Big Room, Small Wine Ambition
Beverly Hills · Los Angeles · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 28, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Mastro's Steakhouse Beverly Hills’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Mastro's Beverly Hills is built for people who already know what they want and aren't here to discover anything new. What we have on record is a tight seven-bottle snapshot — heavy on Napa Cabernet, light on everything else — which tracks for a high-end steakhouse where the beef is the star and wine is expected to stay in its lane.
The seven wines we can account for are all respectable names — Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Chateau Montelena are the two pillars, with multiple Cabernet expressions from each. That's not a wine list, that's a greatest hits reel from a 1976 Paris tasting. Chateau Montelena shows up with both a Chardonnay and two Cabernet tiers, while Stag's Leap brings the entry-level Artemis alongside the more serious S.L.V. The Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos is the one curveball — a dessert wine that signals someone in the building has at least passing interest in the broader wine world.
We don't have confirmed by-the-glass options or pricing from what's been sourced. Given the format and the seven-wine snapshot we're working from — which appears to be tied to a wine dinner event rather than the full standing list — it would be a guess to say more.
The Bottom Line
What we can document at Mastro's Beverly Hills is a narrow, Napa-centric selection that plays zero risk and offers zero surprise — which is a defensible choice for a power-steakhouse crowd, but not one we can enthusiastically endorse to wine lovers. The seven wines on record are all from a single event page, so the full list is almost certainly broader; but until we have more to work with, our honest advice is to know what you want before you sit down, because the list isn't going to inspire you.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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