it’s just such a simple part of a sandwich that many restaurants overlook. But the bread used at the Wine and Cheese Gallery was fresh and delicious (I believe they buy their bread from the Flower Pot Bakery). The 4 wine portions I received for my tasting was quite generous, and really gave me an opportunity to take my time and thoroughly assess each glass.
The staff was very friendly, and helped us with any questions we had about the menu. After dinner, we received lots of helpful wine information while we looked through the very large wine selection at the front store. Prices were very reasonable, and we did end up purchasing a bottle of wine before leaving.
In conclusion, I would say that the Wine and Cheese Gallery succeeds in providing top notch wine, decent food, and friendly service. The restaurant itself is a bit lacking in proper ambiance and décor. From the packed lunch crowd on Saturday, however, it would seem that no one much cared about the creaky house — drink enough wine and it looks just fine.

Business brought me to Gainesville again today and I found myself visiting the Wine and Cheese Gallery for lunch. The restaurant is located in the front of a wine and cheese shop but can be accessed only after wandering a few dozen yards through meandering aisles of wine – a very cool exploration of the building. The dining area is small, and seemingly even smaller than it actually is because it is two-​tiered, creating a very intimate eating area. I very much approve.
Our waitress was friendly, if a bit abrupt at times, but our service was overall acceptable. Since one of my party of four had overslept, my table ordered a cheese platter while we waited. The platter, which I thought was a real bargain at under $ 15, featured fresh fruit, a fresh (and replenishable) baguette, and three cheeses. Today we received a beautiful Vermont cheddar, a brie and dill-​havarti. All were excellent but the cheddar was world class. I have not had better in Florida and really can recall only one that was more memorable (at Formaggio’s Kitchen in Cambridge, MA, many years ago).
When my third companion arrived, we ordered our meals. I had a creamy tomato bisque soup to start and thoroughly enjoyed it. If I had had more time I would have pursued the recipe with the chef. There was a heat to the soup that I had not expected but which I found quite appealing.
I ordered a vegetarian sandwich on pumpernickel. Served with a generous portion of kettle cooked chips and a pickle, the sandwich was a bit of a letdown after the cheese platter and soup. While the vegetarian ingredients were quite fresh, the bread was perhaps less so, and overall the I was looking for more creativity. I think I might have added a chutney of some sort to the preparation but, in any event, the sandwich needs a bit more oomph. That is not to say I did not enjoy it because I did. I just expected more.
I would certainly return to Wine and Cheese Gallery, and I hope to do so soon.

During the holidays, I always come here to get wonderful wine and cheese gift baskets for my family. They are pricey for my budget, but my family really loves them and it makes them feel pampered. So it is totally worth it to make someone feel special.
This was also one of the first places where you could build your own six pack of independently brewed beers. Now, all of the places do that.
I highly recommend them for lunch. Their sandwiches are excellent and their specials menu is really good, too. Their lunches are delicious and a great value compared to many places in the area. Everyone is friendly and the atmosphere is laid back, relaxed, very Gainesville.