Rancho Capistrano Winery

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

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

Loved celebrating 2 birthdays. Great service, great food and loved the air conditioning on our very hot day. Great, great restaurant. Will recommend and come back over and over again. Very pleasant experience. 10 star!

This location of this restaurant has the worst service you can imagine and to top it off they arbitrarily add additional tips after you signed your check and left. They are bunch crooks and the management never responded to my messages or calls. Don't wait your money. Go somewhere else. The food is just OK!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

This was a great little spot, but they seemed understaffed during Sunday brunch. It was a nice treat to find out kids eat free on Sundays too. We originally were charged but then the waiter amended our bill after realizing he accidently charged us for the kid's meals. Even after amending the bill, they still forgot to take one charge off. The waiter was very polite but seemed to have way too many tables to notice we needed refills and our check. I don't fault him-I just think they were understaffed. I would go here again, but maybe try a weekday for earlier meals or try a dinner time. The food was good but not to die for. Overall, I think it is the time and day that will make the difference. Note: Kids meals are kid sized. My 9 year old was still hungry, so I would recommend an adult meal for bigger kids unless they are small eaters.

Food was amazing and the portions are VERY big. Definitely enough to fill you up and get boxed at the end of the night.

Our waitress disappeared halfway through our meal and didn’t tell us her shift was done. The server who took over our table didn’t tell us or introduce himself either.

Finally, after dinner we learned they do not serve tea - only coffee. Frankly, how hard is it to keep some teabags if you’re already stocking coffee, creamer, sugar and mugs?

Disappointing, we won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Lamb Ragu