Lunch at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
Right after wine tasting at Ponte Family Winery, we went right next door to South Coast Winery Resort & Spa for a late lunch.
This winery is pretty big as it boosts a few banquet rooms, a spa, two restaurants and a tasting room. It didn’t have the same quaint feeling like Ponte Family Winery did, but it might be a nice place to stay if you were looking for an ultra luxe weekend away.
Since we were low on time but wanted to check out the food, we only spent an hour there to grab a bite to eat before heading home. As Napa Valley is well-known for its food as well as wine, we wondered – does Temecula Valley Wine Country’s dishes compare?
We sat down in the patio of the Vineyard Rose restaurant and checked out the menu. There wasn’t anything that really stood out so we opted for regular lunch fare – sandwiches and pizza.
I had the Rosemary Grilled Chicken sandwich with basil pesto, jack cheese, crispy onions and vine tomatoes on Ciabatta. It was par – an overall nice tasting sandwich although a little stingy on the chicken and overly generous on the bread (not in a good way). I was also hoping for crispier onions but I won’t complain – anything deep fried can’t be bad right?
The Boyfriend will eat anything with meat on it and the Pizza Chianti seemed to be just the dish to satisfy him. This thin crust pizza was topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, and ground beef. It looked really delicious when it came out and I enjoyed it. However I think for him, it wasn’t as hearty as he had hoped it would be.
I think that Temecula’s fine dining scene has a little ways to go before it can rival Napa but it’s definitely a nice change from the many, many chain restaurants that are seemingly never-ending in the area.
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On October 27th, 2008 Marisol said:
Did you go to the casino in Temecula? I know that they have an indian casino near there.
Yummy food!
On October 28th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Marisol,
No I sadly didn’t make it to the casino this time (you know I like to gamble!). Hopefully next time.. I hear there are a lot of indian gaming casinos in the area between Temecula and San Diego.
Have you been there before? I think it’s called Pechanga.
On October 28th, 2008 Marisol said:
Never been to it but my college roommate was from Temecula and she often mentioned how much she liked going there.
I go to Cache Creek near Healdsburg.
On October 28th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Marisol,
I’ve been to Cache Creek once – way back when I first moved to SF. I hear it’s been remodeled and is really nice now.
What do you normally play?