Reviews for Zest Wine Bistro in Lemon Grove, CA
Absolutely love this place! My book club met here a couple months ago and the service was wonderful. The atmosphere was... pleasant, the wine was tasty and the food was delicious. They even allowed us to order some dishes from next door. It was such agreat experience! We will definitely be back! Read more
We made a reservation here for restaurant week and it was fantastic! The set menu included three glasses of wine, an appetizer,... and an entree. The wine was of great quality and obviously chosen with care, we had the prosciutto wrapped dates and the truffleburratta appetizers and they were delicious. The short rib and octopus entrees were perfectly portioned and just so, so good. We will definitely be back. Read more
This place is a hidden treasure for fine wine & food aficionados, and ask for Roberto he is wonderful, he put us through a... course of 5 wines to taste with our food.\nWe ate the delicious sesame crusted ahi tuna along with the prosciutto wrappeddates.\nThen we had the truffle burratta cheese with fresh tomato slices and basi.\nFinally we topped it off with a delciousshrimp and pancetta pizza from the sister restaurant next door Giardino.\nThe experience here was fabulous it’s a must go toplace give yourself two hours go early around 5pm sit outside they have fans.\nThe young premed lady was preparing our food cameout to check on us & we told her how wonderful everything turned out.\nShe & Roberto were wonderful in their presentation ofeach plate it was 10 stars!\nWe finished with the most amazing slice of dark chocolate cake at the end.\nMust come here often! Read more
After years of enjoying the yummy-ness of Giardino’s Neighborhood Cucina, we have been doubly delighted to have Zest Wine... Bistro to also enjoy. The wine selection is fantastic! A favorite is the Belle Glos Pinot Noir. This is a lovely place forenjoying wine with some light, delectable bites…refreshing beet salad or ahi tuna, flavorful prawn cocktail or salmoncarpaccio, maybe some mouth-watering prosciutto wrapped dates or truffle burrata! It’s all delicious!! There’s indoor oroutdoor seating. Even the restroom is inspiring! Finally…the people make you want to come back just to say “Hi!”…theypull you in like you’re family. Totally a recommend Zest. Can’t say enough! Read more
Amazing menu, food, wine and ambiance!! The chef (the-cooking-penguin on Instagram) is incredible. He shared his story of being... very sick from diabetes and hence his inspiration to cook healthier, lower glycemic foods. The wine selection is also amazing.We had two wine flights of 4 wines each for $20 each, as well as the jumbo shrimp cocktail, salmon carpaccio, a charcuterieboard, and limoncello cake for dessert. Everything was devine! A great date night place or girls night out. Owned by the sameowners as the cantina next door. If you want a bit more of a formal dinner seeing, go to the cantina. If you want more tapas andslightly more casual atmosphere, go to Zest. Both have similar menu offerings and both are incredible! Read more
Neighborhood wine bar with small plates of delicious food. The outdoor patio area is very cute.
We are so excited and lucky to have Zest in our neighborhood! Beautiful designed and decorated. The wine selection is... thoughtfully chosen and the menu is fresh and delicious! We are working our way down the menu and have loved everything we’veordered; beet salad, seafood tostada, shrimp cocktail, ahi tuna, cold cuts panino, and the wrapped dates! Read more
Wonderful place. We got some flights which were designed by sommelier/chef Nick based on a description of the flavor profile we... were looking for and he did a great job. We received a lot of personal attention, discovered some great new wines and had a fewof their food options that tasted fresh and delicious. We\'ll come back to this hidden gem. Read more