The Restaurant at Mount Palomar

Thanks to Tristan! It is because of your service why the restaurant had 4 stars. You were the only one who acknowledged us even we waited for our order for 20+ minutes.

Went for lunch today and it was not a great experience. Our server was great but her kitchen really let her down. We waited over an hour for our 2 burgers, flatbread pizza and French dip sandwich. It shouldn't take that long to make such simple food. To make things worse the French dip was extremely dry. The dried up meat looked like deli meat instead of proper roast beef and the au jus was salty. Due to the incredibly long wait for our food we didn't bother to ask for a replacement as we needed to head out and couldn't wait another hour for food.

We enjoy the wine here, but wish they'd do something about the poor service at the restaurant. Food was very good, but service was sadly very slow. After we were seated, we waited and waited for someone to come to our table. We saw the servers and they couldn't miss us as we were the only occupied table inside the restaurant. One of us had to actually go up to the greeter and ask when someone might come over and at least ask if we wanted any beverages and appetizers. That prompted action and a server finally acknowledged our existence. I saw other reviews commenting on same issue over and over. Why is this still a problem and why hasn't management addressed it?Recommend visiting this winery in their wine cave section, but don't bother with the restaurant unless you enjoy being ignored and not in a hurry for your meal.

8/26/23My husband and I went to pick up our membership bottles and were so impressed by the customer service once again. We always love visiting Rhonda, she is so informative and great to talk to. Yesterday we decided to sit in the members only area and got the best service from Jacob! He is the wine club member manager and really cares about the customers and providing all of us with a great experience! We also loved meeting the new mixologist Deion. He is so passionate about his craft and made the BEST drinks! We love being members here. It's always a great time!

Congratulations we have a winner! I've been to restaurants at least once a week for the past 30 years all over the world and this is the worst tasting dish ever, goat gonads included.Appetizers are ok, entrees are a complete ripoff, go to Taco Bell instead, you won't regret it!Service is good though.

We had reservations for 6 at 12:45. Had just finished a wine tasting at the cellar room before wandering over here for lunch. We were seated promptly and our drink order was taken. We ordered some appetizers that came out within 10 minutes. My problem was our entree order wasn't taken for 30 minutes after our appetizers were finished. We waited an hour and thirty minutes from being seated to when our entrees arrived. The place was maybe half full at the time. I get that the pandemic has made things crazy but this wait seemed excessive. We were late for our next wine tasting because lunch took 2 hours. As for the food it was good. The appetizers we had we great and the sandwiches/burgers were tasty. I was disappointed in the Caesar salad that I got with my burger. I'd give this place 3.5 stars but they really need to work on getting orders and food out quicker.

I have never been a big fan of Temecula wines (I love Napa and Paso Robles though), but I thought I would give Mount Palomar a try. Sadly, I am still not a fan. The wine was mediocre at best. We tried 4 different varietals, but didn't like any. What I did like about Mount Palomar was the friendly staff, the live music, and their food. Not totally a wasted trip!

First time here and we were very disappointed with the service. It was not busy at all and there seemed to be a lot of employees standing around gossiping and doing a whole lot of nothing. We waited about 10 minutes for someone to come to our table and finally I had to get up and speak to the person who looked like a manager and ask if we could possibly get some service. There were only 3 tables that needed service so they were not busy at all. After another several minutes the server comes over and took our order. We ordered the calamari, which was ok. Not a lot of food for the price. We also ordered the salmon and the shrimp skewers. They were both good, maybe cut back on the swipe of yogurt...If you are hungry please note they do not have sides for the entrees. They do have a couple of side options if you order any of their sandwiches. Truffle fries, side salad or sweet potato fries. The prices for the entrees are pretty high so I expected more. We ordered an old fashioned which was great and the strawberry drink which was not so great. At the end of our meal we ordered the night cap and the dessert drink which was supposed to come with a lemon bar. The waiter came back and told me that they were out of the lemon bars. He asked if I still wanted the drink and I told him no. That I would like the coffee martini instead. The bartender made it very well known that she was not happy about the change. Not my issue...if you are out of something I order then I don't want it. The view was nice and will be even better when they get the lake filled. Hopefully if we go again the service will be better and the manager will actually care about her patrons and come to check up on the tables.

Visited the Restaurant at Mount Palamar tonight, and had high hopes. The winery is beautiful! Unfortunately the restaurant experience was terrible. We had reviewed the menu online and had some great options, but tonight there was only 1 option, steak frites. So we all ordered the steak frites, 2 medium and 2 medium-rare. Took a long time to get the food. Our starter was calamari with barely anyCalamari on the plate. We were only given plastic utensils. When our steak arrived we asked for real utensils and they had to run around trying to find silverware and steak knives. My medium steak was so overcooked I couldn't eat it. Another order was wrong, and when they brought out the right side dish it was totally burnt. Server was nice and apologetic, but the whole restaurant was understaffed and none of the customers were getting their food. At the end we had to ask for a reduction on the bill for the items we couldn't eat. Beautiful spot, terrible experience. Would not recommend.

Don't come here. The description makes it seem like a real winery fine restaurant but this is essentially just a bar with a food menu. We were the first ones here and it seemed like they were not ready for customers. The tables were not actually set like a real restaurant - just bare tables like an empty bar. Water in plastic bar cups, like in college. We were seated right away and the waiter did come but immediately informed us that the restaurant did not have any salad because someone forgot to order supplies. We ordered fairly quickly but, despite there only being two tables seated, we still have no food a full hour later. Their only explanation - "The kitchen is kind of slow today." They don't seem particularly apologetic or even surprised so I am guessing this is not unusual here. Either way, this does not qualify as a real restaurant. Oh yeah...when we told them how long we had been waiting for our food, they offered to bring pita bread and, you guessed it, didn't bring that either. Update. Food finally came out after over an hour but still missing one plate. How long does it take to make poached eggs?Last update. The manager was nice and gave us 25% off as compensation. The waiter was very apologetic in the end. So maybe there is hope for improvement. However the food quality was lacking for the price range, including for example the gourmet burger which tasted like two overcooked frozen patties. So they still need a major overhaul in the kitchen.