BevMo

We’re giving BevMo of Menlo Park five stars after a very successful wedding with beverages delivered by this store. The assistant manager walked throughout the store helping us order and never trying to upsell, but offering sage advice. We had the entire order delivered, and there was a tiny glitch but the manager called me immediately and personally saw to getting it fixed with plenty of time before the event. When we returned the equipment, again, excellent friendly, speedy service. I recommend them to everyone.

If you are looking to host a large party and you know the guests are beer drinkers, purchase the large keg!
I recently had my baby shower in Menlo Park, and wanted to purchase a keg for the event. I walked in, inquired about the keg, and was led to the back of the warehouse, where Bevmo keeps an assortment of beer and different sized kegs. We were able to select our keg size and beer after letting the employee know we wanted Modelo Especial, and luckily, they had it in stock. Even if they don’t, they will have it delivered to your local store with at least 4 days in advance.
You could pre-​purchase the keg or pay the day of. Since we pre-​purchased the keg, I would recommend this option given that it makes the process a lot faster. You will need a DL, complete a permit, purchase the keg, rent the spout, rent the bucket, if needed, and purchase some ice to keep the keg nice and cold. Eventually a refundable deposit of $ 50 is needed.
Overall my satisfaction with the experience was excellent! From the customer service until drop off of the keg. Guests were able to enjoy at least 3 drinks where only about half of the guests partook in drinking beer with a total guest count of 80 people.
I will definitely purchase all my keg needs again in the near future from Bevmo.

James was so nice to greet me and recommended me a few wines while I were still not sure of what to pick for red. Even though I didn’t purchase anything from them, (because they BevMo did not carry much selections that i was looking for), thanks James for the courtesy and suggestions.

I am a wine lover, and they have a lot of wines in stock, especially from California. While there’s the occasional $ 6 Sutter Home or $ 60 Duckhorn, most of their stuff tends to concentrate in the $ 10−30/bottle range. I take advantage of their 5-​cent wine sale often, which is basically a buy one, get one free. Although the nominal price is somewhat marked up, the price after the 5-​cent deal is still an effective discount of about 20−30%.
The way their store is set up, the wines on sale are in the middle, the rest of the wines (some of which may also be on sale) are on the left, food is at the back, beer and spirits are on the right, and glassware is at the far right. On their left aisles, they start with the roses and lightest whites (sauvignon blanc) and work their way through chardonnay, pinot noir, merlot, etc., eventually reaching cabernet sauvignon. Most of these wines tend to be from California. Then come the countries, with Italy, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. At the very left there is port, dessert wines, champagne, wine from Germany, and box wine.

Solid branch out in the peninsula with friendly service and a decent selection of craft brews. Was glad to see that they had Knee Deep Brewing and Track 7’s collaboration Belgo American IPA from Sacramento Beer Week still available.

In general stay away from Bev Mos, this place is the worse for check out counters and you never know which one to go to. And they are selling expired beer and other things. I was just there and noticed that the Bud Light still had NFL logos on the boxes well what does that tell you, it expired. The date said enjoy before 110 days, and the date was October 12, need I say more. This place does not have the best prices, if you live here go to Beltramos just up the street or even K&L. I also have bought flat Pellegrino from this place and when they have the 2 cent wine deal they are just expelling inventory of wines that no one bought last year. My advice AVOID, don’t fall for the discount scams because they don’t add up. Been watching this for almost a year now and its marketing hype. The selection here is pedestrian if that is who you are, you are fine here. I have the simplest of taste, I only want the best service, selection and prices, it’s not at BEVMO don’t be fooled. What is interesting is my German friend won’t shop there because the name sounds stupid. At first I thought this was strange, but in the end he was right! Who would have known.

Nice people on the floor but not very nice cashiers.
strange.
My fault for not supporting a local small guy anyway

Was looking for a particular vintage Pinot. This bev mo claimed to have 26 cases on their Internet site. Bought a case online, then drove down from SF. Brought out the case, wrong year. Long drive for nothing. Didn’t even get an apology, tho they did offer a refund. Very generous.

I’m not the hugest fan of BevMo in general… In fact, I’d really like it if there were mo’ places I could get mo’ bevs for mo’ discounts! This one is nice enough, though certainly not the biggest. We got some decent pinot grigio here for a good price, especially since the nickel wine sale was going on!
Just a note about the nickel wine sale… You have to buy two of the exact same bottles of wine to get the second one for a nickel. Not all it’s cracked up to be. Womp womp.

I suppose with alcohol sales, customers are either really pleased or really frustrated. In my case, I was definitely pleased. I worked with James Higgins, the store wine expert to plan beverage service for my wedding. He provided not only quality and timely feedback and service, both in person and through several emails, but selected some pretty top flite wines/​champagne within my budget.
The only reason I’m docking a star is because they forgot to figure in soft drinks. My caterer had to run out and get that.

Draeger’s had Magic Hat #9, which means that Magic Hat got some sort of West Coast distributor. But Draeger’s is expensive, and BevMo is cheap. I stop in to see if they can make Magic Hat appear for me…
This is a chain store, right? So I expect to be told no luck. Instead, the manager pulls all sorts of computer magic to see what stores has it and tells me he will order it the next day.
So now (this) BevMo has Magic Hat #9 (in the big bottles), because I asked for it. Score! Now I can get it at a cheap enough price I can drink it *all the time*!
Selection: 4.75÷5 (Hard alcohol 5/​5, Beer 4.5÷5)
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Value: 4.5÷5

A chain, but my review is not about that. They are very service oriented in this store and, as price is king, their pricing is agreeable. On occasion, they have the 5 cent sale, essentially two for the price of one.
On Saturday’s, they host a $ 2 (plus tax) tasting of 5 instances of a varietal; today, it was pinot.

The only place to buy the proper rum for a dark and stormy in these parts.

Its great that theres a BevMo in Menlo Park and think its a great change from the gross Chilis that used to be in its place. Booze always wins over fatty chain food.
Unfortunately, however, the store itself its on the smaller side and doesn’t have as large of a wine collection as some of the other locations. Friendly staff and convenience makes up for it, but I may have to search for my favorite bottle of organic Cabernet elsewhere.

Looking to buy wine in bulk and was having a hard time picking out a white and red. I ended up asking for help from their wine guy.
Even though I didn’t purchase anything from them, I was grateful for the employees time and patience with me in helping me choose two wines. They have their $ 0.05 sale going on which does help, especially if you are looking to buy in bulk.
The only thing is that I realized, is whatever wine I asked for his recommendation, he tended to choose the most expensive wine.

I’m surprised by so many of the complaints here.
One thing I’ve learned over the years: a smile goes a long way. Honestly, I’ve encountered so many friendly staff members here who have been willing to go out of their way to order an out-​of-​stock beer or help me fill a last-​minute party order because I was a good sport about asking. All of the BevMo’s have the same ID policy. It’s a chain thing; get over it. They’ll bend the rules or at least help the situation if you’re nice.
Honestly, go to Bevmo for their fantastic weekend wine tastings (Wilfred Wong was pouring one afternoon and I’m not kidding– he’s got more stories to tell than anyone I’ve met. I stayed for the whole three hour tasting and probably drank a bottle’s worth of their wine. It was a great time.) Their 5 cent wine sale (going on now, actually) is my favorite part of the year and it’s made even better when you find a great, cheap wine at one of their TASTINGS featuring 5 CENT WINES and then have a reason to go on a 2-​for-​1 shopping spree.
…see what I did there? Yup. That good.

Just had a very disappointing experience with Bevmo.
They would not except my boyfriends IL license in the morning, so we came back later that day to buy the specific beer he wanted with my CA license. But by then they were all sold out. The guy at the counter was very pleasant and helpful. As we were about to leave I saw the manager (or I think that is who he was) and decided to mention that I was a bit disappointed with my Bevmo experience so far. I was going to ask whether he would look up when/​if they were going to get more of this beer in so I didn’t have to make another pointless drive to Menlo Park. Especially since I had to be there with my CA ID.
Once I approached him and mentioned that I wanted to tell him that I was disappointed so far and explained that was the second time we had been there that day and we were walking away empty handed again. He then got really defensive and told me that the policy was posted right on the cash register about out of state ID’s! His tone was incredibly rude and I was shocked that he was reacting so aggressively.
At that point I told him that his tone of voice made me want to walk out of the store and take my business elsewhere. He pointed at the door and said ‘go then!‘
I lived in New York for over 8 years and this is more rude than any customer service experience I had while I was there. I will not be returning.
The 2^nd star is because it looked like they had a wide selection, and the guy at the counter was nice.
My recommendation is to drive the extra mile to Willows Market. Great beer selection, amazing customer service, and a local store with local owners!

What’s up with these people? Since when does your driver license have to be swiped into a database? Anyone? Don’t forget the junk mail that will automatically come for the rest of your life. The Corona was the exact same price as Safeway on a bad day, and any inventory near their windows is being hit by the sun all day. Gross.
Recommend Beltramos or The Willows Market instead — they are locally owned, and have 99% of the selection with 0% of the hassle.

Shopped at the new Menlo Park BevMo on it’s opening day. Everything was great until I checked out. They wanted to see my ID. OK, I’m being carded. No they didn’t just want to see my license, they wanted to scan it. I asked why. They have a policy of scanning licenses for every one under 50. Under 50? They were serious. I explained that I was over that particular age and would happily show, but not give, them my license. Funny. That hadn’t happened at any other BevMo. Opening day jitters? Reading the rulebook a little too literally? We’ll see.

I love BEER and this place seems to have a larger selection than the other BevMos I normally shop at in Sunnyvale & Redwood City. The new store is in the old Chili’s restaurant and the sun really pours in from the back. I hope they address that because the beers and harder alcohol selections might get skunked!
Today’s their Grand Opening here in Menlo Park. I wanted to check out all the hype, but I got off work a little late. The guy at the register (who kept calling me bro) said the vendor girls were pretty hot. ;-) I saw a couple of tasting tables, appetizers, and plenty of «suits» overly greeting the customers.
The cigar humidor section was tiny! Anyways, the place is clean, organized, and stocks plenty of booze for everyone! Enjoy…
PS The parking is really tight up front and… STOP calling me bro… BRO!!!