Dinner only, don't come here for weekend brunch or lunch on weekdays. Not worth it. Always enjoy…read morethe clam chowder and linguine with clams. Good wine list. Wish the owner, Sal would come back every now and then. What a guy! 5/5

This restaurant is slowly going way downhill. This place used to be one of our favorite goto…read morerestaurants. How things have changed! Let's attack the food first. I will admit that the calamari appetizer was good. It was not outstanding as it used to be. My husband tried the Del Mar Crab Ravioli. It was fair and he would not order it again. I know that he was hungry when he finished. I ordered the crispy skinned duck. It was my favorite dish here. But this time, the skin was not crispy and the duck was dry and over cooked. So disappointing. The dishes used to be so large that we always had food to take home. Now, it doesn't taste good enough to take home and the portions are smaller. Believe it or not, this was not the first thing that happened. Because of past experience, we now order our food in stages. First we order our beverages. Then we wait a short while and order any starters. After we are done with the starters, we order our entrees. We do not want all of the food to come out of the kitchen at the same time as has happened in the past. When the bill came, I left a gift card and my credit card. When the server came back, the gift card was not fully used, but we did not get it back. I found a receipt the a little more than a dollar that was charged on my credit card. It turned out that the gift card was enough for the bill alone without charging my credit card. The gift card had a small amoutn on it, but the card itself was not returned. When I questioned it, the server told us that the bartender told her to do it this way. The whole transaction was wrong!! It is obvious to us that the people working there did not have a clue how to run the transaction. Also, there didn't seem to be anyone in charge on that night. We were extremely disappointed on many levels. At one time this was a 4-5 star restaurant. Not any more.

Fabulous and chill vibe. Love the chicken nachos. Best happy hour in town. Always visit when I am…read morein town!

Fantastic breakfast. We had omelettes, pancakes, and spicy bloody Mary's. Our server Tee could not…read morehave been more helpful. Beautiful outside dining. Highly recommend.

We were headed to Del Mar and decided to stop here for lunch - everything about it was fantastic…read more Beautiful ocean views from the indoor/ outdoor patio, great service and delicious food! We went with a couple of local IPAs and a bunch of smaller dishes! My favorite was the poke board which was like a cheese board with deconstructed poke bowls so you can customize each bite! Fantastic idea and super fresh poke! We also tried the lobster and shrimp rolls which were the perfect bite; white bean and artichoke dip served with a delicious grilled bread, grilled artichokes and a citrus salad! Each dish was delicious, fresh and so, so good! A great start to our beach day!

We wanted to check out Del Mar, and I learned that this was one of few popular rooftop restaurants,…read moreso I booked a dinner early so as to get a spot right by the rails...and it worked in our favor! As expected, the place was bustling...and their rooftop dining ambiance was really nice, and the view from our table was great. It wasn't right above the ocean or anything like that, but you could see quite a bit of Del Mar from their rooftop. We had a huge lunch, so weren't that hungry, so we just ordered their Smoked Chicken Wings and Gochujang Brussels...and both were DEE-Lish! Our drinks were also really good (strong!), but I can't remember the name of it. Service was really good as well. Our server was friendly, and right on top of things. Seriously, given such an amazing view and a great variety of foods and what seemed to be upscaled American foods (with a bit of fusion), what's not to like about this place? I only wished we were hungrier, so we could try more items on their menu.

Came here to celebrate a birthday, so there were six of us. We were seated at a booth with ample…read moreroom to spare. The ambience of the place is cozy, modern, and eclectic with its tree like lamps and greenery throughout. The bar is located in the middle of SkyDeck,, so you can order from the many different surrounding restaurants straight from the app, which they'll serve to you at the table. Understory is known for their specialty cocktails with their full bar, that's hard to miss as soon as you walk in. Of course, I had to get the drink in the ceramic elephant. Not only was it decked out with a flower, dried fruit, fruits, and mint leaves looking fabulous, it also tasted amazing and it was pretty strong, which I liked. All of us at the table ordered a drink, and everyone seem to love theirs. Got the taste of the blue moon, which had a unique flavor that I loved. All the drinks were beautiful. Since Understory is a bar, their tables are round and small, so when we ordered food from their neighboring restaurants, the table was a bit small, and we had to get creative on where to place everything. The tables are also far from the seats, so it was a bit of a challenge to eat our meals. The place is definitely one to visit, but what I would recommend, if you're wanting a full dinner, is to get your drinks at Understory, to enjoy the ambience and appreciate the creative craft cocktails, then switch to the restaurant you'd like to eat at, where the tables are designed to accommodate the space you need for a full meal.

Love Understory! We always end up here for a nightcap because the vibe is just so good. The…read moreatmosphere is lively without being too loud, making it a great place to unwind after dinner. The service is always friendly and attentive, and the cocktails are consistently on point. The prices are also very reasonable, especially considering the quality of the drinks. One of my favorite things about Understory is that you can order food from any of the restaurants in Sky Deck and have it delivered right to your table while you enjoy your cocktails. It makes it the perfect spot for groups when everyone is craving something different. Great drinks, great service, and an awesome atmosphere--definitely one of my favorite places for a nightcap in San Diego.

Never come here on opening day. Only one bartender. He was working as fast as he could but it was…read more25min for a drink. Go somewhere else.

Only came for a drink bit a lot of "we don't have or we ran out" to example…read more.. - No Herradura Reposado - No Diet Coke - No pico de gallo for their tacos (ran out of tomatoes?) Clearly this place is mismanaged or simply. Gets enough business where it doesn't care. Judging from the disco ball rolling at 4pm, we are the wrong demographic.

YUMMY!!!!! The food was sooo good AND they had lots of vegan and vegetarian and healthier items to…read moreorder if you didn't want to eat traditional taco joint food. Our server was fine and friendly. The food came out quickly. We had the chips and salsa (excellent). I asked for a non spicy salsa and my friends wanted spicy so they brought some of each. We split the the Heart of Palm Ceviche! So amazing and it was big with a beautiful presentation. Just delicious. I could have eaten that alone with no other items. It was a vegan Ceviche and the fish was not missed. My friends ordered really cool cocktails and raved about them. My one friend said that this is the only place she can get this particular cocktail and that she comes here just for it. I ordered 2 tacos (Mr. Asparagus and the Baja fish taco). Both delicious and they came with housemade potato chips (which I thought was weird until I tasted them). I was so full but I couldn't not eat the chips because they were so good. One friend ordered the Quesabirria and she didn't love it. It was very strange as it was wrapped in fried cheese. They also ordered the other tacos and loved them. The only one that didn't get a thumbs up was the Quesabirria. I am looking forward to introducing this restaurant to other friends. So good!

Ambiance is great with mostly outdoor seating! The Yogi taco was well seasoned, saucy, with a…read moredecent amount of filling. Honestly, 9/10 for a veggie taco because the filling was well seasoned and dressed. The asparagus taco was unfortunately a different story. The asparagus was prepared well, crunchy on the outside but still tender when you bite into it. However, it was not seasoned as well and paled in comparison to the Yogi. The shrimp taco was okay. I think they were very heavy handed with the toppings and dressings and did little in terms of the actual preparation of the shrimp. The chicken taco on the other hand was DELICIOUS. The meat was seasoned well and so juicy. The pineapple salsa was the perfect touch!

This place is called Viewpoint for a REASON. Know why? Because if your sitting on their deck it has…read moregreat views of the swamp or lake thing that's there and you can also see the sky and everything else that's outside. If your sitting inside facing the other way, you just see the inside of the place but there are some cute bartenders there so that's a pretty good view too! One of the bartenders was tall with big muscles, which is the opposite of my ex who's short and has small muscles. That's right- Paul and I finally split up. So I'm 1000% back on the market. My friend Kaytie threw a "Reverse Bachelorette Party" for me which is why we came to Viewpoint Brewing. Kaytie is still married, but she can have fun behind Brian's back every now and then. Who cares? Men cheat on their wives all the time, so why can't us girls have some fun too every now and then? Especially when it's a reverse bachelorette party. Donna and Tracey were there too. Donna was trying to be sober because she had to work the next day, so she was only gonna have a glass of wine or whatever. The wine at this place is good! The food is good too! Tracey is kind of old- she's more Kaytie's friend than she is mine, but whatever. We had fish & chips, mac & cheese, those Adobata fries, some flatbreads and we split a few of the Nutella dessert things. ALL FANTASTIC.

This is probably my favorite brewery in all of San Diego as the views here are pretty sick and you…read morecan spot some cool birds while enjoying a beer and some food. I wonder if this is a location on eBird. Yes, I am a dork. I came here years ago while on a business trip and randomly found this place and loved it here. So when a date suggested we come here, I took a look at the venue and remembered what an awesome brewery this is! Date gets some brownie points for chosing this spot, maybe this could go somewhere haha. Parking is a situation here. But if you go past the restaurant, there is some parking on the road and in small lot meant for those enjoying nature. I felt bad taking one of these spots. There is paid public parking on the corner before the restaurant and valet is available at this brewery. I need to figure out another way to get here... On a Sunday afternoon, place had people but it wasnt mobbed. Baseball game and Del Mar horse races were showing on the TVs. But, don't come here to watch TV, look outside! I saw some very good bird action, including an egret doing some weird strutting in the lush greenery. I am bummed I forgot to bring my binoculars but I will be back here again soon with binocs ready! I started off with a hefeweisen and that was good, date had a Mexican lager x 2. I had the ceviche (pretty good) and had the aioli on the side. Date had a sandwich of some kind and copious amounts of fries. It took a lot of will power for me to not have any of those fries, they looked so yummy! I also had a watermelon beer, this had hints of watermelon flavor and I enjoyed it. Great spot for large groups too as there were a few large parties sitting in the "outside" space. Hostess initially asked if we wanted to sit "inside" or "outside," and I was confused as it all looked like outside to me haha. I guess this is SoCal, everything is open air. This is a nice spot to have convo, very spacious, lots of nice tables, we sat at a high top. I love perching higher up, kinda of like a bird haha! Waitresses here were all very good, some very cute too (eye candy is always appreciated). Overall, a really fun way to spend a Sunday summer afternoon! I'll be back!

We shared the Crispy Calamari ($21) appetizer, a good portion of sliced calamari steak,…read morebuttermilk-marinated & semolina-crusted, deep-fried, with lemongrass remoulade and sweet chili sauce (Gulf of Maine, Rhode Island). For one entree, we had the wild-caught, Hawaii Island, Seared Rare Yellowfin Tuna ($48) with a crunchy, tasty sesame crust, with stir-fry vegetables, wasabi potato puree, wild mushrooms, lotus root chips, and miso-ginger ponzu. The farm-raised British Columbia salmon ($41), was moist, with citrus-pomegranate beurre blanc sauce, with potato puree and overcooked, bland vegetables. Our favorite was the wild-caught Maine lobster ($53): two moist, tasty 4 oz lobster tails, baby Yukon gold potatoes, drawn butter, and a creamy lobster-mushroom sauce, plus crisp, fresh vegetables, unlike the other order. The excellent food and outdoor setting were diminished by bad service. We had a good view of the clock on the lifeguard tower so were aware of the time. We got menus when seated but had to track down a staff member after 15 minutes to get the wine and beverage list. It took 15 minutes to get our beverages (wines are $14 to $25 a glass; beers, $8 mostly; cocktails under $20). Our appetizer order arrived at the 30-minute mark and the entrees, close to one hour. We had to ask a bussing person to track down our waitress to order another glass of wine. We were celebrating a 21st birthday and put that on the reservation, but it wasn't acknowledged. We wanted a dessert, and the waiter from the next section was kind enough to place the order. We had to ask the bussing person to get our waitress and the check. It's always a treat to dine outdoors next to the sand and watch all the beach action, plus occasional sunsets, and a rare green flash.

This was my first time at Poseidon and it was amazing. Let's talk about the obvious, the beach and…read morethe sunset at precisely 6:40pm Next, we started with the Ahi Tuna Appetizer, very fresh and the Brussels- had an excellent sauce. For our main entree I partook in the Chilean Sea Bass- flaky and buttery. We ended with the Tres Leche Cake with coconut sorbet- so light and not too sweet. Our Server was so amazing- he even took pics of us during the amazing sunset.

I LOVE Postino Del Mar so much! If you're in the mood for a…read moreglass of wine (or personal pitcher of beer) this is the perfect place. long happy hour with $7 glasses of wine (+ beer pitcher) food is not on HH but nothing is expensive bring a friend and order a bruschetta board so you can sample different one's ...eat piece of bruschetta is cut into 4 pieces which makes it easy to share. My 2 fav. food items are the cauliflower and the order of skewers. comes with 1 chicken & 1 beef but you can make them both chicken or both beef (upcharge for 2 beef) they are both sooo tasty it's hard to decide so i like having one of each. service is fabulous!!! tons of outdoor seating and indoor seating. the bar seating is also indoor and outdoor...so many seating choices!!

A good place to hang and catch up with friends over good food and drinks. The bruschetta board is…read moreperfect for sharing. They cut the bruschetta into fourths so the last piece needed to be split between 3 people. There were always people checking on us and making sure to ask if we wanted anything else. I think they need to pay attention to building maintenence or acknowledge that there is a leak. It was dripping too close to our table.

Amazing staff! Love Alexa and Kerstin! Super fun and kind! They are great and food is yummy !!great…read moreoutside patio too!

I give rustic root five stars because tonight is probably not indicative of what this restaurant…read moretruly is. Samantha and Cat at the front desk are truly accommodating and wonderful. We started at the bar and then wanted to table inside and they did their best on the incredible soccer night to accommodate us which they did and we thank them for that. The happy hour menu is truly fabulous and a whole bunch of ways. Sandy was our server and I just have to say she was as overwhelmed as the rest of the restaurant. She had 11 tables to look over and we were just happy that she took our order and it came out and it was great. I really can't comment on the food because we only had our table for a half an hour. But what we had was delicious and we will certainly come back on a non-soccer night to get the best of the rustic..