Ocean Wine & Spirits

stumbled in here while looking for a reliable store to place an order for my wedding party favor. we decided on yellowtail and were comparing prices — by far the best from them. no BS and no ifs /​buts. they calculate the price on the spot. i ordered about 30 cases of red wine yellowtail from them @6 per bottle. they were willing to deliver to my venue on my wedding day in flushing at no extra charge. also ended up getting about 30 bottles of hennessy. they also have a good return policy — they’d take back whatever we had leftovers of. it was relatively easy/​hassle free to deal with them as well.
the reason i couldnt give 5 stars was because of three things primarily–
1– on the DAY OF the wedding — i had requested delivery by 4pm and they were running about an hour late. not good esp for the bride&groom. good thing i had a LITTLE leeway in terms of time to get it set up!
2– communication with this place is not too great. they have an email– rarely gets checked/​answered/​replied. that’s a pet peeve — i hate phone communication. email is the modern day way.
3– i also didn’t like that they didn’t call me to confirm anything (in relation to communication), they also gave me a freak attack when they called me a week early to tell me my delivery has arrived at the venue– i said WHAT? no. and they apologized and said they will check their records — never heard back from them on that one. bottom line — you will be the one harassing them if you want any updates.

While it may not have the niche selection of Despana, nor the expanse of wine offered by larger stores uptown, Ocean’s provides the neighborhood with a solid selection of wine and liquor at those proper Chinatown prices.
Staff is always friendly; they are open late and in a fantastic location for those LES nights when a coat pocket full of red label shooters is a strong choice. Plus the loyalty rewards program is superb, gotta love some alcoholism incentives.

Wandered in here while walking around after dinner and needing a wine restock. Employees are extremely helpful and friendly. There’s a neat wine special: buy two bottles of wine for $ 18. That goes for the wines along a certain wall.
There’s a decent selection of wines from what I can tell, although I came in looking for something specific. There’s even a free membership card that allows you to rack up points for each purchase. Thankfully I work relatively close by so I’ll be frequenting Ocean Wine from now on.

I’m a huge fan. Don’t be deterred by the fluorescent lighting. Great service, reasonable prices, and free wine tastings in an area where there aren’t many wine stores.
PLUS, you even get a discount with their loyalty program!