Kennewick

Sage Port Grille

Columbia River Waterfront / Clover Island · Kennewick · American Grill / Seafood

The Reliable

Sage Port Grille is a reliable PNW wine experience — nothing groundbreaking, but a thoughtfully local list served with a river view that does most of the work. Send a friend here for a bottle of L'Ecole with salmon and they'll thank you.

Magill's Restaurant & Catering

West Kennewick / Clearwater Ave · Kennewick · American, Bar

The Wild Card

Magill's isn't a wine destination, but it's a neighborhood spot that actually tried with its list — local producers, a thoughtful rosé pick, and a Wednesday deal that makes the steep everyday markups irrelevant. Show up on a Wednesday, order the Mourvèdre rosé, and stop overthinking it.

Outback Steakhouse – Kennewick

Columbia Center area · Kennewick · Steakhouse

The Lazy List

Outback's wine list exists to check a box, not to elevate your dinner. If you're in Kennewick and want to actually drink well with your steak, you're a short drive from some of Washington's best wine country — don't let this list be your introduction to it.

Red Lobster – Kennewick

Columbia Center / N Columbia Center Blvd · Kennewick · Seafood

The Lazy List

Red Lobster's wine list exists to give you something to drink while you wait for the Cheddar Bay Biscuits — and that's about as far as its ambition goes. Order the Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, enjoy the biscuits, and don't look at the list too hard.

The Crown Pub

Downtown Kennewick · Kennewick · Pub / Gastropub

The Wild Card

The Crown Pub is a genuine wild card — a Columbia Basin pub that somehow assembled a credible New Zealand sparkling and Central Otago program worth talking about. The markups aren't a gift, but the list has a real identity, and that counts for a lot in a market where most wine lists are an afterthought.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant – Kennewick

Columbia Center / N Columbia Center Blvd · Kennewick · Italian

The Lazy List

Olive Garden Kennewick is not a wine destination — it's a place you drink whatever keeps the breadsticks company. If someone in your group is serious about wine, order the Orvieto and manage your expectations; everyone else should probably just get the Sangria.

Cedars Restaurant & Lounge

Columbia Park / Columbia River Waterfront · Kennewick · American Steak and Seafood

The Reliable

Cedars is a solid neighborhood anchor that leans on its Columbia Valley backyard without really exploring it — the wine list is dependable but leaves you wishing they'd push even 10% harder into the region's real depth. Send a friend here for a good steak and a glass of local Cab, not for a wine-first experience.

Boiada Brazilian Grill

Columbia Center / W Canal Dr corridor · Kennewick · Brazilian Steakhouse (Churrascaria)

The Wild Card

Boiada is doing something genuinely interesting for a Brazilian steakhouse in Eastern Washington — leaning hard into local wines, running a real winemaker dinner program, and pricing fairly enough that you don't feel like the wine list is the second hustle. If you're in the Tri-Cities and eating rodízio, you could do a lot worse than a bottle of Col Solare on a Wednesday at half price.

Kennewick Deli & Wine Market

Kennewick Suburbs · Kennewick · Deli

The Wild Card

This isn't a wine destination — it's a neighborhood deli that happens to stock some genuinely solid Washington bottles at prices that would make a restaurant wine director weep. If you're in Kennewick and need a bottle tonight, you could do a lot worse than walking out of here with a Tamarack or a Kiona.

Budd's Broiler

Greater Kennewick Area · Kennewick · Steakhouse

The Reliable

Budd's Broiler won't make a wine lover cancel their dinner reservation somewhere else, but it will make them feel respected — every pour is local, every price is honest, and the hits are real. For a Columbia River steakhouse, that's a more than decent showing.

Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar – Kennewick

Columbia Center · Kennewick · New American

The Lazy List

Twigs is a martini bar that happens to have two wines on the menu — send your wine-loving friends here only if they're on a cocktail kick or showing up on a Wednesday with low expectations. The Columbia Valley deserves better representation in its own backyard.