Ariete Restaurante — Restaurant in Baja California

Beautiful place, not enough heat or wine!

The drive-in is absolutely beautiful. The dining area is set up under trees and wood patio. If you are not an outdoor person, be aware that mosquitoes and bugs will be joining you for dinner. We thought to ask for a heater to help with the mosquito problem, however, we were told they only had 1 available and another table was already using it. To be fair, when that table left, we asked to move and they were very kind to allow us to. A little surprising that such a highly rated place like this would have only 1 heater. We could see 4 “broken” heaters in the back. A bit weird to have them out if they didn’t work. As the courses came, we were ecstatic to experience the wine pairings. To our surprise, although very nice, the server couldn’t tell us anything about the wine. She may have been filling in because we would assume that knowledge of their very own wine would be mandatory but in this case, not only was there no information on the wine but eventually we were told that they ran out of wine! What?! We never realized that a winery could run out of wine. The chef brought over his own personal stash of orange liqueur to pair with our last dish, which was okay but still very disappointing. Overall, we will give this place the benefit of doubt due to the high quality of food and beautiful environment. Next time in Valle, we will give them a try again and hope that this was...

Ariete restaurant is a must stop when you are at Valle de Guadalupe. The restaurant is imbedded in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe, inside the winery Clos de Tres Cantos. The restaurant is outdoors and has a cozy and rustic feel. It overlooks at the local vineyard on one side and rocky hills in the other. We ordered the 6-course meal with wine pairing. The food is prepared with seasonal local products, paired with wine from the home winery. Each meal was delicious, and the portions were generous. Make sure to bring cash as they didn't take credit cards. We...

Absolutely stunning food and service. We enjoyed 1st course spring salad with shaved macadamia nuts, honey basil vinaigrette, beet puree and whipped goat cheese 2nd course tuna tartar and crispy tapioca chips 3rd course crispy rock fish with parsnip puree, braised purple cabbage and a white wine reduction 4th course braised beef ravioli with artichoke puree 5th course almond cake with dark chocolate mouse and...