Rancho Capistrano Winery

Amazing atmosphere!!! Food is to die for!!! And the wine is what keeps us coming back! The staff is so wonderful and attentive, we love coming here on date night and bringing our friends to experience the amazing ambiance that rancho cap has to offer.

Absolutely recommend!!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, great service.
Just all wines are from unknown, at least to me, wineries. But I guess can't complain here, since their whole purpose is to introduce wines from small wineries to diners :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was good but not great. Prices very high $82 each with one meal each, one shared appetizer and one glass of wine each. Our waitress was borderline confrontational when we commented on the knats and significant difference in dish served compared to marketing video. Be prepared for annoying wine club marketing pitch and to be swarmed by knats inside the restaurant. Not worth it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Fig Bruschetta

03.22.25 My fourth time here, primarily dinner except today where we had 'brunch'

Pretty good on service overall, from reception to sit down and service.

Food presentation has been top notch. Food is good to great except that it's a little bit on the salty side. The waiter was very nice to offer a replacement but I didn't take the offer. If it was too salty, I'd probably take the offer or get something else. I don't know if others have felt the same. It could just be me although I have to mention that the food runs a tad bit salty.

I appreciate the regular check in by wait staff, especially filing water drinks.

It's a relaxing place to go and sit down for lunch or dinner.

Plenty of parking although the parking lots can be very busy on weekends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Delicious food!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First poor experience especially on my pre Valentine surprise for hubby.
Brussels sprouts were burned and only 5 of them. Flat bread mushroom truffle pizza crust burned.
I’m thinking cuz I made reservations for 3 pm, which is opening time. Who knows? Consequently, did not order anymore food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Rancho Capistrano Winery offers a charming atmosphere, excellent handcrafted wines, and delicious food, making it a perfect spot for a relaxing and enjoyable dining experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great service the food was delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent menu and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fig Bruschetta, Whiskey Bundt Cake, Steak Frites

Really disappointed with the service and the food. I always go to the branch at San Juan Capistrano and always was happy with the food and service there. But this location at Ladera Ranch was a very bad experience. The service was so poor and the food was horrible. It was tasting like a processed food. Not even comparable with the other branch.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very disappointed. The costly entrees were poorly plated and one was inedible(Pork). Beet salad was grass with a minced beet. Prime rib was charred and thrown over salty mashed potatoes. Ladera deserves better than this. Get a new chef. Dessert was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Whiskey Bundt Cake

Casual elegant atmosphere, excellent food, great portions and awesome wine!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have always wanted to go to this place since it opened in our neighborhood. We finally went and thought it was a perfect way to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a romantic dinner while the sunsets. I had made reservations prior and I was specific on where to sit and was still asked by the hostess where did we want to sit. I was hoping to sit closer to the outdoor, but we thought maybe the 4 chair table is reserved for 4 people party. Later on I see 2 people sitting on the 4 chair table. =/ So we ordered the flight of wine and appetizer and it was perfect. We ordered our meal but WOW we did not imagine it would take that long to get our dinner. I had asked for my burger to be medium rare and when we got served they gave my wife my burger and hers was well done. The woman serving the food even asked us who had the medium rare. My wife always checks her burger and I was half way done with mine when she noticed and she does not like medium rare. We did not say anything since service already took so long and my wife just dealt with it. Meanwhile, the whole time between our appetizer, wine tasting, dinner, and paying we were only offered water once. I noticed another party who got there first than us had left earlier than us. I just expected service to be more constant and frequent and I have never been to a restaurant where we were only offered water once. We were super excited and we left disappointed. Its beautiful place but I think from the time of reservation to our dinner service it could have been better. Not sure if we will go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Bites

The food was amazingggggggg. The people there were also so so nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fig Bruschetta, Whiskey Bundt Cake, Pork Belly Bites

I love this place. The pizzas are super good. I also love the steaks and the saldas, the wine selection is also very good, being a member gives you a lot of discounts. It's totally worth it