(215) 972-8742
123 S 18th St
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
39.9509
-75.1704
Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City West
What People Are Saying About Tria
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
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 of candles, which illuminate a shelf above the long banquette. The menu focuses on beer, imported cheeses and tapas-style salads and sandwiches. There also are wines available by the glass, including a Spanish rose, Austria's Gruener Veltliner and Nero d'Avola from Sicily.
01/13/09
Eh, too louge-y
by im1dermike
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.
07/28/08
Better Choices Cheaper
by oenoprof
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
07/07/08
Great food, pretentious service
by peppermichelle
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
The Details on Tria
What to Drink:
Try Ara bier from Belgium's De Dolle brewery, Lunacy from Heavyweight in Ocean Township, N.J., or Schneider Aventinus from Germany.
Know Before You Go:
If your party has six or more people at a table, they're going to add an 18 percent gratuity.
Save Money:
Visit on Sundays, known here as "Sunday School," and learn about and enjoy a different not-so-common wine, cheese and beer--and all at cut-rate prices (usually 50percent or more off the regular prices).
The Extras:
The Tria Fermentation School offers one-night courses on the Tria trifecta of beer, wine and cheese
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