Best Wine Bars in Poway / Rancho Bernardo

Awesome as always! Thank you so much for the dessert and bday card!!!

Came here with another couple that we hadn't seen in a long time. Hadn't been to this specific location in years so it was nice to come back. We were seated within 5 min of our reservation time and was seated on the covered patio (but luckily there were strong heat lamps). We were served right away with waters and bread for the table. We started by splitting a margherita pizza for the table as an appetizer. It was delicious and cooked to perfection. I love that the crust was nice and chewy and was wondering if it was a sourdough crust but it was really lovely. for our dinner we ordered pappardelle carbonara (mine), pesto linguine with chicken (my husband), lasagna bolognese (our friend's husband), and spaghetti (can't recall exactly what my friend ordered but it was something with spaghetti). Everything was delicious! Our friend who ordered the lasagna said it was okay but he would have preferred a bit more acidity in the sauce as he claimed it was "too sweet". We all tried the sauce and liked it so I think it's likely personal preference. My carbonara was amazing! I'm sure it was super fattening but it was so good! the only comment I have is that it was a bit salty (I think from the bacon). My husband loved his pesto with chicken dish and my friend devoured her spaghetti dish. We were offered dessert but we were too full to eat anything else. I am curious if their cannoli's are made fresh as our Italian friend said that you should never order cannolli unless they make it in front of you. (how is that possible)? Definitely a gem of a place and one of San Diego's finest Italian Restaurants. Great place for date night or a double date. The place is small and intimate so likely not the best place for a large group.

Amazing best food ever!! The service is also amazing. You must try the focaccia it’s to die for.

We had an outstanding experience here. All the food we ate was superb ... oysters, potato peel soup, lobster bisque, lamb, seabass, cioppino, and desserts. The greatest part of the meal was our server, Fernando. Fernando is a pro. He was personable and had the greatest personality. Fernando made a great meal into a fantastic experience. Can't wait to come back here.

We just stopped in for a bowl of soup and my husband also had some marinated mushrooms started going back to this restaurant a little while ago and always enjoyed their food and service