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Tria

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123 S 18th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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(215) 972-8742
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Tria is my default happy hour spot! There is a great selection wines, cheeses and bruschetta bites! My favorite is the wild mushroom fontina, I have even converted non mushroom ea...

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I suppose early 20 something yuppies or cougars would like this place for a happy hour, but not I. I wanted to check it out because I heard it had a great beer selection. The se...

My default happy hour spot! 4/21/2011

Tria is my default happy hour spot! There is a great selection wines, cheeses and bruschetta bites! My favorite is the wild mushroom fontina, I have even converted non mushroom eaters with this tasty morsel. The goat cheese and basil is a great choice as well. The sandwiches and salads are a nice size and always delicious. The service is always quick and friendly, and even though there are limited number of seats, I never feel rushed to guzzle down the last drops of my wine and leave, if I am having an involved conversation with my friends, which is a huge plus in my book! more
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Eh, too louge-y 1/13/2009

I suppose early 20 something yuppies or cougars would like this place for a happy hour, but not I. I wanted to check it out because I heard it had a great beer selection. The selection was pretty good, I suppose, but everything else was sub par IMO. It's about 60 square feet and was jam packed during my visit. Too loud to talk. The food (a processed meat sandwich) was pretty bad. Lathered in a pepper-onion sauce. Our server was nice. My one and only visit. Pros: Good beer/wine selection Cons: VERY small, loud, crappy food. more
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Better Choices Cheaper 7/28/2008

A decent selection of wines although lacking compared to the more extensive lists available in the city. The lack of a proper wine preservation system keeps them secondary to the likes of Vintage and Panorama which feature cruvinet systems. If you are just getting started with wines it?s a nice place to go to be ?seen? but is not serious about its wine selection for the more experienced Oenophiles. Prepare to be jostled quite a bit by unruly guests and surly employees Pros: close Cons: sour wine more
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Great food, pretentious service 7/7/2008

We went there Sunday night with some friends. The hostess was friendly, situated us at the bar until a table opened up and seated us promptly. The food and wine were terrific, especially the salads. The service was just terrible though. The waitress was overly pretentious, slow, intrusive and probably one of the worst I have ever experienced. We did receive our food as ordered, so there is one plus for her. She just seemed very awkward and made us all very uncomfortable. And we are friendly easy going people! I have been told they hire based on wine knowledge-well, she did not offer nor share any of this with us and she did not seem to have any experience as a wait person. Maybe they should look for skilled waiters first and hire a wine steward to chat up the wine selection. Just a thought. Pros: Wine selection and food Cons: Noisy, service more
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Sunday School is the Best 5/11/2008

Be sure to check out Tria's Sunday School for great half priced wine, cheese and beer. Tria's selections of wines and are impressive and worth checking out if you like variety. The staff is friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is fun. Sunday School has quickly become a weekly tradition. more
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Best wine bar in Philly, but too small 4/30/2008

As far as the food and wine go, Tria is a great wine bar. Skip Vintage; Tria's wine list is far superior. The tomato and basil bruschetta is delicious; I would be happy to sit all day drinking wine and ordering plate after plate of bruschetta if doing so wouldn't break the bank. The sandwiches and salads are quite tasty as well. I particularly like the arugula with beets and goat cheese. However, Tria does have several downsides. Every time I've come for dinner at 5:30 or later, there's been a 30+ minute wait for dinner for two--and they don't take reservations, so the only way to guarantee prompt seating is to arrive before 5:00. Tria is tiny and gets quite crowded, so if you're standing or sitting at the bar, you will be jostled by other customers. Also, don't expect great service. The staff know their wine and cheese, but they are not overly attentive or friendly. Pros: Bruschetta, cheese, wine list Cons: Tiny and cramped, inattentive waitstaff more
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Great Food, Little Restaurant, Be Prepared to Wait 2/25/2008

Went on a rainy Friday night. Walked in the door and was told there would be a 45 minute wait. There were no seats available at the bar. There was no place really to even stand and wait. My expectations were extremely low at this point. However, soon enough two people got up form the bar and we were able to start out meal there. The wine and cheese selection is pretty nice. In terms of the ""snacks"" the assorted meat tray was a nice mixture of meat and seemed to be ordered by pretty much everyone in the place. Pros: Wine selection, ambience Cons: really really really small, few tables more
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Worst run restaurant I've ever seen - WAY too small - awful business. 12/30/2007

The food and drink is good - not better or worse than anywhere else like this in Philly. But AVOID this place if you actually want to sit down at a table... it's really sort of a joke, the owners need a clue. Pros: Trendy, good drinks Cons: Puny, poorly managed, overall not worth the hassle you WILL get, esp. with so many other places like it more
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best find in philadelphia 12/13/2007

tiny little cozy space with a great wine and cheese selection, My brother came to town and now itis his favorite spot when he is in town. They discontinued my favorite cheese and wine but the replacements were just as enjoyable. Is is a spot to go if there are a few of you but if you get a large group, there really is no space for them to stand and then the noise level detracts from the ambience. My only wish is that the batenders were a bit more friendly/personable. i don't need a full fledged conversation but all most do is serve you and that is it, never any small chat or ""how are you"", they get right back to chatting with eachother, and this has happened every time i have been there-total makes 11 . it is very relaxing going there and i and a few friends like to go there and unwind... Pros: great wine and cheese,ambience Cons: overcrowding,noise level more
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Poor Service and Spoiled Wine 10/30/2007

I have never had such bad service in my life, a bunch of Pretentious snobs serving stale wine, mine tasted like vinegar and my girlfriends had cork floating in it. I wish I had listened to the Craig LaBan review that had warned me of this. From now one I only go to Panorama which has a wine cruvinet, I am tired of snotty service and Vinegia wine Pros: empty Cons: overpriced, poor service, stale wine more
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Amazing wine and cheese selections. I'd wish I... 10/2/2007

Amazing wine and cheese selections. I'd wish I had all night to sit there and sample everything... mais helas. more
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Amazing wine and cheese selections. I'd wish I... 10/2/2007

JoyceWong Provided by Partner
Amazing wine and cheese selections. I'd wish I had all night to sit there and sample everything... mais helas. more
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good cheese and bread. well i guess it's a cheese and win... 8/9/2007

good cheese and bread. well i guess it's a cheese and wine bar. great location. they just opened a new one... more
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good cheese and bread. well i guess it's a cheese and win... 8/9/2007

AlphonseT Provided by Partner
good cheese and bread. well i guess it's a cheese and wine bar. great location. they just opened a new one around pine. so easy to find and check o... more
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Manager is a pissant 7/7/2007

Whiny, scrawny, balding, irritation of a pissant little manager tries his hardest to ruin this fantastic little Philly spot. Fantastic wine, cheese, and brews in a wonderfully calm and chill atmosphere are routinely overcast by the extremely small size and poor crowd management. This obnoxious little troll manager allows free for all entry, and then will elbow his knee-height way through the crowds as if someone else was responsible for seating the number of people allowed in when there is only room for 50 max. Pros: Food, Wine, Cheese, Beer, Ambience Cons: Crowd control with small size, gnat of a manager more
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I'm sorry it took me so long 6/24/2007

I sat on this place too long and I'm kicking myself for it. I went with a friend for a late lunch and we were seated promptly. Everything was fantastic from start to finish. An adventurous wine list and wide variety of cheeses paired with a menu that all sounded so good it was difficult to choose from. Highlights: crab-stuffed peppers, truffled mushroom and fontina bruschetta, tuna and spinach salad. Just do it. And the nutella panini for dessert - simple and delicious, just don't forget a napkin. Pros: excellent food and service Cons: a bit cramped, but the food is so good you won't really notice more
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great night out 4/14/2007

my favorite ""out on a whim"" spot...very small so there is always a wait...but every dish ive tried has been delicious (they are small and designed for tasting...i always ending getting a second order of at least one...) wine and beer and cheese selections are outstanding...cheeses always come paired with the perfect flavor...try everything more
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Its about the cheese. 10/25/2006

Yeah, there's beer. Yep, there's appetizers. But what Tria is really about is the cheese. The one place in Philly dedicated to serving cheese. Each cheese breed is carefully cared for before it winds up on your plate. Special refridgerated areas maintain the cheese at its ideal temperature, for ripening and for serving. Novice cheese connoisseurs can expect servers to be well verse and researched in specialty cheeses, and the menu to helpfully suggest cheese types by prefered beverage pairing. The restaurant itself intimate, and smoothly decorated. Seating was fast and comfortable even on New Year's eve. Pros: high quality cheese, intimate atmosphere Cons: music was jarring more
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avoid weekends - poor service, snooty managers, too crowded 9/9/2006

this place has a tendency to get VERY crowded and is not a good place for a large group to meet. the liquor selection is good and the ambiance is worth a try for a swanky couple's night out. however, this place is terrible for groups > 4 people, due to its narrow size. case-in-point, a bunch of us (approx 20) went to this wine bar and after a few hours were refused service from the waiters, as the bar was too crowded. never in my life have i experienced that phenomenom. un-freakin-believable. don't waste your time here. more
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Highlight of our trip to Philadelphia! 4/14/2006

We stumbled upon Tria on our recent trip to Philadelphia when we were out wandering around. The food and wine list were great and the server helpful, friendly and warm. We had two servers (one in training) and she spent a lot of time with us, going over our map pointing out other spots we would enjoy. I wanted to pack up the whole place and take it with me back to the SF Bay Area! Pros: wine and cheese lists, service more
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  • In Short
    Housed in a former ice cream shop one block north of Rittenhouse Square, this beer and tapas bar is popular with a professional crowd. The atmosphere is warm thanks to a plethora...

  • 2/28/2007 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Sunday From 04:00 PM To 12:30 AM
  • Payments: American Express, Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: Center City West, Center City
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