The Local

We had an amazing time at Vine! The food was incredible, seasonal dishes were spot on, and the service was unmatched. Our server Adam was one of the most attentive, helpful, and thoughtful people we have met and made our experience memorable. Will definitely be back whenever we find ourselves in the area!

On our way to San Diego. Saw the 4.5 stars and there was an accident on the FWY so we decided to spend our dinner time in San Clemente instead of sitting on the fwy. What an awesome little town! Got a parking spot right in front of the restaurant. Arrived right at 4:45 on a Saturday and it was completely empty which was concerning. I guess they just opened because by the time we left it was completely full. Got a table outside on the patio and it was just starting to cool down and we could feel the cool marine air flowing into the patio surrounded by grape vines. Great atmosphere. Nice menu choices. Got the Cesar salad. Then the bone in rib eye (aged 45 days) cooked perfectly med rare. Absolutely delicious. The wife got the Brussel sprouts and said they were heavenly. Her main was the stroganoff and it’s hand made pasta. Very good. Her 1975 Cabernet (recommended by the server) was deelish! Topped it off with a choc cheesecake and cappuccino. All great. Deserves its 4.5 stars. Only negative was the music playing thru the stereo. A strange cover band playing a short list of all tears for fears songs on repeat over and over again. If I was to really nit pick… the rib eye was cooked longer on one side but it was still absolutely delicious. I still give it 5 stars. Go there, you won’t regret it. We didn’t.

Loved their food and drinks! But oh man, if they actually made an effort to toast both sides of their burger buns, their Mexicali Burger and other bugers would be really delicious! It’s sad they don’t toast the inside of the buns; it really lowers the quality of those really nice burgers, and makes it feel like a cheap burger when you bite into it. For the price, I did not expect them to skip that step.

The Vine was a great restaurant! I would highly recommend for a date night or evening out with friends. Our server was very attentive, and informative. Our favorite was the watermelon salad, but everything we had was great. The ribeye was huge & a heavy dish. The duck wings were also SO good - unique; perfectly crispy and a little spicy. Wine list was great. Cheesecake wasn’t that great - almost too cold - it was crumbly instead of creamy. But overall a fantastic experience!