Helena Wine Bar

This restaurant is definitely worth a visit. The location is excellent. It's rare that an Israeli restaurant truly knows what service is. Our waitress was top-notch. My friend and I had a wonderful time. The food was carefully prepared, thoughtfully presented, and fresh. Everything was delicious and harmonious. If you're planning a date or just meeting up with friends for a glass of wine, make a reservation.

Ordered oysters and tartar with gazpacho, oysters arrived soon, we finished it and waited for tartar 50 mins, while all other tables got all their orders. Reminded politely 3 times. Received rolled eyes and after an hour tartar. Without any bread (like 500 times have eaten tartar and it is the first time that it comes without bread), asked for the bread- rolled eyes. Finished tartar- received bread in 30 mins. No smile, no excuses, not even an attempt to improve our experience.

We had such a lovely time, we came for the oysters happy hour and sat at the bar, our barkeep was elegantly sweet. unfortunately we were sited in front of a wide open front door, which in Tel-Aviv most humid summer is an unwanted experience. We had great cocktails and received a platter of 20 fresh oysters which had pieces of broken shell in each and every one of them. When asking about it we’ve been asked in return if this is not just the case with oysters :/

We had a special family occasion and reserved a table in advance. After placing our order, the staff completely forgot about our oysters. We reminded them after almost an hour, and eventually received 6 oysters, but 2 of them were so tiny they honestly should never have been served to guests. The rest of the food felt heavily overpriced for the portion sizes. The mussels and shrimp were probably the best dishes we had, along with the bread and butter. The waiters are attentive when helping you choose dishes, but once the order is placed, it feels like they completely forget about you.