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A photo of West End Bar & Kitchen restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(972)
Price: Moderate
• American • Del Mar
Booked 7 times today
Nestled across from the beautiful lagoon at the Torrey Pines State Reserve in Del Mar, West End Bar & Kitchen matches the scenery with contemporary American updates to world food, a true ‘melting pot’ cuisine. Enjoy lunch or dinner served with casual professionalism on our covered patio or in our dining room, both with spectacular views of the lagoon. Choose from our extensive lists of handcrafted cocktails, local & regional craft beers and eclectic wines from around the world to complement your food, or just watch nature play out for you as the sun sets.
A photo of Gravity Heights Sorrento Valley restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(1180)
Price: Moderate
• American • Sorrento Mesa
Booked 25 times today
We’re not out to take the San Diego beer scene by storm or reinvent the wheel because the truth is, there’s no shortage of good breweries in San Diego. Instead, our aim is to pair that good beer with the same delicious food, exceptional service and genuine hospitality we’re known for so you never have to compromise one for the other again. Tucked away in Sorrento mesa, our 12,000 square foot brewpub includes a full service restaurant, an event space, an expansive and lush outdoor beer garden and a pretty stellar team to make sure you always have good food in your mouth and a solid beer in your hand.
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4.7
Exceptional(392)
Price: Moderate
• American • Del Mar
Booked 9 times today
Your hosts, David Levy and Barry Robbins, welcome you to their version of a traditional deli! When we opened in 1995 our goal was to remind our customers what a deli experience is like. From crunchy kosher pickles to piled high pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, steaming bowls of matzo ball soup, traditional brisket dinners and a bakery boasting homemade recipes, we hope to please our customers from start to finish. We work hard to source the best meats, vegetables, and ingredients all while developing new items to keep up with current culinary trends!
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4.7
Exceptional(577)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Encinitas
Booked 44 times today
Buona Forchetta Encinitas, our third location, blends award winning Neapolitan-style pizzas and Northern Italian upscale entrees in a family-friendly, approachable space. Located in Encinitas, this location boasts a indoor seating as well as an outside patio and a small room for private events. Inside, a gilded oven churns out classic creations, while the main kitchen serves up chef-driven pastas and entree dishes. Owner Matteo Cattaneo brought the Italian warehouse-style eatery to life.
A photo of The Shores Restaurant - La Jolla Shores Hotel restaurant
4.4
Awesome(2427)
Price: Moderate
• American • La Jolla
Booked 25 times today
Welcome to beach dining – La Jolla style. Walk straight from the sand into The Shores Restaurant, where you’ll enjoy fantastic ocean views, our open-air patio, a casual ambiance with warm hospitality, and a family-friendly menu meant to please any kind of taste. A big part of the California lifestyle is beach-style dining. The Shores Restaurant is a perfect example with dishes designed by Executive Chef Michael Vaughn. Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beachside cocktails, the delicious fare is complimented by unparalleled views of the Pacific Ocean just outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
A photo of Queenstown Bistro - UTC restaurant
4.5
Awesome(186)
Price: Moderate
• New Zealand • University City/Golden Triangle
Booked 9 times today
We are the lil sis of Queenstown Public House located in the Little Italy district of San Diego. Slightly smaller, but with the same basic ingredients.A beautiful, comfortable, unique, fun setting. A friendly, smiling, courteous staff we hope you get to know. Guests enjoying the moment, sharing a laugh, whom we hope we get to know. Freshly made dishes; locally sourced, passionately created, many unique…and all delicious. A beer list changing daily, proudly from our award winning local craft SD brewers, and a wine list chosen with care from select vineyards and varietals. With a kiwi inspired lineage, and the spirit, love and good nature from the land of the Maori, we hope you will join us. And if we are so fortunate, then, we hope you will have a little too much of a good time, have a few too many laughs, stay a while, and return again soon to see us.
A photo of BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - La Jolla restaurant
4.3
Awesome(45)
Price: Moderate
• American • La Jolla
Booked 12 times today
Time counts at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. Since our humble beginnings back in 1978, we've continued to refine our brewhouse experience to make BJ's a place where you can make the most of any meal. We want BJ's to be a place where the moment you leave is the moment you plan on coming back. We pride ourselves in our craft and attention to detail. Our guests come here for our award-winning handcrafted beer. They come here for the Southern California twist we've put on the Chicago-style deep dish pizza. And they come here for our Pizookies®, our world-renowned dessert. But above all we know people come here to make their good times better. So in many ways we haven't just crafted a brand, but a mindset. And our guests are the reason for this. And it's because of them we're continually striving to make sure every moment they choose to spend with us counts. Welcome to BJ's, a restaurant with a Brewhouse soul.
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4.3
Awesome(0)
Price: Moderate
• Southern African • Miramar
Booked 1 time today
Cape Fire Grill - Bunny Chow is owned by Andrew Georgitsis, born and raised in South Africa. Andrew started his career as Chef and head of food development at All Prepped Up, working on designing and creating international foods. With a passion for creating & cooking innovative dishes that blended flavors and textures from all over the world. He formed SA Franchises LLC DBA: Cape Fire Grill - Bunny Chow in September of 2022 and using his past experiences, strengths and passion has developed the first authentic South African Fusion causal dining restaurant in San Diego. Specializing in fast, fresh, hand crafted meals made from scratch. Voted in Yelp's 2022 Top 10 New Restaurants Cape Fire Grill has several signature dishes including the Mixed Grill for 2 and South Africa's National Bobotie. Cape Fire Grill is a fast causal dine-in restaurant that has take out, delivery, catering (corporate and private), and ships South African food nation wide.
A photo of Buca di Beppo - Carlsbad restaurant
3.4
Very Good(452)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Carlsbad
Booked 10 times today
If you are looking for an Italian Restaurant in Carlsbad, CA then come to Buca. Our Italian Restaurant serves Authentic Family Style Italian Food. Located near the Forum of Carlsbad, your Carlsbad, CA Buca is ready to serve you all your favorite Italian specialties for lunch or dinner all week long. It's easy to see why we are everyone's favorite Italian restaurant. Our chefs create delicious, authentic Italian pastas, entrees, and pizzas and our attentive staff serves them up family style. From the moment you walk into your Carlsbad Buca, you know you are going to be well taken care of. You'll feel like family because we treat you like family. We love celebrations so be sure to book our semi-private dining rooms or set up catering for your next special event. Make your reservations or simply stop by to enjoy a meal today. We can't wait to see you!

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  • Constance
    San Diego •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    For a relatively casual restaurant, the food, atmosphere, and service were excellent. My only comment would be that while acknowledging the restaurant offer outdoor seating with patio heaters, the doors to the main interior portion of the restaurant were kept open for the wait-staff, and it was uncomfortably cool in the indoor dining area.
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    West End Bar & KitchenPrice: Moderate• American• Del Mar
    4.6
  • Kaila
    San Diego •1 review
    4.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Had a great Sunday morning brunch! Service was a little slow for it being not that busy, but overall was a great experience and food was delicious.
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    The Shores Restaurant - La Jolla Shores HotelPrice: Moderate• American• La Jolla
    4.4
  • Megan
    San Diego •22 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 7 days ago
    Ok so I went to GH over a year ago and had a not so great experience. They followed up and invited me to come back and forever and a day later I did. I have no idea what changed but good food gods everything was delicious and the service was excellent. We ordered about four mains for brunch (the fries, lemon pancakes, biscuits and gravy and Benedict) and we devoured everything. To make what was already a fully delicious meal just incredible, the staff went out of their way to make this experience over the top awesome and we were generously gifted the make your own mimosa special which was also decadent and a huge surprise. If anything, I’ve gone back to places after a so so experience and been treated kindly but this was next level. I’ve never had such a 180 at a place before and my friends were in heaven with me. Even without that extremely generous touch, I feel confident saying that Gravity has stepped up the menu and the service. It was always a beautiful location but I’ve not had a brunch like that with every dish being awesome for quite some time. Hats off to GH folks and thank you. I will be coming back and sharing the delish dishes with HH more folks.
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    Gravity Heights Sorrento ValleyPrice: Moderate• American• Sorrento Mesa
    4.7
  • Jason
    Cincinnati / Dayton •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 13, 2024
    Gluten-free pasta was delicious as well as chocolate mousse. Only complaint, steel seats or wood benches: no cushions. Back was a little soar after dinner. Otherwise great!
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    Buona Forchetta EncinitasPrice: Moderate• Italian• Encinitas
    4.7
  • William
    San Diego •15 reviews
    4.0
    Dined on Nov 7, 2024
    Noise level was high making it difficult to converse. Food was hot and tasty. Server stopped by our table once to ask how the food was, but never returned to refill our water and tea.
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    Milton's RestaurantPrice: Moderate• American• Del Mar
    4.7
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