In The News
Press coverage and customer stories from GrapePad's history in restaurants across the US and Canada.
Austin Business Journal
Austin studio launches wine iPad app
Austin-based Three Elements Design has launched an interactive wine list application for Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. The III Forks Jacksonville restaurant is piloting the tool dubbed GrapePad. Based on the success of the GrapePad in Florida, the app could be rolled to existing and future III Forks eateries in Dallas, Austin, Boca Raton, and Palm Beach Gardens.
EatDrinkJax
Interview about III Forks Steakhouse Jacksonville
When the iPad was released by Apple we partnered with a software developer to create an interactive app for our wine list. When customers sit down at III Forks they're handed an iPad that's loaded with software that allows them to peruse our list, select wines based on price point, varietals, personal taste, label or region — whatever drives their decision making process.
Houston Chronicle
What's on your GrapePad?
"A wine list that catches up to the 21st century" — "I love it and absolutely endorse it, and so do most of my customers who have had a chance to use it," says Brian Kelley, who oversees the Houston III Forks wine program. "I begged to get one here."
Aptito
To a Year of Wining, Dining & iPad Digital Menus
Judging from the restaurant's record-breaking growth over the past year and the incredible response to the new wine catalog featured on its iPad digital menus, it sounds like III Forks Jacksonville is doing great!
Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary
Glencoe adopts GrapePad
This season the food and beverage department has made some exciting strides in the world of technology, not the least of which will be presenting our wine list on iPads this year. This will allow us to present a whole new level of customer service experience — tasting notes, pictures of the bottles, food pairings, and so much more.
WineBusiness.com
III Forks Jacksonville Using GrapePad
GrapePad also has a practical purpose for the restaurant because it keeps a running tally on the wine bottles as they sell. Furthermore, GrapePad tells waiters where bottles are located and thereby decreases wait time.
Seasonally Southern
Review of Jacksonville III Forks
She told us a little about the restaurant and handed us an iPad that contained the wine list with detailed descriptions of the full menu. I'll give them credit — this was a great idea, so often people don't know what to order or what will pair with our meal and this was just the ticket.
What People Are Saying
“The iPad wine lists were a revelation, fun to navigate with expandable details on each wine and an impressive collection of intriguing wines to peruse.”
Philly.com — Review of Tashan
“III Forks has an elegant glass-enclosed wine room with 300-400 bottles. You can peruse the wine list on their iPad. I loved doing that!”
Vino Con Vista Blog — Chicago Restaurant Week
“Whether you're a wine novice or an expert, you'll love III Forks' iPad app. They'll bring you an iPad which pairs foods with wines, describes regions, flavors for the wines in house!”
Simply St. Augustine
“Their wine and spirits list is brought to you on an iPad. It's pretty fun.”
Nikolai's Roof, Atlanta — Yelp
“The decor of Tashan is clean, modern, hip, and luxurious... An impressive touch: the wine lists are on iPads.”
Tashan, Philadelphia — Yelp
“I love it and absolutely endorse it, and so do most of my customers who have had a chance to use it. I begged to get one here.”
Brian Kelley, III Forks Houston
“I loved everything from the iPad cocktail menu to the friendly bartender to our wonderful waiter.”
Masraff's, Houston — Yelp
“EVERYTHING was perfect. The iPad wine list was awesome!! Good Job.”
III Forks, Austin — OpenTable
“The wine list is very fancy, they have it on an iPad.”
Nikolai's Roof, Atlanta — TripAdvisor