Casa-Dea Winery & Banquet Hall in Wellington

I booked a lunch for a bachelorette party and it was a terrible experience. When we first got there they did not have my reservation, so they scrambled to put things together. They only had one waitress working the whole restaurant, and there were three large groups. She seemed very stressed and overworked. One of the people in my party were told they could not order a tasting flight, even though the table next to us had them. The food was terrible. Pizzas barely had any toppings and were very small for the price. The charcuterie board was basically a childrens lunch able for $30, the vegetables were dry, there were no crackers, mustards, jellys or honey like you would expect from a winery. We also had to wait 45 minutes for our food, which came out wrong and pizza orders were mixed up (which they did not fix). I would not recommend Casa Dea to anyone.

There are no words for how much the owner and staff put into the very beautiful and flavorful wines. So lovely of a place for any occasion.

My top 3 PEC vineyard. The guy was super nice and kind and I loved every single wine on their menu. Ask for the chilled Gamay, fortified wine and the bubbly. 10/10 will go again

Huge shout out to Scott! We had a fantastic tour, learned a lot and enjoyed a wide variety of wines. We loved discussing wines, grapes, and the industry. Can t wait to do back!

Late review, summer 2023.

The most amazing winery in PEC. The owner was an amazing human being with an amazing story. The wine was exquisite. So delicious and amazing. Highly recomend for anyone!!!!

Amazing! Love coming to the winery and Is my go to wine at home

Great wines, reasonably priced and friendly, knowledgeable staff

Beautiful water gardens and building. Wines are great! Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable.

Fantastic wines, fantastic service, loved it!!!

By far the worst experience Ive had at a winery. Very short-staffed (seems to be a common complaint), rude, and uninterested. Seems no one enjoys working there and its a pain when customers enter the building. Save yourselves a trip and check out other great wineries in the area.

We waited for 2+ hours for our food, when it arrived, over half of the orders were wrong and 2 of the pizzas were uncooked / inedible. We only got 2 of our 3 tastings and throughout the waiting period, no one came up to us to an acknowledge the wait or apologize. The customer service was extremely poor. They told us they were understaffed but they continued to accept walk-ins so the place was absolutely slammed (we had a reservation). I ve never felt inclined to write a bad review before but I am still thinking about how bad the experience was.

A large group of us had a reservation this past Sunday for lunch at Casa-Dea but we were sadly disappointed. The service was very slow as they seemed to only have 2 servers in our area. Some of us waited 1 1/2 hours to get our food while some didn t even get their food. What was even more frustrating was that while we were waiting another group came in without a reservation ordered & were served long before us. Not sure about they kitchen prioritization but I was underwhelmed! Skip the meals, just do the tastings if you must.

One of the nicest wineries in the PEC region. IMHO a must stop in if your are touring the region.

Very delicious pizza amazing & friendly staff

Terrible service. Our waitress came to take our order and then we never saw her again. Made a reservation and people who walked in after us got served before us. Would not recommend, the drinks aren t even good. Do not come here.

Our second stop on our wine tour this year and all I can say is WOW what an experience! From our fantastic wine tasting host Calvin, to our fantastic, bubbly and incredible server Maddi, there is no doubt in my mind that I will be back in the near future. The food, wine, experience and staff were beyond amazing.

Large parking lot, perfect for starting a bike ride, clean bathrooms. The fields are really beautiful. After our bike ride, we tasted 4 wines, they were all good. My favorite is Chardonnay, oh, and the kind of white Port. Thank you, nice visit 2023-09-03 Still one of my favorite place in the area, although I was very disappointed that they have stopped to produce the white port, I was looking forward to refill on that specific one.

We made a stop here on our wine tour and the Amore red is a fantastic wine. The restaurant was closed as it was a Tuesday but next time we will swing by when its open.

Good wines. Try the fortified wine. Delish! Really a Port wine.

I would give 0 stars if I could. Visited Casa-Dea with a group on Saturday to try and pick out some potential wedding wine. Upon arrival we were told we would have to wait 15 mins which was fine, an employee brought out a charcutier board of kraft cheese and stale bread and left us to wait. 15 minutes turned into an hour and a half. When we approached the employee to ask what was going on she told us that she had already been down to the cellar to remind the tour guide he was running behind but he just keeps talking. Finally we were brought into the basement where we were rushed though a tasting of wine full of fruit flies, not one or two many flies. When we told the guide he responded with of course there are flies its harvest season just throw it on the ground. We were brought back upstairs for lunch which was soup and a sandwich made of more stale bread, one piece of lettuce and one piece of ham, Ive seen nicer sandwiches in childrens lunch boxes. The icing on the cake was when they brough the bill and had the nerve to charge us $30 each for them. We have informed our tour company of our horrendous experience so they can decide if they will continue to bring guests here. If its at your own discretion I wouldnt visit this place.

Lovely spot, great wine and a friendly ambiance.

Wines were good, but we werent very impressed with the space. Our table was dirty and I had to ask our server to clean it off, after we sat down. He also didnt offer any information about the wines we were sampling and he never came back to check on us after he dropped the tasting tray off.

Stayed here for a harvest host, we showed up after they had closed and they still accommodated us for a wine tasting, very knowledgeable. Absolute stellar customer service, great wine, beautiful location. A must stay for a harvest host and if you can t stay then visit and try some awesome wine in a beautiful location.

What a great vibe! Ryan our server was very helpful and kind and Julie gave us a great brief history of the estate. Some of the best wine that we have tasted out of the 6 wineries weve tried so far.

Was dirty! The wine tasting room windows were full of bugs- live ones, dead ones, massive spiders. Bathroom looked like it hadn t been cleaned in a month - toilet just disgusting. Wine was mediocre at best. Don t waste you time here.

Wasn t sure if I was at a winery or a diner. No atmosphere at all inside, the server unfortunately wasn t very knowledgeable, the wines were just ok, and some were not enjoyable at all. If you re looking for a true winery experience, this is not the place for you.

Ryan was amazing!!! Loved it

Ryan was the best wine stewart we came across in our wine tour travels. He explained the wine for us to understand and gave us time to enjoy and sip the wine he had us taste. He also gave suggestions and what his favorite wine was! Very cute and relaxing area. Music was great and super cute photo ops!!

Great setting but service was slow, wine pouring were slim and white wine was not very cold

A groups of 4 of us went today for a wine tasting and lunch. Unfortunately we received awful service. We ended up leaving after 15 minutes of being sat and receiving no menu. We watched 3 tables being sat after we arrived and they immediately gave thoes guest menus. Their excuse was that they were short staffed .

Such a great selection of delicious wines! Service is great- Ryan helped us and he was fantastic!

The charcuterie board was good, but could have used a spicy option or some stronger cheese. It would have also been nice to have more bread. We also had the wine tasting. All the wines were good.

Amazing wine and amazing staff!!

Beautiful. Friendly staff and amazing atmosphere and beautiful sunsets

Many wines for all tastes. Very reasonable prices for quality wines. Great tasting experience. Very pretty property and original interior decoration.

Venue was beautiful for a wedding. Food was very underwhelming. They ran out of Caesar salad before everyone was served. The salad we received tasted like literal dandelions. The entree was very dry chicken with a tasteless sauce. Potatoes were cold yet still over cooked. Venue would get 5 stars. Food gets a 1

Nice tasting. Good facility. Friendly people. I would come back

Beautiful estate. I would highly recommend the cab franc and fortified wine.

Nice place for a weekend escape. They have one single house for rent located in a winery. Cosy and quiet with a fire pit.

Such a chill vineyard to hang out at with a few peoples. They even have picnic tables for larger groups so hang out.

I would like to start this review by saying how beautiful the grounds of the winery are, the food is SO SO SO good, and the wine is top notch. The staff of Casa Dea are unbelievably kind and generous. I had booked my wedding there for 2020, and unfortunately had to postpone it to 2021. I have now had to cancel it altogether due to the pandemic and every single person I have spoken to at Casa Dea has been so unbelievably kind and accommodating during such a difficult decision. When you visit Casa Dea winery, you will have a great experience, eat delicious food, and taste some of the best wine in the county.

Such a great place with amazing wine. Definitely worth the visit.

Not a fan of the service or the wine today unfortunately.

Grounds were beautiful, wine tasting was an adventure for us, pizza was delicious. Only 3 stars because the service was very slow, waited over an hour for the pizza. For some reason we had 3 different servers, seemed disorganized.

Not a good experience. Went around 1130am, waitress was smelling wine bottles with no mask on. While serving water, the water jar touching our used glasses. I felt really uncomfortable

Called head and reserved for our group, wine tasting and lunch. Arrived there and they didnt seem to be aware we came for wine tasting only lunch. The waiter was barely present at our table and mixed 5 of our orders. It also took 1 hour to be served wine and food.

I had a wonderful experience here over the weekend. Patsy, Piero and the rest of the team at Casa Dea were absolutely amazing. The dining area overlooks the 60 acres of vineyards on site, the pizza was delicious and there are outdoor games to keep you busy. Service was fast even though they were very busy which is appreciated. The wines are very well priced for their quality. Will definitely be back!

The wine was the best we had in the county that day! I loved it. And the property was picturesque. Worth a stop!

Pizza and a flight wine tasting on their patio.

Went to Casa Dea Winery through harvest host with a Boler camper to stay for the night. Really nice owners, good wine, very decent prices. recommended.

Delightful winery with good selection and some fun activities including giant chess, bocce ball and some nice views!

Love it. Great people and great wine. Lovely facility.

We visited this winery while on a tour in September of 2019 and purchased a bottle of Legacy Edition red wine which we decided to cellar for a later special occasion. We opened the bottle yesterday but were surprised to get a vinegary taste and disappointed that we could not celebrate. When I called the winery today, the lady who answered the phone, after checking with someone, said there was nothing they could do. I suggest they should have told us to drink it right away (or soon) if it was not meant to be cellared. This is very poor customer relations.

Apparently fired a staff who was unable to wear a mask. Disgusting. Will never set foot here.

We went to Casadea to buy some Cabernet franc and decided to stay for lunch. The menu is limited because of Covid. I had a sausage pizza and my wife had vegetarian. She could not eat hers and took it to go(to be polite)and dumped it in the garbage. It was tasteless. The crust was horrible and the tomatoe sauce was awful. Throw away the recipe, fire the cook and replace your easy bake oven! If you had decent food you would sell more wine.

What a terrible experience at the restaurant! I don t even know where to begin. This was our first mini vacation of 2020 and we left Casa Dea with such disappointment. My only regret is that we didn t leave when things started to go wrong. I kept hoping things would improve but it just kept getting worse. We were told it would be a 10 minute wait for a table but it ended up being 40 minutes. Tables sat empty while the lineup grew longer because there was nobody to clean up. Two limo drivers started helping clear tables because the waitresses couldn t keep up. They were busy but the lack of staff is inexcusable. We were excited when we got a table but I m glad I had wipes in my purse because it was cleaned in a haste. And then more waiting... 30 minutes for a glass of wine. Another hour for the pizza. My husband kept having to chase down the waitress who was more focused on doing Instagram videos than serving thirsty/hungry customers. When I finally received my pizza, it didn t contain the toppings listed on the menu. I wish I could rewind this day. It was a waste of a precious afternoon.

When we arrived for lunch on a Tuesday we were seated quickly. The waitress was not very knowledgeable on the wines, and several times I saw her in the kitchen scrolling through her iphone. Our drinks were warm and there was no ice offered. We did not see the waitress again for at least 90 minutes. After that time our pizzas arrived and they were subpar; low in toppings and sauce. I had to go to the kitchen to request utensils. I immediately asked for the bill so that we could leave. There was a large group of perhaps 12 people who had arrived before us who had been allowed to bring their Bluetooth boom box onto the covered patio which they used to play their own playlist very loudly. Because of COVID this was the only date day my wife and I have had since the spring, and this stop was a great disappointment. We will not be back.

Stopped by with friends, 6 of us total, for wine tasting. Had terrible experience. Girls were rude to us. Never welcomed us. Move here. No. Move back over there. I have to clean the counter. Ignore us for a few more minutes. Told to grab our glasses - not asked. Ignored us again. Finally get her attention and we said were going elsewhere. Had a wonderful experience at another winery close by.

I drove from Brantford, a 4 hr drive only to be met by an insensitive person that told me they closed early due to a rain storm. Not a drop nor a storm when I arrived at 4:36. I let her know that I just drove 4 hrs to buy several cases of wine when she mustered an incredible amount of compassion, understanding and problem solving by saying only one word, sorry. Having spent 28 years in retail, it would have taken nothing to open the til and take my $2000 and say thank you. Why is customer service a dead art?

Not sure what happened to this place. Used to come here all the time and the previous pictures are what it was all about. The food and service has all gone downhill. It s pretty bad when even the washrooms are out of service. Thank goodness I have lots of other choices in wineries in the region.

This is a lovely winery with absolutely fabulous Cab Franc.

After having a tasting at CasaDea we purchased a few bottles of wine. It was not until we arrived home that I noticed the bottle was wet ... unsuccessful corking! Within a two week time frame I called their office twice & was told that the owner would respond to me. I never received a courtesy call. However, I was told that he must of got busy . It happened to be their primo, most expensive vintage. The business would not exist if not for the patrons. No value on his customers. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed. I m a proud supporter of Ontario vineyards. I do not recommend this vineyard. Absolutely horrible customer service!!!

It was a great experience, we thoroughly enjoyed it. Afterwards, we sipped a glass of wine while roaming around the property.

Great service, Great Wine. Good times!!

A wonderful and relaxed atmosphere with amazing pizza and charcuterie boards. Lots to do for the younger kids while waiting for lunch or having a wine tasting. There is a huge chess board they can walk on as well as bocce ball. Lots of areas to sit and relax to take in the beautiful scenery of the vineyards and a popular giant LOVE sign that is a must to pose with for pictures. The staff is welcoming and easy to chat with and if you love sangria they have an amazing one, served by the glass or pitcher. A great way to spend a relaxing day!

Wonderful time today, Pop Up Vendor Sale and wine tasting. The DJ they had was great played up beat music and was very friendly to all! Vendors were friendly despite the wind blowing their things away.. lol. Staff were helpful no matter the issue. I will most certainly be back and enjoyed the different vendors.

Connor Country Creations was a vendor at their pop up show on August 29, 2020. They had a great DJ which really helped to bring the customers into the vendors booths. The vendors were very helpful to all other vendors during the windy weather conditions. My niece and I both enjoyed being a vendor at this event. We look forward to any other pop up sales that Casa-Dea has in the future. Thank you Chrystal and Kailyn Connor

Upon arriving, my family and I waited for seating for roughly 15 minutes at the front podium. Once a hostess made eye contact with us, she said she would seat us but will not serve us for 20 more minutes. As the upper patio emptied, and more guests arrived, we saw the waitresses blankly ignore us for another 40 minutes. 2 tables that arrived after us even got their drinks/menus, where as we just sat at an empty table. Should have checked the reviews before coming...

They were busy but my server Aron was freindly and knowledgeable about wine. They were doing a great job with the amount of guests that were coming in and out. I could hear another table being very unkind and I was disgusted by this. These servers are risking their health to make sure people have the best experience possible during this pandemic and that kind of behaviour is unacceptable. The wait times were a bit long but they have to do a really good cleaning between customers. I would expect nothing less. Excellent job to all staff and thank you.

Great wine - knowledgeable tasting - did I mention great wine?

The Sangria was lovely and my husband really enjoyed the Amore wine. Food was a bit overpriced, even for a winery, but overall was delicious.

Very mediocre customer service standards, our experience did improve until met by one kind waitress. Many people left standing around looking disorganized.

Sadly we received very poor and slow service for lunch. No real guidance or direction on where to go for wine tasting. The person serving wine didnt know anything about the product, very disappointing experience. I would not recommend coming here.

Nice winery, with a great view and venue options for events and weddings. Tastings were pretty good too.

Absolutely loved the wine tasting. We are red wine drinkers. Have been to a few wineries in the area and as far as flavour of the red wine goes, Casa Dea won our vote. The server doing our tasting was very knowledgeable and very friendly. We didn t go to the restaurant as we went mainly to taste the wine. Very happy and will definitely come back and order wine from here in the future.

My wife seemed to have a really good time. So it was good.

Love the wines here, especially the Pinot Grigio which is my new go to white. The pizza patio is totally peaceful.

Friendly staff, not busy at all when we went. Good wine choices at a range of prices. Overall good experience! And great view overlooking the vineyard.

We were hesitant to go here due to some poor reviews, but found the exact opposite. The lady that helped us greeted us, was very friendly and made our experience a memorable one. We would recommend our friends and family hit up this winery if ever in PEC. Winds are wonderful.

Friendly staff, good pizza and wine. Cab frank reserve was best choice for red.

Beautiful spot with great wine!

Great selection of wines and very open and large space

Came in with my partner on a Saturday- far too few staff working and large wait times for tasting and for food. Otherwise enjoyable atmosphere and pleasant location to have a glass of wine.

This winery is a gorgeous venue especially for a wedding. We sampled a lot of sparkling and Italian style wines.

We had our wedding at Casa Dea Winery and it was fantastic! Tracy, Casa Deas Event coordinator, was awesome to work with. Shes friendly, flexible, responsive and professional. Tracy genuinely cared about our big day and made sure that she and her team did everything they could ensure everything went great. Casa Dea is a beautiful winery and really nice setting for a wedding. We loved staying at the guest house on the winery for the wedding as well. We highly recommend having a wedding at Casa Dea!

Seemed like we were a nuisance waiting for wine samples. Server kept brushing us off, very rude and miserable. We wanted to purchase 4 bottles of 2017 Pinot Grigio after discovering it the night before at The Drake Devonshire. We put them back and walked out. Other 6 wineries were wonderful! Purchased wine at all!

We had a poor experience stopping by casa dea for a tasting. The lady serving us seemed completely annoyed that we were there and couldnt pour our samples quick enough to get rid of us. There was no attempt to educate us about the wines, give us a recommendation or even properly pour a glass. Even if we enjoyed the wine, I wouldnt purchase a bottle.....There are way more wineries that are more than happy to have you.....keep driving!

Love this place, the Pecorino is a unique must try.

We were really excited to visit this winery. A lady called Lezlie poured the tastings and was one of the grumpiest and least welcoming people I have ever met in my life. She wouldnt even tell us about the wines we were drinking. Dont waste your time coming here. From the other reviews it looks like this isnt the first time this has happened. Put a smile on that dial Lezlie.

Great wine and enjoyed our time learning from Piero (wrong spelling? Sorry!)

Restaurant service and wine tasting were great, pizza was just a little bland.

Absolutely the rudest servers Ive ever encountered. Didnt stay to eat after they way we were treated. Such a shame, as its a beautiful spot.

If you want a decent patio overlooking vineyards this is a great spot. Food is good, priced right, and family friendly. They have a huge bocce ball court, another way we kept our kids entertained.

Decent wine, however the service was quite rude and pretentious. Will not return to this winery with much better and more friendly options in the area.

Tasting was good, we bought a few bottles. Service was good at the restaurant though the options for vegetarians could have been better. Only Flat bread for vegetarians, no wood fire pizza like the other wineries around.

Beautiful setting and we bought a couple of their wines

Great place for lunch and excellant service the wine is supurb

Really good wine and knowledgeable service. Nice clean location with a restaurant, patio and even a bocce court. Great place to spend the afternoon.

I tried several of the wines at the tasting and found most were disappointing. The sparklings seemed the best out of the bunch, which I purchased a few of. The staff was aloof and busy engaging in personal discussions. When asked questions they answered with the minimum amount of words possible, and seemed really disinterested in the client experience overall.

Ok winery. Staff seemed very snotty, and didn t really care about staff. Nice place, but will not be returning.

nice wine, staff pretty stuffy

You must try there mulled wine!!!!! Amazing doesnt begin to describe its taste.

Lunch menu had excellent options for us, including gluten free pizza and vegetarian selections. This was a nice stop overall for us and we were pleased with the wine selections and the venue itself.

This is a beautiful little winery. It was not busy when we got here mid-afternoon on Wednesday. We tasted some really good reds and a sparkling Cuvee. We split a delicious salad and a tasty Sicilian meatball sandwich paired with a couple wines we hadnt tasted earlier. Walk the grounds, play some Bocce or giant chess. The banquet hall looks to be a great place for any special event.

Great winery, great scenery, good wine. Nice patio for eating pizzas and tasting. Nice friendly Staff.

After several years of regular visits here, the wine offerings remain good, but the La Pergola restaurant (which we have usually recommended) has really declined in the last couple of years.

Good place, the employee provided us with a drink for two when everyone else was enjoying their own drink, really flat view that we are considered young people

Servers in the wine tasting area and the restaurant were unpleasant and rude. Will not be returning!

Good food and views of the winery. It gets really crowded and rowdy with the buses that drop off drunk older folks though.

Wonderful place, wonderful staff and wonderful food. Really nice place to spend an afternoon!

Nice views of the winery, but the restaurant itself doesnt feel great. Nice wine though!

Bad service. Saw a lot of signs for this place and decided to check it out and get a bite to eat. Was told to take a seat on their patio and they would be a few minutes - waited 25 minutes and still hadn t been visited by the waitress to take our drink order. They weren t busy at all. Decided not to wait any longer and got up to left. We went to Hinterland winery instead - they were busy, but offered us a prompt drink while we waited for a table.

Good wine, pizza, service, atmosphere, and ambiance. This place just works.

Been coming for years and every year they are working on improving guest experience, so always a treat to come back and enjoy!

Stay away Went their with a bus of people for a wine tasting and lunch We were serviced boiled noodles and canned sauce with stale bread. The person decribing the wine knew so little she had to read about the wine off a sheet. They refused to take credit card. Staff were cold and had no idea what they were doing. When we explained the issue they said that is what we always serve.

Nice wines, nice atmosphere. A better place to visit in the summer to make use of their outdoor facilities

A lovely setting, complemented by delicious food with am Italian flare. The Pinot is far too easy to drink. Won a gold medal in WineAlign 2015

Casa-Dea was totally awesome for our Wedding. Food was excellent and the service was great. Casa_dea went above and beyond to make our wedding day perfect. I would highly recommend them to any Bride and Groom

Lovely lunch and nice wine

During our wine touring we stopped in to Casa-Dea and were immediately enticed by the lovely aromas coming from the restaurant, and we were not disappointed with our choice to stay for lunch. The three pasta dishes we tried were excellent and the service was exceptional, as was the wine. The atmosphere was lovely, a very tranquil and relaxing place to dine!