Leoness Cellars

Great selection of wines and wine tasting experience at Leoness Cellars along with the live band and sunshine was definitely not a bad way to start the weekend! I was disappointed with the Restaurant though, the vegetarian medley entree on the menu was simply a plate of succotash devoid of flavor or appeal. For such a great location, great wines and delicious truffle fries, I think this place could do better with their vegetarian options.

Great Rose and White Sangria! The dessert was really delicious! We went on what happened to be a VERYbl hot day! The lunch room was nice and cool and the food was absolutely fantastic! They could use a few more vegetarian option a though.

Had a great time yesterday and this was my first time out at any of the Temecula wineries. Food was decent and there was a Good selection of wines to choose from. The restaurant did close s bit early so planned accordingly when making reservations. We'll definitely return sometime in the future.

New menu is a triumph! Leoness introduced its new wine-paired food menu on the member terrace this weekend and it is amazing! I applaud the vision and courage it took the Leoness staff to replace a much-loved food menu with something new. But this new menu promises even more for fine food and wine aficionados. My wife and I prefer big bold reds, and Leoness has the best of them in the wine country. However, we don’t usually order outside of our typical favorite cabernets, and we hadn’t put too much thought into the food/wine pairings. This new menu gave us so many reasons to do so. Featuring foie gras, goat cheese and herb stuffed squash blossoms, prosciutto and asparagus that is basically a keto carbonara, and more, we were stunned with the elevated food that is simply a step above the rest. And most importantly, all the menu items were thoughtfully paired with wines we simply have never ordered, yet were excellent in their pairings. The menu is a perfect reason to expand your horizons of the variety of wines you can enjoy with this new menu. We ordered all three of the items mentioned above, along with their recommended pairings, and we simply loved it. Best squash blossoms outside of Rome, and best foie gras in SoCal. We still had our big bold reds at the end, but only after a beautiful afternoon appreciating far more that Leoness has to offer than we had known so far. And a special shout out to our server Alexis, as well as Sous chef Jeremy and Manager Jessica for stopping by. Thanks for your vision and courage to bring us something new. It’s what put places like Troisgros on the map when they introduced cuisine nouvelle. And although change is hard, look what their perseverance did for fine dining. So y’all, before you boo-hoo the absence of flatbreads and paninis from the old menu that you and I loved so much, give this new menu a fair chance. They still have everyone’s favorite fries (whether truffle or bacon parm or otherwise). But if you are anything like us, with this new menu you will definitely find some new go-to food and wine favorites!

Beautifully intimate location. The Sunday service we received was superb from all of the staff we encountered! I had the duck with gnocchi, which was not only beautifully presented, but tasted wonderful. My counterpart had shrimp and grits, but seemed the grits were drowned a bit much for my liking. Now the creme brulee was delicious! The grounds were immaculate. Howvever, on a less fab note paved parking was almost non-existant, thus not the most ideal. So be advised your shoes and car will get dusty. You can drop your party off at the front. Oh and watch out for the snakes🐍 when it's warm out.