Zest Wine Bistro

Lemon Grove, CA · Restaurant

Rating
4.9/5
★★★★★ 4.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Lemon Grove
#3
of 59 restaurants
City Percentile
91%
rating percentile
Address
Zest Wine Bistro, 8129 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone
(619) 303-3934
Website
www.zestwinebistro.com
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Zest Wine Bistro is a restaurant located in Lemon Grove, CA. It is one of 59 restaurants listed in Lemon Grove. Its 4.9-star rating is above the Lemon Grove city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #3 among Lemon Grove restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Zest Wine Bistro

Cozy eatery next-door to its popular sister restaurant, Giardino. Serving a wide selection of small and large plates accompanied by a fantastic wine selection.

Hours

Saturday4 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Andre Eusebio · Feb 2025

I was very surprised at this stop. My girlfriend mentioned it, so we decided to get a bite to eat and sample some wine. It was great! Very pleasant area to get a drink of wine. The ambiance was excellent. And our waitress Heather was an expert! She showed me proper technique on wine tasting and sampling. And the food menu was great. We had pizza. Highly recommend. You would think that this was a small little spot, but pleasantly enjoyed the experience. Kudos to Heather (our waitress). Thanks!

★★★★★ 5.0 Erika S · Jul 2025

What a gem this place is! I stopped in for a Thursday happy hour and it was wonderful! Had a couple glasses of the $5 sommelier's choice happy hour wines and the $8 HH cheese plate. The wine was great and the cheese plate was really substantial for a happy hour plate! I was able to plug in my laptop and work at the bar, though there was no wifi. The two folks working were very friendly and happy to answer my questions. I'm really looking forward to returning!

★★★★★ 5.0 Michael Nazarinia · Jun 2022

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. We ate the delicious sesame crusted ahi tuna along with the prosciutto wrapped dates. Then we had the truffle burratta cheese with fresh tomato slices and basi. Finally we topped it off with a delcious shrimp and pancetta pizza from the sister restaurant next door Giardino. The experience here was fabulous it’s a must go to place give yourself two hours go early around 5pm sit outside they have fans. The young premed lady was preparing our food came out to check on us & we told her how wonderful everything turned out. She & Roberto were wonderful in their presentation of each plate it was 10 stars! We finished with the most ama

★★★★★ 5.0 Hannah Cheadle · Apr 2022

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 charcuterie board, and limoncello cake for dessert. Everything was devine! A great date night place or girls night out. Owned by the same owners 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 and slightly more casual atmosphere, go to Zest. Both have similar menu offerings and both are incredible!

★★★★★ 5.0 Sarah · Jul 2024

We recently had my husbands birthday dinner on the patio here, it was perfect for a group event! They were so nice and let me come in the morning to decorate the tables and put up balloons. We had about 20 people and I chose charcuterie boards, flatbreads and had lots of wine. Parking in the back made it easy for everyone. If you're celebrating something and want a private patio outdoor area or event space, I highly recommend checking out this place!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

RestaurantWine bar

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