The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar

4301 La Jolla Village Dr Suite 2040, San Diego
(858) 230-7404

Recent Reviews

Eric Clermont

Had a business dinner with colleagues here. Calamari was good, although maybe not quite as hot as it could be. The 8oz filet mignon was done perfectly and I actually enjoyed the wine (which is rare for me). The fruit crumble for dessert was a larger portion than I anticipated, but I had no issues finishing it. The atmosphere was really conducive to sharing laughs together while enjoying the quality of service from the staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Almond Dusted Calamari

Cristina B.

Came here for a work outing with all my bosses. My biggest issue was the service. We had a reservation on a weekday during their slow period and I felt that it took longer than usual to be tended to when the restaurant was empty. The food was decent, but nothing for me to write more about. Overall, I would not return.

Kathy K.

Great service and Maui Maui. Wonderful dinner and birthday surprise. Had a little trouble finding location but worth it.

Maria G.

We came here for brunch on a Sunday morning and were disappointed. The ambiance is nice - good, bright space with good seating inside and outside. Our server was very friendly and helpful. She's the reason why I didn't rate this restaurant 2 stars. The food was the problem. We ordered the calamari as an appetizer, the breakfast wrap, burgers, and the mahi mahi tacos. The calamari was interesting. Not the usual calamari appetizer we are used to with some crunch. It was on the chewier side. The wrap was very average tasting. Good portion size but on the bland side as was most of our food. The tacos were also slightly on the bland side and not very tasty. One of the burgers was not cooked to preference. It was more well done than medium rare. And it was also bland. For the price of the food, this place wasn't with it. There are much better places at UTC mall.

Jason Mineo

We had purchased some gift certificates for this restaurant from Costco back during Christmas and were looking forwards towards trying out a new, different, high quality steak restaurant. My family and I ended up trying the Calimari appetizer, Filet Mignion and Ribeye, along with a few sauces and a side of the Brussel Sprouts. Unfortunately, what we discovered was a fairly big gap in comparison to price and expected quality. The plates were plain, with little more than just the grilled, minimally seasoned meat included. All sides were separate and were at price points considerably higher than expected. The sauce was a barely noticeable demiglace, though it was suposed to have Truffle. The meal did have quantity going for it, and the table staff bent over backwards to try and make our visit nice, and the atmosphere was high class, but all of that couldn't carry the prices and the food. The wine selection was tantalizing, but was exclusively offered by the bottle. Unfortunately, I think I'll simply be returning to my regular spot the next time I want a nice steak and wine meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Carlos Pedraza

The food was exquisite as usual and thanks to our waiter Kevin we got the best of options that were given to us, props to him for recommending the best of recommendations. and it’s a great place to spend time with family and friends, highly recommend, 10/10 on everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dark Chocolate Cake

Natalie V.

Stopped in on a Saturday evening for a drink before dinner (different place). Place was busy but they had an open high top in the bar area. Took a while for someone to come over to take our order. We ordered drinks specifically for the alcohol they had in them. We watched the bartender make the drinks and he subbed for cheaper alcohol, no one let us know. We talked with a manager but not sure he was the person to talk to, he seemed out of touch with food/beverage, so maybe he was more of a behind the scenes manager. He ordered the drinks again, I guess assuming they would make them correctly but they didn't. When we got the bill it was $70. We complained again and spoke to a different manager. She was very nice and apologetic, even offered us shots but we were late for dinner at that point and declined. She refunded us for the drinks and advised they were actually out of both types of alcohol we ordered. No problem, allow us to sub out for something else rather than serve us crap alcohol. Hopefully it was an honest mishap but we won't be back.

Jenn R.

The ambiance is perfect for those date nights... or for a group of friends who drank too much elsewhere and needed a spot to scarf down some food, whilst drinking more. Either way, The Winery's got your back. Make those reservations because it's the right thing to do and parking is free for the first 2 hours. - Slow Braised Beef Short Ribs | Really tender and savory short ribs. Also comes with prosciutto asparagus and carrot couscous. Overall, a great classy dish. - Plum Manhattan | Sweet with a kick of whiskey. It's like an old fashioned, but with plum vibes. I'll be back.

Ikaika R.

Whatever you do, do not go to the main restaurant. They have a little annex offshoot spot that has an incredible happy hour, incredible service, and you can order anything from the main restaurant there, as well as get your drinks faster than Zeus's rearward lightning bolts.!

A A.

This place is not it. I get that people come here to enjoy their wine but food? Nah. Asparagus fries were not good, supper hot on the inside, chewy and the coating was thick batter. Gnocchi was so dry i had to send it back . Vegetarian options are slim. Vegan basically non existent. My friend had a burger and she said it was so dry and that burger lounge burger was better. Staff is nice! But i wont be going back here nor recommend this place

Jane H.

We had the pleasure of meeting the bar manager Ryan! He honestly is so nice and was helpful to me and my husband. He makes us feel welcome and want to come back. We recently purchased a condo for a vacation home and will be spending a lot more time at winery. Thanks Ryan see you again soon! I also want to give a big shout out to Jordan, Sam, Tia, Madison, They truly make the evening the best. We plan on spending a lot more time at the Winery. Mandy

From the friendly greeting to the great service and recommendations we received from our server Paul, the experience was exceptional. A final treat was meeting the owner/founder JC and his lovely wife on our way out. Mahalo for a great evening.

John

Four of us had dinner. Most meals were good to excellent. Fish was a bit dry, but the rest of the meal was excellent. Review your final bill. There were major mistakes in ours that they agreed with and quickly corrected.

Keyona Clanton

Music 100/10Cleanliness- 10/10Bathroom- 10/10Overall Presentation- 10/10Very nice place, nice workers.Caesar salad lacked flavor.Burgers lacked flavor.Not sure if it was supposed to come with a sauce but it was so plain.The truffle fries tasted better than everything.Beer was good, can’t mess up a beer.Margarita was a 6/10Ordered 1salad 2 burgers with 2 side truffle fries 1 beer 1 cocktail. Total was $116.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

It was a great experience here. Very beautiful scenery and the food was an 8/10 I would love to come for lunch some day again .the service was great I forgot my servers name but he was great.

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