Veladora

Restaurant · Fairbanks Ranch

5921 Valencia Cir, Fairbanks Ranch, CA 92091

Highlights

Nestled in a lush canyon, Veladora at Rancho Valencia combines stylish California cuisine, impressive wines, and a warm, inviting ambiance.

5921 Valencia Cir, Fairbanks Ranch, CA 92091 Get directions

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$100+

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"Tucked in a lush canyon perfumed with the smell of eucalyptus, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa is one of the San Diego area’s most sublime getaways. Even if you’re not staying there, you can experience the magic by dining at the property’s signature restaurant, Veladora. Its hacienda-inspired dining room, with wrought-iron chandeliers and a Damien Hirst original, is a fine setting for enjoying dishes like a Chino Farm corn soup with vanilla popcorn and Alaskan king crab or a Brandt beef tomahawk steak for two served with duck-fat potato fondant, marinated ramps, and heirloom carrots. A deep wine cellar means an impressive selection of wines by the glass, from a chablis 1er Cru to an Andrew Rich pinot noir from the Willamette Valley."

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Frank Tupas

Google

Love everything about Veladora! Probably my most favorite restaurant in San Diego! They have the best service and the food is absolutely amazing! If I have one complaint would be that I recently went there for my birthday and the carrot cake is ridiculously small (smaller than a cupcake)...and on top of that cost us $15. Other than that everything is top notch!

Jay Keyes

Google

Wonderful meal experience. Creative, colorful food and decent value for this type of cuisine. Knowledgeable, professional service. Cool Californian "ranch" decor, featuring wood, metal, and angles. A "6 star" restaurant by relative measure on this platform.

Raman Khoshabeh

Google

One of my favorite places.

Dan Eisner

Google

The food was original and very tasty but the portion sizes were a bit small. They have many gluten free options. Service was very good.

Kory Butler

Google

One of the great high end restaurants in San Diego. Great atmosphere, service, food on one of the greatest properties in the world.

Clifford Robbins

Google

We actually had dinner in the pony room area overlooking the valley and tennis courts. Service was amazing and food was excellent. They also offer 3 choices of dinner for our furry friends. Dogs are welcome at the Pony room. On Friday and Saturday night they have live music. Great place to go and relax.

Cindy Holub

Google

Beautiful atmosphere, very nice and attentive staff, delicious drinks!! The food was very expensive, sparse and just okay in flavors. We got the local crudo, which was very bland, corn soup, had a nice simple flavor, farmer's market salad, decent flavors and interesting, and the filet, cooked to the perfect temp but was only 2 thin slices with a big skillet fried mash potato and mushroom I believe...nothing was amazing :(

Olin Downs

Google

Right next door to the Pony Room at the Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa. We had Thanksgiving lunch here and it was fantastic! The spread of delicious food was amazing and the service was spot on! They had everything you could want in a traditional Thanksgiving meal (turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc) but also had some other variety including a seafood bar.