Very cool place. Excellent drinks, especially if you talk to bartender and have them make…read moresomething special based what you like or tastes that you have. Ask bartender Carly to make you the "Melissa" if you like Rye Whiskey, it's the best drink I've ever had! You can't go wrong with this drink.

Really cool speakeasy in Old Town Temecula. This place had all the vibes..... Drinks and ambiance…read morewere on point. Great customer service! * Bee's Knees * Man From San Jose My drink (Bee's Knees) was nice and refreshing. You could really taste the honey. The hubby's drink was SUPER strong. Apparently it came with 3 1/2 oz of liquor. #DiningWithTheAndersons #TryingNewPlaces #Speakeasy #OldTownTemecula

Very great experience! James was amazing, very beautiful setting and he was super attentive. Drinks…read morewere delicious! No food needed when you enjoy the delicious drinks they provide. Management was very kind to us checking in due to how popular this place is but nonetheless we were taken care of by James amazingly. 10/10 would recommend coming here with friends/family or even a date night if you enjoy a good time!

Overall great experience. Entering the bar room while sitting by the rotating wall was a wow…read morefactor. Vibe was pleasant with dim lighting and some music to jam to, overall not too rowdy or loud. I was able to have a conversation with my group. Most importantly the drinks were great. Jade Pagoda, and the non alcoholic Golden Afternoon were my two favorites.

My friend was celebrating her birthday at Understory, thankfully she made reservations because this…read moreplace can be really busy. Understory is so beautiful and moody, it's a perfect place to have a nice cocktail and small plates. The QR codes on the table allow you to order food from other restaurants within Sky Deck which is really convenient. Although Understory has a food, I only opted to get a cocktail, a mezcal cocktail called the Halcyon Horsehoe, the mezal was really nice a smokey and the drink was not too sweet. My friend ordered a carajillo which was so tasty, I wish I opted for that as well. Cocktail costs are on the higher side but they are worth it.

Good spot in the middle of sky deck. Good selection of drinks with restaurants all around. Can…read moreorder food to your bar table via centralized code. Drinks: Signature old fashioned 4/5- Solid old fashion with some coffee liqueur, good sweetness and smokiness Manhattan 3/5- Solid drunk based off recommendation. Might be because I'm not usually a manhattan or rye drinker Over solid spot with potential when combined with food options

Fun place with a great view. We went for brunch and they had a good brunch menu. I liked the way…read morethey keep the bee theme going with the cocktails too. Food was good, service was great, and the atmosphere was laidback. And yes, I had oysters for breakfast. No regrets.

My fiancée & I have come to really appreciate San Diego Restaurant Week as an opportunity to try…read moreout eateries we've never been before. Which is what brought us to Beeside Balcony in Del Mar during the 1st SDRW of 2026. We had Saturday night reservations & got into town early with some time to kill. We found nearby street parking fairly easily. The hostess was able to quickly accommodate us with a table despite our early arrival. Indoor dining space is minimal. But as an upstairs restaurant with "Balcony" literally in its name, the outdoor patio is where you want to be. Our server was a inconsistent on attentiveness & was slow to warm up, though she was quite personable later in the meal. Along with all of the al fresco charm dining on the balcony offered, there was also a curious & less desirable element of the ambiance. During our meal, someone went around shooting pics/ videos for social media. It felt distracting & intrusive. While the SDRW menu was what brought us here, we opted for the Chef's menu after looking over all the options. I ordered the Salmon Croquette/ Denver Steak/ Churros. She ordered Cioppino Soup/ Barramundi/ S'More Cake. Although the pacing of our courses from the kitchen was uneven, most of what we had was good to great to wonderful. Sharing tastes of our dishes with each other, the 1 egregious miss for me was the Cioppino Soup. The seafood in it was good. But that broth was not. Aside from that, the Salmon Croquette & the Barramundi were delicious. The Denver Steak was a revelation. I'd never heard of this cut before, so I looked it up. Truly, a bang for the buck all star. & prepared perfectly here with a fantastic chimichurri. For our desserts, my Churros were good but not anything to get particularly excited about. Now, on the other hand, that S'More Cake? Wow. insanely indulgent with an ooey-gooey center. I honestly can't think of a better way to end a meal. Overall, the ambiance, service, & food all had highs & lows. Collectively, though, the sum total of the experience was pleasant enough that I would be interested in coming back. My threshold for 4 stars is if I'd come back. So, 4 stars it is.

The Honey Pot Lounge is the ONLY Speakeasy experience in La Jolla. It's locatedin Beeside Balcony…read more It can be found behind a large photo on the wall that opens up to a small lounge with a hand full of tables and a DJ. Most of their cocktails incorporate their house-made honey as well as a menu of light bites from options like a charcuterie board to filet sliders with truffle fries. If you're a sucker for lavender like me, you must try their Lavender Bee's Knees made with their house-made lavender honey, which you can even take home a jar of! We ordered: Filet Sliders 9/10 Lavender bees knees 10/10 Walnut old fashioned 10/10 Raw honey old fashioned 10/10 Sensory overload 9/10 Follow @sandiegofoodie858 (IG) for more must try San Diego restaurants, date night ideas, and food experiences!

PROs: It's a cute spot though it really should be a little darker to be a lounge. The drinks were…read moretasty, try the apricot honey house. CONs: making a reservation online is confusing because you have to select a table at the restaurant and then select Honey Pot. Last call is at 930 so I'm not sure why they accepted that reservation (I believe there were later options too). They called to tell me it would be last call so I changed to 8:45. When we arrived it took quite a while to get sat at a table, then actually order. When we got our drinks it was already 930 or past. We could also see them rushing another table out to get a reservation in and they actually sat the new couple with the prior party. It was strange. The prior party got up and stood in the corner with their unfinished drinks. Overall, it'd be a nice place for a drink if it wasn't so chaotic and poorly managed.

Jade Peacock, the San Diego County Fair's "secret" new speakeasy. Hidden on the fairgrounds and…read moreaccessible only via password. We found the password at the Turf Club but it does change locations I hear. Only open on Friday and Saturday 7-10 PM the Jade Peacock is elaborately decorated, opium den-style bar and lounge. They offer beer and wine and some pretty groovy cocktails featuring Tequila Fortaleza, Liberty Call Distilling, Cutwater Spirits, Malahat Spirits and Henebery Spirits. You get a secret thrill when you find the place but when you get your bill you realize how much you are paying for this honor. $19.00 a cocktail. YIKES. SO unless you're loaded it's a one and done type of experience.

Excellent drink selection and love the interior design! Switches up with the seasons. The server…read morewas great at discussing the menu and helping me choose the best drink for me

I love a bar with a curated vibe, and Mothership is definitely it. My friend booked a reservation…read morehere and our table was ready when they said it would be! I got the Tracking Device, and my friends got the Mindkiller and Away Mission. The Tracking Device was zeroproof and a very delicious mocktail! The tang from the lime and floral taste from the hibiscus made it very pleasant to sip on as the night went on. The cocktails here are STRONG, so drink accordingly lol. My friend couldn't finish his entire Mindkiller drink because it was so strong, but he did enjoy it. The bathrooms are super cool, and the interior is very trippy and chic. I'm a big fan of how much effort and attention to detail the creators put into this location.

Had so much fun the last time we went, we brought a new friend along for the fun. Loved it. Always…read morean adventure. The drinks are absolutely one of a kind. The food is all a bit microwaveable, which is exactly what the staff will tell you, so it's really meant to be a bar. A must stop in if you are near. Just a super fun time.

Whimsical speakeasy inside Killowatt Brewing in Oceanside. SMALL but incredibly detailed and…read moreentertaining atmosphere. Reservations suggested. Doors at the end of the hallway past the bathrooms. This is a FUN speakeasy. There are moving parts, visual effects, beautiful dioramas and hallucinogenic black-light effects. Drinks are good. I have been here 4 different times in various capacities (with 2-3 friends or with dates) and I found the staff inside a bit stoic and unwelcoming each time. I'm not expecting Puppy-dog enthusiasm but it definitely feels you are invading their space by being the room and I find I tend to apologize for my presence. That perception aside, if you aren't trying to chat the bartender up for lively conversation there is plenty to see in the cleverly themed bar. There are just a couple U-booths and a handful of bar stools. So you're on a time-limit for your stop in this portal.

I'm so glad the Heritage crew decided to utilize this space. Urge had the vision, but not the…read moreexecution to make 101 Proof really shine. They had fantastic bartenders and menu, but the speakeasy concept has been outdated for a while. Now, a Honky Tonk is a very different, good thing. The tunes are something North County has been wanting, but been missing in favor of larger venue DJ's, but the juke box here has been curated with classics. It's far too small to dance unless you're slow or maybe 2 stepping in the corner. The ambiance is dim, relaxed, fun. The drinks are just as good as some of the top bars around, helmed by Wyatt who you may remember from Switchboard and KNVS is a staple in Oceanside. Prices are excellent, staff is great. While you can get a cocktail here, you don't have to. A classic shot and a beer is just as likely to be had here as a stemmed glass proper cocktail. When it's jamming it is near a standing room all the way around. No doorman asking for a password, no re-entry on nights when Heritage are open (Monday is this exception). It's funny to watch South O locals wander in here and realize maybe it's time to stop trying to change places to be like other places and enjoy the experience shown.

Drinks are solid and served in kitschy mugs or fun appropriate to their name glasses. The…read morebartenders were as good looking as the drinks and knew how to make them, but the ambiance is lacking in a huge way. Cheaply done from the tables to decor and even though we went on a Saturday night the place was slow. Music was also good, but the DJ stopped playing about 20 min after we'd gotten there. That was a bummer. One round and we moved on.