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Fresco Grill, Bonsall, CA

Fresco Grill

4.7
4.7
433 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
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Leone D'Arcangelo, Chef/Owner, welcomes you to Fresco Wine Bar and Grill. We are proud to present the community with an authentic and creative menu, made with the freshest and best ingredients. At Fresco Wine Bar and Grill we feature an award winning wine list, and a casual, yet sophisticated atmosphere. Located in the River Village shopping center, Leone invites you and your family to enjoy a wonderful dining experience. We are excited to introduce wine pairing dinners, cooking classes, Sunday brunch, and live weekly authentic Italian Music Night, in the near future. We are open daily for lunch and dinner.


Stop in for one of our signature cocktails!


Buon Appetito!

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2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 4 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Seafood, Steak
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (760) 631-1944
  • Website
    http://www.frescorestaurants.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Leone D'Arcangelo
  • Private party contact
    Leone: (760) 631-1944
  • Location
    5256 S. Mission Rd, Bonsall, CA 92003
  • Neighborhood
    Bonsall
  • Cross street
    Pala Road
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 433 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • North San Diego

    Neighborhood gem

  • North San Diego

    Italian

433 Reviews

  1. CariK

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience1
    It was hot!!! The manager stated in his heavy accent, there is nothing I can do except move us to another table? $300 for a dinner and being so hot I had to fan myself is not cool, pun intended. We went early for happy hour and was told that it is only available in the bar but was not posted on their website. We did not want the bar atmosphere so we asked if we could order a pizza from the happy hour menu (cuz it was not on the regular menu) at the regular price to be told NO! The manager is strict and does not make exceptions. So confusing because we wanted a pizza they make and was willing to pay regular pricing??? WTH? Ran out of oil and bread and only bread was brought back, had to ask for oil. The scallops were under cooked. The Risotto special hardly had any lemon flavor, had to ask for a lemon wedge and received a weirdly cut shape half of a lemon that had tons of seeds. Had to ask for each special, was not offered nor was she clear on what they were. I could go on about the server but maybe something bad happened to her and she was not on her A game. She did get me a side a veges added to my meal, very nice of her. They did come sing happy birthday (that was awesome) but the cannoli was horrible. The drinks were amazing! But will not go back.

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  2. Sherlene

    Orange County

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We ate outside this Friday night. It was comfortable and less noise than inside seating. The server Lylah was a delight and the food was excellent. We had the Pollo Parmigiana and Salmon Fresco as well as the Strawberry and Insalata do Noci salads. We will return again next year when we are in town for our annual trek to Escondido.

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  3. LindaP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Staff was wonderful. We went early so it was quite.

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  4. CarolK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    We took our daughter for her birthday. We felt very rushed from the moment we sat down. No water refill. 2 bread baskets was not enough for 10 people. Dinner came within 5 minutes of ordering. Food was excellent except for the chicken parmigiana was dry and over cooked. Waitrr disappeared after he took our food order and we had to ask another waiter for dessert. Disappointed.

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  5. KeithJohnson

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    We had a group of 30 people. We had a large that worked well and our group really enjoyed our evening. The service was excellent. Prices are moderate. Several people had never eaten here, and everyone enjoyed our experence.

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  6. JohnG

    Milwaukee

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was excellent. The food was amazing! We will definitely return.

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  7. Scot

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went to Fresco Grill to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The lasagna was wonderful and the gluten free options were good (for my wife). Our waitress was very courteous and attentive and the owner came over to check on us as well. Will definitely come back.

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  8. susanl

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Went for their happy hour. Had a great time. Our waiter was the best: friendly, efficient, personable. Happy hour menu offered good choices and good value.

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  9. KakiG

    Salt Lake City

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best local place hands down. Consistently great food and service.

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  10. CathyA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is consistently very good and reasonably priced

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  11. RIBEYED

    San Diego

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a wonderful time the food was outstanding and our waitress Maria was the best.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Took our two older granddaughters out for their birthday and they loved it

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  13. Service5

    Los Angeles

    34 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    The hostess was not very friendly and not willing to accommodate. Everything besides that was great!

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  14. TonyV

    Key West

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Food was good . Very nice inside!

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  15. MARLENER

    San Diego

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Mother’s Day lunch. Lovely.

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  16. Chesterfielder

    Philadelphia

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    The scallops in lobster sauce were excellent! Also ordered the fish special which was Halibut with ravioli. The ravioli was amazing, only complaint was the fish was drowning in sauce. But the flavors were great. Also had the pork shank osso bucco with pasta which was very good, but would have been better over risotto. (Personal preference) Definitely a nice date night spot.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Incredible food and experience! Would highly recommend to everyone visiting

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  18. Greg

    Portland

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on April 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Fresco Grill is our “go to” places for Italian food. This visit included a shared Caesar Salad, gnocchi for my wife and Rigatoni Salsiccia for me. More than ample portion sizes and prepared to perfection. We’ll be back!

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  19. KakiG

    Salt Lake City

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food, the service and the ambiance are consistently great.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely one of my favorite places for authentic Italian food and a great selection of wine!

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  21. Lightning55

    San Diego

    45 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and great food. The long-stemmed baby artichokes aren’t on the menu, but are an amazing appetizer. The halibut special over linguine with clams and mussels was fantastic! We also appreciate that they do take reservations seriously and try to offer you a good table even when it’s busy.

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  22. PattiD

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 20, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    Our dining experiences here have been far too inconsistent to return again. The last visit was extremely poor across the board. Hopefully management takes notice and implements improvements.

    1 person found this helpful

  23. mrbill1969

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always fantastic food and service, thank you Miguel, Andrea and the rest of the staff.

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  24. GeorgiaW

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The dinner was the best I’ve had at Fresco. The service was excellent and the food very good. We all had the Caesar salad and everyone commented how good it was. We asked for a quieter location in the restaurant so we could visit and the hostess accommodated us. A really lovely evening

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Well done Italian. We have enjoyed 2 meals here and plan to go back

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  26. CarolynL

    Las Vegas

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Last minute reservations, it was all delicious!

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  27. NatalieO

    San Diego

    11 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience1
    The food was terrible. I ordered the salmon, it was served cold and uncooked. My husband and sons pasta dishes were flavorless and cold as well. We came here because of the good reviews, I don't get it...(photos of our food are uploaded).

    1 person found this helpful

  28. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    Went to dinner to celebrate Valentine’s Day with husband and our friends. Food was excellent as always, ambiance wasn’t quite what expected and felt a little rushed. Dining time was one of earlier time slots and they were not busy

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  29. SharonC

    Los Angeles

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and service!

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  30. SharonFatnassi

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall1food1service2ambience2
    First let me start with saying the owner is a pretentious AH. it’s not too much to ask if a dish has alcohol in it to just list that as an ingredient on the menu. There are many reasons why people can’t have alcohol whether it be for health or religious reasons etc. either way, if if is in a dish. It should be listed. It was actually a dangerous ingredient for my daughter who has severe liver issues and can’t have it in any foods etc. all I asked was that next time it probably should be on the menu to let customers make informed decision on what they order. The owner acted like I was stupid because as he said, what’s he problem? What do you want? Everything is cooked in wine. What do I expect him to do? Cook it in water??? First he said it’s not possible to have wine listed because it’s in everything and what did I expect or want him to do? Then he said it’s there in what we ordered and we should have seen it. He brought the menu over and tried to point to a different dish which isn’t what we ordered. Nope.. the listing said no alcohol. So which is it dude? Just be a responsible owner and actually care about your customers vs being an AH and trying to argue and “be right” when you aren’t. No apology or anything. If an owner cares this little about their customers then what else do they not care about? I would never recommend this place. there are too many restaurants out there that are good that DESERVE our time and money. Not this place! In picture Linguini Mare Mosso. Nope! No alcohol listed. The fish two above has it, so what’s the problem with just listing it and being honest and responsible? Jeez…..

    2 people found this helpful

  31. Lightning55

    San Diego

    45 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great service as usual, nice ambiance and really good food make this our local go-to. Halibut special was very rich (took some home) but sooo good. We appreciate the consistency as they were quite busy on this Wine Wednesday 😀 Obviously well managed

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  32. Lightning55

    San Diego

    45 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on January 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Despite it being a busy Saturday night, our table was ready and the service was good. I opted for the halibut special on a creamy pesto sauce, with grilled veggies and mashed potatoes that were so flavorful! The halibut was perfectly cooked and I was very happy with it. My husband’s fillet was also perfectly cooked. We always enjoy the long stemmed artichoke appetizer. It was our anniversary and a perfect place to spend it.

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. Fast service. Definitely will be back

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  34. EmilioG

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Delicious food and beverages! The BEST tiramisu! Friendly atmosphere.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Reservation was served on time. Service was great, we enjoyed our food & wine. It’s a little noisy in the restaurant but bearable! We enjoyed the Cioppino, spaghetti carbonara & chicken alfredo. Their dinner bread was served hot with oil & vinegar & is delicious! It’s the best Italian restaurant in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area (in our opinion)!

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  36. PiaC

    Seattle

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love this place!

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  37. NattashaBL

    San Diego

    25 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    It’s one of our favorite restaurant! Our server was good but not personable , my halibut was cold , she took it back to heat it up and it took a while for my food to come back, while my husband was almost done with his meal. I wouldn’t dine in on holidays .

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  38. GCachu

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    New Year Celebration.

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  39. TimD

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We all had an excellent Italian dinner and they had child menus which helped us keep the kids happy with several kid-friendly options, smaller portions and reasonable prices too. Dinner was fantastic with great service and a wonderful ambience.

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  40. NancyM

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We sat outside on the patio which was quiet compared to inside the restaurant which was noisy. I ordered the halibut with crab ravioli which was very tasty but the fish was lukewarm in the center. Since it was Xmas Eve and they were very busy, I'll give them a pass on that. Would also like to see them get rid of the outside wall heating lamps which casts a red light on the table and doesn't create the best ambiance and is hard on the eyes. Otherwise, it was a very nice evening, and we enjoyed it. We thought the prices were reasonable, especially for a holiday!

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FAQs

Fresco Grill offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (760) 631-1944.

Fresco Grill is rated 4.7 stars by 433 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Fresco Grill

5256 S. Mission Rd, Bonsall, CA 92003

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Pala Road
  • Neighborhood
    Bonsall
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Seafood, Steak
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Leone D'Arcangelo
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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