Wonderland

222 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh - 27603
146 reviews
Tapas/Small Plates Cocktail Bar
(919) 615-2621

We went here for their Drag Brunch and HAD A BLAST. Even though we made reservations and bought tickets in advance, we actually walked right past the beautiful white stone lions out front and thought we missed the place! But thankfully we realized in time and got there just in time to be sat, order, and enjoy the show! The drinks are creative, and they have a decent selection. The mixed drinks tasted mixer heavy but they were good. The food was great and had such a great presentation! The show was entertaining! Be sure to bring you $1s to give all the tips to the hard working entertainers! Can’t wait to go back!

The food, service and experience were good! They play good music. Our server was a wonderful and polite gentleman. The restaurant changed their food and drink menu. If you want to come here for the experience make sure to RSVP for your spot. The only down fault was everyone silverware was dirty, they brought more silverware but it was still dirty. We had to ask for plastic Togo silverware to eat with our food.

This is a super cute spot ….. came here for a Birthday Social and it was Amazing!!! They have touch-less menu and you pay that way as well. The space is very retro Chic so darn cute but yet the vibe is grown and sexy?. This little space has so many wonderful qualities about it . It’s very functional, my only complaint would be about the parking situation, I guess because of its location it’s not that much parking space but other than that I think it’s a really nice spot totally enjoy everything you should definitely check it out !!

Party on!: come and get the cattle call… no, not that steak house call & if your review has a bad steak ? dunno who thought this was a steak house; anyway, enjoy the fresh vibe for all that wonderlust spraying hundies buys one! Aim for connected service, great bar tenders, and go for the tacos. Good hours for the Glenwood Wonder Walk! ?

Very selective in who gets seated first - I was skipped in line to be seated and told “Oh, they are regular customers and they had reservations” (even though I heard them say we need a table for 2) Then, sat at the bar and NO ONE asked if I needed help, water, etc. However, served and waited on people beside me. I should’ve just walked out but trying to try something new, I found the menu and ordered. Waited again and finally , after 15 minutes of people passing me, someone finally comes and asked “Has someone helped you.” I told her I wanted to just cancel my order. The manager, (the same one who told me about regular customers) didn’t speak to me at all but stated I had to pay for it even after my horrible experience. Since I had to pay for it anyway, I decided to eat the Mac and Cheese bites which were subpar. The manager NEVER said anything to me at all. Wonderland Cocktails will NEVER see me again. Beautiful decor, snobby management and mediocre food and drinks- not worth it AT ALL.

“Wonderland embodies beauty, excitement & mystery.” That’s what the website says, and it’s true. The comically small water glasses were quite beautiful. One gets a certain kind of excitement out of guessing whether your servers are going to serve you or disappear to pour random shots directly into customers’ mouths at 1:30 in the afternoon. And, it is truly a mystery why there was a 20% charge added to the bill for sitting in the DINING ROOM. All this and more at Wonderland, a vapid menagerie that seems to have materialized from the foul intercourse of the leftovers from Wish.com ads and the Pinterest of a woman who is getting too old to successfully pretend that blackout drinking is cute anymore. Wonderland is home to such sideshow horrors as: -a man with a laptop who thinks playing a comically profane soundcloud-rapper version of the Macarena while staring at the wall with a glazed look of indifference qualifies as DJing -servers in rabbit masks who somehow must team up to deliver a single drink while patrons get no service -seafood pasta with a depressing, yet unsurprising ratio of seafood to pasta (I’ll let you guess which there was more of) -ordering and paying exclusively through an app that charges you for sitting in normal seats, while reducing the already sparse contact with the preoccupied servers -being forced to listen to what I assume must be the “music” that Lizzo makes at a level of volume you might not imagine at a brunch -ordering hot dips that come with roughly six small bread crisps, running out immediately, ordering more, and receiving them after the cheese dip has cooled and solidified 20 minutes later -having your girlfriend’s entree come out 15 minutes before yours with no update from the server as to where yours is -staring at it sitting under a heat lamp for a good long while before servers stopped presenting a drink with fog in it long enough to actually do their jobs Good news! If you like the sound of all this and more, then the circus is in town and you’re welcome to travel down to Wonderland for overpriced, underflavored food- and your friends won’t know you’re an idiot for going there because you can’t taste selfies taken exclusively for Instagram bragging… Not yet at least. PS: Apologies to the circus, I’ve been to the circus and the service was better. ?

Kitchen was closed the last time I came thru but the drinks were on point per usual. Our waiter was beyond amazing and always entertaining. Always a good spot for a photo op! Lol. Had a great time, thank you!

Completely Watered down drinks...makes you pay for service @ a 20% tip (wasn't worth it) don't believe all the hype. If you want to have a elegant meal and nice drinks this isn't the place. I ordered chicken and waffles, chicken was a fileted breast (never seen a chicken breats that thin served) atmosphere was ok had to yell at the person next to you cause music was so loud (club and elegant really don't mix) nasty city water threw all carbonated drinks off. I could go on....step your game up WONDERLAND before you ever see me again.

This restaurant could be a gem if they change a few things. First let me say the decorations/ interior design of this place is absolutely beautiful. However, the customer service was horrible. The food wasn’t good at all. I asked for a medium steak and it came out beyond well done! Also they had to make me new eggs because they were extremely salty and if you can see from the picture my eggs were not scrambled like I requested. The only thing good about this place is the drinks! The drinks are strong and the presentation of the drinks are unreal! I saw some really awesome drink presentations while I was struggling to eat my steak.

Came here with friends to celebrate the birthday of one of us. Food was great. Service was great. Ordering from phone is cool. Fun drinks. DJ in the house. (It was a Saturday). Beautiful staff. Treated very well. Will be back.