Best Wine Bars in Kearny Mesa

Great service from Bert! We got to sit outside by the fire wall and enjoy the lovely evening. Delicious, well priced entrees and we loved the mini desserts!

First time to Isola La Jolla. Starting with being immediately greeted and very accommodating with our request for seating, even though they were busy, to the wait staff, our phenomenal waitress Stephanie, and the food...our visit exceeded our expectations. The decor is charming and inviting. We had the Wood Fired Cannelini beans and the Margherita DOP. Both were delicious. All the food coming out looked like I wanted to try.

My wife & I ate here for our weekly date night. Ambience was fair - laminate tables were not in best condition, and chairs were not very comfortable. Music was too loud. Our server turned it down on request, and somebody turned it back up. Caprese included excellent burrata and meaty tomatoes, but also loads of pesto, olive oil and balsamic glaze. Certainly not the traditional Italian presentation. Pasta with sugo & eggplant was really good - cooked perfectly al dente, good sauce, and top-quality eggplant. Shrimp scampi again had perfect linguine and an excellent garlicky sauce, but unfortunately, the shrimp were barely cooked at all - I mean "rare minus" rather than the slightly-under-medium which is in style these days. We had two glasses of wine (Montepulciano and Super-Tuscan) which were excellent, and modestly priced. Service was friendly and attentive.

Great find in downtown San Diego. Terrific wine list and very kind and helpful service staff. Would love to find my way back here anytime.

I took a couple of 11 year olds in for happy hour to celebrate a birthday, and it was the perfect experience! The girls got some mocktails and had the burger and fries. The fries are as good as they get, and the dipping sauces were heavenly. I ordered fries for myself at happy hour and then at 5:00 when the full menu was available, I ordered a salad. The staff there was super friendly and very sweet to the girls. They brought out some beignets with a sparkler in them for the birthday girl as well. I mentioned in my online reservation where we would ideally like to sit, and they accommodated us exactly how I asked. I’m so glad we chose Wilma’s for the birthday dinner - I think it will be one the girls remember.