St. George

Texas Roadhouse St. George

Red Cliffs / East St. George · St. George · Steakhouse / BBQ Chain

The Lazy List

Texas Roadhouse is a beer-and-a-bucket-of-bread situation, and the wine list knows it. Come for the ribs, order a Lone Star, and leave the wine to restaurants that care about it.

Outback Steakhouse St. George

Red Cliffs / East St. George · St. George · Steakhouse Chain

The Lazy List

Outback St. George isn't in the wine business — it's in the steak business, and the wine list makes that abundantly clear. Order the Chateau Ste. Michelle if you must, but you'd honestly be better off with whatever's on draft.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant St. George

Red Cliffs / East St. George · St. George · Italian-American

The Lazy List

The wine list here is an afterthought dressed up in an Italian accent, and the markups make sure you feel it. Drink the Lambrusco, enjoy your breadsticks, and save the serious bottle for somewhere that earned it.

Zion Brewery Company

Downtown · St. George · Brewpub / American pub fare

The Lazy List

Zion Brewery is a legitimate craft beer destination that happens to also have seven wines nobody asked about. Come for the hops, stay for the burgers, and let a friend order the wine so you can judge them quietly.

Rylu's Bistro

Santa Clara · St. George · Contemporary American

The Wild Card

Rylu's is the kind of wine list that only exists because someone in that kitchen actually cares — a Moschofilero and a Kermit Lynch Rhône don't end up in Southern Utah by accident. It's not deep, it's not flashy, but for a reservation-only bistro in St. George, it earns a genuine recommendation.

Red Fort Cuisine of India

River Road / East St. George · St. George · Indian

The Wild Card

Red Fort isn't a wine destination, but it's making smarter decisions than almost any comparable restaurant in its category or zip code. If you're eating here anyway — and you should be — order the Txakoli or the Grüner and feel briefly brilliant.

Positano Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar

River Road / South St. George · St. George · Italian with wine bar

The Wild Card

For St. George, Utah, Positano is a genuine wild card — local producers, a deep by-the-glass program, and real wine bar ambitions in a market that mostly serves beer by default. The markups get greedy at the top, but there's enough here to reward a curious drinker.

Cliffside Restaurant

Bluff Street / West St. George · St. George · Upscale American

The Reliable

Cliffside is a great place to eat in St. George, and a fine place to drink if you manage your expectations — the wine list won't excite you, but it won't embarrass you either. Order the Riesling, watch the sunset, and save the serious wine hunting for somewhere else.

Painted Pony Restaurant

St. George · St. George · Seasonal

The Reliable

Painted Pony is the best wine program in the room — literally, for miles around — and John Delaney's presence keeps it from becoming just another hotel-lobby Cab list. The markups sting and the selection won't surprise anyone, but in Southern Utah, this is where you go when you want a real bottle with a real dinner.